Newsletter PROFORUM 5/2018
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The energy industry is changing. Are governments switched on?
Analysis from the Energy Transition Index indicates that, on average, countries that have a strong enabling environment (marked by presence of readiness indicators) are more likely to rank in the top quartile in terms of their energy system performance.
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Journey to the West: What China tells itself about the Belt and Road Initiative
Ever since President Xi Jinping unveiled the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) in late 2013, the massive infrastructure and connectivity initiative has captured the world’s imagination. Supporters see it as a timely injection of fresh energy to global development. Detractors warn about the plan’s risk of raising developing countries’ debt burden.
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Shaping the Future ofEnergy
Energy is the lifeline of modern economic and human activity, with most consumed for mobility, by industry and in households. Yet, about 1.3 billion people lack access to affordable modern energy, impeding development.
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Forget the space race, the AI race is just beginning
The United States and China currently dominate the world of artificial intelligence, but used very different approaches to get there. While the US’s academic system has generated and incubated the research that made today’s AI possible, China’s government has pledged billions in funding and offered the technology its full-throated support.
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Cientistas descobriram quando e como o sol vai morrer – e será épico
A forma mais provável que o sistema assumirá é a de uma nebulosa planetária, uma bolha de gás e poeira luminosa. O sol tem cerca de 4,6 mil milhões de anos, e os astrónomos acreditam que ainda vai existir por mais 10 mil milhões.
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Why the Tiny Weight of Empty Space Is Such a Huge Mystery
The amount of energy infusing empty space seems too small to explain without a multiverse. But physicists have at least one alternative left to explore.
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In the Portuguese capital, a weekend’s worth of seafood feasts, chic rooftop bars, undulating streets and landmarks, both Old World and futuristic.
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How will automation impact jobs?
We've analysed over 200,000 jobs in 29 countries to explore the economic benefits and potential challenges posed by automation.
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Six charts that show how to get the most out of digital investment
Huge investment is going into digital technology. Some fear this won't boost productivity as much as the steam engine, the assembly line, or the computer did in previous waves of technical change. Others are more optimistic. New researchfrom the World Economic Forum and Accenture suggests there’s room for hope.
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We need a new Operating System for the Fourth Industrial Revolution
A new era is unfolding at breakneck speed. It has huge potential to address some of the world’s most critical challenges, from food security, to reducing congestion in big cities, to increasing energy efficiency, to accelerating cures to the most intractable diseases. But it also raises a host of social and governance issues that need addressing.
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Why technological progress is the secret to Asia's development
It is widely acknowledged that new technologies play a critical role in making economies more productive and creating better paying jobs. Indeed, throughout developing Asia, high-yielding crop varieties in agriculture, modern machine tools in manufacturing, and new information and communications technologies in services have done much to support food security, dramatically curb poverty, and improve labor market conditions.
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Here's how China is going green
The factories and power plants that have driven its economic growth have also polluted its air, water and soil, to the point where environmental hazards could lead to a significant risk to China’s society and economy, if not corrected in a timely manner. In a bid to tackle these challenges, China’s government has declared a “war on pollution” and introduced a number of green initiatives.
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Morocco is building a giant thermosolar farm in the Sahara Desert
The mirrors cover an area of roughly 1.4 million square metres. The first phase of this plant generated enough electricity to supply 650,000 people when it was switched on in 2016.
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World Economic Forum to push 'Industry 4.0' at new Tokyo center
TOKYO -- The World Economic Forum, known for its annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland, is setting up a new research center in Tokyo this summer to study the "fourth industrial revolution."
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