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The Urban Mobility Scorecard Tool: Benchmarking the Transition to Sustainable Urban Mobility
The Urban Mobility Scorecard Tool is a digital resource for cities to benchmark progress towards sustainable, inclusive mobility.
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COVID-19 and Technology Adoption in Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises: The Impact and the Way Forward
This report uncovers the impact the pandemic has had on SMEs’ attitude to Industry 4.0 technologies. It highlights the barriers and the corresponding policie...
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Indian Cities in the Post Pandemic World
As economic powerhouses, cities drive growth and innovation, create jobs, improve livelihoods, and advance prosperity. In India, cities contribute around 70%...
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Advancing Cyber Resilience in Aviation: An Industry Analysis
This white paper aims to raise awareness about the key systemic challenges to cyber resilience in the aviation industry in the context of the Fourth Industri...
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Accelerating the Impact of Industrial IoT in Small and Medium‑Sized Enterprises: A Protocol for Action
To help SMEs keep up with the pace of technological change in the Fourth Industrial Revolution, the World Economic Forum has launched a new policy protocol: ...
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Making Affordable Housing a Reality in Cities
About 90% of cities around the world do not provide affordable housing or of adequate quality. The cost of housing, as well as location, prohibits people fro...
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Realizing the Internet of Things: A Framework for Collective Action
At the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2017, global leaders highlighted the development of the internet of things (IoT) as one of the most significant em...
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Agile Cities: Preparing for the Fourth Industrial Revolution
The world is urbanizing and the Fourth Industrial Revolution is transforming life at an unprecedented rate. Cities must be “agile” – able to move quickly and...
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Industrial Internet of Things: Safety and Security Protocol
The IIoT Safety and Security Protocol generates an understanding of how insurance can facilitate the improvement of IIoT security design, implementation and ...
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Circular Economy in Cities: Evolving the model for a sustainable urban future
The World Economic Forum’s Future of Urban Development and Services Initiative has released its new whitepaper on the Circular Economy in Cities: evolving th...
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Collaboration in Cities: From Sharing to ‘Sharing Economy’
The World Economic Forum’s Future of Urban Development and Services Initiative has released its new whitepaper on Collaboration in Cities: From Sharing to ‘S...
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Data Driven Cities: 20 Stories of Innovation
The need for cities to fully harness the potential of data constantly flowing through them has never been more urgent. Data Driven Cities: 20 Stories of Inno...
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