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Video: Blockchain Infrastructure for Capital Markets

23 May 2018
This session video discusses how blockchain can help organizations increase efficiency, reduce costs, and increase revenues.

Video: Blockchain in Government Land Titles and Registries

23 May 2018
This session video compares the pros and cons of using traditional transaction methods and blockchain technology.

Video: Blockchain-Agriculture Value Chain and Food Safety

23 May 2018
This session video tackles how blockchain can shape the future of commodities.

Blockchain Solutions for the Global Supply Chain

23 May 2018
Blockchain technology can help address issues that make global food chains fragmented and increasingly complex. This learning event aims to increase participants' awareness and understanding on blockchain to enable them to pursue projects using this new technology to foster inclusion and…

Structured Decision Support for Natural Resource Management

22 May 2018
Serious issues beset the globe today. Competition for natural resources and threats to flora and fauna and to human health challenge the world's survival. These concerns highlight the need for authoritative science information. This presentation shares valuable information on how applied research…

Organica-powered Wastewater Treatment Plant

22 May 2018
Traditional wastewater treatment plants are costly and inefficient. They consume massive amounts of energy and can negatively impact land values. This presentation shares a new way of treating wastewater, as used in Hungary, India, and Indonesia. This method, promoted by the Organica Water Company…

Demographics and Innovation

18 May 2018
Are younger labor forces more innovative? The authors attempt to answer this question using the native-born labor force projected based on local historical births in the US. They used three successive levels of analysis to eliminate or examine effects such as firm and inventor life cycles. They…

Discussion on “Demographics and Innovation”

18 May 2018
In discussing the presentation on “Demographics and Innovation” by François Derrien, the speaker noted that the paper successfully gathered various data to control for factors that appear to be correlated with age structure and innovation. She also underscored the policy implications of coping with…

Technology and an Aging Workforce: Maximize the Gains from Longevity and Long Working Life – Malaysian Case Study

18 May 2018
In this presentation, the author gave an overview of the economic progress, social development, and demographic transition in Malaysia. He also discussed the 11th Malaysia Plan (2016-2020), which gives emphasis on increasing productivity through workforce skill development, innovation and ICT, and…

Discussion on "Technology and an Aging Workforce: Maximize the Gains from Longevity and Long Working Life - Malaysian Case Study"

18 May 2018
In discussing the presentation on the “Malaysian Case Study” by Tey Nai Peng, the presenter noted that Malaysia should seize the opportunity to strengthen its social protection program while the country’s first demographic dividend is positive. He further states that the second dividend can be…