This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Olena Zelenska, First Lady of Ukraine, Founder of the Summit of First Ladies and Gentlemen Global Platform I have some photos on my phone. Young girls and boys – school graduates – are dancing a waltz down the […]Olena Zelenska: War is harming global mental health — even for people living in safety
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Olena Zelenska, First Lady of Ukraine, Founder of the Summit of First Ladies and Gentlemen Global Platform I have some photos on my phone. Young girls and boys – school graduates – are dancing a waltz down the […]What is energy literacy and why is it important? Malaysia’s programme sees the potential
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Olivia Zeydler, Lead, Strategic Integration, C4IR Energy and Materials, World Economic Forum The world is at a critical inflection point where societies and industries are rapidly transforming. Changing our energy systems to be cleaner while meeting energy needs […]5 steps towards health equity in low- and middle-income countries through tailored innovation
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Melanie Saville, Chief Scientific Officer, PATH The world faces a persistent chasm of health inequity, with low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) bearing the brunt of the burden. Put simply, too many people in LMICs lack access to essential […]This pioneering airspace management system can unleash the societal benefits of drone tech
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Daniella Partem, Senior director, Head, C4IR Israel, Ofer Lapid, Senior Expert Evaluator, Israel Innovation Authority, Ami Weisz, Manager, R&D and Flight Testing Dept., Civil Aviation Authority of Israel While initially developed for military and reconnaissance purposes, and recently […]Post breakthrough: How AI can lift climate research out of the lab and into the real 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: Joe Wegener, Project Leader, Boston Consulting Group, Mehdi Ghissassi, Director and Head of Product, DeepMind, Hamid Maher, Managing Director and Partner; Global Leader, Climate & Sustainability, BCG X, Boston Consulting Group (BCG) The world is making big bets […]Why regulating AI can be surprisingly straightforward, when teamed with eternal vigilance
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Rahul Tongia, Senior Fellow, Centre for Social and Economic Progress Artificial Intelligence (AI) is unlikely to destroy humanity, but it is already creating societal upheavals across industry, government, education and the creative arts. ‘Deepfakes’ are already being blamed […]How we can deliver a better tomorrow through generative biology
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Robert Speight, Director, CSIRO Advanced Engineering Biology Future Science Platform, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Brynne Stanton, Lead, Bioeconomy, World Economic Forum Genetic biotechnologies have revolutionized society and have been delivering groundbreaking innovations for over 40 […]‘Cautious optimism’: Here’s what chief economists think about the state of the global economy
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Aengus Collins, Head, Economic Growth, Revival and Transformation, World Economic Forum, Kateryna Karunska, Insight Lead, Economic Growth, Revival and Transformation., World Economic Forum Despite geopolitical tensions and lingering economic headwinds, the outlook for the global economy is improving. […]How focused giving can unlock billions and catapult women’s wealth
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Mark Muckerheide, Associate Vice-President of Women’s Economic Justice (WEJ), CARE USA I’ll start with a big statement: Strategic corporate giving, with a relentless focus on return on investment (ROI), can dramatically transform the economic landscape for women globally. […]Half the world is affected by oral disease – here’s how we can tackle this unmet healthcare need
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Charlotte Edmond, Senior Writer, Forum Agenda Almost half the world’s population is affected by oral diseases, and the number of cases is growing faster than the population. There are around a billion more cases of oral disease globally […]3 key ways to meaningfully engage Indigenous peoples in climate action
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Amanda Young, Executive Director, Pollination, Ginelle Greene-Dewasmes, Community Specialist, Global Shapers Community, World Economic Forum Indigenous peoples are disproportionately affected by climate change in Australia and around the world. They also hold notable untapped potential that could be […]How MENA’s biggest actors can help the region’s suppliers and SMEs to decarbonize
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Akram Alami, Partner, Bain & Company, Kelsey Goodman, Community Engagement Lead, World Economic Forum COP28, held in Dubai last year, was an incredible catalyst for climate action in the Middle East and North Africa. Public sector and large […]How India is emerging as an advanced energy superpower
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Maciej Kolaczkowski, Manager, Advanced Energy Solutions Industry, World Economic Forum, Debmalya Sen, Lead, Advanced Energy Solutions, World Economic Forum, C4IR India, Jeremy Williams, Project Fellow, Advanced Energy Solutions, World Economic Forum India is emerging as a global powerhouse […]How health data collaboration can help unlock inclusive healthcare
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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 Heinrich, Project Fellow, Digital Healthcare Transformation, World Economic Forum, Project Consultant, Capgemini, Antonio Spina, Lead, Health and Healthcare, World Economic Forum All 194 member states of the World Health Organization (WHO) are convening for the 77thWorld Health […]Gender and health equity will only come with universal access to eye health – 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: Dr. Princess Ifeoma IkePublic Health Optometrist; CEO Princess Vision Eye Clinic Limited Abuja, Nigeria, as well as Global Shaper, Abuja Hub, and Member of the World Economic Forum’s Expert Network on Global Health, Future of Healthcare, and Women’s […]Navigating the future of digital governance: NetMundial+10 output
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Agustina Callegari, Project Lead, Global Coalition for Digital Safety, World Economic Forum Last week, Brazil positioned itself at the forefront of global discussions on digital governance. A decade after the groundbreaking NetMundial event in 2014, São Paulo hosted […]Why nature-positive cities can help transform the planet
