Europe's innovation opportunity

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Europe is the world’s biggest producer of knowledge. Open innovation will help put that knowledge to work.

WEEKLY DIGEST  |  Issue #102         SPOTLIGHT     Europe's innovation opportunity   Europe is the world’s biggest producer of knowledge. Open innovation will help put that knowledge to work.   READ MORE →

How are investors in North America adapting to risks?   Are low interest rates, and disruptive technologies opportunities or obstacles for investors? Watch Roz Hewsenian, CIO at Helmsley Charitable Trust answer this.   WATCH INTERVIEW → Can lower-GDP countries produce food sustainably?   Ethiopia, ranked 12th in our Food Sustainability Index, performed better than The US, China, Australia and The UAE.   FIND OUT MORE → Sisterhood is powerful – and now it's also wealthy   Self-made women billionaires in the US tilt philanthropy towards supporting women and girls and have a propensity to collaborate.   READ ARTICLE → Business model innovation in financial services   Virtual currencies will have a big role to play and artificial intelligence will be adept at slicing and dicing big data, according to Christine Lagarde.   LEARN MORE HERE → OPINION Australia faces unique challenges putting self-driving cars on its roads What are the operational and regulatory reforms that needs to be agreed and implemented before autonomous cars hit the roads? READ BLOG → Michael Gold, editor, The Economist Intelligence Unit         GUEST PERSPECTIVES       France bags top spot for sustainable eating   Annual food sustainability index ranks countries on their performance on food waste, sustainable agriculture, and tackling nutritional challenges           Brexit poses huge risk to Britain's food standards, report says   Rush to secure trade deals could lead to a lowering of standards and poorer quality food in supermarkets             UPCOMING EVENTS       Cancer is South-East Asia’s biggest killer, and will become more prevalent as societies age and lifestyles change. Join us at the War on Cancer South-East Asia, on March 20th in Jakarta, where we will bring together governments, health-care providers, scientists, technologists and leading thinkers to create solutions to this growing problem.

 

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