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This is the state of digitalization in Europe in 2023 – Eurostat report
As the EU aims to embrace a digital transformation, Eurostat's Digitalisation in Europe report gives insights into how this journey is progressing, or not.
Johnny Wood
September 29, 2023
Top economy stories: US business activity stalls in September; German GDP forecast to contract; Singapore's new funding to help with cost-of-living crisis
Joe Myers
September 29, 2023
Digital safety: how a multi-faceted approach can help tackle real-world harm
The severity and volume of harmful content is increasing at an alarming rate. Addressing these issues requires a multi-facted approach across industry.
Akash Pugalia and Farah Lalani
September 29, 2023
The Ocean Can Play a Bigger Role in Fighting Climate Change than Previously Thought
Ocean-based climate solutions can deliver up to 35% of the annual emissions reductions needed by 2050 to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius.
Katie Wood and Oliver Ashford
September 29, 2023
This is how Lego braille bricks are helping vision-impaired children to read, learn and play
1 billion people have preventable vision impairment. Now Lego is selling bricks coded with braille to help vision-impaired children read and learn.
Emma Charlton
September 28, 2023
There is no ‘one Africa’: How the continent can turn diversity into growth and opportunity
Africa's growth has slowed, but leveraging each nation's diverse capabilities and strengths can lead to greater sustainability and prosperity for everyone.
Mayowa Kuyoro and Olivia White
September 28, 2023
What happened at Climate Week and why it matters for financiers
Climate Week reiterated that the world is lagging on the net-zero transition – and wider access to climate finance is needed to help close the gap.
Manuela Stefania Fulga and Eneida Licaj
September 28, 2023
How technology can make the climate crisis accessible, undeniable and actionable
Discover how emerging technologies, such as AI and VR can serve as powerful tools that help us realize the challenges we face in the climate crisis.
Rebecca Ivey
September 28, 2023
Bridging the digital divide: These tech projects are empowering global inclusion
COVID-19 created a surge in internet use when 466 million people went online for the first time. Progress has been made on digital inclusion but more action is needed.
Claude Dyer and Sebastian Buckup
September 28, 2023
Why cooperating on sustainable development goals requires competition
Global crises and geopolitical tensions threaten to undermine fragile progress on sustainable development goals - some lessons from the private sector on competition
Børge Brende
September 28, 2023
Google expands its subsea cable infrastructure with Nuvem, connecting the US, Bermuda and Portugal
Google's new subsea cable, Nuvem, will connect the US, Bermuda and Portugal, boosting internet infrastructure and reducing latency for Google's cloud-based services.
Paul Sawers
September 28, 2023
How can investing in food security help us create a better future?
Food infrastructure investment is crucial to alleviating the growing threats to global food security. Investors play an important role, and cold storage is a particularly promising area.
Darren Rabenou
September 28, 2023
Ambitious new targets to end TB, and other health stories you need to read this week
New targets agreed to stamp out tuberculosis by 2030; What we know about the Nipah virus outbreak; Catalonia to provide period products for free.
Shyam Bishen
September 28, 2023
These are the space missions to look out for in the 2020s
The biggest space missions planned for the 2020s: from NASA’s Artemis III to ESA’s ExoMars and China’s Chang’e 6. Plus, what are SpaceX’s plans?
Ian Shine
September 28, 2023