Sustainable electric vehicles herald the beginning of the end for fossil fuel-dependent combustion engines. But too many EVs in the same neighbourhood can lead to power disruption or even...
As the WEF's Industry Strategy Meeting gears up, we explain why strategy officers are best-placed to drive our integrated platforms approach to the world's problems.
As European parliamentary elections loom, with pro-European and nationalist factions battling over the future of the bloc, these are the key issues to resolve.
If the US doesn't implement far-reaching measures to expand opportunities for education and reskilling, severe skilled-labor shortages will cripple the economy.
Communication technologies may be facing massive disruption, but we've been here before. And now we have a new framework for regulation ...
Technology can help improve lives for workers, or lead us back to "feudalism" - it's up to us, argues the head of the International Trade Union Confederation
Despite today’s increased trade tensions, rising nationalism, and slowdown in global goods trade, globalisation is not in retreat. Instead, we enter a new chapter that is being driven by ...
Instead of using government sources or aid, nations must bring in a range of public, private, domestic and international sources of capital to build a high-impact pipeline of projects.
The World Economic Forum’s Global Future Council on Infrastructure is meeting this year to discuss and develop new tools to help attract investment and to bring innovation into infrastruc...
City leaders can overcome the global investment gap if they can get creative and define their urban challenges in terms of viable financial opportunities.
If global corporations want the best future workforce, they must be fearless and outspoken advocates for LGBTI rights.
As governments assess their external balances and competitive positions, they need to look beyond manufacturing and agriculture.
With advances in data collection, information technology and data science in the 21st century, the prospects of targeted disease prevention and precision healthcare have become a reality ...
Advances in technology are increasing demand for new kinds of jobs and for the requisite skills. But there could be a shortfall of more than 750,000 sufficiently skilled workers by 2020 i...
Research and academic organisations have a key role to play as thought leaders in transforming the systems that hold women back - but first they need to address their own gender biases
