Tag: Global Topics

COP26: ‘Not blah blah blah’, UN Special Envoy Carney presents watershed private sector commitment for climate finance (UN News)

It’s ‘Finance Day’ at COP26, and the spotlight is on a big announcement: nearly 500 global financial services firms agreed on Wednesday to align...

How the structure of global aid and development finance is changing (Akihiko Nishio and Gaiv Tata, Brookings)

COVID-19 has delayed plans and progress worldwide, especially in developing countries, where complex challenges existed even before the pandemic. For these countries, external finance—particularly...

Internet of Behaviors: chi raccoglie la nostra polvere (digitale) e quanto ci guadagna (Daniela De Pasquale, Agenda Digitale)

Nella moltitudine di acronimi che affollano l’ambiente digitale troviamo anche uno dei trend tecnologici segnalati da Gartner per il 2021: IoB, Internet of Behaviors. Citando...

I negozi Amazon FBA nel mirino dei fondi di investimento Usa e Ue: vantaggi e rischi (Matteo Gabrieli, Agenda Digitale)

Nell’ultimo anno e mezzo si è affermato il fenomeno dei cosiddetti aggregatori di negozi Amazon FBA (fulfillment by Amazon), veri e propri fondi d’investimento hands on approach...

Sviluppo sostenibile, l’intelligenza artificiale ci aiuta a centrare il modello giusto (Valter Fraccaro, Agenda Digitale)

Per migliorare l’equilibrio del pianeta, è giunta l’ora di abbracciare un modello di sviluppo sostenibile e l’intelligenza artificiale ci può essere una grande alleata. Dobbiamo in particolare imparare...

Aziende più digitali, ma ecco i problemi irrisolti: la ricerca (Diego Campagnolo, Carlo Scarpa, Alessandro Vasta, Agenda Digitale)

Nel corso degli ultimi due anni il processo di digitalizzazione delle aziende, legato in particolare anche a progetti di internazionalizzazione delle stesse, è stato...

Perché il Metaverso potrebbe (davvero) essere la nuova “internet revolution” (Angelo Alù, Agenda Digitale)

Mentre gli Stati sono alle prese con gli adempimenti della “routine” istituzionale quotidiana spesso senza un’idea di futuro su come sarà la società nei prossimi...

Guterres urges developed countries to deliver on climate pledge for vulnerable nations (UN News)

With world leaders expressing hope that the goal of supplying $100 billion a year in climate finance support for developing countries is within reach, the UN Secretary-General warned on Tuesday that the target would likely not be met until 2023...

Winning and Losing the Nuclear Peace: The Rise, Demise, and Revival of Arms Control (Stimson Center)

The geometry of nuclear competition has never been more complex. China’s nuclear force structure is growing rapidly. Russia and the United States have sloughed...

Live Interview with International Atomic Energy Agency Director General Rafael Grossi (Stimson Center)

In a one-on-one conversation with Stimson Center President Brian Finlay, Director General Rafael Grossi discussed current challenges to nuclear nonproliferation, the impact of the...

United States, European Union, and Partners Formally Launch Global Methane Pledge to Keep 1.5C Within Reach (US Department of State)

MEDIA NOTE OFFICE OF THE SPOKESPERSON Today, the United States, the European Union, and partners formally launched the Global Methane Pledge, an initiative to reduce global...

Forest Finance Risk Consortium Establishment at COP26 (US Department of State)

FACT SHEET OFFICE OF THE SPOKESPERSON At COP26 during the World Leaders Summit’s Forest Day session on November 2, 2021, the United States launched the Forest...

Arms control is not just about arms (Khang Vu, The Interpreter)

Relations between Russian and the United States have been rocky since the 2014 Crimean crisis. Washington imposed various sanctions on the Kremlin in the aftermath of...

Decline of the West? Pros and Cons (Ivan Timofeev, Valdai Discussion Club)

Moreover, there is a very deep intellectual tradition of viewing the West as a deteriorating and doomed community. It’s enough to recall Nietzsche's "God...

COP26: Everything to know about the climate change summit on 1 November (Joe Myers, WEF)

This round-up brings you everything you need to know about the COP26 climate summit, climate change and greenhouse gas emissions targets. Top stories:...

Autonomous drone networks are a faster route to sustainable supply chains (Edward Fu, WEF)

New forms of infrastructure are needed to relieve over-burdened and unsustainable supply chains. In Rwanda and Virginia, US, drone-based logistics networks have proved...