The document summarizes highlights from The Global Competitiveness Report 2011-2012 regarding the top 10 most competitive economies. European countries dominated the top 10, with Switzerland retaining the top spot due to strengths in innovation, technology, and labor efficiency. Singapore moved up to second by maintaining world-leading institutions and developing infrastructure and education. Sweden fell to third while emphasizing innovation, though could improve labor flexibility. Finland rose to fourth through high education levels and technological adoption. The United States fell to fifth due to weaknesses in institutions and macroeconomic stability.
The education technology startup market has grown dramatically in recent years, with $5.065 billion raised from 2010 to mid-2015. However, the market remains challenging due to difficulties in determining an effective revenue model, fluctuating institutional budgets, and complex buying decisions. While consolidation and a focus on viable models may lead to maturation, the market is still poised to significantly lower the price of and expand access to education through technological disruption.
This document analyzes Korea's competitive advantages in the information and telecommunications industry using Porter's Diamond framework. It discusses how Korea has high internet penetration, a large user base that demands high quality services, strategic IT use by businesses and government, and a competitive telecom market spurred by deregulation. Factors like IT workforce skills, R&D investment, clusters like Daedeok Valley, and government support have helped Korea become a leader in areas like semiconductors, LCDs, and mobile phones.
Brics skill development 20161012 whitepaper summary_vfChandni Bose
1. The document discusses skill development needs for Industry 4.0 in BRICS nations. It notes that Industry 4.0 will transform manufacturing through technologies like automation, IoT, and AI.
2. BRICS nations have seen increasing economic contributions but have lower adoption of Industry 4.0 compared to developed nations. This presents challenges and opportunities for skill development in BRICS as they work to adopt new technologies.
3. The whitepaper makes recommendations for BRICS collaboration on skill development initiatives like curricula development, training programs, skills competitions, and standardizing qualification frameworks to help prepare workers for Industry 4.0.
Emerging Markets Decoded: the Four Domains of Development for GrowthAndrey Shapenko
The report highlights the complexity of the phenomenon of the emerging markets and analyses separately three groups of them: advanced, intermediary and early stage. Further economic growth is imperative for all three groups, as the solid basis for the social development. The report outlines four areas of development for growth: infrastructure, digital technology, sustainability and human capital. These areas represent huge business potential for both international and local players with the total volume of opportunity being close to USD 10 trillion by 2020.
This document provides an overview of the global challenges in recruitment and offers 10 tips for effective global recruitment. It discusses how talent markets are shifting globally due to demographic and economic changes. Skills shortages are a major issue for many countries as the workforce declines and demand for skills increases. Recruiting talent internationally presents challenges related to immigration policies, cultural differences, varying HR procedures, and ensuring compliance with regulations in multiple countries. Global recruitment requires developing a long term strategy, thorough market research, partnerships with local experts, and a focus on cultural intelligence, branding and screening candidates appropriately.
The Economic Commission for Latin America (ECLA) was right: scale-free comple...FGV Brazil
The main purpose of this paper is to apply big-data and scale-free complex network techniques to the study of world trade, with a specific focus on the investigation of ECLA and structuralist ideas. A secondary objective is to illustrate the potentialities of the use of the new science of complex networks in economics, in what has been recently referred to as an econophysics research agenda. We work with a trade network of 101 countries and 762 products (SITC-4) which generated 1,756,224 trade links in 2013. The empirical results based on network analysis and computational methods reported here point in the direction of what ECLA economists used to argue; countries with higher income per capita concentrate in producing and exporting manufactured and complex goods at the center of the trade network; countries with lower income per capita specialize in producing and exporting non-complex commodities at the network’s periphery.
Date: 2017-03
Authors:
Gala, Paulo
Camargo, Jhean Steffan Martines de
Freitas, Elton
World innovation - Knowledge Competitiveness IndexASHOK BHATLA
This report provides a summary of the World Knowledge Competitiveness Index (WKCI) for 2008. It analyzes data on 145 regions across various knowledge economy benchmarks.
Some key findings include:
- United States regions like San Jose, Boston and San Francisco ranked highly, while Asian cities like Shanghai, Seoul and Bangalore ranked lower.
- Employment in IT, high-tech services and private R&D spending were significant predictors of competitiveness.
- Regions like San Jose and Stockholm scored high marks due to strong university systems, private sector involvement, and collaboration between industries, universities and government.
Globalization of innovation_India China Brazil presentation_finalTudor Carstoiu
The document discusses different approaches to understanding why certain high-tech sectors have become more successful in China and India. It analyzes sectors in China such as automotive, energy, and pharmaceuticals that emerged successful by accessing global knowledge through channels like multinational corporations and international collaboration. In India, the information technology and pharmaceutical industries are examined, finding their success linked to factors like skilled human capital and domestic policy support. The document hypothesizes that accessing global knowledge was crucial for sector success in both countries, though through different methods, and that national innovation systems have also played an important role despite being nascent.
The education technology startup market has grown dramatically in recent years, with $5.065 billion raised from 2010 to mid-2015. However, the market remains challenging due to difficulties in determining an effective revenue model, fluctuating institutional budgets, and complex buying decisions. While consolidation and a focus on viable models may lead to maturation, the market is still poised to significantly lower the price of and expand access to education through technological disruption.
