You can of course argue with the Edelman numbers[1] for any given jurisdiction. For example, I am skeptical about their stats for Nigeria and Kenya.However, their numbers do track both (a) the GDP figures[2] and (b) the visible improvement on the ground in places like Saudi Arabia, Malaysia, India, and China.In general, the big picture is that the former first world is now mostly the descending world. While much of the former third world is now the ascending world. There are some exceptions, but that’s the ...

Evergy (EVRG) Q2 2025 Earnings Call August 07, 2025 09:00 AM ET Speaker0Good day, and thank you for standing by. Welcome to the Q2 twenty twenty five Evergy, Inc. Earnings Conference Call. At this time, all participants are in a listen only mode. After the speakers' presentation, there will be a question and answer session.To ask a question during the session, you will need to press 11 on your telephone. Please be advised that today's conference is being recorded. I would now like to hand the conference ove ...

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Innovation and Transformation - Highlights the importance of aspiration, innovation, and execution as key ingredients for transformation [1] - Discusses the creation of a zero-cost, Hindi-based coding platform using a Telegram bot to enable coding education with just a mobile phone [1] - Mentions the concept of adaptive learning, a middle step between AI-based and static learning, which adjusts the difficulty level based on a child's ability [2] Socio-Economic Development - Addresses the socio-economic strata and the importance of their development for overall progress [1] - Describes an initiative to rejuvenate a river by utilizing social contributions from the local population and convergence of different departments [1] - Notes that at the time of India's independence, literacy was at 18%, GDP was $30 million, and there were 150,000 telephone lines [2] - Aims to achieve 100% literacy by 2047 with digital, functional, and numerical learning components [2] Technological Advancement and Competition - Emphasizes the need for a leapfrog mentality to compete with and surpass countries like the US and China [2] - Suggests focusing on areas like space (low-cost spacefaring), solar cells, and nuclear propulsion to gain a competitive edge [2] - Highlights the importance of indigenous devices and care infrastructure for an aging population [3] - Mentions the goal of achieving a $10 trillion economy and the need for deep tech startups, as well as a micro-startup revolution [3] Digital Divide and Data Sovereignty - Acknowledges the digital divide and the need to bridge it [4] - Encourages work in sensor-based agriculture and hyper-spectral imaging [4] - Highlights the challenges to data sovereignty due to reliance on Western-built tools [4] Social Transformation through Technology - Describes using portable X-ray machines with AI algorithms for TB screening, enabling quick results in remote areas [4]

[Music] So I'm Sagatwani. I'm an asset manager investment banker at one of the leading firms in the UAE. I'm here because one of my very close friends is from this region and he really inspired me about the struggles that this region had actually seen which led me to do a little bit of research about this region and understand a few facts which I'll present today.As we all know that the world is circular but when we put the world on a map uh India falls in the northeastern hemisphere. But it is very intrigu ...

WEC Energy Group (WEC) Q2 2025 Earnings Call July 30, 2025 02:00 PM ET Company ParticipantsScott Lauber - President, CEO & DirectorXia Liu - CFONicholas Campanella - DirectorMichael Sullivan - Director - Equity ResearchAndrew Weisel - DirectorCarly Davenport - VP - Equity ResearchPaul Fremont - MD - Equity ResearchConference Call ParticipantsBrian Russo - Research AnalystOperatorGood afternoon, and welcome to WEC Energy Group's Conference Call for Second Quarter twenty twenty five Results. This call is bein ...

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