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...
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...
Mar 31, 2017 | Employment & Prosperity, Health & Human Security, Human Rights, Knowledge Networks
After the record-shattering Women’s March demonstration of global solidarity on the second day of the Trump presidency women could be forgiven for believing that they were making their voices heard around the world. Then the women of the US were shown a new...
Mar 16, 2017 | Blockchain Governance, Blog, Cities, Employment & Prosperity
A Toronto-based research initiative, the Blockchain Research Institute (BRI) was launched this week at the Blockchain Summit in DC. A multi-stakeholder partnership with government bodies, including the Canadian government and private sector companies, the organization...
Mar 7, 2017 | Blog, Employment & Prosperity
Financial health is a new term in the arena of financial inclusion. It means being in possession of a daily financial system that can provide resilience in the face of economic shocks so that individuals are better able to reach their economic goals. Individuals in...