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Beyond Populism; mixed bag for Indians: Ipsos Survey

New Delhi, Sept. 27, 2018: A new survey by Ipsos to capture elements beyond populism finds that Indians are optimistic about the future of India, have confidence in most macro institutions, are quite rigid about their leaders and leadership style, but largely feel the system is broken. Conducted online among adults aged under 65 in …

Time has Come to Seize the Fourth Industrial Revolution’s Opportunities for Development

New York, 25 September 2018 – The Fourth Industrial Revolution’s opportunities to foster development are immense but countries need to work to seize them, leaders from government, business and civil society said at the World Economic Forum’s Sustainable Development Impact Summit in New York. “Education is the main pillar, the powerhouse of any nation,” Enrique …

Almost half of Indian Business Leaders Believe They’ll Struggle to Meet Changing Customer Demands Within Five Years

The other half of India heads of business believe they’ll disrupt rather than be disrupted – according to the Dell Technologies Digital Transformation Index   India, 25 September 2018 12% of Indian businesses are digital leaders – 5% more than the percentage of Digital Leaders in China – another fast growing, emerging market Almost half …

Paris, We Have a Problem: World’s Largest Economies Not Getting Policy Mix Right to Avoid Worst of Climate Change, IHS Markit Says

Carbon-pricing mechanisms, including carbon taxes and emission trading systems, are falling well short of levels needed to achieve low-emission targets HOUSTON (September 24, 2018) – Despite potentially game-changing shifts in energy use and supply patterns during the coming decades, the world may not be able to reach a sufficiently low emissions pathway by 2050 to …

Report: Cities Need to Be “Agile” to Capture Opportunities of the Fourth Industrial Revolution

Agility is key for cities to harness new opportunities and address new challenges created by rapidly changing technology, says new World Economic Forum white paper The white paper proposes metrics to capture the agility of cities in eight areas: buildings, land, energy, mobility, IT, security, education and governance Examples from around the world, gathered by …

Machines Will Do More Tasks Than Humans by 2025 

Latest research from the World Economic Forum forecasts that by 2025, machines will perform more current work tasks than humans, compared to 71% being performed by humans today The rapid evolution of machines and algorithms in the workplace could create 133 million new roles in place of 75 million that will be displaced between now …