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Innovation at scale

Emerging Technologies
Emerging technologies: 3 signals show where innovation is headed

The Forum's Top 10 Emerging Technologies of 2026 report identifies scientific advances on the cusp of changing the world. It also reveals the shift in how innovation happens.

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Early-stage innovation is transforming water systems. Here’s why it matters
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Innovate. Scale. Impact.
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Governments have three levers to grow the economy

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Kristalina Georgieva

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It is important that countries that are leading the race understand the risks and manage it

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Full Professor, University of Montreal

Next stages of growth

Will China’s innovation systems drive the next growth cycle?

China’s innovation edge is shifting from scale to the systems that convert scale into speed, capability and industrial transformation.

Resilience in an era of disruption

Why climate resilience solutions are context- and culture-specific

The examples of Japan and Peru show why climate solutions like early warning systems are only successful if they are developed with local communities.

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