The Davos Agenda

COVID-19 has exposed digital inequities globally and exacerbated the digital divide. 37% of the world does not use the internet. With more basic services moving online and the pandemic highlighting affordability challenges in wealthier nations, these deep digital gaps are intensifying inequality and preventing the achievement of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). So, how does a cross-sector alliance help with digital inclusion?

Foreign direct investment (FDI) can play an important role in delivering the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Investment flows can help advance a nation’s development goals by bringing capital, employment, export opportunities, greater consumer choice, advanced technologies, managerial know-how and overall economic growth.

More than 55 million people worldwide are currently living with Alzheimer’s or other forms of dementia. As the global population continues to age, the number of cases will rise to 152 million by 2050. Already, Alzheimer’s and other dementias impose a $1.3 trillion annual cost – expected to soar to $2.8 trillion by 2050. Healthcare systems worldwide are not prepared to treat and care for today’s population of people living with Alzheimer’s, much less the growing wave of patients to come.