This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Lieke Ypma, Innovation strategist & Frieda Bellmann, Strategic designer & Diana Polack, City designer, City of Berlin Women’s mobility is more multi-modal and intermodal than men’s. • Understanding these patterns can lead to new ideas and new markets. […]5 ways urban transport could step up a gear for women
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Lieke Ypma, Innovation strategist & Frieda Bellmann, Strategic designer & Diana Polack, City designer, City of Berlin Women’s mobility is more multi-modal and intermodal than men’s. • Understanding these patterns can lead to new ideas and new markets. […]7 top things to know about coronavirus today
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. In this roundup, find coronavirus news updates, tips and tools to help you stay informed and protect yourself. Top stories include updates from the World Health Organisation, lessons from an outbreak simulation and first-hand accounts from doctors in Italy. […]“Let hope be the antidote to fear” – Today’s WHO briefing and other key Coronavirus updates, tips and tools
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. In this new roundup, find coronavirus news updates, tips and tools. These links can help you protect yourself and stay informed. Coronavirus continues to spread across the globe. In this new daily update, we’ve assembled some of the latest […]‘Every ventilator becomes like gold’ – a doctor’s stark warning from Italy’s Coronavirus outbreak
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Ceri Parker, Commissioning Editor, Agenda, World Economic Forum An Italian doctor has given an emotional warning on what it’s like to work at a hospital battling coronavirus. The doctor warns against complacency in a country where more than […]Coronavirus (COVID-19): Latest news from Monday’s World Health Organization briefing
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. World Health Organization holds regular media briefing to update public on the COVID-19 outbreak. Streamed live at 17.00 CET on Monday 9 March. Global number of coronavirus infections has surpassed 100,000 but the spread can still be controlled. Countries […]Chart of the day: These countries have seen the biggest falls in extreme poverty
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Rosamond Hutt, Senior Writer, Formative Content About 1.1 billion people have moved out of extreme poverty since 1990. 15 countries have made rapid progress in reducing extreme poverty. Tanzania almost halved its extreme poverty in just over a […]Panic buying of face masks and other supplies puts healthcare workers at risk, says WHO
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Justin Jensen, Project manager, World Economic Forum Panic buying of medical supplies is putting health workers’ lives at risk. The WHO asked industry and government leaders this week to increase manufacturing of protective gear by 40%. The WHO […]Young people are key to defusing unrest and restoring public trust
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Aleksander Dardeli, Executive Vice President, IREX Young people distrust public institutions dominated by older elites. Public institutions must stem the corruption that dilutes their legitimacy. Building trust requires education about the role public institutions play in young people’s […]How tech can lead reskilling in the age of automation
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Amar Hanspal, CEO, Bright Machines Manufacturing as we know it isn’t quite dead – but it will be soon. We’re at the cusp of a major transformation where the classic factory worker’s tasks will soon be digitized and […]Latest Coronavirus (Covid-19) briefing from the World Health Organisation – key takeaways
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. World Health Organisation holds daily media briefing to update public on the outbreak. This one streamed live at 4.30 CET on Friday 6 March. Global number of infections verging on 100,000 confirmed cases and 3380 deaths. WHO risk […]From the boardroom to the consulting room: pharma’s role in curing gender bias
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Jayasree K. Iyer, Executive Director, Access to Medicine Foundation • Pharma companies putting greater priority on women makes sense financially and in terms of healthcare impact. • Women in low-income countries bear a disproportionate disease burden. • More […]Each for Equal is the women’s day theme – these maps of the world show how far we have to go
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: John Letzing, Digital Editor, Strategic Intelligence, World Economic Forum & Andrew Berkley, Project Lead, Data Science and Analysis, World Economic Forum -The World Economic Forum created a visualization of global gender inequality. -Nagging gaps remain, including a pay […]Big oil’s climate pledges will fail without workforce equality
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Katie Mehnert, Founder, Pink Petro • Research show gender diversity increases innovation levels. • The oil and gas sector is lagging on female representation, and other diversity measures. • The energy giants’ climate commitment could rest on putting […]6 of the world’s 10 most polluted cities are in India
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Douglas Broom, Senior Writer, Formative Content Six of the world’s 10 most polluted cities are in India. New Delhi has the worst air pollution of any capital city. Air pollution kills 1.25 million people in India every year. […]Sweden is fighting loneliness by housing older and younger generations together
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Sean Fleming, Senior Writer, Formative Content This refurbished apartment block brings 72 people of mixed ages and backgrounds together. There are shared kitchens and recreation areas to help them socialize. Six in 10 Swedes sometimes feel lonely, and […]How to build deforestation-free supply chains: lessons from Indonesia
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Michael B. Jenkins, President and Chief Executive Officer, Forest Trends & Eric Usher, Head, UNEP FI Switzerland Many companies overlook the deforestation risks within their supply chains. Indonesia is making headway in the fight against deforestation. Much is […]Betazone: The Beauty of Inclusion
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Sean Fleming, Senior Writer, Formative Content Thando Hopa is a model, activist and lawyer from South Africa. In 2019, she made history as the first person with albinism to appear on the cover of Vogue. Her Davos 2020 […]This is how the Western Balkans will become more innovative
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Martina Larkin, Head of Regional Strategies – Europe and Eurasia, Member of the Executive Committee, World Economic Forum Geneva & Attilio Di Battista, Project Lead, Country Accelerators, World Economic Forum The Western Balkans is one of the areas […]The hidden risks nature loss poses for businesses
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Celine Herweijer, Global Leader, Innovation and Sustainability, PwC & Samra Mariam, Manager, Sustainability and Climate Change, PwC & Will Evison, Director, Sustainability and Climate Change, PwC Nature loss is still a hidden risk for many businesses. This must […]Facts, not fear, will stop COVID-19 – so how should we talk about it?
