This article is brought to you thanks to the strategic cooperation of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Kristina Skierka, CEO, Power for All New technologies and business models create a constant churn of labour market disruption. Robots, driverless cars and other forms of automation will mean millions fewer jobs worldwide. On the other hand, fast-growing […]A skills gap is jeopardizing efforts to end energy poverty
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This article is brought to you thanks to the strategic cooperation of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Kristina Skierka, CEO, Power for All New technologies and business models create a constant churn of labour market disruption. Robots, driverless cars and other forms of automation will mean millions fewer jobs worldwide. On the other hand, fast-growing […]Why salaries could finally be on the way up
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This article is brought to you thanks to the strategic cooperation of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Emma Charlton, Writer Tired of reading about robots coming for your job? There’s good news for job seekers around the globe in Manpower’s latest report: hiring demand is up and talent shortages are at a 12-year high, showing […]What lies ahead for the Korean Peninsula?
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This article is brought to you thanks to the strategic cooperation of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Ruediger Frank, Department Head and Professor of East Asian Economy and Society, University of Vienna In 2017, the Korean Peninsula seemed to be on the brink of war. The risk of disastrous human and economic consequences was high, […]The vegan economy is booming – and Big Food wants a slice of it
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This article is brought to you thanks to the strategic cooperation of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Sean Fleming, Senior Writer, Formative Content Once dismissed as a trendy food fad and a fringe concern, veganism is now going mainstream. Growth in sales of plant-based food jumped 20% in the USA between June 2017 and June […]7 ways the ‘biological century’ will transform healthcare
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This article is brought to you thanks to the strategic cooperation of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Mike Moradi, Co-Founder & CEO, Sensulin & David Berry, General partner, Flagship Pioneering Among the many disruptive forces that the Fourth Industrial Revolution promises to unleash is a revolution in healthcare. We’re entering the century of biology – […]The collision of these 3 geographies is creating a new world order
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This article is brought to you thanks to the strategic cooperation of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Samir Saran, President, Observer Research Foundation (ORF) For the past seven decades, the world has been moulded by a strong, transatlantic relationship with the US and EU underwriting the terms of peace, stability and economic prosperity. The success […]Here’s how to find a job you really love
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This article is brought to you thanks to the strategic cooperation of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Utkarsh Amitabh, Founder, Network Capital (Mentors Across Borders), Network Capital Like many millennials, I have often received career advice along the lines of “follow your passion”. Although it sounds great, it is hard to put into practice. One […]Digital distrust: We’re losing faith in technology to solve the world’s problems
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This article is brought to you thanks to the strategic cooperation of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Sean Fleming, Senior Writer, Formative Content Climate change, hunger, disease, inequality, conflict. The list of problems facing humankind grows longer and more complex all the time. Emerging digital technologies may hold the answers to some of these and […]This is why people live, work and stay in a growing city
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This article is brought to you thanks to the strategic cooperation of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Pearly Siffel, Strategy and geographic expansion leader, international, Mercer In the next decade, nearly half of all global GDP growth will come from around 400 cities and growing economies that are on a trajectory to reach 1 billion […]We’ve lost 60% of wildlife in less than 50 years
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This article is brought to you thanks to the strategic cooperation of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Emma Charlton, Writer Human activity is having a devastating impact on our planet. But while most people understand how pollution, resource depletion and loss of biodiversity are pushing the natural resources to the brink, the reality can seem […]Global hunger is on the rise. These simple steps could help eradicate it
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This article is brought to you thanks to the strategic cooperation of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Ndidi Okonkwo Nwuneli, Managing Partner, Sahel Consulting Agriculture & Nutrition Global hunger is on the rise again, with more people hungry today than 10 years ago. According to a recent United Nations report, 821 million people – one […]How much is nature worth? $125 trillion, according to this report
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This article is brought to you thanks to the strategic cooperation of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Sean Fleming, Senior Writer, Formative Content Plummeting wildlife populations have become a stark reminder that the planet and its resources are under tremendous pressure. Between 1970 and 2014, there has been a 60% fall in the numbers of […]The 5 biggest challenges cities will face in the future
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This article is brought to you thanks to the strategic cooperation of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Chan Heng Chee, Chairman, Lee Kuan Yew Centre for Innovative Cities, Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD) & Harvey Neo, Consultant, Lee Kuan Yew Centre for Innovative Cities, Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD) The UN […]How AI can inspire doctors to be more inventive
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This article is brought to you thanks to the strategic cooperation of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Nick Peters, Professor of Cardiology and Head of Cardiac Electrophysiology, Imperial College London In 2017, DeepMind’s AlphaGo computer beat the world champion of the strategy board game Go. The computer knew only the rules of the game, which […]Tackling water scarcity: 4 ways to pull H20 out of thin air
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This article is brought to you thanks to the strategic cooperation of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Emma Charlton, Writer You may remember studying the water cycle at school, following the path from oceans and rivers to the atmosphere and back again. Image: UK Met Office While clouds are the most visible form of water […]More than 90% of the world’s children are breathing toxic air
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This article is brought to you thanks to the strategic cooperation of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Emma Charlton, Writer Nearly every person on the planet is breathing in dirty air that is likely damaging our health, often with fatal consequences, according to research by the World Health Organization. Image: Our World In Data Younger […]India is building a high-tech sustainable city from scratch
