Moscow campaign to reduce water consumption wins international award
A set of initiatives aimed to reduce water consumption in Moscow has won the bronze award in the category "Mobile Sites and Applications" in...
Lighthouses boost sustainability with Fourth Industrial Revolution transformation
The World Economic Forum announces today the addition of 21 new sites to its Global Lighthouse Network, a community of world-leading manufacturing facilities and...
Moscow electronic school — the future of education
The Moscow Electronic School ("MES") project is a cloud-based Internet platform launched in 2016 that unites all educational institutions in Moscow into a single...
First-of-Its-Kind Blueprint for Data Policy Adopted by City of Helsinki
The World Economic Forum today released Empowered Data Societies: A Human-centric Approach to Data Relationships. The framework put forth in the white paper ensures...
Digital billboards bring real-time air pollution data to Nairobi
Digital billboards around the Kenyan capital today started to live stream Nairobi’s real-time air pollution in an effort to increase air quality awareness among...
Artel to strengthen position as a leading innovator in Central Asia
Artel Electronics LLC (Artel), Central Asia’s leading home appliance and electronics manufacturer and one of Uzbekistan’s largest companies, continues to strengthen its Research and...
UN launches strategy for digital transformation of peacekeeping
The Organization and its 12 peacekeeping missions around the world must fully embrace new technology in the face of ever-changing challenges, the UN chief...
Energy-efficient and climate-friendly split air conditioners now on sale in Europe
Small propane (R290) split air conditioners from Chinese appliance giant Midea – the only room AC models to earn Germany’s highly demanding “Blue Angel”...
World Bank and Partners Announce New Global Fund for Cybersecurity
The World Bank announced today the launch of a new Cybersecurity Multi-Donor Trust Fund under the broader Digital Development Partnership (DDP) umbrella program.
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Technology as a Driver of Structural Transformation in the LDCs
At the margins of the second session of the Intergovernmental Preparatory Committee (PrepCom2) of the Fifth United Nations Conference on Least Developed Countries (UN...