Oriented on making people closer

From January 20th to 24th, the Swiss resort town of Davos hosts the World Economic Forum (WEF), one of the largest and most significant events on the global annual calendar. This year, for the 55th time, world leaders, heads of international organizations, representatives of big business – global innovators and technological pioneers – and civil society convene. Approximately 3,000 participants from over 130 countries are expected at Davos 2025, including around 350 government officials, among them 60 heads of state and government from all key regions. According to the organizers, this diverse composition of participants is the cornerstone of the forum's approach to ensuring the broadest possible discussion of the world's most pressing issues and developing solutions that consider diverse, cross-sectoral aspects.

This year's forum is themed "Collaboration for the Intelligent Age". Over five days, participants in discussions will address the geopolitical situation, geoeconomic uncertainty, trade tensions, cultural polarization, climate challenges, as well as rapid and promising innovations — artificial intelligence, quantum computing, and biotechnologies for improving productivity and people's living standards.

According to WEF President Børge Brende, this year's forum takes place against the most complex geopolitical backdrop in several generations. And the World Economic Forum in Davos will attempt to make a reasoned case for the importance of global collective interstate cooperation, while promising an "artificial intelligence revolution" with benefits accessible to all.

According to media reports, the American company Workday, in its research on the impact of AI on jobs, concluded that this technology will catalyze a "skills revolution," in which such important human qualities as creativity, empathy, and ethical decision-making will become the most valuable assets in the workplace. Workday's Vice President believes that the WEF will provide a platform for companies and governments to understand how jobs, skills, and rules change over time in different parts of the world, as well as how people interact with modern technologies.

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