The capacity of economies to innovate will be key as the Fourth Industrial Revolution advances and the fight against climate change ramps up. These are the global leaders...

Kate Whiting 18 Oct 2019

Workforce and Employment

Is this really it for the gig economy? Read on

As California passes legislation limiting casual employment by tech companies, here's our round-up of news and analysis on what it means for the gig economy.

18 Oct 2019

Global Economic Imbalances

We're living in the digital age, but people are still hoarding their cash amidst safety concerns

Although cashless payments are becoming increasingly common, but demand for cash remains. Why?

Sayuri Shirai and Eric Alexander Sugandi · VoxEU 17 Oct 2019

Future of Economic Progress

Welcome to the age of the platform nation

The metrics that governed the industrial nation state aren't fit for purpose in the fluid era of platform-driven business.

Samir Saran and Mihir Sharma 17 Oct 2019

Book Club

Tools and Weapons - an extract from Brad Smith and Carol Ann Browne's book on the digital age

This excerpt is from Brad Smith and Carol Ann Browne's "Tools and Weapons: The Promise and the Peril of the Digital Age". The book was chosen as the World Economic Forum Book Club's pick ...

Brad Smith and Carol Ann Browne 09 Oct 2019

Digital Economy and Society

The secrets of the world's most competitive economies

This is what makes for a good ranking in the latest World Economic Forum Global Competitiveness Report.

Emma Charlton 09 Oct 2019

Fourth Industrial Revolution

Four revolutionary technologies that are now obsolete

These products were once seen as cutting-edge. Now, all that’s left is their legacy.

Katharine Rooney 08 Oct 2019

India

The 5-trillion-dollar question: how can business build a digitally native India?

To face the challenges and reap the rewards of the Fourth Industrial revolution, India must focus on people and skills.

Deb Deep Sengupta 02 Oct 2019

Bangladesh

By 2030, Bangladesh will be the 24th largest economy. Here's how ICT is driving that growth

The growing strength of the ICT Industry underpins four vital pillars that will support Bangladesh’s transformation to a digital economy by 2021, and a knowledge economy by 2041.

Zunaid Ahmed Palak 02 Oct 2019

India

How to build a digital infrastructure that benefits emerging economies

With the right infrastructure, policies and regulatory environment in place, developing nations can unlock investment, drive digital access and leapfrog legacy technologies.

Sunil Bharti Mittal 01 Oct 2019

India

How India's new consumers can contribute to a $6 trillion opportunity

With a steady GDP growth rate, India will have 140 million new middle-class households by 2030. How will the consumer-facing industries respond to these new customers?

Nikhil Prasad Ojha and Radhika Sridharan 01 Oct 2019

Digital Economy and Society

Smart cities make room for the visually impaired

Commuting, going for a coffee and shopping all bring challenges for the visually impaired. But smart cities could provide automated information points with tactile maps or audio systems d...

The Conversation 27 Sep 2019

SDG 01: No Poverty

What if nearly everything we thought we knew about poverty was wrong?

Here is an extract from Martin Burt’s Who Owns Poverty? - a memoir about his work to eradicate multidimensional poverty through his Poverty Stoplight initiative.

Martin Burt 24 Sep 2019

Cities and Urbanization

Who writes the rules for a digital city?

In this age of technological disruption, our democracy needs laws and regulations for the digital domain that are drawn up by government and society. Our democracy is more important than ...

Ger Baron and Aik van Eemeren 20 Sep 2019

Digital Economy and Society

How private investment can boost education access and quality in the digital economy

Education can close achievement gaps and lift communities and individuals from poverty. As literacy rates rise around the world, the link between education and income is more evident. At ...

Jennifer Wong 17 Sep 2019

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