Global Risks and Resilience Flashcards
Crowdsourcing
The process of sourcing ideas, services, funding or content from the public in order to maximize the benefit of a large group’s collective assets.
Cybercrime
Criminal activity using the internet
Drone
Unmanned aerial vehicle
Cybersecurity
The protection of information, systems, hardware and software from theft or damage.
e-passport
Passports containing an electronic chip with details about the owner
Geopolitics
The influence of physical and human geography on politics and international relations.
Profit repatriation
The return of a company’s foreign-earned profits or financial assets to that company’s home country.
Reshoring
The relocation to the home country of a business or company’s operations that were overseas.
Resilience
The ability of individuals, communities or environments to respond to shocks and changes while continuing to
operate or improve under the new circumstances
SDGs
the Sustainable development goals are 17 goals implemented by the United Nations that aim to focus on social, environmental and economic development of the world in a unified way.