Beyond “Smart”: WeGO Launches a New Index to Measure City “Future Readiness”
Cities Futures Readiness Index (CFRI), developed by WeGO in partnership with the Descartes Institute and UNECE-UNIGE Center of Excellence for Smart Sustainable Cities, provides a rigorous, data-driven tool for cities to prepare for the smart, sustainable, and inclusive future.
Shifting from Reactive to Proactive Care in Alzheimer’s Disease
Alzheimer’s disease care is being redefined with new advances, yet critical barriers must be overcome to realize their full impact.
The Unseen Arsenal: Why health is the new economic battleground.
As geopolitical tensions intensify, a nation's true strength may lie in its ability to invest in human capital and ensure the health and prosperity of its citizens. In this time of global uncertainty, what is that worth?
The Race to Strengthen Global Health Security
How the Pandemic Fund is reshaping global health security through smarter, faster, and country-led investments.
In Times of Change, Health Drives Global Impact
As international organisations face pressure to reform, mission success depends on the wellbeing of the people who deliver it.
Saving Lives by Breaking Silos
Generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) can enable the public sector to improve productivity and service quality. BCG estimates the productivity value of GenAI at $1.75 trillion annually across national, state or provincial, and local governments.
Sidelining Local Leadership in Climate Adaptation Is a Recipe for Failure
Locally-led climate solutions deliver transformative results, but critical funding remains beyond reach of the hardest hit communities
Plastics treaty must address production
We cannot recycle our way out of the plastic pollution crisis
Bulgaria: Europe’s Overlooked Strategic Laboratory
As Washington de‑risks, Beijing builds, and Moscow trolls, Bulgaria straddles Europe’s deepest fault lines
Better Together: Leveraging Social Protection and Food Systems in Fragile Contexts
Leveraging Social Protection and Food Systems in Fragile Contexts
Maximizing impact on non-communicable diseases and mentalhealth
Maximizing impact on non- communicable diseases and mental health
Feeding the world – a growing challenge
To keep our food secure, action must be taken to stabilize and protect the food supply chain.
How the Seoul Smart City Prize is Shaping Inclusive, Smart, and Sustainable Innovation in Cities
The Seoul Smart City Prize, led by the World Smart Sustainable Cities Organization (WeGO), is revolutionizing the digital transformation of cities by leading smarter, more human-centered development
Guatemala: Striding from crisis to a brighter future
Having undergone an historic institutional crisis, Guatemala’s new administration is plotting a path to boost inward investment and usher in a new era of stability to drive forward the region’s largest economy
Skoll World Forum Shines Spotlight on Climate Change and Indigenous Rights
Philanthropists and activists at the Skoll World Forum are talking about climate change, including how it intersects with the rights of indigenous people, and how to encourage more climate action for everyone.