Industry Agenda

How the real estate industry can go greener

An open letter from Coen van Oostrom, founder and CEO at Edge Technologies, on the EU's Green New Deal, and how the real estate industry can adapt.

Coen van Oostrom · LinkedIn 24 Jan 2020

Internet Governance

Closing the trust gap: how responsible data use can accelerate a sustainable society

Big data presents a huge opportunity to fuel the next century of innovation, but privacy remains a problem.

JoAnn Stonier 21 Jan 2020

Fourth Industrial Revolution

'The US should be proud of Huawei,' hackable humans and other top quotes from a Davos tech session

Huawei CEO Ren Zhengfei and historian Yuval Noah Harari in conversation in Davos

Ceri Parker 21 Jan 2020

Future of Consumption

Creating a better future for garment manufacturing in Bangladesh

Garment industry workers are being displaced by automation, especially in Bangladesh. Here's how the industry can make sure no one is left behind.

Sarah Krasley and Rubana Huq 20 Jan 2020

Education and Skills

Digital technology helped create the skills gap. Here's how it can help close it

Four ways the manufacturing sector can use digital tech to augment and reskill workers on the shop floor, from a World Economic Forum Technology Pioneer.

Natan Linder 20 Jan 2020

Innovation

3 key factors to help tech change the world for the better

A three-pronged approach to wielding digital technologies to reshape business and society

Nandan Nilekani 19 Jan 2020

Insurance and Asset Management

Just 1.3% of US financial assets are managed by women or minorities. Here's how to change that

A new kind of asset fund could reduce the high barriers to entry to financial investment for women and minorities.

Barbara Ann Bernard 19 Jan 2020

How to Save the Planet

Microsoft wants to erase its carbon footprint - past and future

Brad Smith, President of Microsoft, wants the tech giant to go carbon negative by 2030, removing all prior emissions through offsetting.

Stephen Nellis and Jeffrey Dastin · Thomson Reuters Foundation trust.org 17 Jan 2020

Leadership in the Fourth Industrial Revolution

3 steps towards enlightened leadership – and career success

Be curious, listen to others and find your purpose.

Jill Ader 16 Jan 2020

Climate Change

BlackRock announces move to green finance after activist outcry

After pressure from climate activists, Larry Fink, Chief Executive of BlackRock, announced a tougher stance on investing to ensure a move away from coal and other fossil fuel investments.

Sinead Cruise, Lawrence White, and Ross Kerber · Reuters 15 Jan 2020

Artificial Intelligence and Robotics

How global tech companies can champion ethical AI

The ethics of artificial intelligence is a critical challenge for the tech industry. Global tech companies can learn from Microsoft's Responsible AI Champs.

Tim O'Brien, Steve Sweetman, Natasha Crampton, and Venky Veeraraghavan 14 Jan 2020

Agriculture, Food and Beverage

Chocolate you can trace back to the tree - a new vision of fairer, greener trade

By making the production chain transparent, from farmer to consumer, this Ecuadorian initiative could be a game-changer for smallholders.

Carla Gomez 10 Jan 2020

European Union

Europe can be at the heart of tech with purpose

Compared to their US and Asian peers, European start-ups are standing out for their socially progressive ambitions.

Tom Wehmeier 09 Jan 2020

Forests

How cocoa farming can help stop deforestation

The competing demands of farmers and conservationists are acute in the cocoa industry. If it can learn how to mitigate deforestation, others can too

Gerard A. Manley 09 Jan 2020

Artificial Intelligence and Robotics

How can AI make machines run faster?

A new innovation may aid programmers writing computer code as with a new tool created by MIT researchers, they can now test code reading time on any chip.

Rob Matheson and MIT News · MIT News 08 Jan 2020

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