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 […]How health data collaboration can help unlock inclusive healthcare
May 28, 2024 by 1 Comment
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 […]EU pledges €2.12 billion in support of the future of Syria and the region, during Brussels Eight Conference
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This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. At the 8th edition of the Brussels Conference on ‘Supporting the future of Syria and the region’, the EU pledged €2.12 billion for 2024 and 2025. This assistance will supportboth Syrians inside Syria and those in neighbouring countries, as well as their host communities […]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 […]Commission approves €3.2 billion Czech State aid scheme to support high-efficiency combined heat and power generation
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This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, a €3.2 billion (CZK 75 billion) Czech scheme to support the production of electricity from new and modernised high-efficiency combined heat and power (‘CHP’) plants. The measure will contribute to the implementation of Czechia’s […]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 […]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 […]US jobs market, Japanese inflation and other economics stories to read
May 27, 2024 by 1 Comment
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. […]What is needed for inclusive and sustainable global economic growth? Four leaders share their thoughts
May 24, 2024 by 1 Comment
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 […]Commission takes action to ensure complete and timely transposition of EU directives
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This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The Commission adopted a package of infringement decisions due to the absence of communication by Member States of measures taken to transpose EU directives into national law. The Commission is sending a letter of formal notice to those Member States who have failed to […]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 […]
Safeguarding central bank digital currency systems in the post-quantum computing age
May 22, 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: 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 […]5 ways that free trade can boost sustainable agriculture in Africa
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Adam Amoussou Africa has the potential to become the world’s powerhouse in the coming years. The continent is undergoing unprecedented changes, with the implementation of the African Continent Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) – which aims to eliminate trade […]Preserving Our Earth: Our Collective Responsibility
May 22, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article was exclusively written for The European Sting by Inesh Vij, from MSAI India, Local officer for Public Health (LPO) 2022-2024. The writer 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 […]Generative AI is trained on just a few of the world’s 7,000 languages. Here’s why that’s a problem – and what’s being done about it
May 20, 2024 by 1 Comment
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Madeleine North, Senior Writer, Forum Agenda “Ka pai te AI Whakaputanga i ngā reo?” According to ChatGPT – and hopefully anyone Māori – the above sentence means, “Is Generative AI good at languages?”. The answer: yes and no. […]The Commission welcomes the agreement on sustainable fisheries reached at Indian Ocean Tuna Commission
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This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The EU welcomes the important decisions reached during the 28th annual meeting of the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC), which will make fisheries in the Indian Ocean more sustainable. 11 new conservation and management measures were adopted. After three years of complex negotiations, and […]‘I have a fantastic team, and I don’t speak first’: Leadership lessons from Hydro’s Hilde Merete Aasheim
May 17, 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: David Elliott, Senior Writer, Forum Agenda On the face of things, there might not seem to be many parallels between baking cakes and leading a green aluminium company. For Hilde Merete Aasheim, though, a job in a bakery […]Critical minerals demand has doubled in the past five years – here are some solutions to the supply crunch
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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, Forum Agenda This article was first published in August 2023 and updated in May 2024. Investing in critical minerals will boost our chances of meeting global climate goals. That’s the view of the International […]Commission invests over €1 billion in 54 ambitious defence industrial projects through the European Defence Fund
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This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Today, the Commission announced the results of the 2023 calls for proposals under the European Defence Fund (EDF) amounting to €1,031 million of EU funding to support 54 outstanding joint European defence research and development projects. The selected projects will support technological excellence across […]Online ticket marketplace Viagogo commits to improving terms and consumer information after dialogue with Commission and consumer authorities
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This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Following a dialogue with the European Commission and the national consumer authorities of Member States, Viagogo, online marketplace for the second-hand sale of event tickets, has committed to better inform consumers on the conditions under which tickets are resold and to stop pressuring consumers […]
Undermining the one-China principle will lead to serious tensions in East Asia
May 17, 2024 by Leave a Comment
The US interference more than often leads to geopolitical tensions and that’s a historical fact. It seems now the world’s greatest power wants to interfere strongly with Taiwan. Taiwan, a whole different story Although the US likes to interfere in anything with a pulse, Taiwan is no Ukraine and will never be. To begin with, […]How can GenAI be optimized for people and processes?
May 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: May Habib, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Writer AI Generative AI (GenAI) innovations are coming fast and furious. Progress is happening at such a rapid pace that the barriers to entry — and adoption — are falling away, and […]EU allocates €130 million in humanitarian aid for Latin America and the Caribbean in 2024
May 16, 2024 by 1 Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The European Commission has allocated nearly €130 million this year in humanitarian aid for Latin American and the Caribbean, to address the needs of the most vulnerable people affected by the main ongoing emergencies. This includes over €1 million just approved to respond to […]Commission reports on overall progress on the Security Union
May 16, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Today, the Commission adopted the Seventh Progress Report on the implementation of the EU Security Union Strategy for 2020-2025. The report provides an overview of the implementation of the Security Union Strategy since its adoption in 2020. It takes stock of progress and achievements […]Health funders unite to support climate and disease research, plus other top health stories
May 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: Shyam BishenHead, Centre for Health and Healthcare; Member of the Executive Committee, World Economic Forum 1. Health funders unite to support climate and disease research Three of the globe’s biggest health organizations have joined forces to address the impacts […]What is a geopolitical recession and how could we avoid one?
May 14, 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, Public Engagement, World Economic Forum, Simon Torkington, Senior Writer, Forum Agenda The financial crash of 2008 and the business shocks of the COVID-19 pandemic gave the world unwelcome reminders of how painful a classic economic recession […]New Eurobarometer survey shows young people’s active participation in civic and democratic life ahead of the upcoming European elections
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This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Ahead of the European elections taking place from 6 to 9 June, the Commission has published today a Eurobarometer on Youth and Democracy, revealing early indications of 64% of young people saying they intend to vote. However, while 38% indicated that they think voting is […]Questions and Answers: Revised CO2 emission standards for Heavy-Duty Vehicles
May 14, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. 1. How will the new EU legislation increase the number of zero-emission heavy-duty vehicles in Europe? Heavy-duty vehicles (HDVs) are responsible for more than 25% of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from road transport in the EU and account for over 6% of the total […]From virtual tutors to accessible textbooks: 5 ways AI is transforming education
May 13, 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: Andrea Willige, Senior Writer, Forum Agenda “About 220 million children are out of school at the moment. About seven out of ten children in least developed economies, at the end of grade four, cannot read one simple sentence or […]How to finance battery energy storage and ensure constant 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: Prasad Thakur, Alumnus of IIT Bombay, IIM Ahmedabad, Labanya Prakash Jena, Senior Manager and Head, Centre for Sustainable Finance, Climate Policy Initiative The rapid adoption of clean energy, such as solar, wind, and hydropower, is the key to decarbonizing energy […]
