Topic: Davos - on January 28, 2012 at 10:50:00 PM CET
Insight from Davos: How Global Thought Leaders Talk About Innovation
The Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum, or Davos, rounds out its last full day of sessions today in Davos, Switzerland. For the last three days, 2,500 of the world’s leaders convened to discuss global poverty, political upheaval, climate change and whatever else keeps them up at night.
Advancement is the unspoken focus of this group, which is “committed to improving the state of the world.” The word “innovation” actually appears 35 times in the 100-page agenda. Compare that to 14 mentions of “governance,” 24 mentions of “war,” and five mentions of “poverty.” ”Innovation” even beats out “political,” appearing 33 times. (These all pale in comparison to the 76 mentions of “economic,” but who’s counting?)
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Topic: Davos - on January 27, 2012 at 5:26:00 PM CET
Documented@Davos
Documented@Davos brings unprecedented access into the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting. Gain an insider’s view as the world's most innovative thinkers take our stage to share their perspectives on the state of the world.
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Topic: Davos - on January 25, 2012 at 12:20:00 PM CET
Davos man weighs future of capitalism
The Occupy movement, which went global after protests against Wall Street last year, is camping in igloos to bring its argument with the super-rich "1 percent" to Davos.
It is a reminder to the leaders of finance and industry at the World Economic Forum of the resentment that is leading to questions about the future direction of capitalism.
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Topic: Davos - on January 25, 2012 at 12:17:00 PM CET
Davos 2012 live: Growth predictions set the scene for a gloomy summit
We'll be taking in the highlights, with help from Guardian writers and editors at the event: Alan Rusbridger, Larry Elliott, Jill Treanor and Jane Martinson.
Orientation first: Larry's Davos A-Z on the summit goes all the way from anti-globalisation to Zoellick. And there's our Davos keyword page for all the latest news articles.
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Topic: Davos - on January 23, 2012 at 1:41:00 PM CET
Join the igloo camp in Davos, Switzerland The resistance continues: At the WEF and worldwide!
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Topic: Davos - on January 23, 2012 at 1:30:00 PM CET
Swiss police press charges against anti-Davos protesters
Swiss police will charge more than 100 demonstrators with breaching the peace after they rallied in Bern Saturday to protest against the World Economic Forum that holds its annual meeting in Davos this week.
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Topic: Davos - on January 19, 2012 at 3:12:00 PM CET
WEF-Gegner bauen Iglu-Dorf in Davos
Die Occupy-Bewegung erreicht Davos. Unter dem Motto «Occupy WEF» haben Aktivisten am Montag ein erstes Iglu auf dem Parkplatz der Parsennbahn gebaut. Während des World Economic Forum (WEF) soll dort das «Camp Igloo» der WEF-Gegner stehen.
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Topic: Davos - on January 19, 2012 at 3:09:00 PM CET
Protesters ready igloos to Occupy Davos
Occupy protesters with their sights set on the World Economic Forum, the annual gathering next week of the rich and powerful in the Swiss ski resort of Davos, unveiled their igloo accommodation on Monday.
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Topic: Davos - on January 19, 2012 at 2:56:00 PM CET
Reuters launch new magazine ahead of Davos WEF
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Topic: Davos - on January 19, 2012 at 2:49:00 PM CET
Annual Meeting 2012 25 - 29 January - Davos-Klosters, Switzerland
The contextual change at the top of minds remains the rebalancing and deleveraging that is reshaping the global economy. In the near term, this transformation is seen in the context of how developed countries will deleverage without falling back into recession and how emerging countries will curb inflation and avoid future economic bubbles. In the long term, both will play out as the population of our interdependent world not only passes 7 billion but is also interconnected through information technology on a historic scale. The net result will be transformational changes in social values, resource needs and technological advances as never before. In either context, the necessary conceptual models do not exist from which to develop a systemic understanding of the great transformations taking place now and in the future.
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Topic: Davos - on January 19, 2012 at 2:43:00 PM CET
Protesters vandalize SNB building ahead of Davos
Swiss police said on Wednesday they had arrested two men suspected of throwing red paint and scrawling "SMASH WEF" (World Economic Forum) in black graffiti on the walls of the Swiss National Bank.
Several people are believed to have smeared paint on two sides of the central bank building in Zurich during the night, causing damage in the tens of thousands of Swiss francs (dollars).
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Topic: Davos - on December 21, 2010 at 3:47:00 PM CET
WikiLeaks founder not on the Davos guest list
World Economic Forum (Wef) President Klaus Schwab said he would invite embattled WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to Davos if he could, but he can’t.
“It’s our policy not to invite anyone who is currently the object of a legal complaint,” Schwab said in an interview with the SonntagsZeitung newspaper.
He said the forum, which takes place every January in the Swiss resort of Davos, would still discuss WikiLeaks, the group behind a mass-leak of confidential United States embassy cables that has embarrassed Washington.
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