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United Airlines plans to use jet fuel made from trash (WEF)

Tracy Rucinski, Ankit Ajmera United Airlines will work with global firms to finance an increased use of sustainable aviation fuel https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2021/04/united-airlines-sustainable-jet-fuel/

How businesses can realize the benefits of the cloud (WEF)

Ani Majumder, Chhavi Arora, Stavroula Papadopoulou, Venky Anant Businesses are increasingly leveraging cloud technologies to increase scalability, security and efficiency https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2021/04/how-businesses-can-realize-the-benefits-of-the-cloud/

Twin crises of debt and development distress (Brookings)

In this Sustainable Development Spotlight,, Global Economy and Development Senior Fellow Homi Kharas presents a new Sustainable Development Spotlight, in which he discusses the...

Impunity passports: Governing immunity’s impact on rights (Brookings)

Sean McDonald Around the world, governments are rushing to develop so-called “vaccine passports.” https://www.brookings.edu/techstream/impunity-passports-governing-immunitys-impact-on-rights/

USA – The first 100 days: When did we start caring about them and why do they matter? (Brookings)

Elaine Kamarck As we approach President Biden’s first 100 days in office many will use the occasion to evaluate his performance. Why 100 days? https://www.brookings.edu/blog/fixgov/2021/04/16/the-first-100-days-when-did-we-start-caring-about-them-and-why-do-they-matter/

The Chinese government embraces tech industry competition (Brookings)

Tom Wheeler The Chinese government has been dismantling the bulwark behind which American Big Tech has been hiding to avoid domestic regulation. https://www.brookings.edu/blog/techtank/2021/04/16/the-chinese-government-embraces-tech-industry-competition/

Nigeria – COVID’s impacts on the Nigerian extractive sector (Brookings)

Tamara White Earlier this month, the World Bank launched its latest edition of Africa’s Pulse, which explores the trajectories and trends in economic growth (or losses)...

How British Columbia implemented its computer science education program (Brookings)

Brian Fowler, Yuri Nesen, and Emiliana Vegas Computer Science (CS) education helps students acquire skills such as computational thinking, problem-solving, and collaboration and has been linked with...

USA – Betting on the future with infrastructure (Brookings)

Adie Tomer and Fred Dews Infrastructure is front and center in the Washington DC policy debate, and with President Biden’s 2.3 trillion dollar proposal on the table,...

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