Robotic blood draw devices

Robotic blood draw devices raise questions on consent

Robotic blood draw devices could ease staff shortages, but Aletta's arrival puts patient choice, supervision and liability under scrutiny. #robot Read more »
rising income inequality

Income inequality sparks public fury in Australia

Fights over multiculturalism and gender are hiding the core of the Australian people’s despair — rising income inequality. Read more »
infoglut in australia

Breaking through infoglut: The anger-information overload cycle

Infoglut on COVID, global warming, conspiracy theorists, natural disasters, financial collapses — and a sham social media ban make young Australians are glum. Read more »
education trap in India

India’s education trap begins with unequal access

Government schools remain crucial to mobility, but closures, costs and unreliable examinations could create an education trap in India. Read more »
fact checking on internet

The collapse of trust: Making sense of fact checking on the internet

As AI and crowdsourced systems take on the job of fact checking, they promise speed but struggle to deliver trust and explainability. Read more »
Civil service training

Civil service training in India needs a second reform

India’s civil service training now reaches millions, and the next challenge is turning course completion into judgement, expertise and better deployment. #civilservices Read more »
River-linking plan

River-linking plan needs a data backbone

India’s river-linking plan needs a digital layer linking hydrology, forecasts and state decisions before large inter-basin transfers begin. Read more »
Energy transition

Energy transition can reshape India’s industrial investment

Falling solar and storage costs are weakening the case for new coal and changing the economics of India’s energy transition. #energy #coal #solar Read more »
lawfare strategy

India needs a lawfare strategy for a harder world

The Indus Waters Treaty dispute shows why India needs a coordinated lawfare strategy to defend its interests and shape international rules. #lawfare Read more »
Rural healthcare

Rural healthcare needs stronger links across the system

India’s rural healthcare reforms will work only if medicines, diagnostics, ambulances, referrals and insurance function as one system. #healthcare Read more »