Innovation
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Global leaders call for new Marshall Plan
World leaders and innovators have called for a green global recovery plan which will power the restart of the economy and accelerate progress towards the targets of the Paris Agreement and the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Cooperation and technology hold key to Covid-19 response
In December 2019, when few people could point to Wuhan on a map and even fewer knew what a coronavirus was, a risk software company in Toronto was already using AI to scrawl through websites and databases and accurately predict…
SEAT primed for new era
SEAT presents its new micromobility products globally, the SEAT MÓ eScooter 125 and the SEAT MÓ eKickScooter 65.
New hope for plastics recycling
The critical part played by plastics in modern life has never been clearer. This much misunderstood material has proved its worth across all facets of the global response to Covid-19. One of the world’s largest plastics companies is demonstrating a…
Sputnik moment for humanity
When the Soviet Union launched the world’s first man-made satellite in 1957, it triggered a Space Race that would revolutionise global communications, take mankind to the moon and transform humanity’s understanding of its place in the cosmos.
Cars vs Boredom
In the midst of the COVID-19 health crisis, forced confinement is also an opportunity for doing relaxing, leisure activities at home.
The man driving Cupra
They said it couldn’t be done. At the start of 2018, when Barcelona‑based SEAT launched its CUPRA brand for a new generation of sports cars, the world’s automotive press gave the venture little chance of success. What was SEAT doing…
The ultimate transformative experience
Whatever aspect of the tourism sector your business is involved in, you need to keep your finger on the pulse. Formerly beloved concepts and products go out of style, to be replaced by more modern elements that end up capturing…
Leading from the heart
Born and raised in Riyadh, Lujain Al Ubaid is one of Saudi Arabia’s most prominent social entrepreneurs and best-known businesswomen.
Women who move the future
Women have influenced the evolution of motoring. The rear-view mirror, turn signals and road lines are all innovations with a female flare.