Digital technologies provide unique capabilities that allows us to create more livable, inclusive and people-centered cities and countries. Digital transformation and the evolution of technologies will bring about more opportunities that can be harnessed. This page comprises the latest information and literature on new emerging and frontier technologies.
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Publications
Trends
2025
- Europe in the Intelligent Age: From Ideas to Action – WEF
- Global Cybersecurity Outlook 2025 – WEF
- Climate Adaptation: Unlocking Value Chains with the Power of Technology – WEF
- Global Lighthouse Network: The Mindset Shifts Driving Impact and Scale in Digital Transformation – WEF
- Unlocking the Social Economy: Towards Equity in the Green and Digital Transitions -WEF
- The impact of platform leadership on employee deviant innovation in digital transformation enterprises – Nature
- Nature Positive: Financing the Transition in Cities – WEF
- New Directions in Digitalisation – Springer
- WIPO Technology Trends: Future of Transportation – WIPO
- Quantum Technologies: Key Strategies and Opportunities for ICT Leaders – WEF
2024
- Unlocking data for climate action requires widespread participation – Digital Impact Alliance
- Digital Assets Regulation: Insights from Jurisdictional Approaches – WEF
- Five Emerging Technologies to Act On Now – ICFG
- KPMG global tech report 2024 – KPMG
- Digital Trade for Development – International Monetary Fund & OECD & UN & WTO
- Smart Cities, Artificial Intelligence and Digital Transformation Law: a Handbook for Students and Professionals – ILS
- The Digital Norway of the Future: National Digitalisation Strategy 2024–2030 – Norwegian Ministry of Digitalisation and Public Governance
- Building Strategic Foresight and Anticipatory Capacity and Knowledge in Government – OECD OPSI
- Digital Transformation Strategy 2024-2030: ZityVerse Data & AI Strategy for the City of Zaragoza – Zaragoza City Council
- Revolutionizing Agriculture: The Digital Transformation of Farming – Telecommunication Engineering Centre and Indian Council of Agriculture Research
- Synergy Solutions for Climate and SDG Action: Bridging the Ambition Gap for the Future We Want – UNDESA and UNFCCC
- Strengthening Cybersecurity and Resilience of Critical Infrastructure – World Bank Group
- Digital Economy Trends 2024 – Digital Cooperation Organization
- Eyes on the Future – Signals from recent reports on emerging technologies and breakthrough innovations to support European Innovation Council strategic intelligence – Volume 1 – European Commission
- Business Models and Digital Technology Platforms: Implementation and Complexities for Digital Business – ResearchGate
- Making a Difference: How to Measure Digital Safety Effectively to Reduce Risks Online – WEF
- Empowering Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises through Digital Business Model Innovation – WEF
- Building a Culture of Cyber Resilience in Manufacturing – WEF
- Realizing the Potential of Global Digital Jobs – WEF
- EDISON Alliance Impact Report – WEF
- The Rise of Global Digital Jobs – WEF
- Entrepreneurship as a Driver of Innovation in the Digital Age: Analysis of Data from 17 ADB Regional Members – Asian Development Bank
- Digital Entrepreneurship Landscapes in Developing Asia: Insights from the Global Index of Digital Entrepreneurship Systems – Asian Development Bank
- The Promises of Digital Bank Accounts for Low-income Individuals – Inter American Development Bank
- Advancing Cloud and Data Infrastructure Markets: Strategic Directions for Low- and Middle-Income Countries – World Bank Group
- Digital Opportunities in African Businesses – World Bank Group
- Lessons from Vietnam National Power Transmission Corporation’s Digitalization Journey – World Bank Group
- Riding the Wave of Digital Transformation: Insights from Japan’s Journey – World Bank Group
- Access to science and innovation in the developing world– WIPO
- Mapping Innovations – WIPO
- Incentives in Technology Transfer – WIPO
- “Modernising Access to Social Protection Strategies, Technologies and Data Advances in OECD Countries” – OECD
- Responsible Innovation in Technology for Children – UNICEF
- The Digital Euro Could Herald a New Era of Innovation – Boston Consulting Group
