Coming soon: Safe Cities Index 2019

As urban security becomes more mportant, how safe is your city?

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Weekly Digest   Issue #34         Coming soon: Safe Cities Index 2019   Launching next week at the Safe Cities Summit, this year's index ranks 60 cities, covering indicators in four pillars: digital, health, infrastructure and personal security. As urban security becomes more important, how safe is your city?   VIEW 2017 RANKINGS →

Strategy & Leadership Gender and infrastructure   Japan's minister for foreign affairs talks about the importance of quality infrastructure investment and why it needs to incorporate social considerations in accordance with G20 principles.   READ MORE → Financial Services INFOGRAPHIC | Investing for impact   Impact investing has been growing rapidly across the globe. This expansion has seen Asia, the Middle East and Africa becoming increasingly important. How is this growth playing out?   VIEW INFOGRAPHIC → OPINION Don't be evil? At first glance, few AI applications appear freighted with ethical considerations, but AI deserves scrutiny beyond simply how it will be used for three main reasons. READ BLOG → Michael Gold, senior editor, The Economist Intelligence Unit       GUEST PERSPECTIVES       Smart automation   How software robots can use AI to take care of repetitive tasks           In-flight communication   An idea takes off in the aviation industry             UPCOMING EVENTS       The Safe Cities Summit will convene policymakers, executives, experts and entrepreneurs from across the globe to discuss creating and maintaining safe and resilient cities, including cyber-security, transport and infrastructure, crime prevention and the health and wellbeing of urbanites.             - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

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