In the same way that technology has altered cultures and nations across the globe, it is set to do the...
Getting around in the early 19th century was difficult, for the country was vast with mountains and rivers, often making...
The “new economy” (digital economy, knowledge economy) both affords fresh opportunities for strategic economic development and demands fundamentally different approaches by economic development agents and agencies (Collits 2017a and b). The new opportunities revolve around the emergence of regionally locatable, platformed businesses that are easy to start and scale, can...
Abraham Lincoln, the 16th president of the United States defined democracy as the government of the people, by the people...
The question of how the world can end extreme poverty and improve human wellbeing will take on new urgency in...
There’s a growing approach that the most interesting thing about the existing crop of distributed ledger platforms is not the cryptocurrencies, but instead the device that underpins them: the Blockchain. Blockchain is the distributed ledger technology making Bitcoin, Ethereum et al possible by giving a record of all transactions and proving...
According to the World Bank estimates, the continent requires about US$38 billion per year in infrastructure financing, another US$37 billion...
Africa’s developing economies have a choice to make between using fossil fuels or renewable energy. For many developed countries, there...
Top 15 Innovations of the Fourth Industrial Revolution – Industry 4.0 or the “Fourth Industrial Revolution” can be defined as the fusion and the proliferation of emerging technology developments in industries that vary from artificial intelligence to renewable energy. The vigour and influence of these technologies is multiplied by the rapidly...
It is common in popular culture that some regions, cities or even neighbourhoods can overwhelm the image of the nation...
Seven things you never knew about the economy of Wales. Back in the 1980’s, there was a long-standing joke that...
Since their birth, cars have become such a means of society. Whether you own one personally, or rely on public transportation, many of us depend on them for our day-to-day routines. While cars have been a tremendous contribution with efficiency and advancement, they have also led to a great amount...