A study of coronavirus infections in the Italian town of Vò found that 40% of cases were asymptomatic, which could help our understanding of how it spreads.

Kate Kelland · Reuters 02 Jul 2020

Cybersecurity

3 ways governments can address cybersecurity in the post-pandemic world

COVID-19 has increased reliance on the internet – and cybercrime. But governments have an opportunity to address cybersecurity in the post-pandemic world.

Belisario Contreras 29 Jun 2020

COVID-19

One metre or two? 4 factors influencing safe social distancing

From respiratory droplets to viral load, here are four of the most important factors that influence our understanding of "safe" distance.

Lena Ciric · The Conversation 26 Jun 2020

Africa

‘We can use this as an opportunity’ - Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala on how African nations can recover after COVID-19

Former Nigerian Finance Minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala fears that COVID-19 could wipe out three decades of growth and development in Africa. Still, she sees the recovery as a chance to reim...

Johnny Wood 11 Jun 2020

Artificial Intelligence and Robotics

How governments can use public procurement to shape the future of AI regulation – and boost innovation and growth

Public procurement can help governments support Artificial Intelligence (AI) innovation and growth as well as set appropriate standards and regulations.

Sabine Gerdon and Valesca Molinari 08 Jun 2020

COVID-19

Ethiopia’s unconventional COVID-19 response

Ethiopia's government has been praised for the aggressive and effective tactics it has used to stem the country's outbreak of COVID-19 since January.

Arkebe Oqubay · Project Syndicate 05 Jun 2020

COVID-19

Mobile data shows which European countries took lockdown seriously

Google has gathered data from millions of mobile devices that use its software, to understand how citizens of European countries have responded to lockdown.

Sotiris Georganas · The Conversation 04 Jun 2020

COVID-19

Minimizing Coronavirus’ impact is a race against time - this chart explains why

One chart illustrates the importance of reducing the rate of new Coronavirus infections to avoid overwhelming healthcare systems.

Linda Lacina 08 Mar 2020

Agile Governance

These 10 tips for tech regulators will drive innovation

Technology is changing the way we live and work; the way we govern needs to change too.

Lisa Witter and Jaee Samant 31 Jan 2020

Corporate Governance

Questions directors need to ask in the age of stakeholder capitalism

The role of the board is changing as we move into a world of purposeful business and responsible capitalism.

Milton Cheng, Beatriz Pessoa de Araujo, and Julia Hayhoe 08 Jan 2020

India

Lessons in disaster relief from the world’s most cyclone-battered state

When cyclone Fani hit India's Odisha earlier this year, the state undertook one of the biggest human evacuations in history with a record 1.5 million people shifted in just one day.

Taruka Srivastav 20 Dec 2019

Agile Governance

Why agility is key to success in the Fourth Industrial Revolution - a book extract

Read a book extract from Leo Tilman and General Charles Jacoby's book Agility.

Leo M. Tilman and General Charles Jacoby 05 Dec 2019

Civic Participation

I protested outside the World Economic Forum meeting in 2002. Here’s why activists should work with them today

A co-creator of the Occupy movement explains why the solutions to the world’s biggest problems can only be solved through collaboration between elites and activists.

Micah White 23 Sep 2019

Education and Skills

The inspiring story behind this picture of two world leaders

The photo of Luxembourg’s Xavier Bettel and Serbia’s Ana Brnabić marks one of the few meetings between two openly gay world leaders.

Rosamond Hutt 18 Sep 2019

Africa

Is it possible to build a welfare state that works in Africa?

Automation threatens to make full employment a pipe dream for African countries. So how can they continue to build their social security nets?

Abhinav Chugh 03 Sep 2019

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