Innovation
How Europe can build a Silicon Valley
The European Union is lagging behind the United States and Asia in innovation and entrepreneurship. How can this trend be reversed?
Global Issue
Industry
Economy
System Initiative
Global Issue
Industry
Economy
System Initiative
Future of Enterprise
China
7 Chinese superstructures that leave the rest of the world in the shade
China’s economic power and military muscle have grown at breakneck speed. But there are other areas in which the Asian giant is rapidly becoming a world leader.
Future of Economic Progress
Why scale might be the most important factor in the development of new technology
Scale enables big companies to have extraordinary advantage over rivals, especially smaller companies.
Fourth Industrial Revolution
This is when a robot is going to take your job, according to Oxford University
A survey of artificial intelligence experts reveals when they think robots will outperform humans at a range of tasks.
Science & Technology
These are the 15 predictions Bill Gates made in 1999
The predictions that Bill Gates made 15 years ago, and how close they are to coming true.
Global Economic Imbalances
How microlending could end extreme poverty
A small boost in microlending in the developing world could lift more than 10.5 million people out of extreme poverty.
Fourth Industrial Revolution
Why robots should inspire hope, not fear
Combining human brainpower with artificial intelligence, virtual reality and automatization will revolutionize how we work.
Future of Consumption
Universal basic income is a step closer to reality in Haiwaii
The state congress has passed a bill that puts Hawaii on the path to universal basic income.
Japan
Is this the solution to Japan's demographic issues?
A Japanese town has a creative plan to lure millennials from the city and back to the country.
Future of Enterprise
Is this the solution to low growth and unemployment in the age of robots?
Rethinking the way we work will be crucial for job protection in emerging economies.
Future of Mobility
Forget driverless cars: sailorless ships are about to make waves
Norwegian company Yara is set to launch the world’s first electric cargo ship next year.
Economy
This is the best place in the world to run a business
The World Bank 2017 Doing Business report looks at the economies where running a business is easiest.
Future of Enterprise
Big business and activists finally agree. On this one issue at least
With some of the world’s biggest economies now companies – not states – the benefits of civil society working closely with business are clear.
Africa
A better investment framework for Africa
The German G20 presidency has launched its G20 Africa Partnership initiative to help the region realise its economic potential.
Entrepreneurship
Meet the micro multinationals, selling everything from dolls' clothes to dictionaries
Entrepreneurs have been crossing borders and sharing cultures for thousands of years. From the days of the Silk Road, an ancient network of trade routes, entrepreneurs have connected east...