The digital age is replacing traditional development models. Here's how Africa can find a path to the economy of the future if its governments are ready and willing to adapt.

Project Syndicate 19 Aug 2019

Artificial Intelligence and Robotics

5 challenges for government adoption of AI

Widespread adoption of AI has been slower in government than in the private sector. Given the magnitude of the impact that AI could have on public entities, it is important to understand ...

Julian Torres Santeli and Sabine Gerdon 16 Aug 2019

Internet of Things

Voice tech and the question of trust

Voice technology is becoming more ubiquitous, integrating into tools and services by major corporations, startups, governments, and public sector players.

Robb Henzi, Amie Stepanovich, and Jennifer Lynch 14 Aug 2019

Emerging Technologies

Shared AVs could save the world. Private AVs could ruin it.

Believe it or not, the automobile was once hailed as an “environmental savior.”

Raphael Gindrat 14 Aug 2019

Workforce and Employment

How workers can harness technology for their benefit

Coping with the rapid technology transformation of labor markets, without sacrificing dignity, autonomy, or ambition, will require a combination of economic mobility and financial securit...

Shamina Singh · Project Syndicate 14 Aug 2019

Fourth Industrial Revolution

6 ways least developed countries can participate in the 4IR

Examples from Rwandan drones to Nepalese AI data input show that developing countries don't have to miss out on this industrial revolution.

Ratnakar Adhikari 13 Aug 2019

Artificial Intelligence and Robotics

Made by AI: how technology has learnt to knit

MIT researchers have found a new use for Artificial Intelligence: creating machine-knitted garments. What does this mean for the future of knitting?

TechCrunch 13 Aug 2019

Future of Mobility

Look no hands: self-driving vehicles' public trust problem

Autonomous vehicles could have a transformational impact on society. But they never will unless the general public overcome their current fear of them

Louis Stewart, Moh Musa, and Nicola Croce 12 Aug 2019

Africa

3 lessons from running an AI-powered start-up in Africa

Building an artificial intelligence-led business in Africa comes with a unique set of challenges not experienced by entrepreneurs in Silicon Valley

Jaco Maritz 12 Aug 2019

Fourth Industrial Revolution

The new assembly lines: Why AI needs low-skilled workers too

It's often said that AI revolution will only benefit the highly skilled workers. But there is a hidden army of labor labelling the data on which it relies

Nicola Croce and Moh Musa 12 Aug 2019

Aerospace

Meet Alice, the battery-powered plane that could herald the age of electric air travel

Could this electric plane, unveiled at this year’s Paris Air Show, help cut costs and reduce aviation’s environmental impact?

Elaine Thelen 12 Aug 2019

Biotechnology

Why home DNA tests might not be as private as you think

Until direct-to-consumer genetic testing is more strongly regulated, then dipping into your DNA will continue to have unintended consequences

Cameron Fox 09 Aug 2019

Future of Mobility

Data is the key to a new mobility future - here's how

More information is available than ever before on our transportation habits. But perhaps it isn't yet priced in a way that serves the public good

Mouchka Heller and Maya Ben Dror 09 Aug 2019

Fourth Industrial Revolution

This robot boat delivered a box of oysters in a breakthrough for unmanned shipping

A cargo ship with no crew aboard has sailed from England to Belgium in what is claimed to be a world first for autonomous vessels.

Douglas Broom 08 Aug 2019

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