Stanislav Kuznetsov: Is Russia Prepared for New Challenges in Cyberspace?

In 2011 Eric Schmidt — one of the most renowned figures in the IT industry and at the time Executive Chairman of Google — spoke at the session «The World According to Google» at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum. What he said turned out to be remarkably prophetic, particularly when viewed from the context of the current COVID-19 pandemic and our experience of self-isolation.

World Development Report 2021: Data for Better Lives produced by the World Bank Group studies data governance and challenges faced by the global community in data handling. The report aims to answer two fundamental questions: how can data better advance development objectives and what kind of arrangements are needed to support the generation and use of data in a safe and secure way?

A research by experts of the World Economic Forum provides an analysis of changes in the labor market. The report examines changes in work processes in the context of the pandemic and its implications for the future, as well as trends related to technology adoption, job dynamics, and specialized skills over the next five years.