This document analyzes Korea's competitive advantages in the information and telecommunications industry using Porter's Diamond framework. It discusses how Korea has high internet penetration, a large user base that demands high quality services, strategic IT use by businesses and government, and a competitive telecom market spurred by deregulation. Factors like IT workforce skills, R&D investment, clusters like Daedeok Valley, and government support have helped Korea become a leader in areas like semiconductors, LCDs, and mobile phones.
Brics skill development 20161012 whitepaper summary_vfChandni Bose
1. The document discusses skill development needs for Industry 4.0 in BRICS nations. It notes that Industry 4.0 will transform manufacturing through technologies like automation, IoT, and AI.
2. BRICS nations have seen increasing economic contributions but have lower adoption of Industry 4.0 compared to developed nations. This presents challenges and opportunities for skill development in BRICS as they work to adopt new technologies.
3. The whitepaper makes recommendations for BRICS collaboration on skill development initiatives like curricula development, training programs, skills competitions, and standardizing qualification frameworks to help prepare workers for Industry 4.0.
Emerging Markets Decoded: the Four Domains of Development for GrowthAndrey Shapenko
The report highlights the complexity of the phenomenon of the emerging markets and analyses separately three groups of them: advanced, intermediary and early stage. Further economic growth is imperative for all three groups, as the solid basis for the social development. The report outlines four areas of development for growth: infrastructure, digital technology, sustainability and human capital. These areas represent huge business potential for both international and local players with the total volume of opportunity being close to USD 10 trillion by 2020.
This document provides an overview of the global challenges in recruitment and offers 10 tips for effective global recruitment. It discusses how talent markets are shifting globally due to demographic and economic changes. Skills shortages are a major issue for many countries as the workforce declines and demand for skills increases. Recruiting talent internationally presents challenges related to immigration policies, cultural differences, varying HR procedures, and ensuring compliance with regulations in multiple countries. Global recruitment requires developing a long term strategy, thorough market research, partnerships with local experts, and a focus on cultural intelligence, branding and screening candidates appropriately.
The Economic Commission for Latin America (ECLA) was right: scale-free comple...FGV Brazil
The main purpose of this paper is to apply big-data and scale-free complex network techniques to the study of world trade, with a specific focus on the investigation of ECLA and structuralist ideas. A secondary objective is to illustrate the potentialities of the use of the new science of complex networks in economics, in what has been recently referred to as an econophysics research agenda. We work with a trade network of 101 countries and 762 products (SITC-4) which generated 1,756,224 trade links in 2013. The empirical results based on network analysis and computational methods reported here point in the direction of what ECLA economists used to argue; countries with higher income per capita concentrate in producing and exporting manufactured and complex goods at the center of the trade network; countries with lower income per capita specialize in producing and exporting non-complex commodities at the network’s periphery.
Date: 2017-03
Authors:
Gala, Paulo
Camargo, Jhean Steffan Martines de
Freitas, Elton
World innovation - Knowledge Competitiveness IndexASHOK BHATLA
This report provides a summary of the World Knowledge Competitiveness Index (WKCI) for 2008. It analyzes data on 145 regions across various knowledge economy benchmarks.
Some key findings include:
- United States regions like San Jose, Boston and San Francisco ranked highly, while Asian cities like Shanghai, Seoul and Bangalore ranked lower.
- Employment in IT, high-tech services and private R&D spending were significant predictors of competitiveness.
- Regions like San Jose and Stockholm scored high marks due to strong university systems, private sector involvement, and collaboration between industries, universities and government.
Globalization of innovation_India China Brazil presentation_finalTudor Carstoiu
The document discusses different approaches to understanding why certain high-tech sectors have become more successful in China and India. It analyzes sectors in China such as automotive, energy, and pharmaceuticals that emerged successful by accessing global knowledge through channels like multinational corporations and international collaboration. In India, the information technology and pharmaceutical industries are examined, finding their success linked to factors like skilled human capital and domestic policy support. The document hypothesizes that accessing global knowledge was crucial for sector success in both countries, though through different methods, and that national innovation systems have also played an important role despite being nascent.
Ahead of the provincial elections on May 9, we would like to help our community get a better sense of the three BC political party platforms to advance the tech sector. Here’s a summary of key tech-related promises in the three platforms as it relates to BCTECH Association’s policy pillars: talent, capital, markets, scale and competitiveness. Vote for BC. Vote for Tech.
A research paper prepared by me on the Manufacturing Sector In India. It contains a SWOT analysis and possible outcomes in the future for the industry.
Challenges for Open and Distance Learning in the Post-2010 Decade: Scenarios ...eLearning Papers
Authors: Cornelis Adrianus (Kees-Jan) van Dorp, Alfonso Herrero de Egaña Espinosa de los Monteros
European universities are ready to materialise their strategies for post-2010. How well equipped are today’s universities for tomorrow’s demands? In the face of enormous socio-economic and demographic challenges, Europe requires a more advanced educational performance, providing a better contribution to innovation, competitiveness and economic growth.
Asia Corporate Strategy Assessment – 10 Trends in Corporate Strategic Plannin...Team Finland Future Watch
The document discusses 10 trends in corporate strategic planning for the Asian region. It summarizes that companies are organizing for regional integration through agreements like the ASEAN Economic Community, continuing a "China Plus One" strategy of diversifying investments beyond China into other Asian markets to manage risks, and leveraging Asia as a source of innovation by establishing research and development centers in the region.
