It will take another 136 years to close the global gender gap
By: EBR | Tuesday, April 13, 2021
Based on 2020 trends, the global gender gap was not expected to be closed for another 100 years
Three Key Steps to Prepare for Data and AI Leadership
By: EBR | Monday, April 12, 2021
With Big Data and artificial intelligence (AI) transforming business, it is becoming almost certain that every executive will sooner or later need to leverage these technologies to advance their organisation – and their career
The rise in automation and what it means for the future
By: EBR | Friday, April 9, 2021
Last year’s historic SpaceX launch may have marked another small step for spaceflight, but it was a giant leap for automation
6 ways data sharing can shape a better future
By: EBR | Thursday, April 8, 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic surfaced the shortcomings of the world’s collective approach to data
7 Views On How Technology Will Shape Geopolitics
By: EBR | Thursday, April 8, 2021
A year into a new digital normal caused by the pandemic – and well into the Fourth Industrial Revolution – a new picture of the relationship between technology and geopolitics is emerging
A fairer world requires fairer tech. Here’s why
By: EBR | Wednesday, April 7, 2021
In the decade ahead, a wave of technological solutions will touch and transform every part of our lives
3 critical challenges for governing digitalization
By: EBR | Tuesday, April 6, 2021
The mob attack on the US Capitol on 6 January 2021, was a turning point – not just in political history, but also in technology governance
How data is transforming the way we care for the ocean
By: EBR | Monday, April 5, 2021
There is now overwhelming evidence that the future economic and ecological prosperity of the planet depends on a healthy ocean
3 ways to make technologies more inclusive for people with disabilities
By: EBR | Thursday, April 1, 2021
Fourth Industrial Revolution technologies are drastically changing every aspect of our lives. McKinsey estimates that digital transformation during the pandemic has fast tracked progress for what would have been achieved in five years
Testing Google’s Claim of Quality
By: EBR | Thursday, April 1, 2021
The US Department of Justice is suing Google for using distribution agreements and other practices that the law enforcement authority says give the company an unfair advantage in internet search and search advertising
What is the Internet of Things?
By: EBR | Thursday, April 1, 2021
From soil moisture sensors being used to optimize farmer’s yields, to thermostats and thermometers, the Internet of Things (IoT) is transforming the way we live and work
Together, human expertise and AI can make city streets safer, scientists say
By: EBR | Wednesday, March 31, 2021
Artificial intelligence (AI) is being used in research that it’s hoped will help reduce road traffic accidents (RTAs), which claim about 1.35 million lives every year
Self-control boosts productivity - here’s how to maintain it
By: EBR | Tuesday, March 30, 2021
TalentSmart has tested more than a million people and found that the upper echelons of top performance are filled with people who are high in emotional intelligence (90% of top performers, to be exact)
How rescheduling debt for climate and nature goals could unlock a sustainable recovery
By: EBR | Friday, March 26, 2021
As the world continues to struggle with COVID-19, it is faced with urgent, intertwined crises: climate change, biodiversity loss, land degradation, pollution, and international debt
Responsible machine learning can still protect intellectual property
By: EBR | Friday, March 26, 2021
The growing use of machine learning (ML), within a global drive toward digital acceleration, raises the question, “Who’s minding the store?”
First-of-its kind study offers blueprint for ocean protection
By: EBR | Wednesday, March 24, 2021
A first-of-its-kind study has examined the benefits of protecting the world’s oceans
6 ways that cities across the world can become more sustainable
By: EBR | Monday, March 22, 2021
National governments face an enormous triple challenge right now: recovering from COVID-19, creating sustainable and inclusive development, and addressing the climate crisis
How has working from home impacted productivity? This UK survey has answers
By: EBR | Friday, March 19, 2021
One potentially long-term consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic is the new normal of working from home (WFH) – and its effects are not the same across all workplaces (Adam-Prassl et al. 2020)
The future of the plastics industry is green
By: EBR | Friday, March 19, 2021
Disruption of global supply chains and lockdowns revealed renewables as a better alternative to fossil fuels and accelerated the transition to a circular economy
4 principles for securing the digital identity ecosystem
By: EBR | Thursday, March 18, 2021
When we travel through airports with passports that allow us to enter countries, it is sometimes easy to forget all the underlying steps that went into establishing trust between the issuing and the receiving countries
By: N. Peter Kramer
