Artificial Intelligence
This is how prepared APAC countries are for automation
India, Bangladesh and Pakistan have a high level of employment in sectors such as mining which are likely to face severe future disruption from automation.
Global Issue
Industry
Economy
4th Industrial Revolution
Global Issue
Industry
Economy
4th Industrial Revolution
Technological Transformation
Future of Economic Progress
The secret of productivity growth is not technology
Technology fuels productivity growth but tight labour markets provide the spark. Governments must see such market conditions as a risk and an opportunity.
Artificial Intelligence
Cassie the bipedal robot runs a 5k
The Dynamics Robotics Laboratory in OSU’s College of Engineering have experimented with the bipedal limits of Cassie, by making it run 5K on a single charge.
Blockchain
This bird has become the world’s first ‘digital species’ for conservation
A digital version of the endangered Seychelles magpie-robin is being offered as a non-fungible token to find new income streams for wildlife conservation.
Emerging Technologies
What is cybersickness and should you be worried?
Cybersickness refers to a cluster of symptoms from device use that include nausea, oculomotor issues like eye strain and general disorientation.
Drones
Why the future is bright for drone technology
Regulators across the globe are now looking at ways to support the expansion of drone technology, exploring carrying heavier loads and transporting people.
The Ocean
Scientists aim to build a detailed seafloor map by 2030 to reveal the secrets of the deep
The Nippon Foundation-GEBCO Seabed 2030 project aims to see all of the ocean floor mapped by 2030 through voluntary data contributions.
Space
5 things to know about Europe's new space programme
The initiative will see updates to existing European space projects such the Galileo navigation system and Copernicus Earth observation platform.
Artificial Intelligence
5 ways AI is doing good in the world right now
From tackling people trafficking to helping diagnose cancer, here are some of the ways artificial intelligence is having positive impacts on the world.
Technological Transformation
How have tech changes affected older workers?
The computer knowledge gap between older and younger workers in the US peaked in the 1980s and early 1990s, but had disappeared by the mid-2010s.
Digital Communications
Why digital connectivity needs to be a global priority
Nearly half the population in Central Asia is not digitally connected, and many of the unconnected live in rural and remote areas, writes a World Bank expert.
Emerging Technologies
Why 'systems change' in 2021 demands better technology
Responding to global problems with successful systems change efforts requires a level of scale not possible without a better application of technology.
Internet of Things
The pandemic has changed consumer behaviour forever - and online shopping looks set to stay
Consumers have switched heavily to online purchases as a result of the pandemic. Research from PwC predicts the change in shopping behaviour will be permanent.
Emerging Technologies
How AI is serving up aces at Wimbledon - and what the technology means for the future of sport
IBM’s new AI tool can watch Wimbledon simultaneously across more than 18 courts and creates highlights packages within two minutes of a match finishing.
United States
The extent of the U.S. digital divide in 2 charts
New research has shown the extent of the digital divide in the United States, with lower-income Americans continuing to lag behind in technology adoption.