As urban populations continue to expand and citizens’ expectations grow, the development of smart cities – enabled, powered and integrated by digital technologies – is set to be one of the crowning achievements of societies worldwide in the 21st century.

The 4th Industry Revolution has begun. Unlike the steam that power our factories in the first revolution or the mass production model that dominating the second or the emergence of the computer driven system from the third revolution that we are living today, Industry 4.0 is about CONNECTIVITY.

Digital transformation: a step forward amid the exceptional circumstances ordained by the spread of the global pandemic COVID-19

RSVP Webinar with Canadian International Council (CIC) on MENA, BRI & Implications for North America

As global growth grapples with the dual challenge of suboptimal oil prices and the impact of COVID-19, our regional theme this quarter examines how the MENA region is having to adjust via digitalisation and new sectors of disruptive innovation which have proven resilient to the downturn.

This week’s latest investment news highlights the current state of major countries around the world. The pandemic has continuously made it challenging for countries to bounce back from the decline in economic performance. On a positive note, countries have started to reopen their markets in the hopes of gradual recovery. Focus now is on regrouping and pushing forward its plans in a COVID-19 existing world.

CNKI joins hands with Chinese Economic Association(CEA, UK/Europe), Chinese Economists Society(CES, US), Chinese Economics Society Australia(CESA, Australia), Japanese Association for Chinese Economy and Management Studies(JACEM, Japan), China Health Policy and Management Society(CHPAMS, US) and Journal of Chinese Economic and Business Studies(UK) to invite some top professional experts and scholars from University of Bridge, University of...

Our regional theme this quarter looks at innovation and digitisation in MENA. The region has had to endure the double whammy of low oil prices and the impact of COVID-19, but some sectors have managed to thrive in the downturn; the pandemic has irreversibly amplified the role of disruptive technologies and digitisation. Telecommunications technology is expanding and will continue to do so along with new edtech, healthtech and fintech digital...

Competitiveness: In a comparison of 63 countries, Austria moved up three notches, from 19th to 16th place, thus overtaking Germany.

In 2019 Bosch made considerable investments of capital and human resources at its Austrian sites. It is attaching particular emphasis on R&D.