This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Charlotte Edmond, Formative Content What does it take to be a stellar chief executive? Well, according to new research from Glassdoor, the best CEOs are those who surround themselves with a strong senior leadership team. Across five different countries […]What makes a great CEO? The people they surround themselves with
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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, Formative Content What does it take to be a stellar chief executive? Well, according to new research from Glassdoor, the best CEOs are those who surround themselves with a strong senior leadership team. Across five different countries […]Kids who live in the countryside have better motor skills, a study in Finland has found
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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 Country children have better motor skills than city kids, which means they develop faster and could even enjoy greater equality in society, according to a new Finnish study. Academics at the University of […]Europe is designing satellites that ‘surf’ their way past space debris
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Camilla Colombo, Space researcher, Politecnico di Milano Space debris Humans routinely send spacecraft into orbit to ensure services on the ground and to explore other planets. This extraordinary ability comes with a great responsibility: our space activity risks contaminating […]5 ways CEOs can renew their businesses for the digital 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: Simon Torrance, Managing Director, FoundersLane As they are catapulted into the digital era, many businesses are crash-landing in a world they no longer recognize. At their helms are CEOs who have navigated choppy waters for decades and taken […]If innovators can solve India’s problems, they can save the world. 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: Nikhil Malhotra, Global head of innovation, Techmahindra From mobile phones to reusable rockets, today we live with inventions that were once considered science fiction. These innovations have also affected our general living standards over the last millennia; the […]Could implants treat people with brain disease? A young scientist explains
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Gaëlle Offranc Piret, Researcher, Inserm What is the big problem you’re trying to solve? How our brain works is still full of mystery and in the meantime it is very fragile and susceptible to diseases or accidents; treatments […]EU Trust Fund for Africa: new migration-related actions to protect vulnerable people and foster resilience of host communities in North of Africa
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This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The European Commission has approved five new migration-related programmes in North of Africa totalling €61.5 million. These new programmes adopted under the EU Emergency Trust Fund for Africa will reinforce ongoing actions to protect and assist refugees and vulnerable migrants in North of Africa especially in […]European Commission adopts rules to ensure a smooth transition to its next President and the next College of Commissioners
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This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The appointment of the President of the European Commission and of the Commissioners takes place in line with Article 17(7) of the Treaty on the European Union (TEU). The European Commission as an institution is responsible for ensuring the smooth transition between the current […]We all have a ‘hierarchy of needs’. But is technology meeting 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: Michelle Lau, CEO, Dentsu Aegis Network China The world looked very different in 1943, when the psychologist Abraham Maslow’s “hierarchy of needs” model was first published. The world was just in the early stages of realising the potential […]10 reasons why today’s cyber leaders are tomorrow’s world leaders
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Francesca Bosco, Project Lead, Cyber-Resilience, Centre for Cybersecurity, World Economic Forum & Rebekah Lewis, Project Lead, Governance and Policy, Centre for Cybersecurity, World Economic Forum Throughout the world, unprecedented levels of innovation, interdependence and change call for strong and […]Blockchain will make sure green pledges aren’t just greenwash: a new initiative by young leaders at the World Economic Forum
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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 When a country or a company makes a promise to reduce carbon emissions, respect fishing quotas or cut toxic output, how can we be sure they’ll keep their word? The truth is, […]Can we understand how the universe was formed? A young scientist explains
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. As part of a series exploring the bold new frontiers of science, we caught up Yabebal Fantaye, an expert in cosmology at the African Institute for Mathematical Sciences, to find out why he dedicated his research to searching for […]The rise of techno-nationalism – and the paradox at its core
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Kate Lamb, Writer, World Economic Forum It’s globalization’s counterswing. After years of rising global connectivity, the anti-globalization blowback has manifested in the rise of techno-nationalism. But in such an interconnected and tech-driven world, can protectionist stances on technological […]Who is first (and last) in the race to build a workforce fit for the future?
