Why tech governance needs trust
The first tragedy involving a self-driving car has shaken trust in high tech.
The first tragedy involving a self-driving car has shaken trust in high tech.
Water security is fundamental to achieving any kind of sustainable economic and human development. The crisis in Cape Town reminds us how vulnerable cities can be to failure in water syst...
Antiquated record-keeping in developing countries is preventing basic immunization from reaching many children – a gap technology could fill.
Specialists have come up with a set of guiding principles for machine learning based on UN human rights.
Evidence has shown that AI and machine learning can lead to systematic bias. As its creators, we have a responsibility to put controls in place
Entrepreneurs are offering homegrown solutions to regional challenges using innovative technology.
Digital tools can help people find causes they care about, build partnerships, and multiply their impact.
We won't achieve full equality in the workplace until men worldwide shoulder their share of chores at home – from caring for the elderly to cleaning the house.
Perhaps of all the new technologies that comprise the Fourth Industrial Revolution, blockchain shows the most promise for radical disruption.
Conflict, hunger and disease will affect millions again this year. Failure to adapt will lead to further global instability, major breakdowns of social and economic systems, and a failure...
We don’t want to tell young girls and boys that the odds are stacked against them from the start. Instead, we could tell them that with passion, conviction, and determination we can build...
New cooperative ventures can ensure children enduring poverty, conflict or fragile governance have some hope when things start to fall apart.
If we continue to consume the way we do then forests, oceans and weather systems will collapse. We need an unprecedented cultural revolution in the way we relate to our planet.
The UN and other international organisations must fight sexual harassment and abuse at home and abroad.
Technology plays a critical role in helping humanitarian and development organizations tackle the urgent global problems we face.