It seems as though the world is facing an increasingly polarised choice between closed-market nationalism and anti-prosperity socialism - which is why it's time to make the case for capi...
We project a lot of expectation on to bundles of fibre optic cable and devices on which we feel dependent
What will be the future role of the U.S. in a rebalanced world order?
Cyber attacks are one of most significant risks facing the world today - and thanks to AI, they are about to become far more powerful. Here's a guide to these new threats - and how we can...
India's successes in technology should inspire other developing countries to embrace equally bold and inclusive digital ambitions, writes the founding Chairman of the Unique Identificatio...
Almost 80% of women-owned businesses have limited or no access to credit. The reason? They lack collateral. But a new approach by lenders could change this.
The head of Oxfam, Winnie Byanyima, apologises for the Haiti sex abuse scandal that rocked the organisation last year and explains what the NGO is doing to ensure it never happens again.
This excerpt is from Raj Kumar's book, "The Business of Changing the World". The book was chosen as the World Economic Forum Book Club's monthly book for June. Each month, a new book is s...
The computing ecosystem must continue to evolve – maybe into the quantum realm – if AI is to come to full fruition.
Entrepreneurs must start by trying to solve a real problem and build in consumer safety features from the outset
Making globalization more inclusive will require policies that help African economies to converge with high-income countries, write two experts.
Our prolonged financial crisis has renewed interest in Keynes's theory that government spending should counteract slow economic growth – as Linda Yueh explains in this book extract
For the past 40 years, the United States and other advanced economies have been pursuing a free-market agenda of low taxes, deregulation, and cuts to social programs. Many now believe thi...
Former British PM Gordon Brown on how to close the global education gap.
In the post-truth environment, too much evidence put forward to support reform is driven by ‘confirmation bias’. Time to check our sources and embrace balanced discussion.
