In this week’s round-up:
- Nitin Gadkari calls for stronger BRICS ties for sustainable and future-ready transport systems
- Chikunga urges stronger BRICS alliance to unlock women’s economic power
- OPINION: BRICS ‘fiasco’ a major let-down for developing countries
- Omani inventor turns colours into sensory experiences for the blind
- Moscow conference outlines independent technological standards and supply chains for September BRICS summit
Chikunga urges stronger BRICS alliance to unlock women’s economic power
Minister in the Presidency for Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities Sindisiwe Chikunga has called for a stronger BRICS partnership to accelerate women’s economic empowerment, saying the group has the potential to become a global force for women-led development.
BRICS ‘fiasco’ a major let-down for developing countries
The core members of BRICS were, and still are, formidable regional powerhouses with tentacles reaching and impacting geopolitics near and far, writes Abbey Makoe.
Moscow conference outlines independent technological standards and supply chains for September BRICS summit
“BRICS is not merely an important platform for the Global Majority; it is perhaps the only platform capable of transforming the current situation and proposing a new model of global governance,” Victoria Panova, Head of the BRICS Expert Council–Russia, told an international conference in Moscow.
Nitin Gadkari calls for stronger BRICS ties for sustainable and future-ready transport systems
Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways, Nitin Gadkari, on Sunday called for deeper cooperation among BRICS nations to build transport systems that are sustainable, resilient, inclusive and future-ready, stating that the collective strength of the grouping presents a unique opportunity to shape the future of global mobility through innovation, partnership and shared responsibility.
Omani inventor turns colours into sensory experiences for the blind
Driven by her conviction that innovation begins with an idea that addresses a human need, Omani inventor Azza Mohammed Al Malki has developed an educational tool called “Sensory Colours” to help blind and visually impaired individuals recognise and understand colours through touch, smell and sound, expanding inclusive learning through innovative solutions.
