Unlocking renewable energy future in emerging markets
The World Economic Forum is working with its partners to explore solutions to unlock capital for renewable energy investments in developing economies.
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The World Economic Forum is working with its partners to explore solutions to unlock capital for renewable energy investments in developing economies.
Gender Parity Accelerators have significantly improved a legislative and societal drive for women’s workforce participation and reduced the gender gap.
The Alliance for Clean Air – an influential group of companies – has committed to measuring air pollutants from their operations and value chains.
Led by the Forum, the G20 Global Smart Cities Alliance on Technology Governance is the largest global initiative of its kind, promoting smart city governance
Our open digital platform connects innovators with investors, topical experts, global organizations and government bodies who have the ability to scale their solutions.
The World Economic Forum is convening stakeholders with a role to play for global cities to have a chance of reaching the net zero carbon goal for by 2030.
In a time of rapid innovation and global uncertainty, generative artificial intelligence (AI) emerges as a transformative force, reshaping industries, economies, and societies worldwide. ...
This new insight report aims to raise awareness of quantum technologies’ power to tackle humanity’s most pressing challenges, from large-scale decarbonization to the design of new solar c...
This report examines how Latin America can leverage its abundant solar, wind and hydroelectric resources to become a key player in the global clean hydrogen export market, while helping t...
As the world grapples with rapid technological advancements, demographic shifts and evolving consumer expectations, the landscape of financial advice is undergoing a profound transformati...
The energy transition is progressing but has lost momentum in the face of increasing global uncertainty, according to the World Economic Forum's Fostering Effective Energy Transition 2024...
As cities grow in population and importance, urban construction will continue to gather pace. It is estimated that global floor area is expected to double by 2060, the equivalent of addin...
Over 98% of the global economy’s central banks are researching, piloting or deploying central bank digital currency (CBDC). There is an opportunity to harness this innovation in central b...
At the brink of a new phase of the industrial revolution, the metaverse stands as a catalyst for change, offering novel ways to merge digital and physical realms, enhance operational effi...
The metaverse, poised to redefine the internet, intertwines the digital and physical, emphasizing the pivotal role of “identity” in shaping immersive, human-centric experiences.
This paper discusses the interaction between digital technologies and human users, describing how protecting individual choice and agency is essential to any trustworthy system. To effect...
In an era marked by rapid technological transformation, this briefing paper series stands as a pivotal point of reference, guiding responsible transformation with artificial intelligence ...
This report examines the actions undertaken by the World Economic Forum’s CEO Action Group for the European Green Deal, using examples and experiences in various areas and placing Group-s...
The World Economic Forum’s Global Cybersecurity Outlook 2024, produced in collaboration with Accenture, examines the cybersecurity trends that will affect economies and societies in the y...
This report highlights the experiences and perspectives of 20 industrial clusters in the World Economic Forum's Transitioning Industrial Clusters initiative. Despite unique geographical, ...
This C-suite guide introduces a “people-positive” approach to clean power development and brings the conversation on community engagement closer to key decision-makers.
The metaverse is expected to reach a value of $1 trillion in the next three years, driven by rapid uptake and technologies like generative AI.
The metaverse is projected to amass a staggering value of $1 trillion over the next three years, indicating rapid adoption and acceleration through technologies such as generative AI.
Hydrogen is a promising solution for decarbonizing hard-to-electrify sectors, and China has incorporated it in its latest national development strategy. Yet, although China is the world’s...
This insight report highlights the experiences and perspectives of 11 industrial clusters that are a part of the Transitioning Industrial Clusters towards Net Zero initiative. These clust...
The next era of the internet is coming. The metaverse is an immersive, interoperable and synchronous digital world that will change how we interact, work and play.
The metaverse is coming: an immersive, interoperable and synchronous digital world that will change how we interact, work and play.
The World Economic Forum’s Global Cybersecurity Outlook 2023, in collaboration with Accenture, examines the cybersecurity trends that will impact our economies and societies in the year t...
We are in the grip of an unprecedented global energy crisis, but short-term fixes will lead to a bleak future – to achieve energy security and sustainability, the only solution is to acce...
As the travel and tourism (T&T) industry recovers from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the urgency of the need to combat climate change and other sustainability challenges has in...
Digital trust is the expectation by individuals that digital technologies and services – and the organizations providing them – will protect all stakeholders’ interests and uphold societa...
The global financial system is undergoing several simultaneous transformations. Digitalization and democratizations are reshaping how capital markets operate. Both investors and corporate...
Has the war in Ukraine and the resulting pressure on energy prices stalled the move away from fossil fuels? The World Economic Forum's 'Fostering Effective Energy Transition 2022' report ...
Paul Daugherty is the Chief Technology Officer at Accenture and co-author of Radically Human: How New Technology Is Transforming Business and Shaping Our Future. In this episode, he discu...
Ahead of the World Economic Forum’s Annual Meeting in Davos, we look at two issues that will be at the heart of many discussions: energy and jobs. We discuss a new report, Securing the...
On Day 3 at Davos 2023, we enter the metaverse to experience the Forum’s Global Collaboration Village, hear why inflation may have peaked, but prices haven’t, and speak to astronaut Matth...
If you’re lucky enough to have some spare cash to invest, how do you decide where to put it? In the past few years the answer to that question may have changed. The rise of robo-advisers ...
As technology becomes increasingly intertwined in our daily lives and important for driving development and prosperity, questions of safety, human interaction and trust become critical to...
The development of generative AI has catapulted AI technology to one of the fastest and most impactful innovations of the Fourth Industrial Revolution. From creation to production and dis...
With the education industry at a pivotal point of transformation driven by AI and innovative teaching methodologies, new education hotspots are emerging to address the growing and diversi...
The Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution is advancing the application of human-centred and society-serving technologies.
The Centre for Urban Transformation is advancing public-private collaboration in cities, enabling more resilient and future-ready communities and local economies.