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How to measure blockchain’s value in four steps
To help organizations identify the value of blockchain technology and
build a corresponding business case, the World Economic Forum, the
International Organization for Public-Private Cooperation, has...
Gadgets Advance to the Head of the Class This Back-to-School Shopping Season
Back-to-school spending is expected to reach $27.8 billion, averaging
$519 per student in households buying clothing, supplies, computers and
electronics for children in grades K to...
The who and how of power system flexibility
All around the world, power systems are changing fast. For example last
year Denmark supplied 63% of its power demand from variable renewables (wind
and solar...
Digital tracking of environmental risks offers insights to humanitarian actors
By the end of this day many people will have made
life-changing decisions, relying on their best guess or their instinct. Some
will yield great results...
China’s Experience with High Speed Rail Offers Lessons for Other Countries
China has put into operation over 25,000
kilometers of dedicated high-speed railway (HSR) lines since 2008, far more
than the total high-speed lines operating in the...
The Global Hypersonic Race
Prominent Western politicians have launched a global
discussion about the risks associated with Russia developing hypersonic
weapons. Arms control experts are attempting to estimate the potential...
How to Use Technology Ethically to Increase Access to Mental Healthcare
A new report created by the
World Economic Forum Global Future Council on Neurotechnologies, Empowering
8 Billion Minds: Enabling Better Mental Health for All via the...
How to Use Blockchain Technology to Boost Global Trade
Blockchain technology can lower barriers to trade,
according to a new World Economic Forum report, in cooperation with the
Inter-American Development Bank, Windows of Opportunity: Facilitating...
The Year of the Robot Carer: Top Emerging Technologies of 2019
The World Economic Forum today
announced its annual list of breakthrough technologies with the greatest
potential to make a positive impact on our world.
The technologies on...
How countries are using better data to increase trade
Rich countries may be retreating from trade
liberalization, but developing countries are doing the opposite. Increasingly,
they are using trade deals to increase growth, create jobs...