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The following article deals with the topic “Effective Investments in Education,” which will be discussed at the Global Economic Symposium in Rio this October. The author intends to enrich the discussion at the symposium with her personal stories and ideas. “I believe I can fly, I believe I can touch the sky.” […]

This article was originally drafted by Intellecap for the newsletter “Searchlight South Asia” as part of the Rockefeller Foundation’s Searchlight Process. For more Searchlight content on futurechallenges.org, please click here. Dharavi, the sprawling slum settlement in Mumbai, is home to one million people, predominantly migrants from other states of India. It is […]

–Jim Harris, closing plenary speaker at the World Future 2012 Last week Anneliese Guess attended the World Future Society’s Annual Conference World Future 2012 in Toronto, Canada. The conference included sessions on future trends, ranging from identity to technological progress to demographics to food. The convening of futurists led to […]

This article was originally drafted by the Centre for Democracy and Development for the newsletter “West Africa Insight” as part of the Rockefeller Foundation’s Searchlight Process. For more Searchlight content on futurechallenges.org, please click here. The settlers of rural areas in Africa will no longer find it very difficult to access health […]

The following article deals with the topic “Favelas – a Global Challenge and Opportunity” which will be discussed at the Global Economic Symposium in Rio this October. The author intends to enrich the discussion at the symposium with his personal stories and ideas. Oil-rich but planning-poor Venezuela has been suffering a severe […]