by Andrew Maynard | Jan 31, 2010 | Policy, Recommended
Well, I’ve survived my first “Davos” and lived to tell the tale. I feel I should write about how profoundly important and influential these meetings are (and without a doubt, they are). But it’s two o’clock in the morning, and I wanted...
by Andrew Maynard | Jan 29, 2010 | Emerging Technology, Policy
There’s been something of a theme running through my day at The World Economic Forum Meeting in Davos today – getting from A to B. The “A” in this case is technology innovation, and the “B” the problems we hope it will solve...
by Andrew Maynard | Jan 27, 2010 | Emerging Technology, Policy
Having just got back to the hotel at some unseemly hour (at least according to my body clock) from the first full day of meetings at the World Economic Forum meeting in Davos, I’m trying my best to be disciplined and write some of my impressions up. As...
by Andrew Maynard | Jan 26, 2010 | Emerging Technology, Policy
I’m sitting here at Dulles Airport waiting for my flight to Zurich and the annual World Economic Forum Meeting in Davos, so I thought I’d dash off a quick blog. If you’re on the ball, you will realize that by arriving tomorrow, I will be missing...
by Andrew Maynard | Jan 24, 2010 | Emerging Technology, Policy
This week I’m heading out to the World Economic Forum jamboree in Davos, Switzerland. I’d like to play this cool – as if rubbing shoulders with politicians, business leaders and celebs is something I do all the time. But the reality is that this is...
by Andrew Maynard | Jan 7, 2010 | Emerging Technology, Engagement, Nanotechnology, Oversight, Policy
Back in February of 2009, the UK House of Lords Science and Technology Committee launched an inquiry into the use of nanotechnology in food products and the food industry. Chaired by Lord Krebs (the son of Hans Adolf Krebs – best known for describing the...
