For the first time in decades, the lion’s share of global GDP growth has shifted from the West to emerging markets, bringing new nexus points of the global economy into sharp focus.
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City leaders may prove more influential to driverless cars’ long term success in cities than an abundance of parking lots or four-way intersections.
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10 years in, we are realizing the real power of blockchain smart contracts to streamline the process of governing, curb waste, and provide better services.
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The rise of small, wealthy, and technology-focused countries investing in emerging markets creates local expertise on artificial technology and emerging technologies that benefits everyone.
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Financial technology has evolved to a point where millions of unbanked people can sign up for a bank account with little more than a smartphone. It is nothing short of a revolution.
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As more cities around the world invest in smart city projects, the role of the private sector in driving urban evolution is pivotal.
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Governments can and should borrow a page from Google’s playbook when it comes to offering products and services that put residents’ and citizens’ needs first.
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As technological innovation changes the way we live, the urban environment should evolve into a space of inclusion and growth by recognizing how people live in cities.
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By studying how people with debt use the internet, a new crop of debt-collection startups are making use of targeted ads and nudges on popular platforms such as Instagram to push debtors to settle their bills. More service providers are following suit.
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For those concerned about AI’s influence on daily life, the finance sector’s rapid embrace of AI sheds critical light on how the technology will change our lives.
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Art is the missing piece that translates abstract concepts into mediums that allow us to confront, examine, and discuss our turbulent reality.
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To unpack the exact way in which the international data regulation could be addressed, we survey three different understandings of data protection: the US approach, the Chinese approach, and the European approach.
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If Gulf countries re-engineer the economy with the smart use of robots and AI, they could dramatically reduce their food security burden.
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Sustainable urbanism characterized by the use of renewables can contribute to world-class quality of life, and promotes benefits for the environment too.
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As a result of their constituent size and influence, Facebook and other major technology companies have started to behave a lot more like countries than companies.
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Following President Xi's visit to the UAE last week, the countries have an opportunity to leverage their shared interests in emerging technologies
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The UAE and China have a tailor-made opportunity to benefit from a new model for interoperability that could take blockchain to the next level
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In a country with limited arable land and an increasing population, innovative technology such as vertical farming is not only sorely needed in the UAE, but it has the potential to be an important driver of societal impact.
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The UAE has made the right investments in infrastructure to create a knowledge economy. Now is the time to start attracting top global talent.
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The UAE's new crypto asset regulatory framework looks to strike a balance between providing a safe environment without stifling innovation and investment
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