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We must help developing countries escape commodity dependence

We must help developing countries escape commodity dependence

20 May 2019
Written byPamela Coke-Hamilton, Director, Division on International Trade and Commodities (UNCTAD)
Science and technology bring hope in times of crisis

Science and technology bring hope in times of crisis

17 May 2019
When shocks strike, science and technology can help communities to bounce back and continue to thrive.
The good, the bad and the ugly of rapid technological change

The good, the bad and the ugly of rapid technological change

17 May 2019
Artificial intelligence designers, genome editors, professors and government officials weigh the promises and pitfalls of technological change.
New policy review framework balances development objectives

New policy review framework balances development objectives

17 May 2019
UNCTAD updates its methodology for assessing science, technology and innovation policies to better balance economic, social and environmental factors.
The UN came of age with the nuclear bomb. Time for it to step up to the AI era

The UN came of age with the nuclear bomb. Time for it to step up to the AI era

17 May 2019
Written byShamika N. Sirimanne, Director of the Division on Technology and Logistics (UNCTAD)
New solutions to tackle development challenges

New solutions to tackle development challenges

17 May 2019
Written by Isabelle Durant, Deputy Secretary-General of UNCTAD
Geo-information technology, wicked policy problems, and global development

Geo-information technology, wicked policy problems, and global development

16 May 2019
Written byYola Georgiadou, Professor, Faculty of Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation of the University of Twente, The Netherlands
Countries dependent on commodities hit 20-year high

Countries dependent on commodities hit 20-year high

16 May 2019
Two thirds of developing countries are dependent on commodities. Sub-Saharan is Africa hardest-hit, as 89% of countries there depend on commodities.
Globalisation, automation and the history of work: Looking back to understand the future

Globalisation, automation and the history of work: Looking back to understand the future

16 May 2019
Written byRichard Baldwin, Professor of International Economics at The Graduate Institute, Geneva and Founder & Editor-in-Chief of VoxEU.org
The need for an International Technology Assessment

The need for an International Technology Assessment

15 May 2019
Written byMiltos Ladikas, Institute of Technology Assessment and Systems Analysis, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany