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«COVID-19 also mandated a reckoning of sorts for a civil society that is lagging behind in the 4IR: when physical was forced to shift to digital, the need for rapid digital transformation no longer seemed to be on the far-off horizon but something that needs to be confronted immediately.»

4 views on how to ensure social justice in a digital world

By: EBR | Monday, February 22, 2021

2020 was a revealing year. The exponential rate of technological change in the past decade was already posing certain challenges and threats to vulnerable communities, supporting a largely unequal Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR)

Ryan Din, president of Huawei’s Carrier Business Group, said ‘5G developed faster than we had expected and the ecosystem is also maturing’ adding the technology ‘is no longer for early adopters; it is improving our daily lives’.

Huawei claims half of global 5G networks – Apple recruiting 6G experts

By: EBR | Monday, February 22, 2021

Huawei claims the company built more than half of the 140 commercial 5G networks deployed in 59 countries so far, despite bans on its networking gear in many countries

"5G and the digital ecosystem that it will create are set to spur economic recovery after COVID-19."

More than speed: 5G could become the next big economic driver

By: EBR | Friday, February 19, 2021

5G is often understood to be able to increase the speed of “everything”. Dictionaries define it as “technology to send data… at higher speeds than 4G devices”

"Solutions applied in individual areas of attack will probably leave you with security gaps, fragmented visibility, complex management and limited options to scale."

Fifth-generation cyberattacks are here. How can the IT industry adapt?

By: EBR | Tuesday, February 16, 2021

If you look back at early 2020 "new year predictions", you will find nowhere a reference to an unprecedented global pandemic that will shut down, in many ways, the way we live and begin a new normal

"More than eight million people died as a result of breathing in minute particulate matter from burning fossil fuels in 2018, according to research from Harvard University, in collaboration with the University of Birmingham, the University of Leicester and University College London."

1 in 5 deaths globally caused by fossil fuel pollution, a new study reveals

By: EBR | Monday, February 15, 2021

Fossil fuel pollution was responsible for almost one in five deaths in 2018, according to a new study which has prompted calls for governments and businesses to do more to switch to clean energy

"While humanity has been prospering in recent decades, this has come at a high cost to the natural world."

Nature is our most precious asset – we must all act now to save it

By: EBR | Thursday, February 4, 2021

The global financial crisis of 2008 had catastrophic effects on all elements of society with very few economies left untouched

"Eurelectric – which represents national electricity associations and leading companies – called on politicians to adopt “a fleet-centric approach” to policymaking and encouraged the EU to impose mandatory requirements for carmakers to sell zero-emissions vehicles."

Fleet electrification would cut road transport emissions by 50%, study finds

By: EBR | Wednesday, February 3, 2021

Electrifying public and private fleets would cut around half of all road emissions in Europe, providing a major boost for the EU’s climate goal and revolutionising clean mobility in Europe

"COVID-19 has highlighted society’s reliance on digital connectivity, whilst exposing the access inequalities of developing countries."

How 5G can be a force for social equality

By: EBR | Wednesday, February 3, 2021

The past year has starkly illustrated just how crucial digital connectivity has become in the lives of people across the income spectrum, in countries around the world

"The direction we need to head is toward greater dialogue, coordination and collective action", Borge Brende.

How to orient toward global cooperation

By: EBR | Tuesday, February 2, 2021

The deployment of COVID-19 vaccines brings hope that the onslaught of the virus will soon cease, but the unsettled world within which the virus emerged remains

The traditional FSI business model is looking threadbare – and not only because of the pandemic. Some players are seeking new territory by transitioning to subscriptions.

Can the Subscription Economy Save Financial Services?

By: EBR | Friday, January 29, 2021

As the world waits for mass vaccination to revive economic activity, general malaise has overtaken the financial services industry (FSI)

"If 2020 was the year of the pandemic, let’s make 2021 the year we build a better world – together, for better."

How to measure progress in building a sustainable future

By: EBR | Friday, January 29, 2021

The pandemic has magnified and accelerated many faults across society that need to be addressed. Climate change. Racial injustice. Economic inequality. Rising unemployment

"For many, the pandemic has recast our view of internet connectivity for all as a critical component to an equitable society."

COVID-19 exposed the digital divide. Here’s how we can close it

By: EBR | Wednesday, January 27, 2021

In 2020, the world embraced digital transformation at an expedited pace, reimagining technology’s critical role in how we work, learn and live

"A computer-based annotation system can’t do it alone when it comes to interpreting complex situations and catching subtle errors that could have real-life consequences", Mark Brayan.

How to ensure fair AI throughout the supply chain

By: EBR | Tuesday, January 26, 2021

For some time now, there has been talk about how leaders developing AI applications need to build “fair AI”; this should be unbiased and equitable, ideally improving the quality of life of everyone it touches

Stakeholder capitalism is a form of capitalism in which companies seek long-term value creation by taking into account the needs of all their stakeholders, and society at large.

What is stakeholder capitalism?

By: EBR | Friday, January 22, 2021

These days, a lot of political and business leaders debate whether “stakeholder capitalism” would provide us with a better way to organize the economy

“Carbon capture and storage is going to be the only effective way we have in the short term to prevent our steel industry, cement manufacture and many other processes from continuing to pour emissions into the atmosphere.”

Carbon capture is vital to meeting climate goals, scientists tell green critics

By: EBR | Tuesday, January 19, 2021

Engineers and geologists have strongly criticised green groups who last week claimed that carbon capture and storage schemes – for reducing fossil fuel emissions – are costly mistakes

Sigmund Freud’s concept of the pleasure principle offers clarity on how to repair fragmented societies in the aftermath of destructive populism.

Healing the Social Wounds of Injustice

By: EBR | Monday, January 18, 2021

A violent insurrection at the very heart of American democracy. Stubborn rejection of life-saving public health guidance during a surging pandemic

"As innovators, general professionals, key workers, citizens and humans, everything we do is ever more interdependent on each other."

What ’systems thinking’ actually means - and why it matters for innovation today

By: EBR | Monday, January 18, 2021

We are currently living through VUCA (volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous) times

"Governments around the world introduced or expanded digital financial transfers in response to the severe damage inflicted by the COVID-19 crisis on economies and livelihoods."

7 lessons COVID-19 taught us about improving digital payments

By: EBR | Thursday, January 14, 2021

COVID-19 has accelerated the digitization of the economy. As the need for social distancing grew, digital payments, which used to be nice-to-have, transformed into a daily necessity in many countries

"The COVID-19 pandemic saw wild animals roaming empty streets and a drop in emissions in many places around the world."

2020 did not actually help the environment. Here’s how 2021 could

By: EBR | Wednesday, January 13, 2021

During 2020, many of us saw images of deserted urban areas being reclaimed by animals and heard reports of carbon dioxide emissions plummeting as transportation ground to a halt

"It’s important we combine our interest in how machines should behave with an understanding and of how we judge them."

Trusting machines versus humans. We must understand the difference

By: EBR | Tuesday, January 12, 2021

Recently, voting machines have been on the receiving end of controversy. And yet people’s aversion of machines is nothing new

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