How to improve global competitiveness in finnish business and industry teke...Vapaa_Jakelu
Global success of Finnish business and economy requires strong home ecosystems and a strategic place in global value chains. Tekes has done and can do in the future to make Finnish companies globally competitive, meaning that the value created in Finland is captured in Finland and helps maintain a high standard of living, quality employment and social well-being.
Level of Domestic and International Trade and Production (more specifically productivity) are closely interrelated (two-way dependency) and can't be analyzed separately
Mechanization (capital stock accumulation) leads to higher productivity; lower Input Costs, Lower Prices, Better Quality (Product Standardization) and Market Size Expansion; Total Profit Maximization
This is simultaneously accompanied by increase in Volume of Trade, Production Capacity, Level of Employment, Labor Compensation and Purchasing Power
Increase in trade further expends potential market size and trigger a new cycle
However, this positive impact of mechanization and trade is finite and limited by maximum international market size/demand for that particular industry/product and is governed by rule of decreasing marginal utility
Your business is radically changing: In 1990, only one-third of S&P 500 revenue came from outside the United States; today it is half. By 2025, more than two-thirds of revenue will be international. During the past 40 years, developed countries’ economic dependencies on the rest of the world have shifted to sales and consumption. Ninety-five percent of the world’s consumers live outside the U.S., causing businesses to place a premium on globally savvy employees. While globalization yields significant challenges, it also offers potential for incredible reward. Leaders must position their organizations to leverage these opportunities. Expecting to hire foreign-born talent is unrealistic, especially in light of the current reverse brain drain. Are you ready?
Pete Rumpel, Vice President, Institutional Markets, Rosetta Stone Ltd.
The Commission on Enterprise, Business Facilitation and Development, at its eighth session in
Geneva (12–15 January 2004), discussed the issues note “Policy options for strengthening SME
competitiveness” (TD/B/COM.3/58), which recommends concrete policy options that developing
countries could adopt to strengthen enterprise competitiveness. The Commission decided to continue
its work in this area with a focus on enhancing the export competitiveness of small and medium-size
enterprises, including through possible link-ups to international supply chains.
21st century skills_education_and_competitiveness_guideEko Sudibyo
The document discusses the need for education reform to prepare students with 21st century skills for economic competitiveness. It notes that:
1) The economy has shifted from manufacturing to a service-based, information and knowledge driven model requiring more educated and skilled workers.
2) Jobs are increasingly in high-skilled service sectors and require problem-solving, communication, and technical skills beyond a high school education.
3) For countries and regions to be economically competitive, they must have workforces with the creativity, innovation and adaptability to drive high-growth industries.
Reforming education is critical to closing achievement gaps and ensuring students gain the skills needed to thrive in today's economy and workplaces.
The document provides an executive summary of the 2008 Annual Toronto Region Innovation Gauge. It finds that while the Toronto Region has a strong foundation with a highly educated and growing population and diverse industries, it faces challenges in areas like government funding for R&D, private sector R&D, and commercializing its research relative to comparator regions. The summary concludes that the Toronto Region needs more sustained efforts collaboratively between government, industry, and education to successfully compete as an innovative research hub.
This document summarizes a working paper that examines the impact of innovation activities on productivity and firm growth in Brazil. The paper uses microdata from Brazilian manufacturing firms between 2000-2002. It finds that activities like organizational change, cooperation with clients, human capital development, ICT usage, product innovation and learning by exporting were associated with higher productivity levels, with an R&D effect only in the long run. It also finds that while the intensity of innovation activities varies by sector, such activities were important for explaining sales growth differences across firms in all sectors.
The document discusses differences between formal and informal small manufacturing firms in Kenya. It finds that:
1) Almost all informal firms are run by Kenyans of African origin, while formal enterprises are run by both Africans and Asians.
2) Asian formal firms are the most productive and capital intensive, followed by African formal firms, with little difference between African informal and formal firms.
3) There are thus weak incentives for African informal firms to formalize given their similar productivity to African formal firms. However, Kenya needs a more efficient formal sector to achieve economic growth through higher investment and exports.
4) Policy should aim to integrate the sectors by improving infrastructure, skills development, access to credit,
This paper introduces the need for a commonly referenced Petroleum Engineering Abstract Reference framework for producing, managing, sharing and distributing standard & blended Learning materials. It defines present and future learning scenarios and services in an abstract way, starting with the proposal of common standards and protocols (Application Profile) for the sharing and reuse of standard learning, reference and knowledge materials within and across the oil vertical together with their best implementation practices and showcase implementations.
This document summarizes a study on the internationalization of business investments in research and development (R&D) in Europe. Some key findings are:
1) R&D internationalization is highest in small EU countries, with over 50% of R&D spending coming from foreign-owned firms in countries like Austria, Belgium, and Ireland. Large countries like Germany and the UK have around 25% of R&D spending from foreign-owned firms.
2) Around half of all R&D spending by foreign-owned firms in the EU can be assigned to firms from other EU member states, showing strong intra-EU integration. The US is also an important investor in the EU.
