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Space technology can enhance weather forecasting, climate monitoring, navigation and telecommunications.
The global space economy will grow to $1.8 trillion by 2035, according to…
Month: September 2024
Building the future: Reducing carbon footprints across the entire infrastructure lifecycle
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Sustainable Development Impact Meetings
The global building stock is projected to double its current floorspace, adding another 241 billion square metres over the next four decades.
Emissions from just four major materials…
Preserving local railways can foster sustainability in Japan. These case studies show how
Local railways in Japan are not just a mode of transportation but are vital for connecting communities, supporting daily activities of residents and contributing to regional sustainability.
Railways have a significantly smaller carbon footprint comp…
The ‘missed opportunity’ with AI’s linguistic diversity gap
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Sustainable Development Impact Meetings
The linguistic diversity gap in AI threatens to exclude billions from the digital economy, with most current systems trained on only 100 of the world’s 7,000+ languages.
Emerging ini…
Fintech has outgrown sandboxes. Now it needs airports
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Centre for Financial and Monetary Systems
Regulatory airports can help link fintech with more real-world commercial opportunities than sandboxes.
While facilitating financial and strategic opportunities for fintech startup…
Neurotechnology is here. It’s time we get serious about what that means for children
Neurotechnology incorporates techniques and devices that monitor and modulate brain and nervous system functions.
These technologies are already being used, but their employment could skyrocket in the coming decade.
We need to start thinking now ab…