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Sustainable Development Goals
Can Augmented Intelligence Help Save the Planet?
Only through global collaboration can we turn back the clock on climate change. A combination of human expertise and AI could get us there.
Tech and Innovation Offer Promise for the World’s Most Water-Challenged Regions
Many water sources are drying up, becoming more polluted, or both. Water-intensive industry, agriculture, and energy generation are growing to meet the needs of an ever-expanding population, resulting in further water scarcity and stress. What...
Why Everything Requires “Whole of Society” Solutions
“It will require all of us to work together–and harness tech–to solve our many complex challenges.” It’s on all of us to come up with the kind of multi-stakeholder, interconnected, multi-faceted solutions we need.
What is Unity in a Digital Era?
How can we come together? That is the question of our era. It applies across domains, across cultures, across the world. Our planet and our society have proven themselves more fragile than we believed, and...
The Role of the Business in Solving “Wicked Problems”
As the public sector worldwide continues to struggle to solve economic, environmental and social challenges, the private sector is now being called upon to fill the gap. Companies are going to have to be essential...
Business Responsibility Emerges as a Major Theme at Health+Wealth Conference
William McDonough says that when they figure out their strategy, most businesses start with value and then set their goals, benchmarking financial and product targets, instead of first focusing on values. He sees a new...
“Our Audacious Goal: Connect Every School by 2030”
Spearheaded by UNICEF and the ITU, the Giga initiative aims to connect every school worldwide to the internet by 2030, and extend connectivity to far more young people everywhere. Ericsson's Heather Johnson explains.
Why Only 34% of Americans Recycle
Americans don’t recycle because too often they can’t. And even communities where recycling is a deep commitment are paying a premium to do it, rather than dump it as garbage. The whole ecosystem needs to...
