This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Akash Pugalia, Global President, Media, Entertainment, Gaming and Trust and , Safety, TeleperformanceFarah Lalani, Global Vice President, Trust and Safety Policy, Teleperformance, Maria Polchlopek Mercado, Social Media and Cx Director, Teleperfomance We all remember the simpler days of gaming: offline games […]How we can tackle toxicity to create a more inclusive gaming environment
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Akash Pugalia, Global President, Media, Entertainment, Gaming and Trust and , Safety, TeleperformanceFarah Lalani, Global Vice President, Trust and Safety Policy, Teleperformance, Maria Polchlopek Mercado, Social Media and Cx Director, Teleperfomance We all remember the simpler days of gaming: offline games […]Davos 2024: Here’s the impact on-ground across AI, climate, growth and global security
January 26, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Pooja Chhabria, Digital Editor, World Economic Forum, Sophia Akram, Writer, Forum Agenda Davos 2024, the recently concluded Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum in Switzerland, cut across four ambitious themes dominating today’s global landscape: Achieving Security and Cooperation in a […]Why the world should look to Africa for education innovation
January 26, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Peter Phillips, Chief Executive, Cambridge University Press & Assessment Within a decade, one in three entrants to the global workforce will be from Africa. Over the next 30 years, the majority of the world’s new workers may well be on the […]How to turn eco-anxiety into bold action on nature
January 22, 2024 by 1 Comment
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Nicole Schwab, Co-Head, Nature Positive Pillar; Member of the Executive Committee, World Economic Forum Nature is a complex and often misunderstood term. What ‘nature’ means to a businesswoman in Paris, say, will most likely differ dramatically from how a […]Antitrust: Commission seeks feedback on commitments offered by Apple over practices related to Apple Pay
January 22, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The European Commission invites comments on commitments offered by Apple to address competition concerns over access restrictions to the technology used for contactless payments with mobile devices in stores (Near-Field Communication – ‘NFC’). The Commission’s investigations Apple Pay is Apple’s own mobile wallet solution used to […]Parliament concerned about the rule of law in Slovakia
January 18, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. MEPs criticise the new government for an array of worrying reform proposals and warn against the Prime Minister’s use of polarising language. With 496 votes for, 70 against and 64 abstentions, the European Parliament adopted a resolution questioning Slovakia’s ability to fight corruption and […]Deal on a single rulebook against money laundering and terrorist financing
January 18, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. On Thursday, MEPs finalised a deal with the Council on new measures to beef up an EU toolkit to fight money laundering, terrorist financing and sanctions evasion. Parliament and Council negotiators reached a provisional agreement on the sixth Anti-Money Laundering (AML) directive and the EU “single rulebook” […]Over 60 heads of state are at Davos 2024. Here’s what they are saying
January 18, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Spencer Feingold, Digital Editor, World Economic Forum The 54th Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum is convening in Davos, Switzerland, against a tense geo-political backdrop. Conflicts in multiple regions continue to threaten global peace and stability while political […]The forgotten economics of EU enlargement
January 18, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Mirek Dušek, Managing Director, World Economic Forum, Andrew Caruana Galizia, Deputy Head of Europe and Eurasia, World Economic Forum Two decades since the European Union’s “big bang” enlargement in 2004, the bloc’s long-stalled ambition to accept new members has experienced […]How can we ensure water resilience in a climate-altered world?
January 17, 2024 by 1 Comment
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Fabrizio Palermo, Chief Executive Officer and General Manager, Acea Climate change is exacerbating existing water stress and is already generating a measurable impact on the water cycle, altering the quantity, distribution, timing and quality of water. Moreover, a surge […]4 pathways to cooperation amid geopolitical fragmentation
January 16, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Samir Saran, President, Observer Research Foundation (ORF), Jane Harman, Chair, US Commission on the National Defense Strategy, Former Member, US Congress The world is experiencing geopolitical turbulence. Wars are raging across the Middle East, Europe and Africa; 2023 marked the […]How a paradigm shift in interest rates and expectations is reshaping the Eurozone’s financial landscape
January 16, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Tamaz Georgadze, Chief Executive Officer, Raisin, Max von Bismarck, Chief Business Officer and Managing Director, Raisin The global and European financial landscapes alike have recently witnessed notable shifts in response to central banks’ monetary policy changes. The allure of traditional […]Will copyright law enable or inhibit generative AI?
January 15, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Jim Holloway, Partner, Baker & McKenzie LLP, Milton Cheng, Global Chair, Baker McKenzie, Julia S. Dickenson, Counsel, Baker McKenzie As artificial intelligence (AI) moves beyond performing simple tasks to creating original content, it blurs the lines between humans and machines. In […]How can we bring 2.6 billion people online to bridge the digital divide?