3)
The 8 best innovation ideas from around the worldTarshant Jain
This is just a small sample of best policies from around the world. Over the long term, national wealth is determined by how quickly innovations can be imbedded into a country's economy, enhancing productivity growth. If the India can reformulate a group of strategies similar to those on this list, it could catapult itself to renewed preeminence in global innovation. Only visionary leadership among political, business and policy officials is required. That said, leadership seems to be in short supply in Washington, given the partisan discord. Innovation must become a top priority and is something that leaders in Washington and around the country must think about when they wake up in the morning.
New approaches in univesity-industry cooperation and Triple helix approach.Gints Turlajs
The document discusses university and industry cooperation using the triple helix approach. It proposes that closer cooperation is needed between business, education, and science to develop complex, knowledge-based products. This cooperation is important for building an innovative economy based on knowledge and new ideas. The "triple helix" model proposes a synergistic relationship among universities, industry, and the government to improve competitiveness and allow entrepreneurial universities.
Competitiveness and competition commissionM S Siddiqui
BCC should go an advocacy plan to promote competitiveness and to advice on economic policy of the government on the basis of GCI and globally acclaimed 12 pillars competitiveness. Bangladesh is at factor-driven stage and needs focus more on macro economy, political, and legal stability with efficient basic infrastructure and lowering the regulatory costs of doing business.
Grant Thornton Media International Expansion ReportSteve Leith
The document analyzes opportunities for UK media companies to expand internationally by ranking 10 countries on a Media Expansion Index. The US ranks highest overall due to strong scores for infrastructure/technology and economic factors. The UK ranks second overall. China ranks third overall and has the second highest economic potential but scores poorly on political/legal factors. While India and Brazil have large technology markets, they face political/legal uncertainty and difficulties with business startups. Sweden ranks highest for political/legal environment while Canada ranks highest for business startups.
The document provides an overview and analysis of PwC's 2015 Aerospace Manufacturing Attractiveness Rankings. The United States ranked first in the global rankings due to its large aerospace industry size, despite moderate rankings in costs and infrastructure. Florida ranked first among US states. The summary identifies several key issues facing the aerospace industry, such as talent recruitment and retention, innovation pressures, globalization opportunities and challenges, and infrastructure needs. It also provides examples of strategies companies are taking to address these issues.
Ahead of the provincial elections on May 9, we would like to help our community get a better sense of the three BC political party platforms to advance the tech sector. Here’s a summary of key tech-related promises in the three platforms as it relates to BCTECH Association’s policy pillars: talent, capital, markets, scale and competitiveness. Vote for BC. Vote for Tech.
A research paper prepared by me on the Manufacturing Sector In India. It contains a SWOT analysis and possible outcomes in the future for the industry.
Challenges for Open and Distance Learning in the Post-2010 Decade: Scenarios ...eLearning Papers
Authors: Cornelis Adrianus (Kees-Jan) van Dorp, Alfonso Herrero de Egaña Espinosa de los Monteros
European universities are ready to materialise their strategies for post-2010. How well equipped are today’s universities for tomorrow’s demands? In the face of enormous socio-economic and demographic challenges, Europe requires a more advanced educational performance, providing a better contribution to innovation, competitiveness and economic growth.
Asia Corporate Strategy Assessment – 10 Trends in Corporate Strategic Plannin...Team Finland Future Watch
The document discusses 10 trends in corporate strategic planning for the Asian region. It summarizes that companies are organizing for regional integration through agreements like the ASEAN Economic Community, continuing a "China Plus One" strategy of diversifying investments beyond China into other Asian markets to manage risks, and leveraging Asia as a source of innovation by establishing research and development centers in the region.
How to improve global competitiveness in finnish business and industry teke...Vapaa_Jakelu
Global success of Finnish business and economy requires strong home ecosystems and a strategic place in global value chains. Tekes has done and can do in the future to make Finnish companies globally competitive, meaning that the value created in Finland is captured in Finland and helps maintain a high standard of living, quality employment and social well-being.
Level of Domestic and International Trade and Production (more specifically productivity) are closely interrelated (two-way dependency) and can't be analyzed separately
Mechanization (capital stock accumulation) leads to higher productivity; lower Input Costs, Lower Prices, Better Quality (Product Standardization) and Market Size Expansion; Total Profit Maximization
This is simultaneously accompanied by increase in Volume of Trade, Production Capacity, Level of Employment, Labor Compensation and Purchasing Power
Increase in trade further expends potential market size and trigger a new cycle
However, this positive impact of mechanization and trade is finite and limited by maximum international market size/demand for that particular industry/product and is governed by rule of decreasing marginal utility
Your business is radically changing: In 1990, only one-third of S&P 500 revenue came from outside the United States; today it is half. By 2025, more than two-thirds of revenue will be international. During the past 40 years, developed countries’ economic dependencies on the rest of the world have shifted to sales and consumption. Ninety-five percent of the world’s consumers live outside the U.S., causing businesses to place a premium on globally savvy employees. While globalization yields significant challenges, it also offers potential for incredible reward. Leaders must position their organizations to leverage these opportunities. Expecting to hire foreign-born talent is unrealistic, especially in light of the current reverse brain drain. Are you ready?
Pete Rumpel, Vice President, Institutional Markets, Rosetta Stone Ltd.
