Breakthrough
The Promise of Frontier Technologies for Sustainable Development
Herausgeber: Kharas, Homi; Ohno, Izumi; McArthur, John W.
Breakthrough
The Promise of Frontier Technologies for Sustainable Development
Herausgeber: Kharas, Homi; Ohno, Izumi; McArthur, John W.
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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.
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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.
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- The Thornton Center Chinese Thinkers Series
- Verlag: Rowman & Littlefield
- Seitenzahl: 256
- Erscheinungstermin: 25. Januar 2022
- Englisch
- Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 15mm
- Gewicht: 370g
- ISBN-13: 9780815739654
- ISBN-10: 0815739656
- Artikelnr.: 62818090
- The Thornton Center Chinese Thinkers Series
- Verlag: Rowman & Littlefield
- Seitenzahl: 256
- Erscheinungstermin: 25. Januar 2022
- Englisch
- Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 15mm
- Gewicht: 370g
- ISBN-13: 9780815739654
- ISBN-10: 0815739656
- Artikelnr.: 62818090
Homi Kharas is a senior fellow in the Center for Sustainable Development at the Brookings Institution, where he specializes in analyzing policies and finance in support of sustainable development. His previous books include Leave No One Behind: Time for Specifics on the Sustainable Development Goals. John W. McArthur is a senior fellow in, and Director of, the Center for Sustainable Development at the Brookings Institution. He co-chairs the 17-Rooms initiative, a new approach to spurring action, insight, and community for the Sustainable Development Goals. His previous books include From Summits to Solutions: Innovations in Implementing the Sustainable Development Goals. Izumi Ohno is a Professor at the National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies in Japan, and a Senior Research Adviser to the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Ogata Sadako Research Institute for Peace and Development. She specializes in international development policy, industrial policy and Japanese development cooperation. Her previous books include Industrial Human Resource Development in Developing Countries: Knowledge and Skills in the Era of SDGs.
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
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
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