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The internet is now fundamental to technological advance, and without far greater online access around the world, hundreds of millions of people are going to miss out on wealth-generating...
Mobile technology is tackling some of the world’s toughest problems – from reuniting displaced children with their families, to tracking the spread of dengue fever.
These are the skills you need to get a job at Apple, Google or Microsoft.
Facebook has successfully completed a test flight of a solar-powered drone that will beam internet from the sky.
Africa stands to gain immensely from globalization, says Calestous Juma.
A house that unlocks the front door when it recognizes its owner arriving home from work, an implanted heart monitor that calls the doctor if the organ shows signs of failing. Prepare for...
We know the world is changing, and fast. But we shouldn’t be surprised. After all, the technology that’s allowing us to bring this new digital world to life is of our own doing, says Bas ...
15 years ago digital flows of data were practically non-existent, now they have a larger impact on GDP growth than the traditional trade in goods.
The digital divide is preventing more than 55% of the world’s population from getting online.
In the days before Google, Facebook and a multitude of cat videos, this is what connectivity looked like.
Buildings currently account for 40% of global emissions, according to the International Energy Agency. But that does not have to be the case in the future. What if I told you that - by ta...
Data from the Bank for International Settlements suggests that undersea cables give financial centres an edge.
The mobile connectivity will be on the forefront of change and will remain a silver bullet of social inclusion and economic competitiveness.
The past few decades have brought more progress to mankind than the last few centuries. In 1990, 60% of the total population lived in extreme poverty. Today the share is below 10%. If pov...
How many of us can say, with certainty, what jobs we would choose if we were kids today?
