How can we bring 2.6 billion people online to bridge the digital divide?

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 […]

Empowering female founders: How we can narrow the gender gap in venture capital

This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Henadi Al-Saleh, Chairperson, Agility By most measures, women are making steady gains in professional opportunity, pay and status and decision-making power at work. Their progress, while slow and uneven, is reflected in economic empowerment indexes put out by […]

Why green tech’s multiplier effect is critical to achieving climate goals

This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Caspar Herzberg, Chief Executive Officer, AVEVA Group The idea that the green economy can support future growth while also meeting global net-zero targets is gaining widespread acceptance. Studies on the impact of initiatives like the US Inflation Reduction […]

3 ways unique partnerships are decarbonizing shipping

This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Mette Asmussen, Lead, Maritime Sector Initiatives, World Economic Forum, Rosa Esi Ennison, Specialist, FMC Freight Decarbonization, World Economic Forum Shipping remains one of the hardest industries to decarbonize, but at the same time, it serves a critical role […]

EU Civil Protection Mechanism launches preparations for possible extreme weather events for 2024 in the face of climate change

This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Today Commissioner for Crisis Management, Janez Lenarčič is meeting the Italian Minister for Civil Protection and Sea Policies, Nello Musumeci, for the opening session of the European Civil Protection Mechanism “lessons learnt” meeting on wildfires and floods. The meeting involves 54 representatives from 30 […]

India hosts the world’s first-ever air pollution market. Here are the lessons learned so far

This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Tanya Mittal, Research Associate, International Division, FICCI, Surabhi Parida India is facing an air pollution crisis. In a bid to reverse this problem, India launched the world’s first-ever market for particulate emissions. It is now looking to expand […]

Political advertising: deal on new measures to crack down on abuse

This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. On Monday evening, EU co-legislators reached a provisional deal on new rules to make election and referenda campaigns more transparent and resistant to interference. The new rules will regulate political advertisements, notably online ads, while also providing for a framework for political actors to […]

Could Japan’s paternity leave policy narrow the gender gap?

This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Naoko Tochibayashi, Public Engagement Lead, World Economic Forum, Japan, Naoko Kutty, Writer, Forum Agenda In Japan, men increasingly take up the government’s proposed paternity leave benefit and get more involved in parenting.Despite increasing uptake of postpartum paternity leave, […]

Apprenticeships could change the way Americans work and learn

This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Lisa Johnson, Director, National Institute for Work and Learning, FHI 360 The gap between the skills employers need and those that potential employees have is growing in the US.The traditional way of bridging that gap – a college […]

World Health Day: Here’s how AI and digital health are shaping the future of healthcare

This article was exclusively written for The European Sting by Mr. Frank Shao is a Tanzanian medical student. He 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 The European Sting’s one.

This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Shyam Bishen, Head, Shaping the Future of Health and Healthcare, Member of Executive Committee, World Economic Forum AI automation and augmentation and a range of other smart technologies are revolutionising the provision of health and healthcare.Solutions like telemedicine and […]

Ukraine: 1,000 Ukrainian patients transferred to European hospitals

This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. As of today, the EU has successfully coordinated 1,000 medical evacuations of Ukrainian patients via its Civil Protection Mechanism to provide them with specialised healthcare in hospitals across Europe. As the number of wounded people in Ukraine increases day by day, local hospitals are […]

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