Cybersecurity
3 ways governments can address cybersecurity in the post-pandemic world
COVID-19 has increased reliance on the internet – and cybercrime. But governments have an opportunity to address cybersecurity in the post-pandemic world.
Global Cooperation
Can the EU assume the mantle of global leadership?
Angela Merkel's assumption of the EU presidency has begun at an opportune time. Here are two steps that would cement Europe's role in the world.
Health and Healthcare Systems
One metre or two? 4 factors influencing safe social distancing
From respiratory droplets to viral load, here are four of the most important factors that influence our understanding of "safe" distance.
Emerging Technologies
Emerging legislation on commercial uses of facial recognition shows the work ahead
Emerging facial recognition legislation shows the opportunity for clarity and standardization. Developers and users of FRS technologies can help shape these conversations.
Health and Healthcare Systems
Why it's crucial we don't forget about flu in the COVID-19 pandemic
Savings lives from flu in the US would cost less than $4 billion, compared to the trillions already being spent battling COVID-19, according to research.
Health and Healthcare Systems
COVID-19: 3 myths and 5 solutions for the future of multilateralism
The recovery requires collective leadership, write Bertrand Badré, a former MD of the World Bank and Yves Tiberghien, co-chair of the Vision 20 Initiative.
Global Cooperation
5 ways to advance digital trade in the post-COVID world
COVID-19 has accelerated adoption of digital tech, highlighting the need to modernize digital trade rules and buck the trend of digital protectionism.
Health and Healthcare Systems
How COVID-19 revealed 3 critical AI procurement blindspots that could put lives at risk
Bridging procurement governance gaps will be key to harnessing AI’s potential without compromising privacy or public health. Here's what governments should know.
Geographies in Depth
‘We can use this as an opportunity’ - Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala on how African nations can recover after COVID-19
Former Nigerian Finance Minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala fears that COVID-19 could wipe out three decades of growth and development in Africa. Still, she sees the recovery as a chance to reim...
Health and Healthcare Systems
The Great Reset needs great leaders to help the most vulnerable
Unless we finally start acting as an interconnected global society, the inequalities exposed by the coronavirus will carry on widening.
Nature and Biodiversity
Scientists around the world are already fighting the next pandemic
Improving water, sanitation, and hygiene practice – a practice known as WASH – is vital in reducing the spread of antibiotic-resistant bacteria in developing countries.
Health and Healthcare Systems
Here's how fiscal policy can support emerging markets and developing economies through COVID-19 and beyond
The IMF’s Policy Tracker summarizes key policy responses to the COVID-19 pandemic, which include fiscal policy, digitalization and the effects on global exchange rates.