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Jeremy Jurgens Appointed to World Economic Forum Managing Board

Jeremy Jurgens is the World Economic Forum’s Chief Information and Interaction Officer and heads its activities in technology transformation and knowledge networks, including the development of world-leading contextual intelligence applications He brings to the board considerable experience working in China and Japan, and with the world’s fastest-growing companies and emerging technology businesses For more information …

India’s Biggest Challenge: Pursuing Reforms Needed to Sustain 8% Growth for Decades

Maintaining pace of progress would entail further structural and institutional reforms Development of India’s natural resources would contribute significantly to eradicating poverty Fostering an Inclusive India through Digital Transformation is this year’s theme For more information, please visit http://wef.ch/ies16 New Delhi, India, 6 October 2016 – With India expected to achieve 7.6% GDP growth this …

World Economic Forum Announces New Board of Trustees

Ursula von der Leyen, L. Rafael Reif and Yo-Yo Ma join the World Economic Forum Board of Trustees The Board of Trustees serves as the guardian of the World Economic Forum’s mission and values For more information about the World Economic Forum, see www.weforum.org Geneva, Switzerland, 25 August 2016 – The Board of Trustees of …

The Global Economy is Failing 35% of the World’s Talent

The Human Capital Report 2016 finds that globally only 65% of the world’s talent is being optimized through education, skills development and deployment during people’s lifetimes Finland, Norway and Switzerland hold the top spots, utilizing around 85% of their human capital. Japan leads when it comes to 55 year-olds and over Report aims to assess …

Battery-Powered Villages, Sociable Robots Rank among Top 10 Emerging Technologies of 2016

World Economic Forum’s annual list of breakthrough technologies this year includes next-generation batteries, perovskite solar cells and open artificial intelligence Forum’s Meta-Council on Emerging Technologies chose tech based on potential to transform industry and society Council aims to raise awareness about the technologies, both benefits and risks, and contribute to closing gaps in investment and …