European city governments need to be able to innovate if they are to tackle existing and emerging policy challenges. Sudeep Bhargava outlines how best to understand a city’s ability to innovate, and what it will take to build capacity in city governments. This article is part of a series to accompany a new LSE Cities … Read more
Ambitious businesses are already eyeing the next leap forward in AI technology fuelled by the growing imperative to deliver business success driven by digital innovation. AI investment is growing at 29% Compound Annual Growth Rate and will hit $632bn by 2028, with almost a third of this being invested in GenAI projects.[1] The next horizon … Read more
Stacker, a data-driven news content website, recently sifted through U.S. Census Bureau statistics to compile a list of the 50 Wisconsin counties with the highest percentage of residents born in the same county where they currently reside. As expected, Door County was nowhere to be found on that list. Neighboring rural counties around the Bay … Read more
How often do you check your work devices’ security settings, much less change them? The answer for most may not be favourable. With the ongoing pandemic, cybercriminals are taking the chance to prey on vulnerabilities in devices and networks, with increasing reports that Southeast Asia is becoming a hotspot for cyber-attacks. Unsurprisingly, cyber incidents rank … Read more
Speaking in a recent video interview with our sister publication Reinsurance News, James Vickers, Chairman of Gallagher Re’s International division, suggested that the excess capacity coming into the insurance-linked securities (ILS) space will help to drive innovation and support the development of new lines of business.Commenting on the record year for cat bond issuance in … Read more