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Robin Pomeroy, Journalist, World Economic Forum “Words matter”: World Health Organization issues guidelines to media. Stick to the facts, don’t spread rumours, and avoid stigmatizing patients. Poor information could help disease spread; good info could help halt it. […]Just 24% of news sources are women. Here’s why that’s a problem
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Sarah Macharia, Programme Manager, The World Association for Christian Communication (WACC) & Marcus Burke, Research Analyst – Media, Entertainment and Culture, World Economic Forum In 2015, research suggests just 24% of news sources (people seen, heard or read […]What makes us happy? AI scanned 700,000 journal entries to find out
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Darren Thackeray, Writer, Formative Content Study analyzed 700,000 anonymous journals written by 67,000 individuals. Correlation between positive moods and sleep, healthy eating and exercise. Nearly one in five of children and adolescents have a mental disorder. AI could […]As the inventor of copy and paste dies, here are other computing innovations we take for granted
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Sean Fleming, Senior Writer, Formative Content Larry Tesler invented cut and paste, and coined the phrase “user-friendly”. Globally, we now send 188 million emails every minute of every day. 5G technology is expected to generate $3.6 trillion by […]Coronavirus – here’s the public health advice on how to protect yourself
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Johnny Wood, Senior Writer, Formative Content More than 87,000 people worldwide have been infected. The vast majority of cases have occurred in China. For most people the impact is mild but vulnerable people are more at risk. Effective […]Cash for babies: How Europe is tackling its falling birthrate
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Sean Fleming, Senior Writer, Formative Content Europe is the continent with the oldest population. This is creating problems for healthcare and pensions. But some countries are taking action to encourage more people to have children. In the far […]Track the spread of coronavirus around the world
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Andrew Berkley, Project Lead, Data Science and Analysis, World Economic Forum & John Letzing, Digital Editor, Strategic Intelligence, World Economic Forum As the world grapples with the increasingly disruptive impact of COVID-19, its origins remain mysterious. Though differing […]How Jack Ma sees a thriving future of entrepreneurship in Africa
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: James da Costa, Co-Founder, Mandala Group With a growing youth population, Africa is at the forefront of the digital economy. Jack Ma created the Africa Netpreneur Prize and the Alibaba eFounders initiative to identify and support 100 African […]We should treat data as a natural resource. Here’s why
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Antonio Neri, President and CEO, HPE We are generating unprecedented and ever-increasing amounts of data. As well as its benefits, this trend is consuming energy and generating waste at unsustainable levels. We need a paradigm shift in the […]Peatlands are under threat. Here’s why we must act now to save them
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Laura Saputelli, Sustainability Specialist, Swiss Public Affairs and Sustainability, World Economic Forum & Peter Staubli, Co-founder and director, Beck & Staubli Peatlands play a huge role as carbon sinks and biodiversity hotspots. Centuries of depletion, either by drainage […]Renewable energy could power the world by 2050. Here’s what that future might look like
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Johnny Wood, Senior Writer, Formative Content It’s possible to switch to a fully sustainable global energy landscape within the next 30 years, according to research. Greater geographical connectivity of solar, wind and hydro power, can reduce energy use […]Yellow vests, rising violence – what’s happening in France?
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Clement Le Goff, Senior Reporter, France Télévisions On the street, we see a tendency towards rising extremism across the political spectrum; Macron crystallizes the anger of all protestors and their language is getting more and more violent; Journalists, […]It takes far too long for a rare disease to be diagnosed. Here’s how that can change
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Wolfram Nothaft, Chief Medical Officer, Takeda & Clifford Goldsmith, US CMO and National Director, Microsoft Health and Life Sciences & Yann Le Cam, Chief Executive Officer, EURORDIS-Rare Diseases Europe Rare diseases effect more than 300 million people worldwide. […]Rare diseases are more common than you might think
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Sean Fleming, Senior Writer, Formative Content 29 February is Rare Disease Day. One third of children with a rare disease won’t live to see their fifth birthday. Genetic research may offer the greatest hope for treatments and cures. […]
