Category: innovation
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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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Shopping: how retailers are using the latest technology to boost in-store spending
This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Jens Nordfält, University of Bath Your online world is probably full of adverts persuading you to buy something with a simple touch of your phone. But away from those personal screens, UK retailers are actually spending most of their digital budgets inside their…
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