Around 172 countries form part of the chain of exploitation, with more than 40 million people enslaved per year. Only by sharing our data can we hope to get a handle on the situation.

Bob Grove and Anjuli Bedi 17 Oct 2019

Financial and Monetary Systems

As Big Tech gets into banking, these are the risks to watch out for

Big Tech have access to data and machine learning that finance institutions can only dream of, with a distinct advantage in areas like credit assessment.

Jon Frost, Leonardo Gambacorta, Yi Huang, Hyun Song Shin, and Pablo Zbinden · VoxEU 07 Oct 2019

India

3 reasons why data is not the new oil - and why this matters to India

There is no doubt that data is the most important commodity of the modern age, much like oil was in the 1970s. But the comparison is too simplistic - and for India, the differences betwee...

Samir Saran 04 Oct 2019

Big Data

India is showing the world how to harness citizen data and protect privacy at the same time

It's a fine line trying to maintain citizen privacy when using data. But, Indian cities have identified a model that can maximize both privacy and efficiency.

Rob Matheson · MIT News 25 Sep 2019

Big Data

How much do your friends influnce your buying decisions?

Data from Facebook shows the impact of our friends on our purchasing decisions.

Drew Johnston, Theresa Kuchler, Johannes Stroebel, and Arlene Wong · VoxEU 20 Sep 2019

Big Data

Do you trust your data with your insurers?

Data is at the heart of a profound transformation in insurance. How can we give customers the next generation of products while reassuring them we will protect their privacy?

Mario Greco · Zurich Knowledge Hub 18 Sep 2019

Infrastructure

6 innovative technologies about to transform our infrastructure

From plastic roads to design that keeps costs, here are the new developments promising to shake up the sometimes-frustrating world of infrastructure.

Joseph Losavio 17 Sep 2019

China

Why the internet is yesterday's news in China's digital leap forward

Everyone – including emerging economies looking to emulate it – is looking at China's recent transition towards AI-driven industry.

Winston Wenyan Ma 16 Sep 2019

Aviation, Travel and Tourism

A roadmap for destination management in the digital economy

The digital economy is revolutionizing the way we travel, and posing new challenges for tourist destinations as a result. Luckily, however, it can also be the answer to these issues. Here...

Sérgio Guerreiro 04 Sep 2019

Africa

Revolutionary technologies will drive African prosperity - this is why

The technologies of the 4IR don't necessarily need massive infrastructural support – so they could transform public service delivery in Africa all the more directly.

Cathy Smith 01 Sep 2019

Virtual and Augmented Reality

Industry review boards are needed to protect VR user privacy

A 20-minute virtual reality game can capture 20 million data points about the player - and yet the collection and use of this information is, as yet, unregulated. Last year, a group of pr...

Jessica Outlaw and Susan Persky 29 Aug 2019

Cities and Urbanization

The difference between urban intelligence and urban knowledge - and why we need to bridge the gap

While nation states in the global North and South have embraced the transforming potential of technology and data, it is clear that the roles of the two must differ given the vast variati...

Zarina Patel 29 Aug 2019

Big Data

The creative industries' gender equality secret has been exposed by big data

Creative industries have been opened up by big data. Analysis shows that there is an alarming amount of gender inequality.

Cath Sleeman · The Conversation 29 Aug 2019

Big Data

From drones to social media, how big data helps Asia weather disaster

Advancements in big data can better predict increasingly complex disasters in the Asia-Pacific region and limit their impact on vulnerable people.

Rina Chandran · Thomson Reuters Foundation trust.org 27 Aug 2019

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