The stories shaping the Global, Regional and Industry agendas
Technology, training and leadership will all be crucial as businesses drive digital transformation to keep pace with the Fourth Industrial Revolution. Here's what you need to know.
Chief Information Officers of large organizations aren’t just thinking about the next IT upgrade or how to cut operational costs: they are changing business models and shifting cultures.
Inside a seafood processing facility in Norway, machines, not humans, evaluate the quality of salmon, weigh and grade the fish, and distribute it to the production units. Soon, machines will also calculate the quantity of ice required for transportation of the fish to its destination.
Beijing has made rare diseases a public health priority as it overhauls its healthcare system
Beijing is at the helm when it comes to shaping what a marine industrial revolution will mean for the health of the seas.
Part economist, part scientist, Professor Guojun He is an expert in air pollution and his work has been used to develop the air quality life index. Here, he discusses his research into China’s air pollution and explains why it’s one of the greatest environmental risks we face.
In a world where half the population lacks essential healthcare, key questions immediately arise: how do we achieve Universal Health Coverage and how do we pay for it?
Daniel Heath spoke to Professor Andrea O’Connor about the development of tissue engineering
Trust in governance is at an all-time low - and this is a problem. Here are three recommendations for policymakers to help build a more trustworthy - and trusted - governance framework for technology
One-size-fits-all data-use regulation like Europe's GDPR isn't appropriate for a fragmented, developing continent like Africa.
In the Nigerian state of Edo, 20,000 children have returned to school since bold educational reforms began one year ago, according to the government.
In Southeast Asia, only 33% of businesses have access to proper financing. But now a new approach to credit scoring, developed and led by fintech star-tups, could change that - and unleas...
Companies need to think beyond marketing gimmicks and celebrity endorsements to succeed in an increasingly sophisticated marketplace.
Governments and development organizations have long sought to formalise Africa's informal economy - with limited results. Could a new breed of start-up, known as bridging companies, succe...
Erratic rainfall in Kenya makes the country susceptible to long droughts and food insecurity, but an innovative new biodiesel could help combat this.
The Australian continent has a remarkable history — a story of isolation, desiccation and resilience on an ark at the edge of the world.
In some poverty-stricken states of India, millions are still forced to go to the toilet in the open. National toilet-building campaigns such as the Swachh Bharat Mission can change all this.
These data maps show how American house prices have soared while wages stayed largely the same.
'Born digital' companies think in fundamentally different ways to traditional ones. Here are the key takeaway principles to build your business.
As the global aviation industry continues to soar, a World Economic Forum initiative aims to speed up the passenger experience.
While rising corporate market power has had a fairly limited negative economic impact so far, if left unchecked, it could take a bigger toll on growth and people’s income.
A new study by MIT researchers puts a dollar value on all those free digital goods we use, and builds the case that online activity can and should become part of GDP some day.
New research shows more people are turning up to work when they’re ill – and the cost to business can be huge.
It's a clean and viable replacement for fossil fuels in transport, energy storage and power-to-gas applications. But public doubts around hydrogen safety are contributing to the delay in ...
Electrification is critical for decarbonization – and low-carbon electricity is the best candidate energy carrier to help us meet the terms of the Paris Agreement.
Cybercriminals are hijacking our web traffic and diverting it to malicious websites. To overcome this new threat, and others like it, will require collaboration on a global scale.
By sharing success stories and showing how to build a more inclusive talent pipeline, we can quickly get more persons with disabilities into the workforce.
