Apr 28, 2020 · Kate is the author of Mercer’s annual Global Talent Trends study and speaks regularly on the Future of Work. She is currently partnering with the World Economic Forum under their Good Work Alliance project to define Good Work standards and metrics. She is a non-executive director of Digitial Frontiers.
A digital silver bullet for the world: digitalization
May 19, 2022 · Digitalization represents a silver bullet for the 2030 SDGs and for the advancement of nations and their industries. We need governments to unleash their potential faster.
A visual history of pandemics | World Economic Forum
Mar 15, 2020 · These macro trends are having a profound impact on the spread of infectious disease. As organizations and governments around the world ask for citizens to practice social distancing to help reduce the rate of infection, the digital world is allowing people to maintain connections and commerce like never before.
What are the issues worrying people around the globe? | World...
Sep 15, 2021 · Longer-term trends show that unemployment and poverty and social inequality have been on the world's worry list consistently. But, unsurprisingly, coronavirus emerged last year and has taken the top spot ever since.
10 tech trends getting us through the COVID-19 pandemic
Apr 27, 2020 · The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated 10 key technology trends, including digital payments, telehealth and robotics. These technologies can help reduce the spread of the coronavirus while helping businesses stay open.
Coronavirus and sourdough - this is what we searched for online...
Dec 22, 2020 · Unsurprisingly, “coronavirus” topped the overall list. Coronavirus dominated this year's top searches. Image: Google ABCs to Zoom The search trends show the impact of the COVID pandemic on so many aspects of life.
Deglobalisation: what you need to know - World Economic Forum
Jan 17, 2023 · The world may be entering an era of deglobalisation, spurred by the war in Ukraine, COVID-19 and the transition to net-zero. Here's what you need to know.
COVID-19 pandemic: When will the travel sector recover? | World...
Jan 25, 2022 · The tourism sector has been one of the worst affected by the impacts of COVID-19. 63% of tourism experts believe that the sector won't fully recover until 2024.
The latest insights from 2022 UN World Population Prospects
Jul 15, 2022 · The UN estimates around 15 million excess deaths in 2020 and 2021 from the COVID-19 pandemic The Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has had a significant impact on global population and migration trends. We know that the confirmed death toll from COVID-19 is likely to significantly underestimate the true number of deaths because of limited testing.
Oct 25, 2021 · But this recovery is not being experienced equally. Poorer countries are contending with a deeper, longer-lasting crisis that has increased global poverty and is reversing recent trends of shrinking inequality. The result is that the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic is largest for the world’s poorest.