This is a challenging time for the social sector, which is reeling from global funding cuts. Organisations working in healthcare are particularly affected. In this episode, Vikram Patel, Paul Farmer Professor and Chair of the Department of Global Health and Social Medicine at Harvard Medical School; Dr. Balakrishna Korgaonkar, Associate Director at The Global Development Incubator and Diwakar Mittal, Senior Director of Corporate Affairs at Novo Nordisk, discuss how we can build affordable healthcare systems that serve those who need it the most and the role that technology will play in this endeavour.

Can creative industries drive economic growth in South Asia? With automation threatening traditional employment sectors, this episode investigates the untapped potential of culture as an economic driver. From film and music to fashion and crafts, we explore how cultural industries can generate sustainable jobs, foster entrepreneurship, and even serve as a tool for soft diplomacy in the region. Featuring voices from the creative economy and cultural leaders, this discussion makes the case for a stronger cultural investment strategy.

If you're on the internet, you've made a Faustian pact - you have unlimited access to knowledge and information, and the ability to make connections in exchange for your data. With AI, the subject of data privacy has renewed significance. Tech companies freely and without permission use the vast amounts of data available online to train AI models. But do we care? Does it matter that we have little control over our images and words that are being used by companies for a profit if the payoff is the opportunity to use AI tools? There are other questions worth thinking about: How do we tackle the biases inherent in the data that AI is trained on? How do we regulate tech companies and make them accountable to people?

This is one facet of the issue. The other is the undeniable fact that AI has immense benefits. It improves productivity, it can deliver education to remote, underserved communities and it can enhance healthcare in economically challenged communities. While we raise important questions about the ethics of AI, perhaps we should also keep in mind that AI is an evolving technology and that it will in time overcome its current faults.