-
CSOs Express Concern Over WEF-UN Partnership
January 17, 2020
Hundreds of civil society organizations worldwide have denounced the World Economic Forum’s takeover of the United Nations.
-
Browne: UN Development System Reform is Long Overdue
January 15, 2020
Writing in PassBlue, Stephen Browne explains the persisting need for the United Nations to reform its development system, where services, training and research are administered by more than 30 separately managed organizations and a similar number of departments, institutes and commissions.
-
OECD Recommends Greater Attention to Governance of Neurotechnology Abuses
January 15, 2020
Officially recognizing the risk posed by neurotechnological alternations that can be used to manipulate human behavior or attitudes, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development has recommended that governments, companies, and researchers pay greater attention to the governance of the possible misuse of neurotechnology.
-
Lipton: IMF Plays Important Role in Promoting Global Strategy Relating to Cybersecurity Threats
January 15, 2020
Writing in the International Monetary Fund blog, David Lipton describes four areas where the international community should supplement national efforts to counter cybersecurity threats: greater understanding of the risks; improved collaboration; consistent regulation; and crisis preparation and response protocols.
-
Researchers Explain How Artificial Intelligence Can Promote Sustainable Development
January 15, 2020
An international team of scientists has published a study of how artificial intelligence (“AI”) can help and hinder sustainable development worldwide, with the researchers recommending “adequate policy and legislation frameworks” to help direct AI’s potential toward the greatest benefits.