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Dr. Bonaventura Clotet has devoted his life to fighting infectious diseases like HIV/AIDS and Covid-19. When the Covid-19 virus first reached Barcelona in early 2020, Dr. Bonaventura Clotet was more prepared than anyone

There are only a few regions in the world where hundreds of millions of young people share a similar language and culture across different national boundaries, united by a passion for music and dance. One of those places, Latin America, has become one of the world’s hit factories. Another, the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), is well on its way to achieving similar success.

Earlier this year, Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) inaugurated a Digital Command Center that uses AI to monitor and manage the company’s ever-expanding...

As the world’s largest automotive companies struggle to respond to the technical challenges of today, South Korean manufacturer Kia has been able to buck the trend and outperform the market with new models such as the ProCeed, a five-door shooting brake, a radical alternative to the traditional three-door hatchback.

In 2019, in its 124th year of history, Škoda is joining the electric vehicle revolution. Over the next four years, the Czech carmaker, one of the most successful brands to form part of the Volkswagen group, will be investing around two billion euros in alternative drive systems and new mobility services.

Some 10 years after Italian truck and bus maker Iveco became part of a giant multinational conglomerate, the company has declared independence and come back to where it belongs—on the cutting edge of innovation.

Half of all current jobs will no longer exist in 25 years, while new professions are gaining ground. Data is the new oil and therefore every company is looking for data scientists, architects and engineers. Attracting talent is a major challenge for businesses, as every sector is competing for the same profiles.

While tailpipes and driveshafts already look like being consigned to history along with the internal combustion engine, new digital technologies are poised to have an even more dramatic impact on car interiors and exteriors.

For WEF participants gathering in the glittering conference halls of Davos it may be hard to imagine, but over one billion people around the world still do not have access to electric light.

“The days of enterprise IT telling employees what they can and cannot do with their devices are over,” Christian Reilly, CTO, Citrix.