Agenda

The stories shaping the Global, Regional and Industry agendas

Global Agenda

Davos 2020

How business leaders can close their cybersecurity skills gap

Addressing an organization's lack of cybersecurity skills can be a business opportunity as well as a way to save money. Here are some starting points for business leaders.

Sandra Wheatley Smerdon 21 Jan 2020

Davos 2020

Partnerships are our best weapon in the fight against cybercrime. Here's why

By working together, the public nor private sectors can deploy and scale the full range of capabilities needed to fight cybercrime. Here's how to get there.

Jürgen Stock, Michael Daniel, and Tal Goldstein 21 Jan 2020

Mental Health

What young people can teach world leaders about mental health in 2020

The global movement to tackle the mental health crisis gained significant momentum in 2019. But what's needed in 2020?

Naeem Dalal and Jazz Thornton 21 Jan 2020

Healthcare Delivery

Why developing new antibiotics is a matter of life and death

Superbugs kill 700,000 people worldwide each year, an annual toll that could rise to 10 million people by 2050, but the antibiotics market is broken.

Kasim Kutay 21 Jan 2020

Chemical and Materials Industry

How to build a more climate-friendly chemical industry

Cutting carbon emissions in the chemical sector will be hard - but the benefits could be enormous. Here's a look at where the industry is today - and where it could go tomorrow.

Martin Brudermüller 21 Jan 2020

Japan

A roadmap for repairing rural mobility in Japan - and beyond

Japan's public transport is the envy of the world - but outside urban areas, the picture is less rosy. A new World Economic Forum white paper offers a framework for potential solutions.

Masafumi Kawasaki 21 Jan 2020

Corporate Governance

Accelerating impact – five lessons in five years

Practical insights to help companies fulfil their obligation to create positive social and environmental impact.

Jim Coulter 21 Jan 2020

Sustainable Development

Charting the course for SDG financing in the decade of delivery

Bridging the SDG financing gap requires removing the constraints to the supply of, and demand for, capital and improving how we link the two.

Charlotte Petri Gornitzka and Gavin E.R. Wilson 21 Jan 2020

SDG 04: Quality Education

How higher education can adapt to the future of work

Automation and the gig economy are radically changing how we work. How we learn must keep pace with these new technologies. We need education to be cross-disciplinary, personalised and focused on human skills. Together, government and the private sector can future-fit education for the work of to...

Farnam Jahanian 21 Jan 2020

Regional Agenda

Climate Change

Lessons in disaster relief from the world’s most cyclone-battered state

When cyclone Fani hit India's Odisha earlier this year, the state undertook one of the biggest human evacuations in history with a record 1.5 million people shifted in just one day.

Taruka Srivastav 20 Dec 2019

Africa

To bring universal healthcare to Africa, the private sector must get involved

Providing everyone with quality healthcare in resource-strapped countries will mean innovative 'low cost' use of private-sector suppliers.

Pascal Fröhlicher and Carlijn Nouwen 12 Dec 2019

Workforce and Employment

Paid paternity leave should be the norm in the US

With men increasingly pushing for better work-life balance, allowing new fathers pre-planned time off doesn't just make sense for them – it benefits business, too.

Cara Brennan Allamano 27 Nov 2019

China

China is waking up to data protection and privacy. Here's why that matters

Could China's steps towards greater regulation of personal data collection by apps and internet companies contribute to a global legal framework?

Winston Ma Wenyan 12 Nov 2019

Plastics and the Environment

5 ways to reduce single-use plastic in the Middle East

Technology, legislation, corporate incentives to customers and changes to the supply chain can all help reduce the use of single-use plastic in MENA.

Hani Weiss 08 Nov 2019

Climate Change

How Costa Rica’s environment minister talks to his daughter about climate change

When his daughter suggested a futuristic machine that would suck carbon out of the air, Carlos Manuel Rodríguez said the world already had one: the tree.

Samantha Sault 04 Nov 2019

United Kingdom

UK set to see the coldest, greenest and most digital snap election in history

Brexit makes the UK election the most unpredictable in decades - but it will also be the coldest, the greenest and the most digital.

Robin Pomeroy 04 Nov 2019

Argentina

Can Argentina's new president save the country's economy?

As President Alberto Fernández and Vice-President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner figure out how to get the world’s 24th-biggest economy back on track, here's a round-up of Argentina's new...

31 Oct 2019

Book Club

5 book recommendations from the Frankfurt Book Fair

Must-reads from Frankfurt Book Fair CEO and President, Juergen Boos

Juergen Boos 18 Oct 2019

Industry Agenda

Agriculture, Food and Beverage

Chocolate you can trace back to the tree - a new vision of fairer, greener trade

By making the production chain transparent, from farmer to consumer, this Ecuadorian initiative could be a game-changer for smallholders.

Carla Gomez 10 Jan 2020

European Union

Europe can be at the heart of tech with purpose

Compared to their US and Asian peers, European start-ups are standing out for their socially progressive ambitions.

Tom Wehmeier 09 Jan 2020

Forests

How cocoa farming can help stop deforestation

The competing demands of farmers and conservationists are acute in the cocoa industry. If it can learn how to mitigate deforestation, others can too

Gerard A. Manley 09 Jan 2020

International Trade and Investment

Is Black Friday a dark day for the planet? This growing movement thinks so

Grabbing what seems like a good deal may contain hidden costs for you and the planet.

Johnny Wood · x 29 Nov 2019

Space

We're running out of room in space

Governments and companies, including SpaceX, are planning to launch many more satellites into the sky – contributing to the growing space clutter and potentially obstructing views. Here's...

22 Nov 2019

Future of Health and Healthcare

Remembering Bernard J. Tyson, trail-blazing champion of health care

Bernard J. Tyson, Chairman and CEO of Kaiser Permanente, passed away on 10 November 2019. The American Heart Association and the World Economic Forum remember his commitment to healthcare...

Nancy Brown and Arnaud Bernaert 18 Nov 2019

Artificial Intelligence and Robotics

How artificial intelligence is redefining the role of manager

Employees are increasingly happy to receive orders from AI or bots – who are freeing up managers to pay better attention to their employees.

Dan Schawbel 15 Nov 2019

Gender Parity

Why ignoring women is costing financial services money

Greater boardroom representation is only the beginning – catering properly to women customers could completely transform the financial sector.

David Gillespie and Jessica Clempner 15 Nov 2019

Future of Economic Progress

This is how tax can be effective in raising revenue in developing nations

Most low-income countries collect between 10 and 20 percent of their GDP in tax revenue, in comparison to high-income countries' average of nearly 40 percent.

Dwyer Gunn · NBER Digest 08 Nov 2019