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Top stories: India reports 96,982 new COVID-19 cases; Singapore to accept COVID-19 digital travel pass from next month; Restrictions eased in Portugal, Greece.

Turning commitments and ideas into the actions needed for a sustainable blue economy will require evidence and data. Our ability to measure and monitor the ocean is expanding exponentially, with the amount of ocean data collected accelerating thanks to the application of emerging technologies. A digitized, data-fuelled version of the ocean - an ‘Ocean Avatar’- will help researchers study and manage the ocean. There is now overwhelming evidence that the future economic and ecological prosper...

Synthetic biology brings together multiple disciplines – across the biological sciences, computer science, engineering, social sciences and beyond – to design useful things from the building blocks of life. Tools to synthesise and engineer biological systems, enabled by growing repositories of DNA-encoded biological components, offer new approaches for a startlingly wide range of applications across health, manufacturing, energy and beyond. This ability promises to revolutionise economies a...

In its global workforce survey, PwC finds the COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the acquisition of digital skills and fuelled fears about automation.

Failing to tackle climate change could cost the world $1.7 trillion a year by 2050, according to 738 economists. A recent survey shows that three-quarters of economists from around the world strongly agreed that drastic action should be taken immediately. Two-thirds said the costs of investing toward that global goal of net-zero by 2050 would be outweighed by the economic benefits. A growing number of climate economists say the world should take “immediate and drastic action” to tackle clim...

Top stories: France to enter new national lockdown; South Korea to issue 'vaccine passport'; India extends vaccination programme.

Less top-down, fewer one-size-fits-all programmes: how digital training, learning and remote work could change for the better after the COVID-19 pandemic

Human efforts to tame the Mississippi River may have had an unintended positive effect, according to a new study: more rapid transport of carbon to the ocean.

The Circulars Accelerator Cohort 2021 is supporting innovators to scale their ideas for a more circular economy. The circular economy, which aims at reducing and eliminating waste and continuing to use safe resources, can help us create a more sustainable world. The Circulars Accelerator, led by Accenture, is collaborating with UpLink, the World Economic Forums digital crowdsourcing platform to showcase their 17 innovators. The world faces unprecedented challenges caused by our current approach...

All that these technologies need to start transforming our cities is regulatory approval. Are we on the verge of a Blade Runner-style future?