We can harness the Fourth Industrial Revolution for sustainable development and a more inclusive society. But industries need to spearhead new systems for learning and using next-generati...

James M. Loree 19 Jan 2020

SDG 17: Partnerships for the Goals

The power of partnership: joining forces to fight financial crime

Networks of regulators, law enforcement and industry are emerging to fight the increasing problem of financial crime.

Aaron Karczmer 13 Jan 2020

Digital Economy and Society

Why we need to talk about big data

Big data and AI can be used as a force for good but there is concern we give away too much of our personal information.

Alice Gast 09 Jan 2020

Future of Health and Healthcare

When auto assembly plants close, opioid deaths rise

New research shows a link between economic opportunity and the opioid crisis in the US.

Katie Delach · Futurity 03 Jan 2020

Plastics and the Environment

This entrepreneur built an island resort out of plastic waste

Turning a problem into a business opportunity, this entrepreneur wants you to spend your next holiday on his floating island made from trash.

Emma Charlton 13 Dec 2019

Innovation

Why our future relies on more inclusive and transparent innovation

Innovative solutions to global problems don't scale fast enough because of low awareness, high initial product costs and obstructive regulatory parameters.

Leanne Kemp 10 Dec 2019

Long-Term Investing, Infrastructure and Development

Which megatrends will have the most impact on infrastructure by 2050? Have your say

A new survey asks - what's the future of infrastructure?

Stephanie Barker · World Bank 19 Nov 2019

European Union

From start-up to scale: This is how governments can accelerate innovation and build inclusive economies

Scaling up breakthrough innovations will be key to addressing some of the biggest challenges we face. Here’s how governments can help.

Charlotte Edmond 04 Nov 2019

United States

This is how California is using goats to tackle deadly fires

With names including Vincent Van Goat and Selena Goatmez, the mainly Boer goats like to eat noxious weeds and other invasive species that fuel wildfires.

Omar Younis and Andrew Hay · Reuters 01 Nov 2019

United Arab Emirates

Dubai has taken 3D printing to a whole new level - literally

The project required only 15 workers and produced 60% less waste than traditional technologies.

Kristen Houser · Futurism 01 Nov 2019

Biotechnology

These 'biofoundries' use DNA to make natural products we need

From limitless spider silk to vaccines, biofoundries take advantage of nature's incredible capacity for building.

Paul Freemont, Natalie Curach, Douglas Friedman, and Sang Yup Lee 28 Oct 2019

Environment and Natural Resource Security

This new gel could put out forest fires before they start

Researchers have found a way to reduce the severity of wildfires - by spraying vegetation with an environmentally benign gel-like fluid.

Rob Jordan · Futurity 03 Oct 2019

Infrastructure

How to build a new global architecture

We must take a hard look at the global structures shaping our lives today, writes Sebastian Buckup. Which political pillars are still carrying weight-bearing loads - and which are tumblin...

Sebastian Buckup · Quartz 21 Jan 2019