The stadium of the future

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The rapidly growing amount of data created in digital societies has led to an increase in personal data collection and usage for commercial purposes.

Weekly Digest   Issue #14         The stadium of the future   This year singer Amy Winehouse, who died in 2011, will go on a worldwide tour. New hologram technology will use footage from her old shows to create an eerily lifelike 3D representation of the artist, which will be beamed onto stages for thousands of fans to enjoy. Digital innovations promise to bring the benefits of watching from home into the crowd.   LEARN MORE →

Healthcare Self-assessment tool for workplace wellbeing   Employers and workers value health and wellbeing programmes, but evidence for their impact is mixed. Use our self-assessment tool to compare your organisation's wellbeing priorities and practices with companies in your region and industry.   BEGIN SELF-ASSESSMENT → Technology & Innovation The transparent business barometer   In your country, are consumers willing to trade data privacy for improved services? American executives are more likely to agree with this sentiment compared with executives in China.   FIND OUT WHY → Sustainability Managing Asia's increasingly scarce water resources   Water scarcity is a growing concern. Global water withdrawal has increased 1.7 times faster than population growth over the last century, with 64% of global water withdrawal occurring on the Asian continent.   LEARN MORE → Technology & Innovation Building environments for technology-led change   Singapore took the top spot in The EIU's Asian Digital Transformation Index overall, and led both the digital infrastructure and human capital categories. What can other countries learn from Singapore?   FIND OUT HERE →       FROM THE ECONOMIST       E-hearts   Can wearing your heart (monitor) on your sleeve save your life?           Redesigning life   The promise and perils of synthetic biology             UPCOMING EVENTS       The event will open up debate around the economic and geopolitical risks involved in food production, and explore the ways science and technology can tackle them now and in the future. We will bring together leading thinkers from government, industry, NGOs, academia and agriculture to examine the varied and complex challenges and opportunities across the region.

 

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