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SOVID-19 accelerates workforce automation, new jobs still coming: WEF

World Economic Forum announces 40 Global Future Councils; ED Times' Co-Founder nominated as Member for GFC on Media 2020-21 from India

Majority Of Indians And Global Citizens Eager For Inoculation, When COVID 19 Vaccine Comes: Ipsos-WEF COVID19 Vaccine Survey

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Indians hopeful of vaccine by year end; global citizens pessimistic Fear of side effects top reason for not wanting the vaccine

Majority Of Indians And Global Citizens Eager For Inoculation, When COVID 19 Vaccine Comes: Ipsos-WEF COVID19 Vaccine Survey

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Indians hopeful of vaccine by year end; global citizens pessimistic Fear of side effects top reason for not wanting the vaccine

NIIT announces virtual FutureReady Fest - A nationwide initiative to empower students for jobs of the future

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NIIT announces virtual FutureReady Fest - A nationwide initiative to empower students for jobs of the future

ZestMoney Awarded As Technology Pioneer By World Economic Forum

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Companies & Markets Sector Reports

The technology pioneers community is an integral part of the larger global innovators community of start-ups at the WEF.

WEF Forms 1st Global Consortium For Digital Currency Governance

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Gadgets & Technology

The Global Consortium for Digital Currency Governance will aim to increase access to the financial system through innovative policy solutions that are inclusive and interoperable.

Risky To Shut Out Any 5G Provider Completely - Merkel

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Gadgets & Technology Tech Trends

German operators are all Huawei customers and have warned that banning the Chinese vendor would add years of delays and billions of dollars in costs to the launch of 5G networks.

Now He Too: Data Privacy Is A Human Right, Says Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella

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Companies & Markets Sector Reports

Data dignity is crucial...one should be able to control how one's data is used in the world, he said at the World Economic Forum 2020.

Trump, Greta And Unicorns - What To Watch For At Davos On Tuesday

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Economy

Here's what to watch for, on the opening day of the World Economic Forum.

India's Growth Slowed Sharply Owing To Stress In Non-Banking Financial Sector, Weak Rural Income: IMF

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Economy India

India's growth is estimated at 4.8 per cent in 2019, projected to improve to 5.8 per cent in 2020 and 6.5 per cent in 2021, supported by the monetary and fiscal stimulus as well as subdued oil prices, said the IMF.

Climate Change Pushes Investors To Take Their Temperature

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Economy Policy Environment

Policymakers are pushing investors to do more to ensure their portfolio choices help to meet the 2015 Paris Agreement to combat climate change by limiting planetary warming to well below 2 degrees Celsius, and preferably to 1.5C.

World's Billionaires Have More Wealth Than 4.6 Billion People: Reports

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Oxfam India CEO Amitabh Behar, who is in Davos to represent the Oxfam confederation this year said: "The gap between rich and poor cannot be resolved without deliberate inequality-busting policies, and too few governments are committed to these."

India Slips To 112th Place On Gender Gap In WEF's Ranking

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Economy India

While Iceland remains the world's most gender-neutral country, India has moved down the ladder from its 108th position last year amid widening disparity in terms of women's health and survival and economic participation.