The Commission on Enterprise, Business Facilitation and Development, at its eighth session in
Geneva (12–15 January 2004), discussed the issues note “Policy options for strengthening SME
competitiveness” (TD/B/COM.3/58), which recommends concrete policy options that developing
countries could adopt to strengthen enterprise competitiveness. The Commission decided to continue
its work in this area with a focus on enhancing the export competitiveness of small and medium-size
enterprises, including through possible link-ups to international supply chains.
21st century skills_education_and_competitiveness_guideEko Sudibyo
The document discusses the need for education reform to prepare students with 21st century skills for economic competitiveness. It notes that:
1) The economy has shifted from manufacturing to a service-based, information and knowledge driven model requiring more educated and skilled workers.
2) Jobs are increasingly in high-skilled service sectors and require problem-solving, communication, and technical skills beyond a high school education.
3) For countries and regions to be economically competitive, they must have workforces with the creativity, innovation and adaptability to drive high-growth industries.
Reforming education is critical to closing achievement gaps and ensuring students gain the skills needed to thrive in today's economy and workplaces.
The document provides an executive summary of the 2008 Annual Toronto Region Innovation Gauge. It finds that while the Toronto Region has a strong foundation with a highly educated and growing population and diverse industries, it faces challenges in areas like government funding for R&D, private sector R&D, and commercializing its research relative to comparator regions. The summary concludes that the Toronto Region needs more sustained efforts collaboratively between government, industry, and education to successfully compete as an innovative research hub.
This document summarizes a working paper that examines the impact of innovation activities on productivity and firm growth in Brazil. The paper uses microdata from Brazilian manufacturing firms between 2000-2002. It finds that activities like organizational change, cooperation with clients, human capital development, ICT usage, product innovation and learning by exporting were associated with higher productivity levels, with an R&D effect only in the long run. It also finds that while the intensity of innovation activities varies by sector, such activities were important for explaining sales growth differences across firms in all sectors.
The document discusses differences between formal and informal small manufacturing firms in Kenya. It finds that:
1) Almost all informal firms are run by Kenyans of African origin, while formal enterprises are run by both Africans and Asians.
2) Asian formal firms are the most productive and capital intensive, followed by African formal firms, with little difference between African informal and formal firms.
3) There are thus weak incentives for African informal firms to formalize given their similar productivity to African formal firms. However, Kenya needs a more efficient formal sector to achieve economic growth through higher investment and exports.
4) Policy should aim to integrate the sectors by improving infrastructure, skills development, access to credit,
This paper introduces the need for a commonly referenced Petroleum Engineering Abstract Reference framework for producing, managing, sharing and distributing standard & blended Learning materials. It defines present and future learning scenarios and services in an abstract way, starting with the proposal of common standards and protocols (Application Profile) for the sharing and reuse of standard learning, reference and knowledge materials within and across the oil vertical together with their best implementation practices and showcase implementations.
This document summarizes a study on the internationalization of business investments in research and development (R&D) in Europe. Some key findings are:
1) R&D internationalization is highest in small EU countries, with over 50% of R&D spending coming from foreign-owned firms in countries like Austria, Belgium, and Ireland. Large countries like Germany and the UK have around 25% of R&D spending from foreign-owned firms.
2) Around half of all R&D spending by foreign-owned firms in the EU can be assigned to firms from other EU member states, showing strong intra-EU integration. The US is also an important investor in the EU.
3)
The 8 best innovation ideas from around the worldTarshant Jain
This is just a small sample of best policies from around the world. Over the long term, national wealth is determined by how quickly innovations can be imbedded into a country's economy, enhancing productivity growth. If the India can reformulate a group of strategies similar to those on this list, it could catapult itself to renewed preeminence in global innovation. Only visionary leadership among political, business and policy officials is required. That said, leadership seems to be in short supply in Washington, given the partisan discord. Innovation must become a top priority and is something that leaders in Washington and around the country must think about when they wake up in the morning.
New approaches in univesity-industry cooperation and Triple helix approach.Gints Turlajs
The document discusses university and industry cooperation using the triple helix approach. It proposes that closer cooperation is needed between business, education, and science to develop complex, knowledge-based products. This cooperation is important for building an innovative economy based on knowledge and new ideas. The "triple helix" model proposes a synergistic relationship among universities, industry, and the government to improve competitiveness and allow entrepreneurial universities.
Competitiveness and competition commissionM S Siddiqui
BCC should go an advocacy plan to promote competitiveness and to advice on economic policy of the government on the basis of GCI and globally acclaimed 12 pillars competitiveness. Bangladesh is at factor-driven stage and needs focus more on macro economy, political, and legal stability with efficient basic infrastructure and lowering the regulatory costs of doing business.
Grant Thornton Media International Expansion ReportSteve Leith
The document analyzes opportunities for UK media companies to expand internationally by ranking 10 countries on a Media Expansion Index. The US ranks highest overall due to strong scores for infrastructure/technology and economic factors. The UK ranks second overall. China ranks third overall and has the second highest economic potential but scores poorly on political/legal factors. While India and Brazil have large technology markets, they face political/legal uncertainty and difficulties with business startups. Sweden ranks highest for political/legal environment while Canada ranks highest for business startups.
The document provides an overview and analysis of PwC's 2015 Aerospace Manufacturing Attractiveness Rankings. The United States ranked first in the global rankings due to its large aerospace industry size, despite moderate rankings in costs and infrastructure. Florida ranked first among US states. The summary identifies several key issues facing the aerospace industry, such as talent recruitment and retention, innovation pressures, globalization opportunities and challenges, and infrastructure needs. It also provides examples of strategies companies are taking to address these issues.
