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AI, robotics, biotechnology and digital infrastructure could help the country boost agricultural productivity and resilience, but fragmented data, high adoption costs and uneven digital access remain barriers to scaling.
As AI adoption grows, companies face mounting pressure to address the technology's trilemma of environmental footprint, workforce disruption and inequality risks, experts say.
The climate impact of using the Chinese AI software may not be lower than Western models, experts say. Regulatory gaps need to be filled to curb emissions as AI usage rises.
Policy & Finance
New ICMA guidance aims to bring integrity to opaque sustainability-linked loan market
Aimed at banks with sizeable sustainability-linked loan books, International Capital Market Association’s latest guidelines for so-called sustainability-linked loan financing bonds seek to incentivise accountability for eligible loans.
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Policy & Finance
UN launches new tool to get more women online
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Green Buildings
BCA and Microsoft unveil smart portal for chillers
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Green Buildings
The future of building security is digital
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Food & Agriculture
Investment in agricultural innovation needed to fight poverty and hunger
25 May 2016
Corporate Responsibility
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Green Buildings
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Corporate Responsibility
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Policy & Finance
Why Singapore needs the sharing economy
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Food & Agriculture
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