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FILTER RESULTS ►Nigeria announces national ID cards with electronic payment capability built in
Last week at the World Economic Forum on Africa held in Cape Town, South Africa the Nigerian National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) and MasterCard announced their collaboration with plans to... Keep reading ?
UN Declares 2013 ‘International Year of Water Cooperation’
Water is the most important resource on the planet. This is a timeless truth. Yet, in this century, water faces increasingly acute and unique challenges. According to the World Economic Forum’s Global Risks 2013, experts rate water supply crisis as one of the world’s greatest risks. In terms of likelihood, water availability (or lack thereof) [...]
Tony Kalm: Putting Farmers First at the World Economic Forum
Sub-Saharan Africa is home to seven of the world's 10 fastest growing economies. In a discussion I attended of young global leaders, the question was asked: Can Africa feed the world?
Tony Kalm: Putting Farmers First at the World Economic Forum
Sub-Saharan Africa is home to seven of the world's 10 fastest growing economies. In a discussion I attended of young global leaders, the question was asked: Can Africa feed the world?
Men In Pakistan Village Decide Women Are Not Allowed To Vote
Welcome to Pakistan! Home to the second largest gender gap in the world, according to the World Economic Forum’s 2012 Global Gender Gap Report. Many women in Pakistan face violence, intimidation and sometimes death for wanting to receive an education. Sounds like a recipe for repression. The AP reports that in 564 of 64,000 Pakistani polling [...]
Ogilvy Creates Saudi Arabia's First Major Ad Campaign Condemning Violence Against Women
Saudi Arabia, which ranked 131st out of 134 countries for gender parity in a recent report from the World Economic Forum, has unveiled what is believed to be its first major ad campaign condemning violence against women. The first ad, created by Memac Ogilvy in Riyadh for the King Khalid Foundation, shows a woman in a niqab with a black eye. Show More Summary
Cool Ad Watch
Copyranter contextualizes this “Some Things Can’t Be Covered” PSA from Saudi Arabia: The World Economic Forum 2009 Global Gender Gap Report ranked Saudi Arabia 131st out of 134 countries for gender parity. (The US ranked 22nd.) All Saudi women are “guarded” (owned) by a male (father, brother, or husband). Not surprisingly, most domestic abuse is not reported. So, depending [...]
Michael Feigelson: The Business of Play
Today, the day before the World Economic Forum conference in Lima, a group of Peruvian kids and their adult allies will make a case for why a childhood free from violence and filled with playful learning is the key to the kind of innovation that can drive economic prosperity in this century.
UK moves up to seventh place in an international ICT ranking
The World Economic Forum has released its annual “Global Information Technology Report 2013? which ranks 144 countries by their information and communication technologies (ICTs) capability and includes a lengthy defence of fibre to the cabinet by UK incumbent BT. A strong broadband market is one of many factors that push the United Kingdom up three places to rank 7th overall. [...]
U.S.A. Ranked #9 For Information Technology
The World Economic Forum says Finland, Singapore, and Sweden are the top hotspots for technology and communication worldwide. The World Economic Forum released their Global Information Technology report earlier today, which ranks IT productivity and infrastructure worldwide. Show More Summary
And The World’s Friendliest Country Is…
…Iceland. The tiny, glacier-covered nation perched in the freezing Norwegian Sea boasts the friendliest people in the world, according to a new report by the World Economic Forum (WEF). Meanwhile those wanting to go on holiday to cheer themselves up would be well-advised to stay away from Bolivia, whose inhabitants rank as the world’s least-friendly [...]
Vikas Pota: Disruptive Difference: World Education Leaders Unite At Global Education and Skills Forum
As a professional conference go-er, the Global Education & Skills Forum reminded me very much of the World Economic Forum's Annual Summit in Davos for its professionalism, and high caliber of delegates.
The Global Economic Observatory
Prominent technology forecaster Paul Saffo—named a "Global Leader for Tomorrow" by the World Economic Forum—says that even though Murphy’s Law will probably come first, we should “immediately undertake” the creation of what he calls a “global economic observatory” to help govern this new world we’ve created.
Supply Chain Impact on Shareholder Value
Is it possible to quantify the cost of supply chain disruptions to shareholder value? Accenture thinks so. Based on research shared in the World Economic Forum Report, on average “supply chain disruptions can reduce shareholder value...Show More Summary
Tim Lehmann: Making the News: Backstage Insights Into the World Economic Forum's Media Team
At this year's annual meeting, I had the privilege of shadowing Oliver Cann and Yann Zopf, members of the communications and media team. Being a newbie to the news and media industry, it felt like an intensive one-day apprenticeship...
Global Differences on Risk Management Priorities
Information in this post is based on the research and findings contained in the World Economic Forum Report: An Initiative of the Risk Response Network, prepared in collaboration with Accenture. Priorities differ on a global basis when it comes to confronting supply chain risk and building resilience. Show More Summary
New Report Ranks Iceland as Friendliest Country To Tourists
A new report on global tourism from the World Economic Forum (WEF) has compiled a list of which countries welcome travelers and which are not so tourist-friendly. The “Travel and Tourism Competitiveness Report 2013” examines 140 countries based on attractiveness and competitiveness in the travel and tourism industry. Show More Summary
Sleep Tight Tonight! WEF Report: 'Global Risks 2013'
Among the many new things I encountered at the recent the Canadian Water Network's conference, Connecting Water Resources 2013 was the World Economic Forum's report, Global Risks 2013. Our banquet speaker, Erwann O. Michel-Kerjan, brought it to our attention. His group contributed to it. Download WEF_GlobalRisks_Report_2013 Executive Summary The World...
Dr. Andrew Steer: Navigating the "Vast Sea of Unknowns" of Water Risk
The World Economic Forum recently named the water supply crises as one of the top risks facing the planet -- edging out issues like terrorism and systemic financial failure.
Dr. Andrew Steer: Navigating the "Vast Sea of Unknowns" of Water Risk
The World Economic Forum recently named the water supply crises as one of the top risks facing the planet -- edging out issues like terrorism and systemic financial failure.
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