A New Democratic Enlightenment?
This is the slightly rewritten text of my address to the opening plenary session, ‘New Enlightenment Neue Aufklärung’, at the European Forum Alpbach, Alpbach, Austria, 28 August 2016. Ladies and Gentlemen…
Primary Results
Australians worry more about losing jobs overseas than to robots
Most Australian workers are fairly relaxed about their own job security, but they do worry about the risks of poor management and outsourcing to cheaper labour.
The dawn of domestic robots could dramatically cut gender inequality when it comes to household work
Robotics and AI look set to transform how we carry out domestic work, including caring for other people.
Nigeria can equip every child with basic digital skills if it takes three simple steps
Nigeria’s education system must embrace artificial intelligence technologies to join the fourth industrial revolution.
Star Trek’s formula for sustainable urban innovation
The Star Trek formula for sustainable urban innovation: collaborate, share, use technology for the greater good and invest in people.
Three things that will shape the economy in 2018
Brexit, bots and jobs and bitcoin are set to dominate economics news in 2018.
How three‑day weekends can help save the world (and us too)
Reducing the work week is one of the easiest steps we could take to radically reduce our environmental impact.
The ‘fourth industrial revolution’: potential and risks for Africa
New technologies are developing with exponential velocity, breadth and depth. Their systemic impact is likely to be profound.
Will technology take your job? New analysis says more of us are safer than we thought, but not all
The rise of robots and new technology threatens to take over many jobs, but just how many is still up for debate.
What do Nigerian children think about computers? Our study found out
Early digital literacy prepares children for future learning and careers.