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Carlos Correa Escaf, Former Minister of Environment and Sustainability, Colombian Government In recent years, “nature-positive” has become a popular buzzword among world leaders confronting the climate and biodiversity landscape. The term is defined by the Nature Positive Initiative […]What is needed for inclusive and sustainable global economic growth? Four leaders share their thoughts
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Liam Coleman, Senior Writer, Formative Content The ubiquitous nature of global warming means a just energy transition is essential. But how do we balance that need for decarbonization alongside the need for growth? That was a key discussion […]Tackling deforestation – 4 reasons companies should take a ‘landscape’ approach
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Jack Hurd, Executive Director, Tropical Forest Alliance; Member of the Executive Committee, World Economic Forum Many living in cities and countries already stripped of native woodland may have become desensitized to headlines such as ‘Football pitch’ of Amazon […]US jobs market, Japanese inflation and other economics stories to read
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Joe Myers, Writer, Forum Agenda 1. US labour market remains strong The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits fell last week, suggesting strength remains in the labour market. It was the second straight week of declines. […]US hikes tariffs on Chinese imports, and other global trade stories to read this month
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Guillaume Dabré, Project Specialist, World Economic Forum 1. US hikes tariffs on Chinese imports The United States has sharply hiked tariffs on a range of Chinese imports as a trade tiff between the two economic superpowers escalates. US […]What is needed for inclusive and sustainable global economic growth? Four leaders share their thoughts
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Liam Coleman, Senior Writer, Formative Content The ubiquitous nature of global warming means a just energy transition is essential. But how do we balance that need for decarbonization alongside the need for growth? That was a key discussion point […]How Japan is harnessing blue carbon as a pathway to net zero
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Naoko Tochibayashi, Communications Lead, Japan, World Economic Forum In April, over 100 volunteers gathered in the bay area of Yokohama, the second-largest city in Japan after Tokyo, to plant eelgrass on the seabed, following Japan’s aim to achieve carbon neutrality by […]US jobs market, Japanese inflation and other economics stories to read
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Joe Myers, Writer, Forum Agenda 1. US labour market remains strong The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits fell last week, suggesting strength remains in the labour market. It was the second straight week of declines. Initial claims […]How trade friction is slowing down the world’s shift to clean energy
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Sverre Alvik, Vice President and Energy Transition Research Director, DNV The speed of the green shift will benefit from uninterrupted global trade, while cooperation also depends on trust between countries and regions for a reasonably fair competition. China […]Tinder Swindler: How ‘romance fraud’ became a multi-billion dollar cybercrime
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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, Podcast Editor, World Economic Forum, Sophia Akram, Writer, Forum Agenda “I met him in person. [He] looked like his pictures. Really charming. Really opening up to me. So we had a coffee. He was talking about […]Tourism is bouncing back – but can we make travel sustainable?
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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, Podcast Editor, World Economic Forum, Sophia Akram, Writer, Forum Agenda “What we need… is people to understand that when they go out and take a trip, there’s this style of consumerism, there’s a responsibility they have to learn […]What can employers do to combat STEM talent shortages?
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Timo Lehne, Chief Executive Officer, SThree PLC A global shortage of workers with science, engineering, technology and mathematics (STEM) skills raises important questions: And most importantly for hiring employers: how will individual companies meet their STEM talent needs? […]Data volume is soaring. Here’s how the ICT sector can sustainably handle the surge
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Bart Valkhof, Head, Information and Communication Technology Industry, World Economic Forum, Eleni Kemene, Lead, Industry Decarbonization, Chemicals Sectors, World Economic Forum One hundred and eighty-one zettabytes. That’s the amount of data expected to be created, captured, copied and […]250 million more older people could be exposed to dangerous heat levels, and other nature and climate stories you need to read this week
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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 Purton, Senior Writer, Formative 1. Almost 250 million more older people could be exposed to dangerous heat levels An extra 246 million older people could be exposed to dangerous levels of heat by 2050, a new study […]India facing record power shortfall for June, and other top energy stories this month
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Roberto Bocca, Head, Centre for Energy and Materials; Member of the Executive Committee, World Economic Forum 1. India anticipating significant power shortfall India’s government has told Reuters it is expecting the country’s biggest power shortfall for June in 14 years. A […]
What can we expect of next-generation generative AI models?
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Andrea Willige, Senior Writer, Forum Agenda To say that generative AI has taken the world by storm would be understating the veritable avalanche set loose when OpenAI released ChatGPT in late 2022. Now it has announced the arrival of […]Safeguarding central bank digital currency systems in the post-quantum computing age
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Cameron Nili, Project Fellow, Financial Market Infrastructure Modernization & Wholesale CBDC, Accenture, Tom Patterson, Managing Director, Emerging Technology Security, Accenture, Carl Dukatz, Next Gen Compute Lead, Managing Director, Accenture Quantum computing is a disruptive force that will revolutionize data-intensive tasks across […]
