Will algorithms predict your future?
A report from Cardiff University reveals the extent to which public service provision is now being influenced by data analytics.
Nov 20, 2018
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Nearly half the world lives on less than $5.50 a day: World Bank
Despite progress in reducing extreme poverty, nearly half the world's population lives on less than $5.50 a day, with a rising share of the poor in wealthier economies, the World Bank said Wednesday.
A user-friendly, step-by-step guide to conducting comparative product evaluations
According to the World Bank, over 1.1 billion people have lifted themselves from extreme poverty since 1990. But even as the global outlook on extreme poverty improves, billions of people continue to struggle to access basic ...
New mapping technique can help fight extreme poverty
For years, policymakers have relied upon surveys and census data to track and respond to extreme poverty.
Yes, microlending reduces extreme poverty
A small boost in microlending to the developing world could lift more than 10.5 million people out of extreme poverty. That's one conclusion of my study, published last month in The B.E. Journal of Macroeconomics, which found ...
Climate change could push 122 mn into extreme poverty: UN
Climate change could sink up to 122 million more people into extreme poverty by 2030, mostly in South Asia and Africa, where small farmers will see their output plummet, the UN's Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) warned ...
Pinpointing poverty with cellphone data
Mobile phone calls are analyzed to thwart crime and track diseases. Now, University at Buffalo researchers are studying if such data can help combat extreme poverty.
World Bank: Climate change could result in 100 million poor
Climate change could push more than 100 million people into extreme poverty by 2030 by disrupting agriculture and fueling the spread of malaria and other diseases, the World Bank said in a report Sunday.
Zuckerberg, Gates make bid for universal Internet access
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and Microsoft billionaire Bill Gates on Saturday threw their weight and resources behind the goal of bringing Internet access to everyone in the world by 2020.
Everything you wanted to know about UN's new global goals
World leaders are launching an ambitious drive to transform the planet by 2030 with the adoption on Friday of new UN goals to wipe out extreme poverty, promote health and education and combat climate change.
