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Five Breakthroughs Transforming Emerging Market Cities
From e-buses to wetlands, a new playbook is emerging across Asia and Africa.
Sep 19
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Abhas K. Jha
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August 2025
Edge Signals August 22, 2025: The City AI Readiness Ladder
Cities are being pitched AI solutions for everything from floods to finance.
Aug 22
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Abhas K. Jha
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Edge Signals – Weekly Brief Edition · 1 Aug 2025
From Space Pixels to Street-Level Action: GeoAI’s Planetary Intelligence Unleashed
Aug 1
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Abhas K. Jha
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July 2025
Edge Signals: This Week’s Reading (& Listening) Shelf in Tech, Policy & Leadership
Article – “Making AI Track the City’s Hottest Blocks” (Axios Boston)
Jul 18
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Abhas K. Jha
Edge Signals: This Week’s Reading (& Listening) Shelf in Tech, Policy & Leadership
“Why Big Tech is threatened by a global push for data sovereignty” – Rest of World (9 Jul 2025) A crisp look at how Indonesia, Nigeria, and Brazil are…
Jul 11
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Abhas K. Jha
June 2025
Invisible Infrastructure: Why the Next Wave of Urban Climate Finance Must Be Digital
From Nairobi to Nagpur, the world is waking up to the staggering cost of climate-resilient urbanization: $256–821 billion per year through 2050.
Jun 29
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Abhas K. Jha
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Summer 2025 Book Recommendations
These are books I read recently and not necessarily published in 2025.
Jun 22
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Abhas K. Jha
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Understanding the Nuclear Renaissance
🚦 The World Bank’s new energy policy includes nuclear energy.
Jun 13
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Abhas K. Jha
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May 2025
A Nuclear Renaissance Reader
“We encourage the WBG to explore further options for increased affordable and reliable energy access, including potential support for nuclear energy.” …
May 23
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Abhas K. Jha
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March 2025
🧠 How to Use AI Effectively: A Practical Guide for Thinkers, Writers, and Policymakers
Most people treat AI like Google. The best treat it like a research assistant, strategist, and second brain.
Mar 30
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Abhas K. Jha
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The AI Action Plan: What Big Tech Wants—and What Everyone Else Is Afraid Of
Why the future of American AI isn’t just about regulation vs.
Mar 23
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Abhas K. Jha
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The State Goes Digital: How Governments Are Upgrading for the 21st Century
OECD Digital Govt Toolkit; Singapore’s Digital Govt Blueprint; The Rise of Digital Twins; Using AI in Local Government: 10 Use Cases; What If Everything…
Mar 21
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Abhas K. Jha
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