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Dubai Electronic Security Center earns plaudits in WEF's strategic report
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
The strategic Cybersecurity Talent Framework report of the World Economic Forum (WEF) has highlighted the role of the Dubai Electronic Security Center (DESC) in launching significant initiatives including the Dubai Cyber Innovation Park, which aims to contribute to empowering the next genera
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Pakistan's gender gap index hits rock bottom, second worst globally
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
Women's rights activists have issued impassioned pleas for both state and societal commitment to address gender disparities effectively. They emphasise the need to redefine the roles prescribed to women by Pakistani society and the government.
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World's first AI-only higher education institute, Saras, announces its lau
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 1: The World Economic Forum predicts that AI will generate nearly 97 million jobs by 2025 and contribute an astonishing USD 15.7 trillion to the global economy by 2030. According to the Wall Street Journal, there is a global shortage of AI talent and companies are pay
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k-ID Closes USD 45 Million Series A from Andreessen Horowitz and Lightspee
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
Singapore, June 26: Today, k-ID, a first-of-its-kind global compliance engine that simplifies online safety and privacy management for game developers, parents, kids, and teens, announced a USD 45 million Series A funding round. Backed by some of the world's most sought-after investors, t
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WEF defines top 10 emerging technologies that can make a positive impact i
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
The annual Top 10 Emerging Technologies Report of the WEF talks about groundbreaking technologies such as Artificial intelligence, Privacy-enhancing technologies, Reconfigurable intelligent surfaces, etc.
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All Roads Lead to India: India's Ambitious Drive to Dominate the Nutraceut
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], June 13: India is rapidly becoming the epicenter of the global nutraceutical market. Transitioning from a latent player a decade ago to a leading market for nutraceutical ingredients and finished products, India is now attracting significant attention from innov
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WEF picks 10 Indian AI startups for biotech, space and neurotechnology adv
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
The 2024 Technology Pioneers cohort has the most representation from the largest entrepreneurship ecosystems in the world, the US and China, followed by India, which has more start-ups than ever before in this year's cohort.
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Chief economists foresee economic growth amid rising political risks in 20
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
According to the report, 82 per cent of chief economists expect the global economy to either strengthen or remain stable this year, nearly double the proportion from late 2023.
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India to emerge as an economic superpower amid impending global economic l
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
IMF, World Bank and prominent rating agencies have predicted further slow-down in global growth this year. Escalation of the recent conflict in the Middle East, financial stress, persistent inflation and slowdown in international trade are downside risks for the global growth.
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HCL Group and UpLink Open Applications for its Third Global Aquapreneur In
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
Bali [Indonesia]/ New Delhi [India], May 21: HCL Group, a global conglomerate and UpLink, the open innovation platform of the World Economic Forum, announced the third challenge of the Aquapreneur Innovation Initiative, the "Tackling Water Pollution Challenge." This announcement was made dur
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Globally, tourism is set to return to pre-Covid levels: World Economic For
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
International tourist arrivals and the travel and tourism sector's contribution to global GDP are expected to return to pre-pandemic levels this year, driven by the complete lifting of Covid-19-related travel restrictions and strong pent-up demand, as per the new World Economic Forum travel
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Finance minister asks for greater push and investment in the manufacturing
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman asked for a greater push to manufacturing sector. Speaking at the CII Annual Business Summit 2024 in Delhi on Friday, Sitharaman said many suggest India has bigger opportunity in services but we can't ignore manufacturing and it must be pushed with greater
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