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Emily Glassberg Sands, Senior Director of Data Science, Coursera & Vinod Bakthavachalam, Senior Data Scientist, Coursera The Fourth Industrial Revolution is transforming the world of work. Technology is advancing faster than humans, disrupting both jobs and the skills needed […]Constitution of the 9th legislature of the European Parliament
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This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. The 9th legislature of the European Parliament was officially constituted today in Strasbourg at 10.00 by outgoing President Antonio Tajani. The President of the European Parliament will be elected tomorrow morning at 9am. Nominations must be submitted by political groups or by 1/20th of […]Working with millennials, leaders say humility works better than bossing around
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Peter Vanham, Media Lead, US and Industries, World Economic Forum As a new generation rises through the ranks of companies and government, the CEO of Adecco and UAE Minister of Education found that leading them requires learning from […]Greening the Belt and Road is essential to our climate’s future
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Ma Jun, Chief Economist, People’s Bank of China Climate change is the battle of the century. According to a 2018 Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change special report, the global temperature rise will likely 1.5°C as early as 2030. We […]Abuse of authority provisions adopted by the Senate raise concerns over Brazil’s capacity to ensure independence of prosecutors and judges in fighting corruption
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This article is brought to you in association with OECD. The OECD Working Group on Bribery reaffirms the importance of the independence of prosecutors and judges and is concerned that Brazil’s achievements in fighting corruption may be seriously jeopardised by recent legislative developments. On 26 June 2019, the Brazilian Senate adopted a Bill which, in addition to […]Governments should renew efforts to reform support to agriculture
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This article is brought to you in association with OECD. Governments worldwide provide more than USD 500 billion in often ineffective and trade distorting support to farmers each year, and efforts to reform these policies have largely stalled, according to a new OECD report. Agricultural Policy Monitoring and Evaluation 2019 shows that farm policies in the 53 […]The status of the Code of Medical Ethics: loading
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This article was exclusively written for The European Sting by Ms. Luiza Merigo Santa Rosa, a 20 years old medical student who is the Local Coordinator and member of the IFMSA Brasil Unicesumar Scientific Research Center. She is affiliated to the International Federation of Medical Students Associations (IFMSA), cordial partner of The Sting. The opinions expressed in this […]How to make trade single windows more efficient with blockchain
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Alejandra Radl, Integration and Trade Specialist, Inter-American Development Bank, Fellow, Digital Trade, World Economic Forum & Jesse Lin, Project Specialist, Digital Trade, World Economic Forum International trade is of critical importance for economic and social development worldwide. A major […]You will be eating replacement meats within 20 years. 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: Carsten Gerhardt, Partner, Chemicals practice, A.T. Kearney Meat is big business. According to analysis by A.T. Kearney, the global meat market was worth $1,000 billion in 2018, and this is set to grow. The World Economic Forum’s Alternative Proteins […]The next Google in biotech: will it be Chinese?
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Kate Lamb Can the world benefit from the pace of Chinese biotech without veering into ethical and regulatory grey zones? In this panel discussion at the World Economic Forum’s Annual Meeting of the New Champions in Dalian, China, […]State aid: Commission opens investigation into proposed public support for Peugeot plant in Spain
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This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The European Commission has opened an in-depth investigation to assess whether Spain’s plan to grant €20.7 million of public support to PSA for investing in its existing car plant in Vigo (Spain) is in line with EU rules on regional State aid. Commissioner Margrethe […]Fair Taxation: New EU-wide system to resolve tax disputes between Member States applies from today
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This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. New EU rules come into force today to ensure quicker and more effective resolution of tax disputes between Member States, making life easier and offering much more tax certainty for businesses and individuals experiencing double taxation issues. The eagerly awaited new system will help […]Inspired by orange peel, this ‘plastic’ packaging is totally compostable
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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, Formative Content What do you think of when you think of orange peel? Probably not a lot – it keeps the inside safe and juicy, right? Well, exactly. TIPA, a new World Economic Forum Tech Pioneer, […]Resiliency is the key to strong investments in a chaotic 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: Emma Charlton, Senior Writer, Formative Content Perhaps it’s ironic, but as the severity of issues such as climate change, deforestation and declining water quality increases, so does our ability to apply emerging technologies to help address them. That’s good, […]Where will evolution take us in the Fourth Industrial Revolution?
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Juliana Chan, Chief Executive Officer, Wildtype Media Group & Benjamin Seet, Executive Director, Biomedical Research Council, Agency for Science, Technology and Research, Singapore The study of evolution allows us to reconstruct the past and to understand how life evolved […]This is how much the US-China trade war could cost the world, according to new research
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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, Formative Content The US-China trade war does not appear to be edging closer to a resolution. Both sides have failed to find a compromise so far, while rising tariffs have been jolting financial markets. And as the […]Innovating together: connectivity that matters
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Sponsored content There’s no doubting the importance of connectivity – high speed internet access – to economic and social development. Every industrial sector, every area of business, society and daily life benefits from connectivity and the applications, solutions, products and systems it enables. Indeed, the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) ’s core mandate is connecting the […]Latin America is a mass-transit powerhouse. But it needs fine-tuning
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Michelle Avary, Project Head, Autonomous and Urban Mobility, World Economic Forum Latin America and the Caribbean are experiencing rapid rates of urbanization, population growth and income growth, with matching increased demand for mobility services. Within the last 50 […]State aid: Commission invites comments on simplified rules for State aid combined with EU support
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This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The European Commission is inviting Member States and other stakeholders to comment on its proposal to exempt from prior Commission scrutiny under EU State aid rules aid granted through national funds for projects supported under certain EU centrally managed programmes. Commissioner Margrethe Vestager, in charge […]Ditching plastic straws isn’t enough. Here’s how to achieve zero waste.
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Akira Sakano, Chair of the Board of Directors, Zero Waste Academy It has become trendy to refuse single-use plastic straws. Paper straws now line the shelves of supermarkets, some cafes now use paper straws, and some convenience stores […]
