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Welcome to Forum Stories!- In the spotlight this week: Super-ageing societies are on the rise. A new report sets out five trends shaping the ‘longevity economy’.
- We’re also looking at GenAI and gender parity, mitigating digital harm, and collective social innovation.
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| 1. Spotlight: The trends defining the longevity economy |  | As life expectancy rises and populations age, we will need to rethink retirement and empower people to live longer, healthier lives in financial security. The Forum’s new white paper, Future-Proofing the Longevity Economy: Innovations and Key Trends, offers a roadmap to shape the financial resilience of institutions, governments and people in the years ahead. - Innovative solutions are already emerging around the world to meet the needs of an ageing population. Experts explain what more needs to happen to shape this change.
- In 2024, the Forum set out the six principles of the longevity economy to address the challenge of how to fund our longer lives.
- Read more about how the Longevity Economy Initiative is redesigning retirement systems, advancing financial innovations, and fostering longevity literacy to ensure better financial and health outcomes for individuals and societies.
Why it matters: By 2050, the number of people aged over 60 is expected to more than double to 2.1 billion, which will have implications for the workforce and financial and care systems globally.
Zoom in: - From lifespan to healthspan: Research shows early childhood nutrition has a significant impact on future healthspan.
- Older adults are driving workforce innovation: Leaders would do well to embrace policies that foster lifelong learning, equitable hiring and digital inclusion.
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| 2. AI, the gender gap and digital safety | | Women are still underrepresented in STEM careers, and AI could widen that gender gap, finds Gender Parity in the Intelligent Age, our new white paper, written in collaboration with LinkedIn. But this also presents an opportunity. Companies that double their GenAI talent pools by upskilling women will see more innovation, better problem-solving – and a competitive edge.Zoom in: - Women make up just 28% of the global STEM workforce and just a fifth of AI professionals. Here’s how to address the STEM gender diversity deficit.
- GenAI is changing the way we think about digital safety. Aligning AI with human rights principles and eliminating bias will be vital to rebuilding and maintaining trust, writes Agustina Callegari, the Forum’s Project Lead for the Global Coalition for Digital Safety.
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