Sustainable finance: From ‘greed’ to ‘green’ is good
GORDON GECKO, the protagonist in the 1987 movie Wall Street, was made famous for uttering the line “Greed is good.”
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The UN’s top tech official discusses AI, bringing the world together and what keeps him up at night
UNITED NATIONS—Artificial intelligence, and how and whether to regulate it, has gotten a lot of discussion in and around this year’s UN General Assembly meeting of world leaders. With a UN advisory group on AI set to convene this fall, the world organization’s top tech-policy official, Amandeep Gill, sat down with The Associated Press to talk about the hopes, concerns and questions surrounding AI.
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The UN’s top tech official discusses AI, bringing the world together and what keeps him up at night
UNITED NATIONS — Artificial intelligence, and how and whether to regulate it, has gotten a lot of discussion in and around this year’s U.N. General Assembly meeting of world leaders. With a U.N. advisory group on AI set to convene this fall, the world organization’s top tech-policy official, Amandeep Gill, sat down with The Associated Press to talk about the hopes, concerns and questions surrounding AI.
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PSA: Agri census to include culturing worms, insects
Food produced in urban gardens and relatively new businesses like culturing worms and insects are just some of the new developments that could be covered by the 2022 Census of Agriculture and Fisheries (CAF), according to the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA).
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Siklab Pilipinas: Pioneering Social Innovation, Civic Engagement, and Education for a Better Future
In an ever-changing world, Siklab Pilipinas has successfully built bridges and created lasting impact to empower Filipinos. With the vision instilled in the organization by its CEO & Founder, Saje Molato, Siklab Pilipinas has pioneered a diverse portfolio of initiatives that have paved the way for it to be at the forefront of education, social innovation, civic engagement, public-private partnerships, good governance, and development consulting.
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PHL trails Asean-5 neighbors in SDGs
THE Philippines trails behind Asean-5 neighbors in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), according to the latest report from the Sustainable Development Solutions Network.
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Q&A: Amanda Gorman talks UN poem, fame, future presidency
Gorman once again graced center stage in front of world leaders. Her fame exploded after she recited her poem “The Hill We Climb” at President Joe Biden’s inauguration, which made her the youngest inaugural poet in US history. Her poem quickly topped bestsellers lists and made her one of the most in-demand poets, putting her on other big stages like the Super Bowl and in an interview with Oprah Winfrey.
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Pandemic highlights PHL property problems for poor Pinoys
“Our system favors making land easily available to private developers for malls and condominiums but not for social housing.” — Marie A. Karaos of the John J. Carroll Institute on Church and Social Issues
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Asia-Pacific nations must invest $120B a year in agri–ADB
The Philippines and the rest of Asia and the Pacific region must increase their investments in agriculture if they want to meet the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the Asian Development Bank (ADB) said.
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‘Complex’ climate fund procedures hindering devt
DHAKA—Though highly hopeful about achieving the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) well ahead of the 2030 deadline, Bangladesh is upset over the procedures to access the Green Climate Fund (GCF), calling them “ridiculously complex” and warning that they may slow down its drive to achieve the SDGs.
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