Aug 7, 2017 | Climate, Climate & Planet Stewardship, Knowledge Networks
Forests are the heroes of solving climate change. They have been absorbing fossil fuel emissions, and have the potential to absorb more. But when forests are cleared, they are as bad as smokestacks. Cut forests release carbon back into our challenged environment. The...
Jul 12, 2017 | Blockchain Governance, Cities, Employment & Prosperity
Net neutrality is threatened, and on this Day of Action, web companies and activists have once again banded together in its support. On July 12th, over 200 groups — from Kickstarter and Etsy, to Vimeo and Netflix, to Pornhub and High Times — updated their websites...
May 19, 2017 | Climate & Planet Stewardship, Employment & Prosperity, Operational and Delivery Networks
Solar innovations mean energy innovation can meet the Strategic Development Goal 7 for the entire world. What a difference a few years can make in technology breakthroughs. Bill Gates blogged in 2014 saying the renewables such as solar and wind were effectively...
May 4, 2017 | Blockchain Governance, Cities, Employment & Prosperity, Health & Human Security
Young civic leaders brainstorming opportunities to improve their communities ID’d ways to combating misinformation in elections, giving support to Arabic-speaking domestic violence victims in the US, and using blockchain technology for protecting property...
Apr 30, 2017 | Blockchain Governance, Cities, Employment & Prosperity, Knowledge Networks, Operational and Delivery Networks
Shaping the Future with Blockchain for Business Once a tiny fishing outpost, Dubai has become a global hub for trade with its near-zero taxes, and relative stability in a chaotic region. Now, as the world sees the development of more and more so-called “smart...
