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Caring Systems to Drive Social and Structural Transformation

This policy paper was prepared under the leadership of the Cities Alliance for the UCLG World Congress and Summit of World Leaders 2022 Caring is a human activity, and at its best is a means of caring for each other and for the planet. However, traditional practices of care focus on providing health, social, or…

Hydrogen generation for a cleaner future

As the world works towards a zero-carbon future, is fast-becoming a popular fuel option As a result, it is important to create accessible, affordable, clean, and efficient solutions to accelerate the global adoption of hydrogen fuel cell technology. One company doing just that is Element 1. Founded in 2010, and based in Bend, Oregon, Element 1…

Saudi Arabia still fastest growing G20 economy despite economic headwinds: IMF

In its latest report, the US-based financial agency fixed its forecast for the Saudi economy’s growth during 2022 at 7.6 percent — the same figure as in its April forecast Saudi Arabia will maintain its position as the fastest growing economy among the Group of 20 countries despite the turmoil caused by rising inflation and…

UNWTO and Ojimah Partner Around Branding and Innovation for African Tourism

UNWTO is to work with Omijah to make positive storytelling and digitalization key drivers of tourism recovery across Africa. Building on UNWTO Agenda for Africa – Tourism for Inclusive Growth, the new agreement will see the two parties work together around shared goals and priorities. As a multichannel platform with reach across the continent, Ojimah…

Back to the Future: Meet Ai-Da, the world’s first ultra-realistic robot artist

Ai-Da, who is named after the 19th-century mathematician Ada Lovelace addressed the House of Lords where she discussed whether or not Artificial Intelligence poses any threat to the creative industry in UK The day was quite usual for parliamentarians in United Kingdoms before Ai-Da, a robot, worked her charm and left them in total surprise…

Europe’s largest power company has cut more carbon in the last decade than any other company on Earth

New research from Corporate Knights pinpoints 20 companies from eight sectors that cut the most carbon over the last decade, and how they did it – by hook or by crook Europe’s fourth-largest emitter, Enel SpA, has cut more carbon than any other company on Earth over the past decade, Corporate Knights has discovered in…

Digital future of markets and money

According to the Austrian school, free markets are beneficial to all participants. Once upon a time, there were no cell phones, no Internet, no Google, no Amazon, no Facebook, no Twitter, no TikTok, and no YouTube. People didn’t have Apple Pay, PayPal, Alipay, or WeChat Pay. Fortunately, they already had fiat money. They paid for…

High energy bills and worsening prospects for fossil fuels: switching to solar creates immediate savings

Solar PV technology is continuously advancing while becoming the world’s most affordable energy source Solar PV technology is continuously advancing while becoming the world’s most affordable energy source. In our blogs, we have seen the vast range of benefits offered by solar PV. However, the tense geopolitical situation, the disruption of supply chains brought by…

Europe welcomes political agreement to improve the governance and integrity of the European standardisation system

The amendment foresees that, when the Commission requests standards from these organisations, key decisions in the standards-development process are taken by the national standardisation bodies from the EU and the European Economic Area (EEA) The Commission welcomes the political agreement reached today between the European Parliament and EU Member States on the amendment to the European…

Mecanoo’s Brink Tower Receives Planning Permission To Create Inclusive Neighbourhood In Amsterdam

The project is developed by Belgian company Xior Student Housing and Amsterdam-bsed real estate developers DubbeLL Mecanoo's Brink Tower has been granted planning permission to create an energy positive, green, and inclusive neighbourhood in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. The studio has announced that construction work is set to begin in mid-October, 2022 in Amsterdam. In 2020, Mecanoo won a competition to…