Mexico has a large and growing economy, ranking 5th globally by 2050 according to some estimates. It has a population of over 112 million and a GDP of over $1 trillion currently, expected to reach $1.4 trillion by 2015. Mexico has pursued trade liberalization, having 11 free trade agreements covering over 60% of global GDP. This extensive trade integration and Mexico's young workforce have made it an attractive destination for foreign investment and manufacturing, particularly in industries like automotive, aerospace, and information technology. Mexico's stable macroeconomic environment, competitive costs, and proximity to the U.S. market position it well for continued economic development.
Pest Analysis explains the different channels in the country i.e., Political, Economical, Social and Technological. It analyse growth of a country on the above mentioned patterns.
This analysis takes a look at the World Economic Forum (WEF) Global Competitive Index (GCI) report on Nigeria from Year 2009-2010 to Year 2014-2015.
It compares the Rankings and Scores of Nigeria during this time frame with the expectation of establishing a trend in Nigeria’s development and possibly as a measure to determine if Nigeria is becoming more competitive or otherwise, as well as serve as a guide in regard to where the Government can focus developmental effort on.
Full report-in-depth-study-on-how-well-placed-are-rival-economies-to-take-adv...Dawgen Global
This document examines how well positioned various economies are to take advantage of growing globalization. It finds that Western European nations like Germany, the Netherlands, and the UK are well placed due to factors like export growth, trade balances, tax policies, and business regulations. Central and Eastern European countries also perform well, especially Slovakia. The UAE in the Middle East scores highly due to its trade ratios, business environment, and wages. However, the US and Japan may fall behind Europe and China due to their greater domestic economic focus.
One of the best ways to learn a concept is to teach a concept, and i.docxcarlibradley31429
One of the best ways to learn a concept is to teach a concept, and in this assignment it will be necessary for the learner to understand and explain the concepts from
Modules 1
and
2
in a 7–10-slide PowerPoint presentation. The Internet will be a great resource for completing this assignment because the learner can use keyword phrases to pull the specifics needed to cover the topics and complete the assignment.
You have been asked to create a PowerPoint presentation to train a group of new employees for Future Trends Financial Firm on key concepts of emerging markets. Include the following in your presentation:
Identify and explain key concepts of emerging technologies, highlighting their use and availability for emerging and developed markets.
Define and describe common industry concepts including: institutional voids, business groups, technological capabilities, changing income distribution, and bottom of the pyramid. Please be sure that the correlation between concepts and various markets is appropriate.
Develop a 7–10-slide presentation in PowerPoint format, utilizing at least two scholarly sources. Apply APA standards to the citation of sources.
Make sure you write in a clear, concise, and organized manner; demonstrate ethical scholarship in accurate representation and attribution of sources; display accurate spelling, grammar, and punctuation.
Information from Module 1:
In
Module 1
, you will begin your journey into understanding the concept of EMs. This module’s discussion question and assignment are both designed to help in building the foundation knowledge of understanding EMs.
What is an EM? According to Investopedia (n.d.), an EM is, “A nation's economy that is progressing toward becoming advanced, as shown by some liquidity in local debt and equity markets and the existence of some form of market exchange and regulatory body” (para. 1).
EMs surfaced in the 1970s as
less developed economies
. Countries that are considered EMs possess certain distinguishing traits. Some of the common traits are:
Demanding culture
High rates of immigration
Fragmented market
Growing youthful population
Investors are shifting their investments to EMs because of their potential long-term growth rate (Johnston, 2011). One of the main reasons EMs are rapidly growing is due to the countries' visible economic advancements. According to EPFR Global, a fund tracking company, investors invested more than $50 billion into EMs in 2012 (Bloomberg Businessweek, 2013).
Investopedia. (n.d.).
Emerging market economy
. Retrieved from
http://www.investopedia.com/terms/e/emergingmarketeconomy.asp
Johnston, M. (2011, November 23).
5 factors to consider in choosing an emerging markets ETF
. Retrieved from
http://seekingalpha.com/article/309867-5-factors-to-consider-in-choosing-an-emerging-markets-etf
Bloomberg Businessweek. (2013, January 31).
The top 20 emerging markets
. Retrieved from
http://images.businessweek.com/slideshows/2013-01-31/the-top-20-emergi.
Skills and post secondary education summit 2013 global best in post-secondary...Tuija Hirvikoski
Laurea was appointed as a Centre of Excellence in Education for 2010-2012 based on its Learning by Developing (LbD) Operating Model for the fifth time. The document discusses Laurea's LbD model and how it ensures graduates have skills for the workplace. It provides background on Laurea, including that it has received multiple Centre of Excellence awards in the Helsinki Metropolitan Area.
Even if the economic outlook for Latin America shows a relatively positive picture for the coming years it is important to know that the General Regional Economic Forecast was trimmed from 4.2% to a 3.9%, by the FMI.
Chapter 5 How Managers Use Balance of Payments Data – p.213Do.docxrobertad6
Chapter 5: How Managers Use Balance of Payments Data – p.213
Do some research on the items in the table below and see if you see a pattern with the various country’s economies:
1. What is the G7?
2. What is the E7?
G7 Countries
Continent where the country lies
GDP
Ease of Doing Business
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Globalization Effects on Country Institutions, People and Business
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Key Points for the Chapter
Economic development comprises positive economic growth and entails changes in a country’s political, economic, and cultural institutions, as well as in individual values, attitudes, and behaviors.
