With two-thirds of the world’s population expected to live in cities by 2050, the question of how to make cities work better for their inhabitants has never been more urgent.…
A group of insurance and technology companies have come together under a World Economic Forum platform to form a coalition looking at how to understand and address the risks posed…
As many of the powerful countries of the western world talk about raising trade barriers, India needs to speak out more forcefully in favor of open economies and societies, says…
A detailed report on innovation in financial services has found that while fintech startup companies maybe disrupting and influencing the direction of the banking and insurance services industry, it is…
The Global Competitiveness Report 2016-2017 finds declining openness is threatening growth and prosperity Monetary stimulus measures such as quantitative easing are not enough to sustain growth and must be accompanied…
Skills and talent are an important part of the innovation ecosystem, so recent data suggesting that only 65% on average of the world’s talent is being optimized through education, skills…
Seven countries – Finland, Switzerland, Sweden, Israel, Singapore, the Netherlands and the United States – are leading the world when it comes to generating economic impact from investments in information…
by Nitin Dahad The latest report from the World Economic Forum says the USA still leads the list of its annual Technology Pioneers list, due largely to its entrepreneurs with…
by Nitin Dahad Go anywhere in the world today, and you’ll see initiatives to create and grow startup companies, and to foster entrepreneurship. From Arizona to Angola, colleges and universities…
At the recent World Economic Forum, Eric Schmidt, chairman of Google, said that, “On a net basis, more jobs were created by small companies and therefore entrepreneurs needed more support,…