The Digital Transformation of Business
How public libraries can help bridge the digital divide - Oxford report
COVID-19 has highlighted the stark digital divide, with a large number of people lacking digital services at home or in their community.
Global Issue
Industry
Economy
4th Industrial Revolution
Global Issue
Industry
Economy
4th Industrial Revolution
Industry Agenda
Banking and Capital Markets
Why ESG Exchange-Traded Funds might not be as green as you think
Exchange-Traded Funds that claim to reflect Environmental, Social and Governance concerns are booming, but many investors aren't reading the fine print.
The Ocean
This is how we can inspire people to feel connected to the ocean
Through the course of their work, scientists from around the world have made marine science more accessible to global audiences.
Cybersecurity
3 principles to reinforce digital trust in supply chains
The recent Keseya VSA cyberattack demonstrated the threats to increasingly complex global digital supply chains. Here's how to strengthen them
United States
My struggling hometown inspired me to help small businesses across the US
MainStreet co-founder Doug Ludlow describes his experience living in Modesto and why he started the financing company to improve employment opportunities.
Entrepreneurship
Waves of change: Understanding the driving force of innovation cycles
Expert Dorothy Neufeld has analyzed the 6 different waves of innovation, from water power in 1775 to robots and drones in 2020.
Oil and Gas
What new strategic imperatives in the oil and gas sector mean for the energy transition
Incumbents must understand their role in the energy transition and decide what to offload, where to diversify and which new opportunities to target.
Automotive Industry
The automotive market is changing. Can China show us the future?
Attitudes to cars and mobility in China are markedly different to the rest of the world with significant implications for the global automotive industry
Gender Parity
An expert explains: Why we need more women in engineering
Royal Academy of Engineering CEO Hayaatun Sillem says the sector needs more female representation to more closely 'reflect the society it serves'.
COVID-19
How not to create a civic tech organization and what to do instead
Civic tech organizations have an important role to play in the COVID-19 recovery. A new guide offers advice for creating organizations for change.
Future of Media, Entertainment and Sport
COVID-19: How the pandemic has made football's structural problems worse
The crisis has raised a number of fundamental questions concerning football's organisation, governance and the viability of clubs’ business models.
Infrastructure
This is what people want from their news, according to the Reuters Institute
The Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism has recently said that a clear majority of people want their news sources to be neutral and objective.
Supply Chain and Transport
Time is running out – global emissions rules for shipping need to be reached now
The 2020s must be the decade of action if we are to solve the shipping industry’s share of the global climate challenge.
UpLink
12 innovators improving the lives – and livelihoods – of Indonesia’s informal sector workers
Indonesia's waste problem has reached an alarming scale. These solutions are contributing to the country's plan to reduce marine plastic leakage by 70%.
Aviation, Travel and Tourism
4 ways nature tourism can help drive a green COVID-19 recovery
The World Bank has found that each dollar invested in protected areas and nature-based tourism, creates a sixfold return, helping boost green recoveries.