By Sarmad Shahbaz You might have heard the trending punchline – “data is the new oil”. For me, data is more beneficial and more important in today’s world than ‘outdated’ oil – bearing in mind Tesla’s rise in the global market. In fact, everything happening around us is now categorised into data patterns. Human life today …

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Young people play an integral role in advancing development, democracy and peace. At the 10th Commonwealth Youth Forum in Malta, 21-25 November, over 400 youth leaders will discuss the challenges and opportunities facing young people, and devise relevant policy solutions through four main agendas – economic, environmental, social and political. The theme of the Forum is ‘Adding …

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Bolo Tech, possibly the first Urdu speech therapy platform in the world, was designed by Shanza Khan Shahani, one of the 2019 Commonwealth Youth Award finalists, and Rabab Fatima. Commonwealth Correspondent Ahmed Umer Sohaib, 26, from Lahore, Pakistan, spoke to Shanza about the groundbreaking tool that is helping people with speech problems to communicate, and …

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The fourth industrial revolution is blurring the lines between technological advancements and human life. But how many people understand what this really means? Commonwealth Correspondent Bonolo Madibe, a 22-year-old Commonwealth Correspondent from South Africa, speaks to two Silicon Valley experts to find out how this revolution could benefit Africa. In 2016 at the World Economic …

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