Blog and opinion
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Special Address at Davos 2022 by Olaf Scholz, Federal Chancellor of Germany, in full
Thursday 26th of May 2022
Ladies and gentleman,
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This is the future of work, according to experts at Davos 2022
Thursday 26th of May 2022
A digital skills shortage could slow down the green transition, while boosting investment in care work could aid the global economic recovery.
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Davos 2022 – what just happened? 9 things to know
Thursday 26th of May 2022
That’s a wrap for Davos 2022.
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What you need to know about monkeypox
Thursday 26th of May 2022
From 13-21 May, there were at least 92 laboratory-confirmed cases and 28 suspected monkeypox cases, according to the WHO. Cases have been reported in more than 18 countries in which the monkeypox virus is not endemic.
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India at Davos 2022: 5 highlights from the annual meeting
Thursday 26th of May 2022
With nearly 100 participants and dozens of political leaders, India presented its position on critical global issues like the energy crisis, food security, and health equity at the Forum’s 2022 annual meeting in Davos. Over the week, leaders placed a renewed focus on India’s rising economic opportunity while disclosing its plans to ramp up green energy capacity and technological innovation.
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These doctors are using boats to bring healthcare to a remote African archipelago
Thursday 26th of May 2022
Umra Omar runs a very unusual medical practice, ministering to the needs of 3,000 patients living across 6,474 square kilometres and 65 islands on the north coast of Kenya. She calls her team the Safari Doctors.
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Ray Dalio: Understanding history – and where the next ‘economic bite’ might come from
Thursday 26th of May 2022
In 50 years of global investing, Ray Dalio has learned we’re often surprised by things that have not happened before in our lifetimes. This led the Co-Chairman and Co-Chief Investment Officer of Bridgewater Associates to study 500 years of history, uncovering patterns that emerge, decade after decade, triggered by economic swings, social change and global conflict.
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‘This is a war for our identity’: Q&A with Ukraine’s foreign minister
Thursday 26th of May 2022
Q: Hello everybody, my name is Hadley Gamble. I’m a CNBC senior anchor and international correspondent. It’s fantastic to welcome you all here to the World Economic Forum, and to welcome this gentleman, His Excellency, Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba. Sir, thank you so much for joining us at such a crucial time for your country and thank you all for coming. I want to kick off by asking you to respond directly to the comments made, just a couple of days ago by Henry Kissinger. He’s essentially said that Ukraine must give up territory in order for Vladimir Putin to save face.
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How digital tech can turbo-charge the social economy
Thursday 26th of May 2022
Social entrepreneurs matter now more than ever. Purpose-driven social enterprises, which measure success by the good they do rather than the profits they make, have been on the front line in reducing inequality, responding to the COVID-19 pandemic, and in helping mitigate the impact of climate change.
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How can hybrid working drive diversity and productivity?
Thursday 26th of May 2022
Real estate has been catapulted onto the C-Suite agenda. The growing flow of workers returning to the office is forcing companies to review their entire workplace strategy. CEOs and CFOs are balancing the costs of the physical workplace against the benefits of having employees come together in one place. Research shows conclusively that the better the workplace, the more time employees want to spend there; the right type of space, in the right place, is key to attracting and retaining talent.
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5 strategies to navigate the shifting frontiers of the energy transition
Thursday 26th of May 2022
This article was first published in The Strait Times
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Why collaboration through platforms is important for tackling the climate challenge
Thursday 26th of May 2022
There have been many lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic, but none more pronounced than the need for collaboration. We have all had to work together as individuals and organizations to identify the way forward. This spirit now needs to be transposed to tackling climate change, the world’s most pressing existential issue.
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Day 4 at Davos 2022 – your audio briefing
Thursday 26th of May 2022
On Day 4 of Davos 2022, Peter Prengaman, Climate and Environmental News Director at the Associated Press, gives us his impressions of his first Davos. We hear from the IMF’s Gita Gopinath and others on the prospects for global growth; we find out what schoolgirls in a refugee camp in Kenya want to hear from leaders at Davos 2022; and hear acclaimed musicians Yo-Yo Ma and Emanuel Ax at the Davos concert ‘Our Shared Humanity’.