Economic development requires resources from public and private sectors, both internal and external.
Technology transfers by international corporations comprise manufacturing technologies, management organizations, and marketing know-how.
Intro: The Economic Development Process
Economic development is the progress countries make in living standards as they experience positive economic growth and the changes occurring in societal and cultural institutions and values as nations move toward more advanced stages of industrialization.
Economic progress demonstrates human progress, and more pragmatically, it keeps politicians in power, companies busy, and consumers (and voters) optimistic about the future.
Technology Transfers
International trade, investments, and global media have opened world markets up to a variety of modernizing influences.
In general terms, technology transfers occur as corporations enter new markets with products, technologies, lifestyles, and business methods developed in their home and other international markets.
Technology transfers first affect urban segments of developing countries where there are developed infrastructures and pocket of economically significant customers.
As media become commercialization and distribution channels are built into rural areas, greater proportions of developing-country populations come into contact with modernization influences.
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Positive effects occur as societies are exposed to broad varieties of products that make lives easier.
Convenience products such as packaged foods, and consumer durables such as refrigerators, radios, televisions, and stoves have positive effects on consumer lifestyles.
New technologies in manufacturing and distribution make products cheaper and more widely available. They provide employment opportunities for lo.
The past two decades have recorded significant improvement in the Nigerian financial markets. The banking sector
migrated from arm-chair of banking to a more sophisticated and globally competitive banking practices. The capital
market has also moved from the traditional trading system to automated trading system while more marketable
securities that are globally competitive are now traded in the Nigeria’s capital markets. The study examined the
relationship between financial innovations and the sustainable economic development in Nigeria. The study
examined ATM Banking, Web (Internet) Banking, POS Banking and Mobile Banking as proxies of financial
innovations and the GDP as the proxy for the nation’s economic growth and development. The study established that
a positive and significant relationship exists between all the variables and GDP with the exception of Mobile
Banking. The study also identified some risk issues that can mitigate the positive contributions of the financial
innovations to the sustainability of the Nigerian economy.
This report report from Brookings, with Rockefeller Foundation support, shows that building up a region’s advanced industries is one such possibility with enormous potential. These industries not only create good jobs within the industry, but also up and down their massive supply chains. These jobs provide higher wages and greater opportunity to low and middle-income workers adversely affected by the economic recession.
The document discusses factors of global competitiveness according to the Global Competitiveness Report. The Global Competitiveness Report ranks countries based on their scores on the Global Competitiveness Index, which measures factors that contribute to productivity. The index covers 144 countries and is composed of 12 pillars related to macroeconomic stability, infrastructure, health, education, market efficiency, innovation, and other areas that impact competitiveness. Switzerland ranked first in competitiveness in 2013-14 while India ranked 60th.
This document provides an executive summary and introduction to a report on the top 10 risks and opportunities facing global companies in 2013 and beyond. The summary identifies pricing pressure and cost cutting/profit pressure as the top two risks based on a survey of companies. Emerging market demand growth and innovation are identified as the top two opportunities. The risks and opportunities are grouped into four clusters - cost competitiveness, stakeholder confidence, customer reach, and operational agility. The report aims to help companies benchmark their risks and opportunities and inform strategic decision making.
This Working Paper was published by United Nations University Maastricht Economic and social Research Institute on Innovation and Technology (UNU-MERIT). It seeks to provide insights about the main characteristics of innovative firms and to gather new evidence with regard to the nature of the innovation process in the Latin American and Caribbean region. This Paper analyses data from a number of CARICOM countries.
In this chapter, we won’t try to prove that trade is good for growth and that liberalisation is good for trade, so liberalisation is always good for growth whatever the circumstances. But we will demonstrate that an open trade policy is more likely to contribute to economic growth than alternative policies. We’ll start by looking at the different factors that contribute to economic growth and how trade affects them, and then we’ll look at the relationship between trade and R&D, trade and the diffusion of new technologies, and trade and investment.
An Analysis of Capital Market Development between Muslim and non-Muslim Count...Mirra Nabila Sukri
This document analyzes capital market development between 5 Muslim countries (Malaysia, Turkey, UAE, Saudi Arabia, and Kuwait) and 5 non-Muslim countries (Brazil, Thailand, South Korea, South Africa, and India) over a 5 year period. It compares the countries based on 11 indicators grouped into categories of free, fair, and transparent. The analysis finds that while Malaysia has a relatively large and developed capital market, it scores lower on freedom due to past capital controls. Brazil has a more free market but scores lower on fairness and transparency. Turkey's market freedom has improved after economic reforms, but it needs work on political stability. Thailand has a smaller market than Malaysia that is more impacted by US monetary
Hawthorne Distribution Global Written ReportRyan Spetnagel
This document provides an analysis and recommendations for Hawthorne Distribution, a logistics company. It summarizes the transportation and logistics industry, including key details on local and global markets. Recommendations include developing a mobile app, increasing social media presence, revising business processes, and adding a customer relationship management system to facilitate international expansion while maintaining customer satisfaction.
