The global push for clean energy often highlights high-tech solutions in wealthy countries. But a team at the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) is proving that simple, clever ideas—inspired by chess ...

The Ugandan government launched its own artificial intelligence (AI) model named "Sunflower" in October of last year.

FILE - Chinese Premier Li Qiang, right, shakes hands with Director-General of the World Trade Organization Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, in Tianjin, ahead of the annual World Economic Forum New Champions ...

The Horizon1000 pilot scheme will start in Rwanda, with other African countries likely to be added over time.

Rich nations built their wealth on coal, oil and gas. Now the world is asking poorer countries to chart a different course. Is a fossil-free path to development realistic?

The first is that using AI involves the application of statistical methods to identify patterns, propose hypotheses (predictive, generative AI), simulate, and ultimately stimulate scenarios. In other ...

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3, 2024—Developing countries spent a record $1.4 trillion to service their foreign debt as their interest costs climbed to a 20-year high in 2023, the World Bank’s latest ...

China reportedly builds satellite facilities across Africa and Latin America, extending its Belt and Road strategy to space ...

Casa dos Ventos wind turbines operate in Serra da Babilonia in Morro do Chapeu, Bahia state, Brazil, on May 17, 2023. Maria Magdalena Arrellaga/Bloomberg—Getty Images As the world accelerates efforts ...

They have set the stage for what is now called embedded finance—financial instruments or services directly integrated into ...

Developing countries need oil and gas resources to meet their needs for affordable and reliable energy, but that doesn’t mean that they shouldn’t be incentivized to transition to cleaner forms of ...

Whether you use “Third World” or “Developing” to describe a certain country, both terms mean the same thing: poor. But it didn’t always mean that. During World War I, First World was used to refer to ...