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Increasing accountability, transparency and trust between governments and their people, resulting in better governance and security worldwide.
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We are delighted to share with you our summary of PwC’s 10th Annual International Development Conference, held in London on 22 November 2017. The conference attracted over 200 international development practitioners from the UK and elsewhere, from a range of professional backgrounds including public sector, academia, civil society and the private sector.
In collaboration with the World Economic Forum and Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment, the PwC Cities & Urbanisation team led the development of a thought paper on Harnessing the 4IR for Sustainable Emerging Cities. The paper identifies five key climate and environmental challenges in emerging cities, and explores how 4IR innovations could be harnessed to tackle these to create a more sustainable urban future.
“To achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls” is the fifth of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) set out in the United Nation’s plan, Transforming our world: the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
Sub-Saharan Africa has the youngest population in the world, but continues to be confronted by high levels of youth unemployment and working poverty.
The UK Government has already signalled its intent to be a champion for free trade post-Brexit.
We hear a whole lot about big data these days. For many people, “big data” means a flood of data, but what exactly is it?
With 193 governments agreeing to deliver 17 goals tackling major world issues by 2030, change lies ahead for business, not only to rethink strategy and business behaviour to align with the goals, but also to assess and evidence their impact.
Benefits and challenges associated with Big Data for results measurements
Paul George
International Development Leader, PwC United Kingdom
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