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December 4, 2013

Education
Puzzle PISAs: What the Latest Tests Reveal about Global Education

The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) released the results of its fifth Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) study yesterday, with few surprises. Conducte…

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November 15, 2013

Maternal and Child Health
Family Planning as a Global Priority

The third annual International Conference on Family Planning (ICFP) closes today in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia with new and increased commitments from countries around the world to bolster local and globa…

Pregnant women in Anand, India, August 2013 (Courtesy Reuters, Mansi Thapliyal)

November 7, 2013

Development
The Benefits of No-Strings-Attached Cash

What if I suggested that the best way to fight poverty is simply to give money to poor people, no strings attached? You’d probably say I was crazy. Just dropping cash on the world’s poorest might res…

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September 19, 2013

Rule of Law
Boosting Businesswomen in the Bottom Billion

Extreme poverty, defined as living on less than $1.25 per day, has declined significantly in recent decades. Thirty years ago, more than half of the world’s population lived in extreme poverty - toda…

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January 13, 2023

Cybersecurity
Cyber Week in Review: January 13, 2023

Supreme Court denies NSO petition; Biden calls for more technology regulation; Cyberespionage group targets nuclear labs; Flights grounded after computer outage; Jack Ma relinquishes control of Ant G…

Alibaba CEO Jack Ma arrives at the Tech for Good Summit in Paris, France in May 2019.