Middle powers – countries such as India, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates are playing an outsized role in moving the global agenda forward. Today, at a time of geopolitical turbulence, middle-power leadership – particularly from the Middle East…
When you move into a home that’s already built, adding home automation features like smart lighting and climate control is a matter of retrofitting. Read more in zdnet building my dream smart home – here are the 5 things I…
Over the next two years, the greatest risks are disinformation, extreme weather events, societal polarization, cyber insecurity and armed conflict. Over the next 10 years, the top risks are extreme weather events, critical changes to Earth systems, biodiversity and ecosystem…
All four themes above have interwoven risks and opportunities with an underlying understanding that communities worldwide must be involved in decision-making and policy implementation when advancing and deploying solutions. Read more in Weforum Davos 2024: Here’s the impact on-ground across…
Leading IoT devices like smart lighting, thermostats, security cameras, and doorbells have all helped improve our home lives. They provide unprecedented levels of control and empower homeowners to continuously monitor their environment. It doesn’t stop there, IoT appliances from voice…
With diminishing trust, political polarization and a volatile geopolitical landscape, the potential for cooperation to tackle global risks is under pressure. The report finds that solutions could emerge as a result of more localized cooperation on the part of nations,…
Artificial intelligence plays an important role right from the start in the energy sector. AI can give useful indications about available resources and plant efficiency, can help in plant management by providing more accurate and reliable weather forecasts, can even…
A total of 130 countries, representing 98% of global GDP, are exploring a central bank digital currency (CBDC). That’s an almost fourfold increase from May 2020, when only 35 countries were considering them. Read more in Weforum EU unveils plans…
Government CIOs should consider the impact of the following technology trends on their organizations and apply insights to make a case for investments to improve business capabilities, achieve leadership priorities and create a more future-ready government organization. Find out more…
This year we turned to the very technology that we have discussed a great deal in 2022 – generative artificial intelligence. What if we ask OpenAI’s GPT-3 to write futurist predictions relating to the Future of Humanity in 2023? Find…
