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Global Economic Imbalances
China could overtake the US as the world’s largest economy by 2024
According to data from the World Bank and IMF, China is expected to take over the U.S. as the largest economy in 2024. India is expected to take 3rd place.
Global Issue
Industry
Economy
4th Industrial Revolution
Global Issue
Industry
Economy
4th Industrial Revolution
The New Data Economy
Mining and Metals
How data can help mining companies tackle their trust deficit
Mining companies say their number-one risk is a lack of trust from local communities. A new report shows how better use of data can help close this gap.
COVID-19
Companies need help to overcome rising data inequality
Small and medium-sized enterprises are struggling to implement basic tech needed to grow towards more mature data use.
Precision Medicine
Medical data has a silo problem. These models could help fix it.
Data, locked in siloes, is often out of reach to many innovators outside medical researchers. Policies must consider technological capabilities to ensure data's true potential can be unlo...
COVID-19
COVID-19’s impact on global supply chains will cause a recession like we’ve never seen before
The affect COVID-19 has had on global supply chains could cause a recession like nothing we have seen before, writes economist Dalia Marin.
International Trade and Investment
Can governments agree on global data flows? Here are 6 recommendations
Ensuring the relationship between openness and trust in data flows is mutually reinforcing will help strengthen international cooperation
The New Data Economy
How data residency laws can harm privacy, commerce and innovation - and do little for national security
Data residency laws can have wide impacts on a range of issues, including personal privacy, national security and even commerce.
Internet of Things
The Internet of Bodies is here. This is how it could change our lives
Smart thermometers, digital pills: the Internet of Bodies connects and analyses our health data. Here's what we must do to make the technology work for us.
COVID-19
Lessons from China: This is how COVID-19 could affect globalization
The COVID-19 pandemic is expected to trigger the worst economic downturn since the Great Depression - could it spell the permanent end of globalization?
COVID-19
Answering key data governance questions raised by COVID-19
The coronavirus crisis is raising key governance questions regarding the handling of health data. Frameworks can help societies develop the data approach that works for their populations.
COVID-19
Lessons from COVID-19 modeling: the interplay of data, models and behaviour
Models can explain, project or change behaviour. But when behaviour changes, so, too, can the data. Here's what we've learned from coronavirus models.
COVID-19
How policymakers should use the wealth of COVID-19 data
Decision-makers need to maintain trust by listening to the science, adapting policies as new data emerges, and explaining those changes to the public.
COVID-19
Sharing tools and data will help us beat COVID-19
We need to share data on transmission, symptoms, testing and hospital admissions to understand the impact of coronavirus around the world.
COVID-19
How to restore data privacy after the coronavirus pandemic
As governments explore data-driven solutions to curb the spread of COVID-19, we must consider how our data will be handled in the aftermath of the crisis.
COVID-19
How data can help fight a health crisis like the coronavirus
Insight into preventive actions, population mobility, the spread of the disease, and people's resilience can help leaders respond more effectively to COVID-19.