News

Action needed to get the clean energy transition back on track

13 May 2020

Unprecedented disruptions from the coronavirus pandemic risks cancelling out recent progress unless there is urgent action at national, regional and global levels.

Blockchain tool aims to tackle supply chain failures exposed by Covid-19

29 Apr 2020

The toolkit launched by the World Economic Forum aims to bring more transparency, trust and resilience to supply chains by offering a "shared truth".

WEF launches framework for "trustworthy use" of facial recognition technology

03 Mar 2020

The framework aims to operationalise use cases and is designed to be deployed and tested as a tool to mitigate risks from potential unethical practices of the technology.

Retailers rethink last-mile deliveries to reduce emissions and meet customer expectations

21 Feb 2020

A new report by eDelivery explores how retailers and carriers are looking for new ways to reduce carbon emissions and meet customer expectations of sustainability.

Is it time for us to forget passwords?

22 Jan 2020

A report by the World Economic Forum finds that freeing ourselves of passwords will make us safer and organisations more efficient.

Davos upgrades lighting ahead of WEF meeting

21 Jan 2020

Signify and Elektron have so far replaced 500 of the 1,000 streetlights with energy-efficient LEDs and connected 250 of those to its wireless lighting system.

Special Reports

Building bridges in the Covid-19 fightback

SmartCitiesWorld talks to Octavi de la Varga, secretary general of Metropolis, about how its digital platform is helping the global village battle against Covid-19.