52% say U.S. will have a positive influence globally – up 2% from 2018, down 13% from 2015. 53% say China will have a positive influence in the world – unchanged from 2015. People divided over whether they should follow the U.S.’s or China’s economic & political model.
New global poll for the World Economic Forum shows more agree than disagree that governments and companies’ use of AI should be more strictly controlled.
Japan is in second place for the first time, while the UK remains in third, and France moves to fourth place - major gains are in the index’s People and Governance sub-categories. Winter Olympics and FIFA World Cup hosts South Korea and Russia improved their images, South Korea most remarkably. The U.S. remains in sixth place.
To mark International Women’s Day, and in the wake of the #metoo campaign, a new global study by Ipsos in collaboration with International Women’s Day across 27 countries highlights the level of concern people around the world have about a number of equality issues.
