Amazon controls 33 per cent of the global cloud infrastructure market. This dominance has serious implications in terms of competition, surveillance and security.Read the full article
From the cyberattacks on Israeli hospitals that affected thousands of people, to those that paralysed most of Iran’s petrol pumps for several days, cyber warfare in the Middle East is on the rise and its targets are increasingly [...]Read the full article
The current debate is about the content of the term sustainability and whether the solution to the environmental problems caused by the capitalist market economy is more market mechanisms.Read the full article
Given that technology is a human construct that is socially and culturally conditioned, any prejudices, habits and ideas that are not regularly and rigorously examined are destined to find their way into the design and use of new [...]Read the full article
Attempts to implement top-down mechanisms, such as the single digital payment, that leave out a significant percentage of the world’s population will only result in poverty and exclusion. Virtual money already coexists seamlessly with physical money. But paper banknotes still have a lot of use [...]Read the full article
If you regularly drink water from plastic bottles, you’re likely ingesting even more plastic than the average consumer.Read the full article
The form of night lighting that humankind has adopted on a massive scale is not only excessive and inefficient but is also doing far more damage than we, from the comfort of our urban environments, tend to realise.Read the full article
Pressure is mounting on the maritime sector to reduce its environmental impact. With approximately 80 per cent of all goods transported by sea, the industry is looking to find viable solutions whilst sustaining global trade.Read the full article
Today, it is hard to imagine a world without the internet, so much so that many are calling for internet access to be recognised as a universal and inalienable human right. Those opposed to the idea, however, warn that it is a source of [...]Read the full article
Inhabitants of remote areas, vulnerable populations, people trapped in humanitarian crises: how can information and communication technologies applied to healthcare benefit patients, public health and health systems?Read the full article
Current technological momentum points toward the inevitable militarisation of space. The Outer Space Treaty, signed in 1967 with the express purpose of prohibiting the use of space for military purposes, remains the only international agreement of its kind. Will it be [...]Read the full article
In response to growing demand for the precious metals needed to fuel energy transition, companies are developing technology for exploring and mining the ocean floor and applying for licenses to do so. But international legislation protecting these ecosystems is still [...]Read the full article
