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Demographic shifts will shape tomorrow’s public sector as the global population is aging, and Gen Z will make up a larger chunk of the global workforce. Comment by Irshad Salim:
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They met by chance, got hooked on an idea, and wrote the “Transformers” paper—the most consequential tech breakthrough in recent history. by Steven Levy at Wired: Eight names are listed
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Mohamed A. El-Erian and Nobel-winner Michael Spence at Project Syndicate: India’s recent economic success, solid momentum, and promising prospects are making the country ever more influential both regionally and internationally.
Mordecai Kurz at Project Syndicate: Does free-market capitalism buttress democracy, or does it unleash anti-democratic forces? This question first emerged in the Age of Enlightenment, when capitalism was viewed optimistically
Economic inclusion is when people not only have their basic subsistence needs met but also are productive, fulfilled, and fully empowered to make choices about their lives. People living in
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by Nikita Stewart in The NY Times: Every year, the Real Estate section of The New York Times tackles the subject of first-time home buying with all of the disappointments
Xiaolan Fu at Project Syndicate: We are living through humanity’s fourth industrial revolution, which is largely driven by breakthroughs in digital technologies. Some, like the internet and artificial intelligence, are
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The business world has changed dramatically over the past few years. The human element is key –in the business of risk-taking. Thus, the rising complexity of board directorship. New challenges
Irshad Salim: In the Summer of 2020, I shared one of the many moments and memories in the context of the on goings back ‘home’ (Pakistan)–after returning from ‘abroad’ (USA).
Under the guise of empowerment and freedom, politicians and business are offloading lifethreatening risk to individuals Suzanne Schneider at Aeon: I have for several years been working on a book
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by Edd Gent in Singularity Hub: Supporting any future settlement on the moon would require considerable amounts of energy. Russia and China think a nuclear power plant is the best
Andrew Ng, Landing AI founder and CEO, discusses the effect AI will have on the labor force and which companies are positioning themselves the best in the AI market. Can