WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM
MARIA RAMOS: What SA needs to do to navigate a fractured world
The annual World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos attracts some of the most powerful and insightful actors in the world. Presidents, ministers, captains of industry and foremost social and political influencers gathered to provide their views on the 2018 theme: Creating a Shared Future in a Fractured World. In theory, the collective influence of the participants should be sufficient to move the needle on some of the world’s most pressing issues. This is due to the incisiveness of their insights, the institutional and legislative powers they have, the resources they command and the sheer force of personal influence. For instance, there was Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India, a country of more than 1-billion people, who spoke passionately about, among other things, the global flow of data and the rapid development of artificial intelligence being simultaneously the biggest opportunity and the biggest challenge. There was a belief, he said, that those who controlled significant amounts...
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