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China will punch back hard in Trump trade war

Posted on November 18, 2016 by Richard Wallace |

“Payback is Hell” the saying goes, something the U.S. will experience soon, as China prepares to hit back hard and fast in the coming trade war with the U.S. The economic conflict will have major ramifications across a broad front of…

Cell phone, consumer electronics prices will soar under Trump

Posted on November 18, 2016 by Richard Wallace |

Prices for cell phones and other consumer electronic products will skyrocket in the U.S. as the result of Trump’s ‘Don’t Make It In China policy,’ according to Dow Jones Business News “I’m going to get Apple to start making their…

State of innovation 2016: a new level of collaboration driving up global innovation output

Posted on October 22, 2016 by Nitin Dahad |

Innovation is a driver of economic success and growth. That’s why everyone talks about innovation. Companies and countries that consistently invest in innovation by prioritizing research and development and allocating funds and resources for this activity are proven to be…

The world’s 100 most innovative universities: US top three continue to dominate

Posted on October 22, 2016 by Nitin Dahad |

The drive for economic growth around the world is seeing regions strive to create their own innovation ecosystems. Universities are an important aspect of an innovation ecosystem, so for the second year running, Reuters has created its index of the…

Ultimate alchemy: Qualcomm to buy NXP for $37 billion

Posted on October 22, 2016 by Richard Wallace |

Alchemists of old understood the transformative processes of combining matter, elements, and exiliars – all in the quest to change ordinary metals into gold. Today, we call these tech magicians semiconductor makers, the transformers of the modern age. Now, having…

Yinchuan: China’s leading smart city shows how government and technology can help improve the life of its citizens

Posted on October 9, 2016 by Nitin Dahad |

The latest industry buzzword which is bringing governments and technology providers together is smart cities. There have also been a number of conferences recently targeting chief information officers (CIOs) or chief digital officers (CDOs) of cities who are trying to…

Why global innovation and competiveness will be driven by new metrics based on the fourth industrial revolution and ICT infrastructure

Posted on October 1, 2016 by Richard Wallace |

Economies and people worldwide are starting to feel the first effects of the dawning fourth industrial revolution, a convergence of technologies that is blurring the lines between the physical, digital, and biological in ways that promise to disrupt almost every…

Declining openness a major threat to global competitiveness

Posted on October 1, 2016 by Richard Wallace |

The Global Competitiveness Report 2016-2017 finds declining openness is threatening growth and prosperity Monetary stimulus measures such as quantitative easing are not enough to sustain growth and must be accompanied by competitiveness reforms For emerging economies, updated business practices and…

The recipe for your own unique ‘next Silicon Valley’

Posted on September 18, 2016 by Nitin Dahad |

With a name like ours, we are almost always asked ‘where is the next Silicon Valley’. People ask is it Bangalore, or is it London, Berlin, Shenzhen, Tel Aviv, or some other city. I always explain that while it was…

How the ‘IoT’ will drive innovation and growth

Posted on September 18, 2016 by Nitin Dahad |

Everyone keeps talking about the internet of things (IoT) as being the next industrial revolution, and how it’s going to drive innovation and growth. In terms of connected devices, it’s nothing new, as machine-to-machine communications has bene around for years.…