Faster digital connections, powered by 5G and the IoT, have the potential to unlock economic activity. So much so that implementing faster connections in “mobility, healthcare, manufacturing and retail could increase global GDP by $1.2 trillion to $2 trillion by 2030.” 5G and IoT will be one of the most-watched tech trends for the next decade.
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Space technologies can tackle many of the world’s most pressing business and societal challenges. This report by the World Economic Forum and McKinsey & Company shows that lower costs and improved access to space-enabled technologies such as communications; positioning, navigation and timing; and Earth observation services could take the global space economy to $1.8 trillion by 2035, up from ...
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A recent McKinsey survey highlights the benefits of reskilling to organizations, but lays bare the difficulties in getting the design and implementation of skill transformations right. A holistic approach to reskilling is critical – where efforts are iterative, multi-layered and embedded into everyday work practices.
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The report – Space: The $1.8 Trillion Opportunity for Global Economic Growth – developed in partnership with McKinsey & Company, finds that in an increasingly connected and mobile world, the space economy’s impact will expand far beyond space itself, becoming more about connecting people and goods. While space activities, such as space infrastructure and satellites, launch and ...
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China’s digital economy has experienced massive growth over the last decade. About 10 years ago China accounted for less than one percent of the global e-commerce market; today its share is 42%. In comparison, the United States’ share of the market is 24%, down from 35% in 2005, as this graph illustrates.
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McKinsey terms this as a “broken rung” in the career ladder, and says without fixing it reaching gender parity at the top is impossible. The World Economic Forum’s Global Gender Gap Report 2023 finds the gender gap for economic participation and opportunity is 60.1% closed – the second biggest divide of the four indices the report measures.
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Post-pandemic, most employees want to work from home three days a week, a new McKinsey & Company report shows. More than 25% said that they would consider switching employers if their organization returns to fully on-site work. Mental health is a top priority. The world is facing a ‘double-disruption’ scenario, with automation and COVID-19 ...
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McKinsey & Company contributors. The World Economic Forum is an independent international organization committed to improving the state of the world by engaging business, political, academic and other leaders of society to shape global, regional and industry agendas. Incorporated as a not-for-profit foundation in 1971, and headquartered in ...
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The Future of Jobs Report 2023. Download PDF. The Future of Jobs Report 2023 explores how jobs and skills will evolve over the next five years. This fourth edition of the series continues the analysis of employer expectations to provide new insights on how socio-economic and technology trends will shape the workplace of the future.
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The new report, Securing Minerals for the Energy Transition: Unlocking the Value Chain through Policy, Investment and Innovation, released in collaboration with McKinsey & Company, explores barriers to securing a stable and sufficient supply of critical minerals worldwide and proposes actionable solutions for overcoming them. Timely multistakeholder collaboration, targeted policy-making and ...
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