- Global Fintech: Prudence, Profits and Growth – Boston Consulting Group
- Transforming the Digital Sales Journey in Insurance – Boston Consulting Group
- A Resurgent Sector Looks to Its AI-Powered Future: The 2024 TMT Value Creators Report – Boston Consulting Group
- Beyond Illusions: Unmasking the Threat of Synthetic Media for Law Enforcement – INTERPOL
- Top 10 Emerging Technologies of 2024 – WEF
- The Digital Age and Its Discontents: Critical Reflections in Education – Open Access
- Foresight Africa: Top Priorities for 2024 – Brookings Institution
- Emerging Technology Trends: JPMorgan Chase Perspective – JPMorgan
- xTech Futures: BioTech – Deloitte
- Inter-Agency Policy Brief: Accelerating SDG Localization to deliver on the promise of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development – United Nations
- Experts Imagine the Impact of Artificial Intelligence by 2040 – Elon University
- Digital Trust: Supporting Individual Agency – WEF and Accenture
- 2024 Tech trends report – Future today institute
- Futures of big tech in Europe – Scenarios and policy implications : foresight – Publications Office of the European Union
- Digital Progress and Trends Report 2023 – World Bank Group
- Government Trends 2024 – Deliotte
- Money Laundering in the Age of Cybercrime and Emerging Technologies – Researchgate
- The Rise of China’s Innovation Economy – CICC Global Institute
- The Future of Global Fintech: Towards Resilient and Inclusive Growth – WEF
- State of Quantum 2024: Understanding the 2023 trends and outlook for 2024 – IQM
- Technology Vision 2024 – Accenture
- Electronic Signatures: Enabling Trusted Digital Transformation – World Bank Group
- Artificial intelligence, blockchain and extended reality in lifelong learning – UNESCO
- Towards a Tech-Enabled Climate System: Technology Can Unlock Finance for Climate Action – Tony Blair Institute
- Navigating Cyber Resilience in the Age of Emerging Technologies: Collaborative Solutions for Complex Challenges – World Economic Forum
2024
- Unintended Consequences of Business Digitalization among MSMEs during the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Case of Indonesia – Asian Development Bank
- Strengthening Pandemic Preparedness and Response Through Integrated Modelling – OECD
- The Future of Digital Health 2024 – BCG
- Implementation toolkit for accessible telehealth services – WHO
Smart sustainable cities’ response to COVID-19
Digital health
2025
- Transforming Health Care in Lesotho: Using Digital Health to Overcome Health System Challenges – World Bank Group
2024
- The future unmasked Predicting the future of healthcare and life sciences in 2025 – Deloitte
- Global review of the role of artificial intelligence and machine learning in health-care financing for UHC (Policy Brief) – WHO
- Digital adaptation kit for child health (0–59 months) in humanitarian emergencies – WHO
- The role of artificial intelligence in sexual and reproductive health and rights – WHO
- Benefits and risks of using artificial intelligence for pharmaceutical development and delivery – WHO
- Global Initiative on Digital Health – WHO
- Digital Health and Innovation – WHO
- Leading the Future of Global Health with Responsible Artificial Intelligence – WHO
- Artificial Intelligence for Health – WHO
- The Hidden Advantages for Medtech in Europe’s ESG Rules – Boston Consulting Group
- Health Information Systems in Yemen – World Bank Group
- Review of Telemedicine Business Models in Vietnam: Findings, Challenges, and Recommendations – World Bank Group
- Transforming Healthcare: Navigating Digital Health with a Value-Driven Approach – WEF and Boston Consulting Group
- Patient-First Health with Generative AI: Reshaping the Care Experience – WEF and ZS
- Integrated Primary Care Technologies for Noncommunicable Diseases and Mental Health in Asia and the Pacific – Asian Development Bank
- Ethics and governance of artificial intelligence for health Guidance on large multi-modal models – WHO
- Maternal health inequities persist. Can digital tools be part of the solution? – Deloitte
- Reinventing MedTech with intelligent technologies – Accenture
- Report Caribbean Connect: Building the Pan-American Highway for Digital Health – Interamerican Development Bank
- A New National Purpose: Harnessing Data for Health – Tony Blair Institute