Harnessing technology for a better future At a time when many people worry about stalled progress on the economic, social, and environmental challenges of sustainable development, Breakthrough is a reminder that the promise of a better future is within our grasp, across a range of domains. It will interest anyone who wonders about the world's economic, social, and environmental future.
Harnessing technology for a better future At a time when many people worry about stalled progress on the economic, social, and environmental challenges of sustainable development, Breakthrough is a reminder that the promise of a better future is within our grasp, across a range of domains. It will interest anyone who wonders about the world's economic, social, and environmental future.
Edited by Homi Kharas; John W. McArthur and Izumi Ohno
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Contents: Acknowledgments 1. Breakthroughs: Why We Need Them for Sustainable Development Homi Kharas, John W. McArthur, and Izumi Ohno 2. Breakthrough Technologies for Pandemic Preparedness Yolanda Botii-Lodovico and Pardis Sabeti 3. Fixing the Real "World Wide Web": Breakthroughs at the Interface of Food, Agriculture, and Large-Scale Computation Zachary Bogue 4. Too Cheap to Meter: The Promise of Unstored Solar Power Vijay Modi 5. Interspecies Money Jonathan Ledgard 6. Predictable Disasters: AI and the Future of Crisis Response Tarek Ghani and Grant Gordon 7. How AgriTech Is Transforming Traditional Agriculture in Emerging Markets: "Think Big, Act Fast, Start Small" Lesly Goh 8. Eyes on the Planet: Toward Zero Deforestation Hiroaki Okonogi, Elji Yamada, and Takahiro Morita 9. Redefining the Smart City for Sustainable Development Tomoyuki Naito 10. How Digital Systems Will Transform the Future of Money and Development Tomicah Tillemann 11. A Short Story of Transmediary Platforms Bright Simons 12. Unleashing Meaningful Breakthroughs Ann Mei Chang Contributors
Contents: Acknowledgments 1. Breakthroughs: Why We Need Them for Sustainable Development Homi Kharas, John W. McArthur, and Izumi Ohno 2. Breakthrough Technologies for Pandemic Preparedness Yolanda Botii-Lodovico and Pardis Sabeti 3. Fixing the Real "World Wide Web": Breakthroughs at the Interface of Food, Agriculture, and Large-Scale Computation Zachary Bogue 4. Too Cheap to Meter: The Promise of Unstored Solar Power Vijay Modi 5. Interspecies Money Jonathan Ledgard 6. Predictable Disasters: AI and the Future of Crisis Response Tarek Ghani and Grant Gordon 7. How AgriTech Is Transforming Traditional Agriculture in Emerging Markets: "Think Big, Act Fast, Start Small" Lesly Goh 8. Eyes on the Planet: Toward Zero Deforestation Hiroaki Okonogi, Elji Yamada, and Takahiro Morita 9. Redefining the Smart City for Sustainable Development Tomoyuki Naito 10. How Digital Systems Will Transform the Future of Money and Development Tomicah Tillemann 11. A Short Story of Transmediary Platforms Bright Simons 12. Unleashing Meaningful Breakthroughs Ann Mei Chang Contributors
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