Bioprocessing is the use of living cells to make things the world depends on: vaccines, medicines, enzymes, biofuels and bio-based materials. For decades, this has been done in large batches, in a small number of countries, using methods that use a lot of energy, water...
Governments increasingly use artificial intelligence to decide who receives welfare support. Some of these systems go beyond simple statistics: they use ontologies and knowledge graphs, structures that encode the meaning of legal terms such as “household,” “dependent,” “disability,” and “fraud risk.” This article calls this...
India’s economy has started FY2026-27 on a strong footing, with real GDP growing 7.8% in Q1 and real exports of goods and services rising 12%. But sustaining this momentum requires more than increasing exports; it requires strengthening the domestic supply chains that support them.Several industries...
The world is entering an economic transition that cannot be solved by simply creating more jobs for younger populations. People are living longer, fertility rates are falling, and the share of older people is expanding rapidly. The United Nations estimates that the global population aged...
Artificial intelligence is no longer simply helping governments deliver digital services. It is increasingly influencing how governments make decisions, allocate resources, manage risks, and interact with citizens. This research examines this shift through three of the world's most digitally advanced states: Estonia, Singapore, and the...
Financial inclusion remains one of the most significant development challenges in emerging economies. According to the World Bank Global Findex Database (2021), about 1.4 billion adults worldwide still lack access to formal financial services, including bank accounts, credit, and insurance. A large share of this...
Biodiversity loss is often described as a “silent crisis” because, unlike climate disasters or pandemics, its progression is gradual and less immediately visible. Yet the erosion of life on Earth is occurring at an unprecedented pace and scale. Far from being a niche environmental issue,...
Productivity is rising. Algorithms optimize supply chains, robots assemble goods with precision, and AI systems manage logistics in real time. Yet across much of the Global South, livelihoods remain precarious or are disappearing altogether.Globally, more than 2 billion people, around 60% of the world’s employed...
Climate-induced migration has moved from the margins of environmental policy to the center of global mobility governance, yet the effectiveness of national responses to it remains poorly understood in comparative terms. This paper asks a focused question: why do two countries facing the same global...
