Although central banks are among the most cautious institutions in the world, they are, perhaps surprisingly, among the first to implement and experiment with blockchain technology....
With 19% of the world’s population but only 7% of its arable land, China is in a bind: how to feed its growing and increasingly affluent...
Meet Dr. Nandini Chatterjee Singh, a cognitive neuroscientist at UNESCO MGIEP (Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Education for Peace and Sustainable Development) where she has been leading...
Authors: George Kamiya and Jacob Teter* Automated driving and shared mobility could dramatically reshape road transport over the coming decades, with major implications for vehicle electrification...
Digital technologies have transformed the way creative content is produced, distributed and accessed. The new Directive brings the copyright rules up to date with those changes...
In a general, comprehensive, strategic outline of the global scenario we can see that China is being harassed on several fronts by the US: commercial pressures,...
I believe that the developing world is full of opportunities for young people because many of us have the energy and eagerness to make a difference...
The session “Open Data and AI” organized within the framework of “Principles for AI: Towards a Humanistic Approach?” on 5 March 2019 requested UNESCO to continue...
Named in 2017 as one of the 100 Most Influential Africans in SCIENCE, TECH & INNOVATION by the New African Magazine and Jeune Afrique’s 50 Most...
An array of experts has contributed deep insight into how artificial intelligence is impacting on the way information is being produced, disseminated and consumed, thus reshaping...
In 2019, four African countries – Côte d’Ivoire, Lesotho, Niger and Somalia – for the first time attend the St...
Participants at a forum held at the Centenary International Labour Conference (ILC) called for stronger action to end child labour,...
When people think of the Caribbean, it’s the turquoise seas, clean beaches, coral reefs teeming with fish, turtles and balmy...
In less than two weeks Jared Kushner and Jason Greenblatt will present in Manama the first part of the long-awaited...
Climate financing by the world’s largest multilateral development banks (MDBs) in developing countries and emerging economies rose to an all-time...
In this Report, we publish our first outlook for 2020. As we do so, volatility has returned to oil markets...
During his latest state visit to Russia, Chinese President Xi Jinping and his Russian counterpart Putin agreed to bring the...