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Information Technology
Cloud technology is transforming public services. This is how
Cloud computing became a lifeline for many governments during COVID-19. Here's how it can support vital services from emergency hotlines to online education.
Africa
Here’s why Africa needs to invest in home-grown science
Scientific priorities for Africa were long determined by people far removed from the continent's challenges. It's time to unleash the power of Africa's own scientists.
Fourth Industrial Revolution
How digitization and innovation can make the post-COVID world a better place
There is huge potential for digitization and innovation to add value to society and to contribute to public health, the environment, and biodiversity.
Space
School girls in India discover an asteroid headed straight for earth
The two schoolgirls discovered the asteroid by poring through images from a University of Hawaii telescope, according to an Indian space institute.
COVID-19
COVID-19: Afghan all-female robotics team have designed a low-cost ventilator
This all-girl Afghan Robotics Team created low-cost, long-lasting and lightweight ventilators to help tackle the coronavirus pandemic.
Innovation
These are the world’s most innovative companies
Apple, Alphabet and Amazon earned top spots on this year’s list of the world's most innovative companies.
COVID-19
6 ways businesses can turn COVID-19 uncertainty to their advantage
How companies can navigate the uncertainty of a post-COVID-19 world and turn unpredictability into resourceful innovation, opportunity and “smart luck”.
Better Business
10 types of Innovation: The art of discovering a breakthrough product
After examining over 2,000 innovations throughout history, Doblin discovered most breakthroughs don’t stem from engineering inventions or rare discoveries.
Artificial Intelligence and Robotics
Here’s what the first coronavirus “swab robot” can teach us about fast innovation
Researchers in Denmark have developed a robot that can help with mass testing for coronavirus. Here's what they learned about innovating under pressure.
United Arab Emirates
These divers in the UAE are growing a giant artificial coral reef
A team of divers is building artificial coral reefs off the east coast of the United Arab Emirates.
COVID-19
Discovering the real impact of COVID-19 on entrepreneurship
A large number of start-ups have suffered during the pandemic but COVID-19 has also led to an increase in entrepreneurial activity to tackle the crisis.
COVID-19
COVID-19: 3 ways businesses can find growth opportunities during the crisis
Wharton professors George Day and Gregory Shea explain why investing in forward-thinking talent pools can help prepare businesses for uncertainties.
Future of Health and Healthcare
4 ways science should transform after COVID-19
From research funding to publishing and communication, the COVID-19 pandemic has shown how fast science can adapt and deliver what the world needs.
Emerging Technologies
These are the World Economic Forum's Technology Pioneers of 2020
This year’s Technology Pioneers includes leaders in everything from alternative meat to circular economies.
The Ocean
3 innovations which are leading the fight to save our ocean
Our ocean faces an unprecedented set of interconnected challenges. These innovators, the winners of our Ocean Solutions Sprint, think they can help turn things around.