We will soon reach a tipping point in the market penetration of electric vehicles - and when that happens, consumers will benefit from lower energy costs as well as lower carbon emissions...

Damien Sauer 20 Jan 2019

Arts and Culture

How design can make the world more accessible to everyone

Good design is user-centred and inclusive by definition - and it can open up the world to everyone, as these innovative examples show.

Caroline Baumann 18 Jan 2019

Innovation

Companies have a new skill to master – innovation

Tomorrow’s winners will be those who have integrated the ability to change into their culture and processes

Abidali Neemuchwala 17 Jan 2019

Environment and Natural Resource Security

Findings show that recycling has been with us since the Bronze Age

Recycling as an economic practice can be traced all the way back to the Bronze Age, according to archaeologists.

Maikel Kuijpers · The Conversation 17 Jan 2019

Innovation

This Nobel Prize winner reveals the most important thing scientists need to make discoveries

Nobel Prize Winner for physics Donna Strickland talks through the process of discovery.

Donna Strickland · The Conversation 17 Jan 2019

Future of Enterprise

How to nurture innovation, from Silicon Valley to Bengaluru

Innovation ecosystems must promote inclusive and sustained global growth, providing a level playing field for innovators from all strata of society.

Kanini Mutooni and Soumitra Dutta 16 Jan 2019

Digital Economy and Society

Companies can help build a more inclusive world. Here's how

Corporations can support social enterprises with technology, professional services, and their employees’ expertise

Adaire Fox-Martin 16 Jan 2019

Future of Economic Progress

This Berlin office is a glimpse into the future

Zalando's new smart office in Berlin is part of a new trend of modern offices redefining workplaces.

Caroline Copley · Reuters 15 Jan 2019

Digital Economy and Society

The top 10 tech issues for 2019

As technology continues to rapidly improve and change by the day, here are some things to think about as the decade draws to a close.

Brad Smith · LinkedIn 14 Jan 2019

Innovation

Denmark plans 'Silicon Valley' on 9 artificial islands off Copenhagen

It’s famed for being the most cycle-friendly city in the world and feted for its wonderful quality of life. Now the Danish capital Copenhagen has set its sights on becoming Europe’s answe...

Sean Fleming 11 Jan 2019

Environment and Natural Resource Security

These solar panels pull clean drinking water from the air

Backed by Bill Gates and Jeff Bezos, the panels are able to pull water out of the air, filter it, and dispense it through our home faucets.

Business Insider 11 Jan 2019

Workforce and Employment

3 megatrends for the factories of the future

A new report from the World Economic Forum identifies “lighthouses” - companies that are reshaping manufacturing through the early adoption of game-changing technologies.

Johnny Wood 10 Jan 2019

Education and Skills

Kenya is planning to teach Chinese in its elementary schools

The plans are part of a wider initiative to increase job prospects and levels of connectivity between young Kenyans and China.

Abdi Latif Dahir · Quartz 10 Jan 2019

Oceans

We must stop choking the ocean with plastic waste. Here’s how

The growing problem of plastic waste in the ocean is hurting marine life and livelihoods around the world - and it's going to take a new, global, circular economy-based approach to solve it.

Jim Fitterling 09 Jan 2019

Chemical and Materials Industry

The periodic table is 150 years old – but it could have looked very different

The periodic table as we know it has not always been so straight forward. Over the years it has seen some creative (and confusing) adaptations.

Mark Lorch · The Conversation 09 Jan 2019

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