Future of Health and Healthcare
What the platform economy means for healthcare
Data will have an increasingly important role to play in healthcare systems.
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Industry
Economy
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Global Issue
Industry
Economy
System Initiative
Fourth Industrial Revolution
Future of Digital Economy and Society
Blockchain: the ledger that will record everything of value to humankind
Blockchain first emerged in the wake of the global financial crisis as a means of recording transactions independent of governments and banks. But these pioneering digital ledgers could s...
China
How China's high-tech boom can help global health
From drones ferrying blood transfusions to coolers for the Ebola vaccine, Chinese companies will play an increasing role in global healthcare.
Blockchain
Podcast: Are we prepared for the Blockchain revolution?
What is the technology behind the Bitcoin and how does it work? What applications will it have in our day to day lives? What sectors and industries will it disrupt? Are we prepared for th...
Artificial Intelligence and Robotics
5 ways robots are our friends (already)
From the personal assistants in our mobile phones to the profiling, customisation and cyber protection that lie behind more and more of our commercial interactions, AI touches almost ever...
Cybersecurity
What nature teaches us about managing risk
How do we keep ourselves and our data safe in an increasingly interconnected world? The answers may be closer than we think, based on hints from the natural world.
Artificial Intelligence and Robotics
How China became an AI leader
China has filed more than 8,000 AI patents in the five years to 2015, a 190% growth rate that outpaces other leading markets significantly.
Fourth Industrial Revolution
Four key questions for the Fourth Industrial Revolution
It is in our hands to ensure that the potentially disruptive shifts of the Fourth Industrial Revolution not only herald a change of guard in the highest echelons of the global economy, bu...
China
China's mobile economy, explained
China's Singles' Day is the world’s largest online shopping day, beating Black Friday and Cyber Monday combined.
Future of Environment and Natural Resource Security
Nature-inspired design: how the Amazon can help us solve humanity's greatest challenges
Biological systems in the Amazon are the result of millions of years of evolution. Emulating its natural processes could give rise to a myriad of urgently needed sustainable technologies.
Development
3 ways the world's fastest growing economies can close the infrastructure gap
To maintain its rate of development, the Asia Paciifc region requires $26 trillion in investment over the next 13 years. How should that be used to ensure the world's fastest growing econ...
Manufacturing
5 trends for the future of manufacturing
From the rise of the robots to Augmented Reality glasses.
Fourth Industrial Revolution
Towards a human-centered model of economic growth
The 21st century calls for a new kind of leadership to inspire confidence in the ability of technology to enhance human potential rather than substitute for it. This is precisely the lead...
Artificial Intelligence and Robotics
Podcast: Are we ready to live and work alongside robots?
How advanced will specialized robots that can interact safely with their environment be in the near future? What is the entrepreneurial system around these today, and how will the emergin...
Cybersecurity
It’s time to think differently about cyber security
Forward-looking companies are thinking not only about how criminals can gain access to networks, but also what they do when they’re inside.