10 Takeaways from World Economic Forum 2016
... Davos's great Achilles' heel remains its aged, white, male, Anglo-Saxon membership... Until that changes, it will starve itself of the broad talent, skills and knowledge that's needed to lead a complex world, writes Mike Barry for the World Economic Forum.
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Africa:
10 Takeaways from Davos 2016
WEF, 27 January 2016
So what to make of Davos this year? Lots of short-term worries (stock market volatility, oil prices, terrorism, migration, Brexit, US elections) jockeyed with the big theme (the… Read more »
The 2016 World Economic Forum meet in Davos, Switzerland.
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Africa:
Stark Choice - Innovate and Prosper or Stagnate and Shrink
New Times, 26 January 2016
The World Economic Forum (WEF) meeting on Africa is coming to Rwanda this May. That is the good news from the annual WEF meeting that has just ended in Davos. Read more »
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Rwanda:
Is Rwanda Ready for the Anticipated Fourth Industrial Revolution?
New Times, 26 January 2016
The 2016 World Economic Forum, which closed last week in Davos, Switzerland, introduced an oncoming global trend, termed as Fourth Industrial Revolution. Read more »
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South Africa:
Davos Can't Solve Inequality - Only People Power Can
ActionAid, 25 January 2016
When pundits talk about the economy here in South Africa, they usually focus on who is the Finance Minister this week, or they highlight the growth numbers; in July 2015 the IMF… Read more »
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Africa:
Businesses Need to Walk the Walk
HRW, 22 January 2016
The World Economic Forum in Davos is discussing human dignity in supply chains today. The question is how companies that use raw materials or other goods from anywhere in the world… Read more »
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Africa:
President Kagame Calls On Africans to Work Together to Address the Continent's Challenges
Rwanda Govt, 23 January 2016
President Paul Kagame has called on leaders from across Africa to work together to address the challenges that the continent still faces. Read more »
