Globalisation brings innovation, new experiences and higher living standards; but it equally contributes to economic inequality and social division. Automation and internet business models may have encouraged entrepreneurship, but they may also have weakened job security and benefits. For some, cross-border migration means the ability to commute between continents; for others, it means escaping from poverty and war û and the long struggle to adapt to a new country. Around the world, in the face of widening income gaps, there is a need to dissolve tensions and re-build social capital.

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