The Boston Global Forum will host a Shinzo Abe Peace and Security Conference this spring. Distinguished leaders, scholars, and professionals from various fields will meet in Tokyo on March 28, 2024, to engage in critical discussions addressing pressing global...
From the heritage of Prime Minister Abe: Japan must take its Global South vision forward in 2024
BGF recalls how the late Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, 2015 World Leader for Peace and Security Award, first spoke of the concept of a free and open Indo-Pacific region at the 2016 Tokyo International Conference on African Development. The term "Indo-Pacific" then began...
Artificial Intelligence is the focus in 2019 Cybersecurity Predictions
Artificial Intelligence is expected to affect Cybersecurity significantly in 2019. WatchGuard Threat Lab research team In 2019, cyber criminals will build noxious chatbots that try to socially engineer victims into clicking links, downloading files, or sharing private...
UK invests £26.6 million in developing micro-robots to work in dangerous environment
Working in underground pipe systems not only wastes too much time and money, but also puts human in danger. Recently, the UK government decided to invest millions in developing micro-robots to work in and reach hazardous environment. Small robots will be set up in...
Why the overestimation of Artificial Intelligence is dangerous
“Artificial Intelligence has great potential to change our lives, but it seems that the term is being overused,” said Zachary Lipton, assistant professor at Carnegie Mellon University. Billions of dollars are invested in AI startups, or AI projects at giant companies....
10 amazing inventions of 2018
In December 2018, MIT Technology Review listed the 10 most intriguing inventions, from programmable pills to power-generating boots. Anti-aging medicines To find a way to live longer, scientists carried out some trial of drugs. These anti-aging pills seem to actually...
Club de Madrid adopted the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly, and Regular Migration
The World Leadership Alliance - Club de Madrid (WLA - CdM) participated in the United Nations (UN) Intergovernmental Conference to Adopt the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly, and Regular Migration from 8th to 11th of December in Marrakech, Morocco. A number of members...
2018’s milestones for the Boston Global Forum and the Michael Dukakis Institute
This year has been a remarkable journey for the Boston Global Forum (BGF) and the Michael Dukakis Institute (MDI). 2018 is a year of expansion and advancement with achievements in progress of fulfilling our mission. Taking steps and steps closer to our ultimate goal,...