Radio Davos

World Economic Forum
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Apr 13, 2021 • 44min

The joy - and fear - of tech: some of the best bits from the Global Technology Governance Summit 2021

Axios Chief Technology Correspondent Ina Fried joins Robin Pomeroy for a look at some of the best moments of GTGS, featuring the CEOs of YouTube, Salesforce, government ministers from France and Singapore and predictions from full-time futurologists.
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Apr 1, 2021 • 29min

Global Technology Governance Summit

Nikkei journalist Hiroyuki Nishimura joins Robin Pomeroy for a look at the World Economic Forum's tech summit, hosted by Japan - an event bringing together more than 50 governments and 600 companies to look at the promises and pitfalls of the technologies rapidly changing all our lives.
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Mar 30, 2021 • 30min

How COVID deepened gender inequality

The World Economic Forum's Gender Gap Report 2021 gives a worrying indication of the impact that the COVID pandemic has has on gender inequality. Radio Davos hears from Forum Managing Director Saadia Zahidi and LinkedIn head of public policy Sue Duke.
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Mar 22, 2021 • 28min

World Water Day with Matt Damon and Gary White

Hollywood star Matt Damon is a leading figure in efforts to get clean water and sanitation to the poorest people in the world. Damon and co-founder of charity Water.Org Gary White tell us why water is fundamental to tackling global inequality.
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Mar 12, 2021 • 28min

UpLink: The Eureka Moment

How do you turn that great idea for making the world a better place into reality? We hear from four innovators who are working with the Forum's UpLink platform to tackle the biggest challenges facing the planet.
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Mar 12, 2021 • 2min

Radio Davos

As the world starts to move out of lockdown, we are relaunching World Vs Virus under a new name: Radio Davos. As well as the pandemic, we'll cover all the biggest global issues: climate change, technology, equality, education and the world of work, bringing you interviews with the people who have the ideas, the passion and the ability to make change happen.
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Feb 12, 2021 • 24min

How can we vaccinate the world?

As rich nations rush to secure millions of doses, how will poorer countries fare? We hear from the head of COVAX, the global initiative to get COVID vaccines out to all. Plus: how can we counter vaccine-scepticism.
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Jan 8, 2021 • 21min

All at sea - the countless ship workers stranded by COVID

Seafarers are among the forgotten victims of the pandemic - thousands have been stranded at sea for months as ports around the world refuse to let them land. We hear from two ship's captains about the human impact.
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Dec 23, 2020 • 51min

The year that COVID built: a look back on 2020

2020 was the year of coronavirus, but also the year of Donald Trump, of Black Lives Matter and of Brexit. CNN correspondent Eleni Giokos joins Robin Pomeroy for a look back on a year that was unforgettable, often for the wrong reasons.
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Nov 26, 2020 • 32min

Seeking a cure for the infodemic

Misinformation about COVID-19 has spread as fast as the virus itself. So is there a cure? UN communications chief Melissa Fleming and journalism entrepreneur Mark Little have some answers.

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