Innovation Articles
Extreme Disparity of Wealth Dominates Davos
(Davos) With extreme wealth also comes extreme political clout which results in extreme human suffering, said Winnie Byanyima, Executive Director of Oxfam International at a panel session this week in Davos.Byanyima helped set the tone for this year’s World Economic...
At Davos, Technology CEOs Discuss The Digital Economy
Davos: One of the most anticipated discussions at this year’s meeting was the plenary session on The Digital Economy. Given that I wrote the book that coined that term 20 years ago, I attended with great interest. On the panel were Google chairman Eric Schmidt,...
Davos 2015: What Future Do You Want?
Davos: Do you agree or disagree that in the future we will think “Inserting radio-frequency identification in our babies’ bodies is as normal as vaccination”?This is just one of many provocative questions put to the participants in a spirited Davos session entitled...
Davos 2015: International Conflict is Top Global Risk
Davos: There is much discussion of global risks this week at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting, and illustrating today’s volatility, the biggest threat to the stability of the world was not even on last year’s list -- international conflict. That is the...
Davos 2015: Wealth Inequalities and the Collapse of Trust
Davos: Undoubtedly timed to the opening of the World Economic Forum annual meeting in Davos, a new report by Oxfam says the richest 1 percent of people in the world will have a majority of the wealth on the planet next year. “The scale of global inequality is quite...
Davos 2015: Can the World’s Problems be Solved?
Davos: Against a disturbing global backdrop that includes ongoing hostilities in Ukraine, the crashing of oil prices, a global jobless recovery and the recent slaughter at Charlie Hebdo, more than 2,500 delegates will squeeze into the small ski resort of Davos,...
Leaders to Weigh ‘The New Global Context’ at Davos
In a special report to the Globe and Mail, Don Tapscott writes: Against a disturbing global backdrop that includes ongoing hostilities in Ukraine, the crashing of oil prices, a global jobless recovery and the recent slaughter at Charlie Hebdo, more than 2,500...
MIT Innovations: Introducing Global Solution Networks
Don Tapscott has written the lead essay in this quarter's Innovations, a distinguished quarterly journal published by MIT Press. The issue focuses on The Dynamics of Development as it pertains to the journal's three main areas of interest: technology, governance and...
As Toronto dithers, Guelph sets sights on 21st century
In a special report to the Toronto Star, Don Tapscott writes: There is a city in Ontario that is well on its way to reimagining the role of local government. And it’s not Toronto. The city of Guelph is promoting entrepreneurship, making local government more...