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Cybercrime
5 urgent actions in the fightback against ransomware
Ransomware attacks have become more frequent and more damaging during the pandemic – which is why a new coalition to combat them has been formed
On the Agenda
Explore the Forum’s latest articles, including timely analyses and explainers, along with blogs by leaders from business, politics and civil society.
Global Agenda
Institutional Investors
Want investors to care about natural resources? Put a price on them
Asset owners should be part of the solution to the two biggest problems facing humanity – the degradation of natural resources and the rise of inequality.
International Trade and Investment
How global trade can save lives and livelihoods - and help protect the planet
At the World Economic Forum Agenda Dialogues, Dr Okonjo-Iweala said vaccine policy was crucial to helping the economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic.
International Trade and Investment
What’s the ‘bullwhip effect’ and how can we avoid crises like the global chip shortage?
The global chip shortage means that many things we want and need may be harder to get or more expensive, and the search is on for practical solutions.
Gender Parity
This UK campaign is working to close the politics gender gap
Men outnumber women in terms of global political participation. This UK organization wants to level the playing field.
Circular Economy
The end of waste as we know it? 4 ways to turn waste into treasure
Waste is a global challenge that requires a multitude of creative solutions.
Education and Skills
This unique, 20-year study followed the lives of 12,000 children in the developing world. Here’s what it discovered
Tracking the development of children in Ethiopia, India, Peru and Viet Nam, the Young Lives report revealed key insights regarding the role of education and the consequences of childhood poverty.
Cybersecurity
Cybersecurity has much to learn from industrial safety planning
By analyzing attacks in terms of safety scenarios, cybersecurity teams can both make their responses more robust and more easily communicate threats across an organization
Cybersecurity
Is your cybersecurity ready to take the quantum leap?
New quantum algorithms will soon be capable of cracking current public-key cryptography – so government, academia and industry must prepare now
Regional Agenda
India
How trust and collaboration are key in India’s last-mile response to the COVID-19 crisis
The inspiring work of social entrepreneurs during India's second COVID-19 wave shows us how a radical new mindset is needed to drive transformative change.
India
6 ways social entrepreneurs are saving lives during India's COVID-19 crisis
Social entrepreneurs are stepping up to help those most vulnerable to the health and economic effects of India's second wave of the COVID-19 crisis.
Tech for Good
3 ways Cambodia is using technology for good
Technology is helping Cambodia reconnect with the past, eradicate landmines and promote financial inclusion – and address the immediate impact of COVID-19.
UpLink
This is how open data and AI could boost the impact of scientific research
The knowledge needed for the next great breakthrough may have already been written, but it may go undiscovered by tools that view knowledge as singular items instead of parts of a collect...
UpLink
This tech start-up in India is teaching people to care for family members with COVID-19
Indian start-up Noora Health is using tech to help family members gain the necessary skills to help care for loved-ones with COVID-19.
Japan
Health challenges need predictable healthcare investment policies. Japan’s example shows why
Japan could work together with the global biotech and life sciences sector to become a world leader – offering lessons for other countries.
Gender Parity
To unlock African women's potential, we must end gendered patterns of labour
From education to the workplace, African women must break free of the gendered job roles that have limited them for so long and be allowed to define their own future.
Future of Economic Progress
Cuba and the United States: a timeline of diplomatic relations
As Raul Castro resigns as Communist chief, we look back over the past few years of Cuba-US relations.
Cities and Urbanization
3 pressing urban problems Indian cities must solve in the post-COVID recovery
The pandemic revealed the depths of India's dependency on slum-dwellers working in the informal economy – but the country has so far failed to improve life for them
Industry Agenda
Future of Media, Entertainment and Sport
What NBC not airing the Golden Globes means for media and diversity
NBCUniversal will not air the 2022 Golden Globes after a diversity and ethics scandal. Here's how to increase diversity in the media and entertainment industry.
Cybersecurity
What the cyber-attack on the US oil and gas pipeline means and how to increase security
The recent cyber-attack on the US oil and gas pipeline could become one of the most expensive attacks to an economy. Here are six principles to improve cybersecurity.
COVID-19
Fitness trackers: an unexpected aid in the fight against pandemics
A new Playbook providing a common framework for companies developing sensor-generated health monitoring is set to aid health outcomes during pandemics.
Fourth Industrial Revolution
Digital contact tracing apps help slow COVID-19. Here's how to increase trust.
Is the state of technology governance ready for digital contact tracing technologies? Here's how governments build public trust for use beyond COVID-19.
5G
Why businesses must drive the next evolution in global connectivity
To accelerate global growth post-pandemic, 5G needs to be integrated with the other prominent technologies including WiFi and the cloud.
SDG 09: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
3 reasons manufacturing in 2021 will focus on connecting workers
By building a people-centric mindset in 2021 and using technology to increase agility, manufacturing workers can feel connected, supported and empowered.
Fourth Industrial Revolution
Digital identity can help advance inclusive financial services
Catalysing the financial recovery after COVID-19 means giving every person full access to the digital world in the economic, social and political realm.
Advanced Manufacturing and Production
How to master manufacturing's data and analytics revolution
The data-driven revolution in manufacturing will require the right actions, individually and collaboratively, to realize its full potential.
Cybersecurity
To counter cyber risks to critical sectors such as aviation we need international collaboration
Like other industries, aviation is becoming increasingly vulnerable to cyberattack. Better global cybersecurity frameworks could help fend off these threats.