More than just a phone: mobile’s impact on sustainable development
Sep 20, 2018 · Can you live without your mobile phone? We all depend on mobile connectivity in our daily lives, but for many billions of people across the globe, mobile is more than just a useful …
How digitalization is making South and Southeast Asia engines of growth
Feb 10, 2022 · The smartphone gateway Asia, the most populous continent, has the most significant number of mobile phone users globally; around two-thirds of people use mobile services, and there is …
The challenges facing Ethiopia's digital transformation | World ...
Mar 18, 2024 · Despite this gap, initiatives like digital IDs and mobile payments are laying a solid groundwork for a thriving digital ecosystem. Ethiopia's high mobile phone penetration rate, with over …
How AI and other technology changed our lives – a timeline | World ...
Mar 14, 2024 · 2007: The iPhone More than a decade after the first smartphone had been introduced, the iPhone redefined mobile technology by combining a phone, music player, camera and internet …
How can China build a circular economy for mobile phones?
Nov 11, 2022 · China produces and exports millions of mobile phones but only a small fraction of used phones are recycled. Can financial innovation help scale a circular economy?
Why 5G's innovation potential will lift digitalization to the next ...
Jan 12, 2024 · High-performing 5G networks are needed to support the next stage of cloud- and AI-based digitalization. A new initiative giving software developers access to 5G network capabilities …
Helping companies in China recycle 50% of e-waste by 2025
Jul 1, 2021 · The impact of recycling e-waste. When you upgrade to a new smartphone, can you be confident the technical components of the old phone are recycled? Since 2017 the World Economic …
AI leaders call for pause, plus other AI stories March 2023 | World ...
Mar 31, 2023 · The development of AI is as fundamental as the creation of the microprocessor, the personal computer, the Internet, and the mobile phone, says Bill Gates. The Microsoft founder and …
17 ways technology could change the world by 2027
May 10, 2022 · Innovation is critical to the future well-being of society and to driving economic growth. The World Economic Forum’s Technology Pioneer community is composed of early to growth-stage …
How 'financial inclusion' can lift millions out of poverty: World Bank ...
Sep 9, 2022 · World Bank economist Leora Klapper explains how financial inclusion - access to banking services - is crucial in eliminating poverty and improving lives.