New global poll finds four concerns top the world’s worry list: financial/political corruption, unemployment, poverty/social inequality and crime and violence.
Worldwide, more than two in ten respondents, who are aware of the FIFA World Cup 2018, believe that Germany will take home the Cup. Brazil, Spain and Argentina are also among the favourites. Overall, people have predominantly positive opinions about the games being held in Russia.
A CIGI-Ipsos global survey reports that majority (52%) says they’re more concerned about online privacy than they were a year ago. Around six in ten feel that social media (63%) and search engines (57%) have too much power.
From the Fitbit to Apple’s smartwatch: wearable tech is becoming increasingly popular across the globe. Early adopters of new technology, the world’s affluent are at the forefront of purchasing wearable tech, ownership reaching over 30% in Spain, Turkey and the USA.
Three-quarters around the world say their country’s society is divided – and the majority think their country is now more divided than it was 10 years ago, especially in Europe. Differences in political views are seen as the greatest cause of tension, followed by differences between rich and poor. However, despite these divisions, the majority of people in most countries agree that people across the world have more things in common than things that make them different.
Ipsos Healthcare, the global healthcare business of Ipsos, has announced the launch of its syndicated Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Patient Community Panel. This latest offer is part of the Ipsos Healthcare Global Patient Centre of Excellence, launched in 2018.
With the significant improvement in infrastructure and mobile technology proliferation, digital entertainment is increasingly popular in Asia Pacific. And as the average cost of data plans comes down while the respect for the need to pay for music content gradually heightens, demand for digital music entertainment in the region grows.
