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Cambridge study finds globalized economy making water, energy and land insecurity worse

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The first large-scale study of the risks that countries face from dependence on water, energy and land resources has found that globalization may be decreasing, rather than increasing, the security of global supply chains. Globalization allows companies to make their products almost anywhere in the world in order to keep costs down.

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GeeRemit App Moves Money and Saves It Too

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In Kenya, for example, mobile transactions last year were up by about 20 percent over 2020, according to Capacity. Johnson is working to change those shortcomings with her fintech startup, Global Mobile Finance , which is based in Morrisville, N.C. Kenya was where mobile money became a success.”. IEEE Fellow Sandra K.

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IEEE Humanitarian Program Sees Record Growth

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events last year, including the Multi-Stakeholder Forum on Science, Technology, and Innovation for the SDGs and the Global Sustainable Technology and Innovation Community Conference. MANY FIRSTS The committee held its first Global Summit in November. COLLABORATIONS The committee participated in several U.N.

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More than 50 percent of MoUs signed in Vibrant Gujarat are green | Autocar Professional

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The Tenth Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit 2024 kicked off in Gandhinagar today. The event is scheduled to be held from January 10 to 12, 2024 and the theme is Gateway to the Future. Over 50 Global CEOs including senior officials from the semiconductor, aerospace, and defence sectors, have confirmed their participation in the summit.

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Gravity Batteries, Green Hydrogen, and a Thorium Reactor for China

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2021 was a big year for energy-related news, what with the ongoing hunt for new forms of energy storage and cleaner if not carbon-free electricity and events and research that spotlighted the weak links in our power grid. Here’s hoping that doesn’t happen in 2022, or any other year.

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This Community-Run Internet is Bridging the Digital Divide

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billion people around the world who don’t have meaningful access to it, according to a Brookings Institution report, “Bridging the Global Digital Divide.” Last year’s winning projects were presented at the Connecting the Unconnected Summit , a virtual event held in November. But that’s not the case for more than 3.5

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Is Worldcoin a Crypto-currency for the Masses or Your Digital ID?

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Potential applications include tackling fake profiles on social media, distributing a global universal basic income (UBI), and empowering new forms of digital democracy. So far, Worldcoin has signed up more than 700,000 users in some 25 countries, including Chile, France, and Kenya. Informed consent is important, though, says.