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This article is brought to you thanks to the strategic cooperation of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Emma Charlton, Writer Skyscrapers, high-rise apartments, neon signs and congested roads. These are a few things that might spring to mind when you think about a modern city. Many of the world’s major conurbations are organically grown sprawls […]The 5 stages of acceptance as robots enter the workforce
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This article is brought to you thanks to the strategic cooperation of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Melonee Wise, CEO, Fetch Robotics For the past several years, the conversation about robots and jobs has focused heavily on how automation is poised to disrupt the workforce. Speculative articles full of studies, reports, and abstract opinions have […]Businesses are lacking moral leadership, according to employees
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This article is brought to you thanks to the strategic cooperation of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Dov Seidman, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, LRN Corporation “Who are America’s moral leaders?” USA Today asked in a recent headline. At a time when businesses are increasingly thrust to the forefront of complex issues such as racial […]We need to talk about integration after migration. Here are four ways we can improve it
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This article is brought to you thanks to the strategic cooperation of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Anne Gallagher, President, International Catholic Migration Commission Integration is the delicate, critical transition of the migrant from outsider to insider – the process by which migrants become a part of their new community. Successful integration is hard to […]10 things you – and your government – should know about competitiveness in the Fourth Industrial Revolution
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This article is brought to you thanks to the strategic cooperation of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Klaus Schwab, Founder and Executive Chairman, World Economic Forum & Saadia ZahidiManaging Director, Head of Social and Economic Agendas, World Economic Forum Even as globalization has led to unprecedented gains for many from the movement of goods, services, […]These countries spend the most on education
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This article is brought to you thanks to the strategic cooperation of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Sean Fleming, Senior Writer, Formative Content Few would argue that a thriving education system is vital to a country’s success. But while education is a priority across the globe, the level of spending varies sharply from country to […]The Philippines is reopening a ‘cesspool’ island after a six month clean up
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This article is brought to you thanks to the strategic cooperation of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Emma Charlton, Writer No tourist destination wants the moniker “cesspool.” But earlier this year, the Philippines island of Boracay – one of the nation’s major and heavily exploited tourist destinations – was dubbed as such by President Rodrigo […]Women in Iceland have walked out of work to dispute the gender pay gap
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This article is brought to you thanks to the strategic cooperation of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Nicola Gryczka, Chief Executive Officer, Gastromotiva Imagine if you worked a full day but stopped being paid at 2.55pm. That’s the fate of women in Iceland, according to a protest group that organized rallies across the country this […]How smart farming is helping Brazil feed the world
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This article is brought to you thanks to the strategic cooperation of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Daniel Carrara, Ligia Dutra & Bruno Lucchi Leonardo Sales is a cattle rancher in the arid north of Brazil’s Minas Gerais state. Brazilian farmers like him supply 23% of the world’s cattle, earning $31 billion from the lucrative […]Can green bonds help us manage climate risk?
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This article is brought to you thanks to the strategic cooperation of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Lisa Wong, Partner, Affirmative Investment Management Partners Limited (AIM) At 79 degrees north, the northernmost permanent human settlement and gateway to the North Pole, Ny-Ålesund is a leading centre for international Arctic scientific research and environmental monitoring. It […]As tech disrupts our jobs, it’s not too late to turn pain into gain
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This article is brought to you thanks to the strategic cooperation of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Guy Ryder, Director-General, International Labour Organization (ILO) The World Economic Forum’s Future of Jobs Report 2018 gives some cause for encouragement. The business perspective on how technology will affect growth and job creation is becoming more positive, the […]These chefs are fighting hunger and poverty with gastronomy
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This article is brought to you thanks to the strategic cooperation of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Nicola Gryczka, Chief Executive Officer, Gastromotiva From memories of that first bite into a ripe tomato lovingly plucked from the vine by your grandmother, to celebrating a milestone birthday at a restaurant where the velouté sauce is so […]These Asian economies invested in their people – and it paid off
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This article is brought to you thanks to the strategic cooperation of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Alex Gray, Senior Writer, Formative Content Automation and malnutrition could create a global underclass and provoke unrest on a par with the Arab Spring. This isn’t the opening sentence of a dystopian novel, it’s the bleak picture painted […]The US is withdrawing from a 144-year-old treaty. Here’s the context
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This article is brought to you thanks to the strategic cooperation of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Sean Doherty, Head of International Trade and Investment System Initiave, Member of the Executive Committee, World Economic Forum & Kimberley Botwright, Policy Analyst, Digital Trade, International Trade & Investment, World Economic Forum The United States is planning to […]The needs, challenges and power dynamics of refugee resettlement
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This article is brought to you thanks to the strategic cooperation of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Adèle Garnier, Lecturer in Politics and Public Policy, Macquarie University & Kristin Bergtora Sandvik, Research Professor in Humanitarian Studies, Peace Research Institute Oslo & Liliana Lyra Jubilut, Professor of International Law, Human Rights and Refugee Law, Universidade Católica […]Spain will soon overtake Japan in life expectancy rankings. Here’s why
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This article is brought to you thanks to the strategic cooperation of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Sean Fleming, Senior Writer, Formative Content The importance of a healthy diet and lifestyle has long been acknowledged by healthcare professionals as one of the keys to a long and happy life. And for the people of Spain, […]Where are the world’s nuclear weapons?
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This article is brought to you thanks to the strategic cooperation of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Sean Fleming, Senior Writer, Formative Content It’s just over 30 years since the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF Treaty) came into force, signed by the US’ Ronald Regan and USSR’s Mikhail Gorbachev. But now, US President Donald Trump […]
