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Two cyclists ride along a dyke where a high-voltage power line crosses the river Ems in Weener close to the Meyer shipyard in Papenburg November 6, 2006. Europe's electrical grid needs to be upgraded if the continent is to remain competitive and meet its energy transition targets.

Energy Transition

Europe's clean energy future can only be delivered through unified action

Europe's clean energy future requires massive investment — particularly when it comes to grid upgrades. That's a challenge that the whole bloc must share.

Kristen Panerali, Miguel G. Torreira, Keisuke Sadamori and Damian Cortinas

October 15, 2024

Kim Yeon-soon, 55, who is an elderly worker at the quality control team and leading a dozen of workers, checks the final products at a factory in Ansan March 2, 2015. South Korea's Puretech Co, a small supplier of mobile phone components, has a workforce increasingly made up of aging baby boomers. The company in Ansan, an industrial city near Seoul, finds older workers useful in marketing, advisory roles, and in quality control. The work scene is a reflection of the demographics of South Korea, which like Japan, is rapidly aging. Picture taken March 2, 2015. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji (SOUTH KOREA - Tags: BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT SOCIETY)

Economic Growth

Demographic shifts: How to steer towards economic growth

Many countries face challenges due to an ageing population. For improved growth, we should focus on innovation, inclusivity, sustainability and resilience.

Jan-Willem Scheijgrond and Paul Donovan

October 15, 2024

a young child plays in the foreground while their mother is a computer in a blog about the care economy

Economic Growth

Why caring about the care economy is key to growth and well-being

The care economy is what makes other jobs possible. Here's what we need to do to improve care and reduce its gender gap – for the benefit of everyone.

Gala Díaz Langou and Diana Rodriguez Franco

October 15, 2024

Globalization can be a positive-sum strategy for the planet.

Geo-Economics and Politics

Globalization isn't finished – it can unlock new growth and beat the climate crisis

Shifting geopolitical allegiances are slowing down the progress achieved by globalization – but addressing the climate crisis will require a shift back towards openness.

Laura D'Andrea Tyson and Kellee Tsai

October 15, 2024

graphic illustrating the interconnectedness of AI over the backdrop of a city and a world map

Emerging Technologies

Will AI make it easier to get the productivity growth we want?

AI's contribution to productivity growth across the world will be influenced by three key factors, and policy will play a important role in shaping them.

Carl-Benedikt Frey, Era Dabla-Norris, Rob Hornby and Laura D'Andrea Tyson

October 15, 2024

One challenge for entrepreneurs is how to succinctly explain their technology to investors.

Emerging Technologies

4 ways tech innovators can improve investor engagement

Innovators must learn how to explain and sell the value of their technology to investors. Here are four ways entrepreneurs can engage more effectively.

Thomas Crampton

October 14, 2024

A futuristic glowing CPU quantum computer processor. 3D illustration.

Emerging Technologies

How to overcome limits for quantum technologies to balance global cooperation with national sovereignty

Governments, private companies and public institutions must find innovative ways to ensure an inclusive and equitable development of quantum technologies.

Thierry Botter and Karen Hallberg

October 14, 2024

Cybersecurity

EU adopts cyber resilience act – and other cybersecurity news to know this month

Top cybersecurity stories: EU adopts cyber resilience act; American Water recovers from cyber-attack; US judges warned of cyber risks in election cases.

Akshay Joshi

October 14, 2024

Cropped shot of computer programmers working on new code: Reskilling is becoming an urgent need with 90% of jobs likely significantly impacted by generative artificial intelligence.

Jobs and the Future of Work

This is how businesses should approach reskilling for AI

As GenAI disrupts 90% of jobs, reskilling and partnerships with academia and nonprofits are crucial as well as balancing technical skills with soft skills.

Kathy Diaz

October 14, 2024

War, trade tensions, politics and economics: the global factors shaping our response to climate change

War, trade tensions and domestic policies can divert attention from climate change, but economic factors and regional diplomacy can help, these experts say.

Ian Shine

October 14, 2024

infographic of AI and its uses pictured over a city skyline

Emerging Technologies

Why corporate integrity is key to shaping the use of AI

AI's regulatory landscape is complex and inconsistent, and businesses have a key role to play by applying a strong code of ethics to aid its development.

Inderpreet Sawhney, Delia Ferreira Rubio and Houssam Al Wazzan

October 14, 2024

Wellbeing and Mental Health

Tackling AMR: a call for global action to preserve medical progress

Climate change, conflict, and poor infection control practices are accelerating the spread of drug-resistant pathogens, making AMR a global challenge with disproportionate impacts on low- and middle-income countries.

Paul Murray

October 14, 2024

There’s a persistent health gap, with women being underdiagnosed for certain conditions compared to men.

Equity, Diversity and Inclusion

Women's health gap: 6 conditions that highlight gender inequality in healthcare

Women are under-diagnosed for conditions such as cardiovascular disease and diabetes, for reasons including gender bias and lack of research. Here are six conditions that highlight the gap.

Kate Whiting

October 14, 2024

A firefighter in the Amazon rainforest in Amazonas state, Brazil.

Nature and Biodiversity

The Amazon is close to the point of no return. COP16 is a critical opportunity to act

The current Amazon fires highlight that the global ecosystem is fast approaching irreversible tipping points that will be devastating for nature and the people dependent on it

Kirsten Schuijt and Maria Susana Muhamad González

October 11, 2024

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