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China/Techinnovation – The 3 pillars of China’s booming start-up ecosystem (Saemoon Yoon, WEF)

• China's transition from manufacturing hub to tech hotbed has largely been driven by government policies. • Collaboration between industry and academia in Zhongguancun, China’s...

India/Agritech – Agri-tech innovation can improve value capture, transform ecosystem for India’s small farmers (Punit Gupta, WEF)

Smallholders account for 86% of farmers in India but are economically impoverished, as they are unable to capture commensurate value for their produce. ...

Business/Racial Justice – 7 ways companies are advancing racial justice in business (Melisande Schifter, WEF)

Over the past year, the pressure for companies to act on racial equality has increased. In response, they have started to focus on...

Space – ESA-led space propulsion test facility passed to UK owner (ESA)

UK Science Minister Amanda Solloway formally opened the National Space Propulsion Facility, which is based at Westcott Venture Park in Buckinghamshire, a historic centre...

China/Latin America – China’s trade with Latin America is bound to keep growing. Here’s why that matters (Pepe Zhang, Tatiana Lacerda Prazeres, WEF)

China’s trade with Latin America and the Caribbean grew 26-fold between 2000 and 2020. LAC-China trade is expected to more than double by...

G7/Financial and Monetary Systems – Corporate tax isn’t working – how can we fix it, globally? (Andrea Willige, WEF)

Taxation will play a big part in the post-pandemic rebuild of the world economy. Corporate tax has been a thorny topic as some...

USA/Russia/Cybersecurity – What the Biden-Putin summit reveals about future of cyber attacks – and how to increase cybersecurity (Georges De Moura, Tal Goldstein, WEF)

US President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed cybersecurity at their summit in Geneva, Switzerland, on 16 June. This discussion elevated...

G7/Vaccine – The G7’s vaccine pledge is a ‘big help’, but what about distribution and delivery? (John Letzing, WEF)

The G7 pledged to dramatically increase vaccine donations to developing countries. But serious challenges remain in terms of distributing the doses necessary to...

Ghana – Country Financing Roadmap for the SDGs: Ghana (WEF)

Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, Ghana had taken proactive measures to solidify its commitments to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), including financing the...

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