What new institutions are needed to ensure smart cities are also data-just cities? Smart City 1.0 “is primarily focused on diffusing smart technologies for corporate and economic interests”.  Smart…

AI arrives in the official story of 2026 as an abundance machine: faster, cheaper, more efficient government.

The new data highlights the anti-poverty effects of programs like the Child Tax Credit, SNAP and Medicaid. At the same time, it’s a reminder of what working families stand to lose with H.R.1.

African GDP and Population data are both of very poor quality. Governance is also rated as being very poor, with many autocratic rulers interfering with economic data quality. Only 4% of African countries are rated as having A or B grade GDP data. Only 13% applies for Population data. 13% are also rated as having A or B grade Governance. And only six of the top ten largest (by GDP) sub-Saharan countries are rated as having C grade data. In these circumstances World Economics believes pan-African GDP or Population size, or measures such as GDP per Capita or Debt per Capita that dependent on either GDP or Population data, should be treated with circumspection. Explore the full analysis and implications for global investment.

Abstract. Forecasting systems for harmful algal blooms (HABs) are becoming more common, as HAB monitoring is increasingly networked and aggregated at natio

As noted in our review of - Asian Governance - , Asian GDP is bigger than that of Europe, the Americas and Africa combined. Asia accounts for well over half of global GDP. And Asian GDP growth has accounted for 70% of global growth over the past decade. So, shouldnt Asia comprise 50%+ of your investments by value? - - Probably not. The problem with Asia is that this vast geographical space (however defined) includes many countries you probably wouldnt want to live in, and on whose data you cannot rely. This Thought reviews the lack of accurate GDP data in parts of Asia. World Economics defines - GDP Data Quality - using 5 measures. - - The table below shows Asian countries Data Quality Indexes split into 5 Ratings segments. Explore the full analysis and implications for global investment.

African GDP and Population data are both of very poor quality. Governance is also rated as being very poor, with many autocratic rulers interfering with economic data quality. Only 4% of African countries are rated as having A or B grade GDP data. Only 13% applies for Population data. 13% are also rated as having A or B grade Governance. And only six of the top ten largest (by GDP) sub-Saharan countries are rated as having C grade data. In these circumstances World Economics believes pan-African GDP or Population size, or measures such as GDP per Capita or Debt per Capita that dependent on either GDP or Population data, should be treated with circumspection. Explore the full analysis and implications for global investment.

the extraction and commodification of human data mirrors historical processes of primitive accumulation, creating new enclosures data commons

A 2022 study by the Centers for Disease Prevention and Control made headlines for revealing that Native Americans die on average 6.5 years younger than the general population. But new research shows t...

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