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Global / Unspecified, Global
Money hidden in tax havens deprives governments of revenue that could fund schools, hospitals, and infrastructure. Closing these loopholes requires international cooperation that has so far been difficult to achieve.
society-governance
global-unspecified
tax
havens
don
have
fair
system
prevent
draining
public
whether
philosophy-ethics
determine
resolved
way
agreed
open
Global / Unspecified, Global
Foreign actors have repeatedly used social media and cyberattacks to influence elections in other countries, and defenses remain reactive rather than preventive. Protecting democratic processes requires staying ahead of these tactics, not catching up after the fact.
society-governance
global-unspecified
elections
foreign
fully
protect
interference
manipulation
actors
have
repeatedly
social
climate-environment
institutions
designing
democratic
high
disinformation
open
Global / Unspecified, Global
As gene editing and synthetic biology become more accessible, so does the risk of these tools being misused, deliberately or accidentally. International cooperation on this has lagged far behind the pace of the science itself.
mathematics-logic
global-unspecified
don
have
framework
prevent
misuse
biological
research
gene
editing
philosophy-ethics
whether
determine
resolved
way
agreed
open
Global / Unspecified, Global
Hospitals, power plants, and water systems increasingly run on connected computer systems that can be targeted remotely. A serious attack on any of these could cause harm far beyond the digital world.
technology-computing
global-unspecified
power
fully
protect
critical
infrastructure
like
grids
cyberattacks
systems
hospitals
society-governance
whether
philosophy-ethics
mathematics-logic
climate-environment
digital
open
Global / Unspecified, Global
Nearly every major hack traces back to a bug that existed long before anyone found it. Catching these flaws before release, rather than after damage is done, remains an unsolved challenge.
technology-computing
global-unspecified
flaws
release
don
have
way
guarantee
software
has
exploitable
security
whether
philosophy-ethics
resolved
determine
agreed
mathematics-logic
Despite recognition of its importance, reliable methods for scientific foundation models producing calibrated testable hypotheses are still lacking. Progress is hindered by incomplete mechanistic knowledge, high capital and operational barriers, and the absence of deployment models suited to the contexts of greatest need.
climate-environment
europe
poland
models
scientific
foundation
producing
calibrated
testable
hypotheses
integrated
pathways
despite
methods
systems
society-governance
barriers
health-biology
