Society
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Agricultural Outlook 2023-2032
Production growth to slow in step with population, while geopolitical tensions, climate change, animal and plant diseases and price volatility of critical farming inputs pose long-term uncertainty.
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Diet composition by region, 2020-22 versus 2032
One of 10 summary charts at agri-outlook.org for the OECD and FAO publication ‘Agricultural Outlook 2023-2032‘.
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The Future of Jobs Report 2023
The report explores how jobs and skills will evolve over the next five years. This fourth edition of the series continues the analysis of employer expectations to provide new insights on how socio-economic and technology trends will shape the workplace of the future.
Technology
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What’s next for Excel?
Microsoft’s focus is on artificial intelligence, including Excel’s experimental LABS.GENERATIVEAI function. Other areas of development include Python in Excel and the Advanced Formula Environment.
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An AI-generated image of Excel versus Python
Made using Microsoft Bing’s Image Creator. See ‘What’s Next for Excel?‘
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What’s the future of generative AI?
‘Generative AI has hit the ground running—so fast that it can feel hard to keep up. Here’s a quick take pulled from our top articles and reports on the subject.’ An early view in 15 charts.
Economy
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World Economic Outlook July 2023
The global recovery is slowing amid widening divergences among economic sectors and regions.
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Regulatory Barometer
Measuring the impact of UK and EU regulatory change in the financial sector. The score of 7.0 in February 2023 was up 0.1 from August 2022.
Environment
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A storm of climate change scenarios
None show up for over four billion years, then hundreds arrive at once. Which ones should we use?
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Does it matter how much the United States reduces its carbon dioxide emissions if China doesn’t do the same?
‘Yes’, according to the United States’ National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, making what it calls ‘physical’ and ‘fairness’ arguments.
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Climate Change Indicators Dashboard
A statistical tool linking climate considerations and global economic indicators.
Politics
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Democracy Index 2022
The Democracy Index is based on five categories: electoral process and pluralism, functioning of government, political participation, political culture, and civil liberties. Each country is classified as one of four types: “full democracy”, “flawed democracy”, “hybrid regime” or “authoritarian regime”.