For years, Iceland, Switzerland, and Norway have ranked near the top of the United Nations' annual index of countries based ...

12 November 2024 - Following the outcome of the Summit of the Future, the fifth UN World Data Forum opened yesterday to accelerate progress on sustainable development by leveraging the transformative ...

The world's population growth tells two stories: in many countries populations are aging, while in others, populations are getting younger. Projections show most countries will likely see shrinking ...

LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - There is no need for concern over the long list of new U.N. development goals and the even longer list of indicators as they are essential for measuring progress, ...

Thanks to new regulatory frameworks like the Food and Drug Administration’s Breakthrough Therapy designation, drugs are coming to market faster than ever. A 2024 analysis of drugs included in this ...

Economic stories are often built on data. This information can shape how the public understands financial conditions, government policy and business performance. But in our data-saturated information ...

In a pivotal moment for global sustainable development, the UNESCO-EU Regional Preparatory Capacity-Building Workshop successfully gathered representatives from 24 countries, emphasizing the critical ...

AI’s progress has hit a critical constraint: access to real-world data. While public datasets and web scraping powered AI’s early breakthroughs, today’s models demand proprietary data from hospitals, ...