Agenda

COVID-19: What you need to know about the coronavirus on 7 July

Top stories: India's death toll passes 20,000; Melbourne is going back into lockdown; and a study shows Spain has not yet established herd immunity.

Kate Whiting 07 Jul 2020

Technological Transformation

The ultimate tech age - a book extract

Read an extract from Jim Hagemann Snabe and Lars Thinggaard's new book, Tech For Life: Putting Trust Back in Technology.

Jim Hagemann Snabe and Lars Thinggaard 07 Jul 2020

SDG 16: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

4 ways to be a real youth activist

Youth movements need to embrace a more mature form of activism, distinct from the popularized puritanism that traditionally dictates the behaviour of young change-makers.

Abdullahi Alim 07 Jul 2020

Supply Chain and Transport

A new report outlines the shipping industry's plans for decarbonization

A new report, based on interviews with 80 leading figures from the industry, outlines 12 ways the shipping sector could drastically curb its CO2 emissions.

Huibert Vigeveno 07 Jul 2020

Air Pollution

These are the best ways to tackle air pollution and climate change together

A new report has identified the interventions most effective for reducing both air pollution and carbon emissions at the same time.

Richard Fuller 06 Jul 2020

COVID-19

Companies need help to overcome rising data inequality

Small and medium-sized enterprises are struggling to implement basic tech needed to grow towards more mature data use.

Ling Hai 06 Jul 2020

Education and Skills

COVID-19: Why higher education in the US must embrace digital

The switch to homeschooling during the pandemic showed us that traditional, on-campus learning can no longer fully meet society's needs.

Daniel Rosensweig and Paul LeBlanc 06 Jul 2020

COVID-19

COVID-19 is exacerbating the global trade finance gap

We need a rewiring of the international community's approach to supporting least developed countries to access international trade.

Violeta Gonzalez Behar and Anisse Terai 06 Jul 2020

Global Health

UNAIDS Report on Global HIV & AIDS

Hear about the UNAIDS Report on Global HIV & AIDS from Winnie Byanyima, Executive Director of UNAIDS, H.E. Ambrose M. Dlamini, the Right Honourable Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Es...

Beatrice Di Caro 06 Jul 2020

COVID-19

Why some companies leapt to support the COVID-19 response

Organizations can learn from the pandemic to better leverage their capabilities in supporting both emergency response and longer-term economic recovery.

Lisa Dreier and Jane Nelson 06 Jul 2020

Geopolitics

4 views on the shape of global cooperation in the time of COVID-19

Four geopolitical experts examine the current state of global cooperation and explore what current developments mean for our future.

Karin von Hippel, Lynn Kuok, Fyodor Lukyanov, and Susana Malcorra 06 Jul 2020

Circular Economy

To build a resilient world, we must go circular. Here's how to do it

Moving to a circular economy is a huge task - but the long-term benefits are enormous. Here are four areas for businesses and policy-makers to focus on.

Naoko Ishii and Frans van Houten 06 Jul 2020

Drones

We're about to see the Golden Age of drone delivery – here's why

Drones have helped fight COVID-19, creating more resilient supply chains and socially distanced delivery. Now, policy is catching up to the technology.

Harrison Wolf · Forbes 06 Jul 2020