Professor Alex ‘Sandy’ Pentland, Director of MIT Connection Science, co-founder of the AI World Society Innovation Network (AIWS.net), co-author of Social Contract for the AI Age, Distinguished Contributor of the book Remaking the World – Toward an Age of Global...
AIWS City to apply and support Vietnam
Boston Global Forum sent the Report of the Vietnam Sparks on November 23, 2021 to Vietnam Ambassador to the US Ha Kim Ngoc. This report contributed special advices to leaders of Vietnam to recover and develop the economy of Vietnam after COVID-19 pandemic. Vietnam...
Abe to propose big stimulus package
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who just finished hosting the G7 summit, plans to propose a fiscal stimulus package of as much as $90.7 billion after warning G7 leaders that the global economy faces a significant risk of another crisis like that in 2008. Many...
Currency mismatches seen as economic threat
(May 30th, 2016) Marc Chandler argues, in the wake of the G7 Summit, that a major problem facing the world economy lies in problems in the capital markets and the “currency mismatches that stem from dollar borrowings.’’ Read his overview of summit concerns.
U.S. releases guidelines for precision medicine cybersecurity
(May 30th, 2016) The Obama administration released its final data policy framework establishing security expectations for organizations that participate in the Precision Medicine Initiative (PMI). “The 10-page framework, which builds on the National Institute of...
Economy, refugees, Chinese expansionism, cybersecurity top summit agenda
The biggest issues at the G7 Summit have been how to get the global economy humming again; the refugee crisis in Europe and the Mideast; Chinese expansionism in the East and South China Sea, and cybersecurity. Read this link. The last item has been a priority...
G7 leaders set plan to help the middle class
The leaders of the Group of Seven industrialized democracies agreed May 26 to help the middle class worldwide, by spurring economic growth, fighting corruption and clamping down on international tax evasion by the rich. The agreement was reached during the...
Put Code of Conduct for Cybersecurity into practice
(May 23rd, 2016) Last year as part of its effort to promote cybersecurity, the Boston Global Forum issued an Ethics Code of Conduct for Cybersecurity. This year, we are concentrating on ideas/suggestions on how to put the Code of Conduct into practice. We’re inviting...