January 15, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Hans Vestberg, Chair and Chief Executive Officer, Verizon Communications During the last few years, the world has reduced the digital divide quite a lot, but we still have 2.6 billion people around the world without internet access. Today, being digitally […]Davos 2024 Day 1: What to expect
January 15, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Gayle Markovitz, Lead Editor, World Economic Forum Welcome to the first day of the World Economic Forum’s Annual Meeting in Davos. Each morning we’ll bring you a rundown of what to expect, the sessions you might want to […]Corporations are fuelling inequality. Here’s how
January 15, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Amitabh Behar, Executive Director (Interim), Oxfam International The problems in the world today are daunting. Many countries are locked in conflict; the frequency of extreme weather events is on the rise and, every day, we see the distress of […]These are the top 3 climate risks we face — and what to do about them
January 12, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Gill Einhorn, Head, Innovation and Transformation, Centre for Nature and Climate, World Economic Forum Nature and climate risks are getting the attention they deserve — that’s a positive first step in addressing some of the greatest challenges that we, […]Voluntary initiatives to end plastic pollution aren’t enough: A global treaty is now needed
January 12, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Hein Schumacher, Chief Executive Officer, Unilever Urgent steps to end plastic pollution are required. The current plastic life cycle remains primarily linear – take, make, dispose – and the statistics from the OECD are telling: From 2000 to 2019, plastic […]China’s approach to data and AI is changing. Here’s what that means
January 12, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Winston Ma, Adjunct Professor, New York University China’s industrial policy towards data and Artificial Intelligence (AI) is changing. The fresh approach could be a model for developing economies to follow — but the nature of AI innovation and expansion […]Navigating the quantum shift: preparing people, products and systems for quantum resilience
January 11, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Karine Villegas, Senior Principal Security Architect, Kudelski IoT In the dynamic realm of technology, quantum computing emerges as a transformative force. It offers the ability to tackle problems that classical computing can’t handle, but it also presents a substantial […]Why workforce sustainability has become a board-level financial metric
January 11, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Ewan Thomson, Senior Writer, Forum Agenda, Alexi Robichaux, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, BetterUp Inc Twenty years into the corporate ESG movement, we finally have the evidence base to support board-level metrics on human sustainability. Boards must now invest in climate stewardship. […]Why decarbonizing US city transit begins with school buses
January 10, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Kate Whiting, Senior Writer, Forum Agenda Over 26 million children ride a school bus each day in the U.S. This makes student transportation the largest mass transit system in the country (compared to the second largest: 2.9 million average daily aeroplane travellers). […]Why independent software vendors can help businesses hit digitalization and green goals
January 8, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Stefan Reuther, Member of the Executive Board, COPA-DATA The “twin transition” towards digitalization and sustainability involves more than two simultaneous trends. It signifies the integration of two political priorities, the fusion of which has the potential to change the […]Cyber bomb hoaxes: The new cyberwarfare intimidation tactic and ways to counteract it
January 8, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Tomas Okmanas, Co-Founder, Nord Security Hoax bomb threats are not a new idea – they have been used since telecommunication technology became widely available. We can be reasonably confident that the world faced similar threats in the form of […]Public land and commercial investment can drive affordable housing and workspaces
January 8, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Emma Hatch, Head of ESG, Places for London, Opportune Simon, Property Development Manager, Places for London Around the world, the urban affordability crisis has been steadily deepening. In cities with open market economies, homes and small business premises are becoming […]How advanced technology could make tax controversies easier to avoid
January 5, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Marna Ricker, Global Vice Chair, Tax, EY Tax controversy is inefficient for everyone involved. It’s costly, it’s burdensome, it’s wasteful and it can engender a distrustful relationship between taxpayers and tax administrators. This is especially true for large, multinational […]3 technologies helping the aluminium industry decarbonize
January 3, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Ewan Thomson, Senior Writer, Forum Agenda The modern world relies on aluminium for our smartphones, our aviation and even our global energy transition.But with growing demand, emissions from the sector must be rapidly reduced if we are to […]Navigating the Impact of Economic Crisis and Poverty
December 29, 2023 by Leave a Comment
This article was exclusively written for The European Sting by Ms. Enas Osama, a 5th-year medical student from Sudan. She is affiliated with the International Federation of Medical Students Associations (IFMSA), cordial partner of The Sting. The opinions expressed in this piece belong strictly to the writer and do not necessarily reflect IFMSA’s view on the topic, nor […]5 of the biggest talking points in energy in 2023
December 28, 2023 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Roberto Bocca, Head of Centre for Energy and Materials; Member of the Executive Committee, World Economic Forum With so much coverage of energy and energy transition news throughout 2023, keeping up with key events can be a challenge. […]New tool to enable EU to withstand economic coercion enters into force
December 28, 2023 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Today, the Anti-Coercion Instrument (ACI) has entered into force, providing the EU with the means to deter and respond to economic coercion, and thereby better defend its interests and those of its Member States on the global stage. The ACI is first and foremost […]Why open-source is crucial for responsible AI development
December 27, 2023 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Rahul Roy-Chowdhury, Chief Executive Officer, Grammarly Artificial intelligence (AI) is the most powerful technological force shaping our world today. It has enormous potential to improve lives, from optimizing global supply chains to speeding up the drug discovery process. […]Global Health and Poverty
December 27, 2023 by 1 Comment
This article was exclusively written for The European Sting by Ms. Dewan Rifah Tasnia is a 2nd year student of Bangladesh Medical College, Dhaka. She is affiliated with the International Federation of Medical Students Associations (IFMSA), cordial partner of The Sting. The opinions expressed in this piece belong strictly to the writer and do not necessarily reflect IFMSA’s […]Partnership Council confirms one-off extension of the current rules of origin for electric vehicles and batteries
December 21, 2023 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The EU-UK Partnership Council has today adopted a Decision to extend the current rules of origin for electric vehicles and batteries for three years – until 31 December 2026. This follows a proposal by the Commission on 6 December and its adoption by the […]
