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Bangladesh is gearing up for the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR). Hardly a day goes by when a national political leader or a prominent civil society stalwart does not bring up the issues relating to 4IR in the national media. One could even say that 4IR is the new buzzword for the country.

Dani Rodrik argues that making global innovation more labor-friendly would benefit rich and poor countries alike.

From the blog of Carolina Rodríguez Hernández at The Times of Israel

There’s no holding back technology, but more workers must capture its benefits

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None of us should want to live in a world where hundreds of thousands of truckers are suddenly thrown out of work.

By Robert E. Wright Like a fire bell in the night, Americans awaken to the cry “Stagflation is coming! Stagflation is coming!” Stagnation plus inflation spells big trouble in 2022, multiple pundits and investment gurus predict. Events may prove them right, but the economic situation is actually much worse. America’s “Growth Diamond,” the set of institutions and incentives that have rendered the nation one of the world’s […]

Pakistan’s technology exports have grown 15pc per year since 2020 and are expected to reach $3.5bn in 2022...

January 21, 2022 As prepared for delivery My thanks to Klaus and to the World Economic Forum for hosting me. At this time...

This webinar on 19 January 2022 will discuss automation and its consequences, including the potential economic, political, and social costs of the current path of artificial intelligence (AI) and digital technologies.