Category: innovation
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Older adults are driving workforce innovation in a digital economy. Here’s how
Older adults are driving workforce innovation in a digital economy. Here’s how Lawrence Kosick Co-founder and President, GetSetUp As the global workforce shifts due to ageing populations, businesses and governments must recognize the impact and potential of older adults. According to GetSetUp’s 2024 Workforce Report, older adults are eager to continue working, upskill and contribute…
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Ditching the young entrepreneur myth: research shows over-50s are the more radical innovators
Ditching the young entrepreneur myth: research shows over-50s are the more radical innovators Virva Salmivaara, Audencia This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Julie Wainwright – working as a CEO for almost two decades – was in her mid-50s when she created The RealReal platform for secondhand luxury. Harland Sanders was…
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‘Global China’ is a big part of Latin America’s renewable energy boom, but homegrown industries and ‘frugal innovation’ are key
‘Global China’ is a big part of Latin America’s renewable energy boom, but homegrown industries and ‘frugal innovation’ are key Zdenka Myslikova, Tufts University and Nathaniel Dolton-Thornton, Tufts University This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. The story of renewable energy’s rapid rise in Latin America often focuses on Chinese influence,…
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Growth Summit 2023: How do we develop human capital for the new future of work?
Growth Summit 2023: How do we develop human capital for the new future of work? May 1, 2023 World Economic Forum This article is republished from the World Economic Forum under a Creative Commons license. What percentage of workplace tasks are already automated? You might be shocked to learn that it is as high as…
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Italy is set to ban lab-grown meat – here’s why it should think again
Italy is set to ban lab-grown meat – here’s why it should think again Italy is set to ban lab-grown meat – here’s why it should think again Silvia Malagoli, University of Strathclyde This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Scientists recently created a meatball with the flesh of the long-extinct woolly…
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How health platforms can improve healthcare in the Global South
How health platforms can improve healthcare in the Global South Mar 28, 2023 Dimitra Petrakaki Professor of Technology and Organisation, University of Sussex Petros Chamakiotis Associate Professor of Management, ESCP Business School Daniel Curto-Millet Post-doctoral Fellow, University of Gothenburg This article is republished from the World Economic Forum under a Creative Commons license. More than…
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Ghana needs more astronomers, astrophysicists, aerospace engineers and astronauts – how to develop them
Ghana needs more astronomers, astrophysicists, aerospace engineers and astronauts – how to develop them Marian Selorm Sapah, University of Ghana This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Perhaps when you think of scientific research in Africa you think of the continent’s amazing natural resources, buried out of sight under soil or…
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What is tech diplomacy and why does it matter?
What is tech diplomacy and why does it matter? Sebastian Buckup Head of Network and Partnerships, Member of the Executive Committee, World Economic Forum Mario Canazza Government Affairs Lead, Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution , World Economic Forum This article is republished from the World Economic Forum under a Creative Commons license. Technology is…
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Frugal tech can make innovation affordable. Here’s how
Frugal tech can make innovation affordable. Here’s how Feb 8, 2023 This article is republished from the World Economic Forum under a Creative Commons license. Phil Rowley Head of Futures, OMG UK At the start of the year, the World Bank issued a stark warning that the global economy stands “perilously close to falling into…
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How tech can tackle workloads and staff shortages to optimize healthcare
How tech can tackle workloads and staff shortages to optimize healthcare Jan 17, 2023 Roy Jakobs CEO, Philips This article is republished from the World Economic Forum under a Creative Commons license. Everywhere I turn I see and hear two things: firstly, doctors and nurses are under increasing pressure to do more with less and…
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