A study of the 50 US states provides an index to indicate which states are leading in the ‘new economy’, and which are falling behind. It also reveals clear patterns,…
Analysis by the Brookings Metropolitan Policy Program of more than 500 occupations reveals the rapid pace of their ‘digitalization’ since 2001, suggesting the acquisition of digital skills is now a…
Increased innovation and an improved startup ecosystem in Europe have been cited as key reasons for the continent’s growing appeal to US and Chinese investors over the last five years,…
The European Commission has awarded the 2017 European Capital of Innovation (iCapital) prize of €1,000,000 to Paris. The award, granted under the EU’s research and innovation program Horizon 2020, recognizes…
Despite an environment of uncertainty in politics, trade policy and movement of labor, a survey among 1,400 business leaders in the 21 countries of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC)…
In a global survey of 562 executive participants, R&D leaders expressed concerns about the growing heat of rhetoric about economic nationalism – and its potential impact on companies’ R&D investments…
If we are, as many people tend to think, going through a digital economic revolution, do we know exactly how these new technologies will actually change the economy? We explore…
The big story in the economic development world in recent weeks has been Amazon’s search for its location for its second headquarters. In the last week, it announced that it…
As the 14th annual summit between India and the European Union (EU) took place in New Delhi on 6 October 2017, the European think tank Bruegel published data to suggest…
Is it possible to create a completely new high-tech mega-city on a totally green field site that incorporates all that technology offers today, and create a test-bed for developing the…