The Digital Economy
The first alliance to accelerate digital inclusion
The World Economic Forum launched the EDISON Alliance to accelerate digital inclusion in critical sectors of the economy: health, education, and finance.
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Mastercard
Mastercard is a global payment and technology company. It operates one of the world's fastest payment processing networks, connecting consumers, financial institutions, merchants, governments and businesses in more than 210 countries and territories. Its products and solutions make everyday commerce activities, such as shopping, travelling, running a business and managing finances, easier, more secure and more efficient for everyone.
Impact
Trade and Investment
Removing trade barriers in the developing world
The Forum's Global Trade Alliance has generated a 673% return on investment with its projects removing trade barriers in developing countries.
Plastics and the Environment
Accelerating reuse models to achieve a world free of plastic waste
By promoting reusable packaging, the World Economic Forum is helping reduce plastic waste.
Systemic Racism
How we are fighting systemic racism in the workplace
Eradicating systemic racism in the workplace requires new global standards for racial equity in business.
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Topics
- All
- Agriculture, Food and Beverage
- Circular Economy
- Climate and Nature
- COVID-19
- Data Science
- Davos 2020
- Davos 2022
- Davos 2023
- Davos Agenda 2022
- Digital Communications
- Economic Progress
- Education, Skills and Learning
- Fairer Economies
- Financial and Monetary Systems
- Food Security
- Fourth Industrial Revolution
- Future of Consumption
- Future of Work
- Geopolitics
- Global Governance
- Humanitarian Action
- Innovation
- Internet Governance
- Middle East and North Africa
- Plastics and the Environment
- Small and Medium Sized Enterprises
- Society and Equity
- Sustainable Development
- Systemic Racism
- Tech and Innovation
- The Davos Agenda 2021
- The Digital Economy
- The Digital Transformation of Business
- The New Data Economy
- Trade and Investment
- Workforce and Employment
- Youth Perspectives
- Technological Transformation
Davos 2023
Smallholder farmers could help fix global food systems with the right technology. Here's how
Davos 2023
True prosperity will be found in the embrace of the digital economy. These farmers prove it
Davos 2022
Here’s how data science can help solve global crises
COVID-19
Is the e-commerce trend coming to an end?
Innovation
Here are the top 10 nations enjoying the fastest growth in small businesses – and why it matters
Workforce and Employment
Financial protection for gig economy workers benefits everyone. Here's why
The Digital Economy
It’s time for a rethink on financial inclusion – new principles show how
The Davos Agenda 2021
Here’s how data can help us fix the climate
Economic Progress
Data security can bridge equity gaps. Here's how
Circular Economy
Education, reinvention and common action can right the wrongs exposed by COVID-19
Internet Governance
Closing the trust gap: how responsible data use can accelerate a sustainable society
Economic Progress
How to power inclusive growth from the ground up
Workforce and Employment
How workers can harness technology for their benefit
Economic Progress
Here are three ways the private sector can act as a sustainability catalyst for Globalization 4.0
How to close the $2.5 trillion annual funding gap
Youth Perspectives
How to turn refugee camps into smart cities
Sustainable Development
5 ways to make blended finance work
Fourth Industrial Revolution
A global economy powered by data
Economic Progress
Video: Why we must tackle financial exclusion
US 2012 elections: A Multi-Billion Dollar Battle for the status quo?
Mastercard contributors
Mark Barnett
President, Europe
Bricklin Dwyer
Chief Economist and Head of the Mastercard Economics Institute
Ellen Jackowski
Chief Sustainability Officer
Sherry Madera
Senior Vice President Public Policy, Government Affairs
Tara Nathan
Executive Vice-President, Humanitarian and Development
Shamina Singh
President, Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth; Executive Vice-President, Sustainability
JoAnn Stonier
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