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Circular value chains in fashion: Strengthening trust in second hand markets
Thursday 26th of May 2022
In a world where appearances matter, slipping into a new dress or pair of jeans or showing off a new purse can be a big confidence booster. However, clothes that are new to you do not necessarily have to be brand new – they might have been pre-loved.
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How the metaverse can be a force for good in an uncertain world
Thursday 26th of May 2022
Metaverse has a potential to play a broader role in society through its ability to open our horizons, interact with those that we could not have met in the real world, experience new places, access public services and healthcare, and, overall, create an extension of the real world that we live in, to help us discover ways to make it better.
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The story of Day 3 at Davos 2022
Wednesday 25th of May 2022
Ukraine and the economy remained headline issues on Day 3, but the World Economic Forum’s Annual Meeting also looked hard at technology and health – and came live from space.
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Why refugees need a better chance at professional development
Wednesday 25th of May 2022
While many put their life plans on hold during the COVID-19 pandemic, one individual made the most of every moment. During a full-time job as a construction labourer, he collected fossils and took them home to examine after work. He built a telescope from everyday objects in his kitchen and used it to monitor comets. He built a microscope to observe his environment in detail and connected it to his phone to track organisms, electrical currents and water movement. Despite his long hours working in construction, his thirst to explore nature was unquenchable.
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Davos 2022: Microsoft’s Satya Nadella on the metaverse, hybrid work and leaders’ changing roles
Wednesday 25th of May 2022
What role should business play in our lives? Microsoft’s Chief Executive Officer Satya Nadella participated in a wide-ranging talk with World Economic Forum Founder and Executive Chairman, Professor Klaus Schwab on the changing expectations for leaders, and how it has adapted to shifts such as COVID and hybrid work. He also explains how technology businesses can help protect people and how it has responded to challenges such as the Ukraine conflict.
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Why we need more female voices while addressing humanitarian crises
Wednesday 25th of May 2022
More people around the world are facing humanitarian crises than ever before. An estimated 274 million people will need humanitarian aid in 2022, according to The United Nations Office for Coordination in Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). While challenges such as the COVID-19 pandemic, violent conflicts, forced displacement and climate change affect humanity on a widespread scale, they disproportionately impact the most vulnerable, especially women and girls. They also highlight and compound existing gender health inequalities.
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This survivor gave a powerful message about sexual violence at Davos 2022
Wednesday 25th of May 2022
A survivor of sexual violence in war has given a powerful message to Davos about its impact – and called for greater global action to tackle it and to help survivors.
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Will the battle for space happen on the ground?
Wednesday 25th of May 2022
While space activities generate multiple benefits to Earth from supporting the UN SDGs, providing weather forecasting, and innovating to stop climate change, they are also exposed to potential vulnerabilities and security risks that need managing.
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How Africa’s free trade area is an opportunity for recovery and development
Wednesday 25th of May 2022
With a growth rate of 4.5% in 2021, sub-Saharan Africa’s economy was starting to recover from the worst effects of the COVID-19 pandemic but this progress has been jeopardized. The war in Ukraine has increased the global prices of key commodities. Most notably, surging oil and food prices are straining the fiscal balances of many countries and have increased food insecurity concerns. Worryingly, 39 million more people fell into extreme poverty in 2020 and 2021, reversing a long-term trend of decreasing poverty.
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Why collaboration is key for a sustainable world
Wednesday 25th of May 2022
“I started my company for the sole purpose of making money,” said no entrepreneur ever. In our world of ever-growing complexity, companies continue to be founded to solve a problem in society. An often-exclusive focus on profit, however, has often distorted companies from their mission, and their purpose.
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Who will govern the metaverse?
Wednesday 25th of May 2022
This article first appeared on CGTN Opinion.
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See your climate blind spots
Wednesday 25th of May 2022
With a plan in place to reduce carbon emissions, a company’s climate strategy is largely complete – right?