Disruptions like Middle East crisis are motivators for innovation: WEF president

Artificial intelligence and the Global South are set to drive the next wave of global innovation despite mounting geopolitical tensions and a more fragmented world economy, says World Economic Forum (WEF) President Alois Zwinggi. Rather than slowing technological progress, geopolitical crises are pushing governments and businesses to accelerate the deployment of new technologies, he tells CNA’s Olivia Siong at the sidelines of the WEF’s Summer Davos meeting.

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