Disruptive innovations
After the advent of the 4th Industrial revolution, the world has started changing at a mind-boggling pace. We now live in a world where truth has become far stranger than…
New innovations
THE 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development puts forward an integrated, broad and ambitious plan for global action on sustainable development. With such enthusiastic targets, the need for innovative, disruptive solutions…
Innovations in Agriculture
Urea demand in the country currently stands at 5.833 million tons. But in August 2018 Urea stocks hit the lowest level of 87,000 tons, 12 percent less than the monthly…
Disruptive innovations
In this rapidly changing world, innovations are disrupting established businesses. Elon Musk, an American entrepreneur, established Space X, which is able to launch rockets to space at a fraction of…
Agriculture: disruptive innovations
Last week I chaired a meeting of the United Nations Advisory Board on Science Technology and Innovation formed by the UN Commission for the South and Central Asian region (UNESCAP)…
Disruptive innovations
Neuroscientists at the Wisconsin-based Wicab Inc have developed a device called ‘BrainPort’ that helps blind people see with their tongues. According to the late co-founder of the company, neuroscientist Paul…
Pakistan’s digital leap: trillion-dollar opportunity
Pakistan’s digital economy (DE) has shown remarkable growth over the past two decades. From a modest volume of approximately US$100 million in 2000, it expanded to US$1–2 billion by 2010…
Tariffs and non-neoliberal globalization – II
US President Donald Trump recently enhanced tariffs unilaterally on all countries – with a base uniform tariff of 10 percent applied on all countries, along with half of the ratio…
Regulating crypto
Borderless, open-sourced, volatile and decentralised – crypto is fast-paced and constantly evolving. These aren’t just buzzwords; they define a technology that challenges the very foundations of traditional financial systems. The…
