Lisa Witter, founder of new ideas-sharing platform Apolitical, explains why technology can only provide half the solution for government initiatives of the future.
Presidents Xi and Trump should focus less on skirmishes to seek reciprocal concessions, but rather offer political support for a durable resolution of their differences.
When it comes to synthetic media that uses AI to recreate a voice or a face with life-like and threatening subtlety, we need to adopt a pragmatic approach.
Global GDP has trebled since 1980, yet labour income share has declined. A new social contract based on full employment and decent work would rebuild trust and restore genuine democracies.
Food production is destroying ecosystems across the globe – all the more galling considering one-third of food never gets eaten. From changing our diets to upgrading farming techniques, w...
Patients around the world have been sharing data on thousands of chronic diseases, leading to health advances that improve research and treatment of their conditions.
Renewable energy costs are at an all-time low giving competition to fossil fuels in many parts of the world. Read to know what's driving this change.
As businesses and governments adjust to the new realities of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, the idea that the ultimate value of business success is the extent to which it enriches shar...
Following the trends of the 1800's, self-employment is reinventing the world of work and its effect on our happiness.
In 2017, North Korea seemed to be on the brink of war. Now, the threat has diminished and even promises to become an opportunity.
In October 2016, global leaders embraced a new agenda to rethink how cities will plan, manage and sustain the demands of rapid urbanization.
A new technological leap forward in the property sector is creating confident businesses, effective governments and safe citizens, says Jeremy Kelly of cities research centre JLL.
Your next new colleague might be a machine. A tech CEO explains how to get along with robots - and why you might miss them when they go off to charge.
Drawing on his time as co-chair of the WEFs Global Future Council on Education, Gender and Work, Stephane Kasriel has tried to distill some of the Council’s most important research into a...
A sustainable future based on realistic changes in how we use energy, land and water is achievable. But it relies on fast action.
