Mideast needs to accelerate on path to decarbonisation
Francesca Fanshawe/Dubai Filed on February 12, 2021
Ranking 43rd on the list, the UAE has rapidly increased production of renewables both at home and in financing other projects across the region.
The UAE has ranked highest in the Middle East in the 2021 Green Future Index, which measures countries based on their progress and commitment toward building a low-carbon future.
The index, developed by MIT Technology Review Insights, the magazine’s custom content division, ranked 76 leading nations and territories within five pillars: carbon emissions, energy transition, green society, clean innovation, and climate policy. The first four of the pillars measured the economies’ progress towards decarbonisation, while the fifth, climate policy, measured its commitment in terms of policy and structural reform in order to accelerate the green agenda in the future.
Vietnam makes slow progress in shifting toward green economy: report
By Dang Khoa January 29, 2021 | 12:00 pm GMT+7
Smog seen in Hanoi in the afternoon of December 7, 2020. Photo by VnExpress/Pham Chieu.
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology s Green Future Index listed Vietnam as a climate laggard economy for making low and uneven commitments toward a green future.
The index released by MIT Technology Review Insights this week measures 76 global economies on their progress and commitment toward building a low-carbon future.
Vietnam did best in the Green Society pillar, which measure how a country preserves its environment and adopts sustainable practices, to finish in 12th place. The index stated Vietnam made progress in nationwide reforestation efforts, including the over-logged Central Highlands.
Digital innovation is unlocking new pharmaceutical and chemical research horizons, according to MIT Technology Review Insights
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Transforming R&D: Digital innovation in the pharmaceuticals and chemicals industries, a new report by MIT Technology Review Insights, explores how leading pharmaceuticals and chemicals companies are using artificial intelligence, quantum computing, and other digital technologies to transform scientific research and enhance R&D performance.
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PerkinElmer Informatics, is based on in-depth interviews with R&D executives at organizations including Novartis, Roche, Merck, BASF, and Syngenta. The report finds that:
Global Survey Ties Digital Investments to Growth, Business Resiliency During Pandemic
Dec 17, 2020 12:05 PM ET
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It’s no surprise that COVID-19 changed and accelerated most organizations’ IT plans. As a result, technology executives are increasing their investments in digital technologies. They’re also speeding up what were once multi-year technology plans.
1 reveals how technology strategy contributed to business resiliency and growth. The survey showed that companies ahead of the digital curve were best positioned for success at the onset of the pandemic and in the uncertain times ahead.
In one of the first signs of changing priorities resulting from the crisis, companies quickly shifted to accommodate a surge in the remote workforce. Before COVID-19, on average, only 8% of workforces regularly worked remotely. During the pandemic, this shot up to an average of 27%.
Global Study Examines the Impact of Digital Investments on Business Resiliency and Growth
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MIT Technology Review Survey of 600 C-level executives finds best prepared IT organizations had existing digital-first operating model
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Dec. 15, 2020 /PRNewswire/ A new survey by MIT Technology Review Insights, in association with VMware, finds the covid-19 pandemic has changed and accelerated the IT plans of most organizations. The survey also shows that companies that are best positioned for success are ones that have modernized their organizational processes and business strategies. 2020 was a difficult year for many companies, but those that were already on the path to modernization are pressuring competitors to speed up digital transformation efforts, says Nicola Crepaldi, head of MIT Technology Review Insights.