The document discusses several topics related to sustainable development including challenges facing global agriculture, policies adopted by the Lao government to address development goals, the need to increase global food production by 70% in the next 40 years, and the author's views on improving agricultural research and management systems to support sustainable development. It also provides biographical information about the author and their work establishing an animal treatment unit in Laos.
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Digital, interactive art showing the struggle of a society in providing for its present population while also saving planetary resources for future generations. Spread across several frames, the art is actually the rendering of real and speculative data. The stereographic projections change shape in response to prompts and provocations. Visitors interact with the model through speculative statements about how to increase savings across communities, regions, ecosystems and environments. Their fabulations combined with random noise, i.e. factors beyond control, have a dramatic effect on the societal transition. Things get better. Things get worse. The aim is to give visitors a new grasp and feel of the ongoing struggles in democracies around the world.
Stunning art in the small multiples format brings out the spatiotemporal nature of societal transitions, against backdrop issues such as energy, housing, waste, farmland and forest. In each frame we see hopeful and frightful interplays between spending and saving. Problems emerge when one of the two parts of the existential anaglyph rapidly shrinks like Arctic ice, as factors cross thresholds. Ecological wealth and intergenerational equity areFour at stake. Not enough spending could mean economic stress, social unrest and political conflict. Not enough saving and there will be climate breakdown and ‘bankruptcy’. So where does speculative design start and the gambling and betting end? Behind each fabular frame is a four ratio problem. Each ratio reflects the level of sacrifice and self-restraint a society is willing to accept, against promises of prosperity and freedom. Some values seem to stabilise a frame while others cause collapse. Get the ratios right and we can have it all. Get them wrong and things get more desperate.
Confirmation of Payee (CoP) is a vital security measure adopted by financial institutions and payment service providers. Its core purpose is to confirm that the recipient’s name matches the information provided by the sender during a banking transaction, ensuring that funds are transferred to the correct payment account.
Confirmation of Payee was built to tackle the increasing numbers of APP Fraud and in the landscape of UK banking, the spectre of APP fraud looms large. In 2022, over £1.2 billion was stolen by fraudsters through authorised and unauthorised fraud, equivalent to more than £2,300 every minute. This statistic emphasises the urgent need for robust security measures like CoP. While over £1.2 billion was stolen through fraud in 2022, there was an eight per cent reduction compared to 2021 which highlights the positive outcomes obtained from the implementation of Confirmation of Payee. The number of fraud cases across the UK also decreased by four per cent to nearly three million cases during the same period; latest statistics from UK Finance.
In essence, Confirmation of Payee plays a pivotal role in digital banking, guaranteeing the flawless execution of banking transactions. It stands as a guardian against fraud and misallocation, demonstrating the commitment of financial institutions to safeguard their clients’ assets. The next time you engage in a banking transaction, remember the invaluable role of CoP in ensuring the security of your financial interests.
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13 Jun 24 ILC Retirement Income Summit - slides.pptxILC- UK
ILC's Retirement Income Summit was hosted by M&G and supported by Canada Life. The event brought together key policymakers, influencers and experts to help identify policy priorities for the next Government and ensure more of us have access to a decent income in retirement.
Contributors included:
Jo Blanden, Professor in Economics, University of Surrey
Clive Bolton, CEO, Life Insurance M&G Plc
Jim Boyd, CEO, Equity Release Council
Molly Broome, Economist, Resolution Foundation
Nida Broughton, Co-Director of Economic Policy, Behavioural Insights Team
Jonathan Cribb, Associate Director and Head of Retirement, Savings, and Ageing, Institute for Fiscal Studies
Joanna Elson CBE, Chief Executive Officer, Independent Age
Tom Evans, Managing Director of Retirement, Canada Life
Steve Groves, Chair, Key Retirement Group
Tish Hanifan, Founder and Joint Chair of the Society of Later life Advisers
Sue Lewis, ILC Trustee
Siobhan Lough, Senior Consultant, Hymans Robertson
Mick McAteer, Co-Director, The Financial Inclusion Centre
Stuart McDonald MBE, Head of Longevity and Democratic Insights, LCP
Anusha Mittal, Managing Director, Individual Life and Pensions, M&G Life
Shelley Morris, Senior Project Manager, Living Pension, Living Wage Foundation
Sarah O'Grady, Journalist
Will Sherlock, Head of External Relations, M&G Plc
Daniela Silcock, Head of Policy Research, Pensions Policy Institute
David Sinclair, Chief Executive, ILC
Jordi Skilbeck, Senior Policy Advisor, Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association
Rt Hon Sir Stephen Timms, former Chair, Work & Pensions Committee
Nigel Waterson, ILC Trustee
Jackie Wells, Strategy and Policy Consultant, ILC Strategic Advisory Board
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Vicinity Jobs’ data includes more than three million 2023 OJPs and thousands of skills. Most skills appear in less than 0.02% of job postings, so most postings rely on a small subset of commonly used terms, like teamwork.
Laura Adkins-Hackett, Economist, LMIC, and Sukriti Trehan, Data Scientist, LMIC, presented their research exploring trends in the skills listed in OJPs to develop a deeper understanding of in-demand skills. This research project uses pointwise mutual information and other methods to extract more information about common skills from the relationships between skills, occupations and regions.
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"Does Foreign Direct Investment Negatively Affect Preservation of Culture in the Global South? Case Studies in Thailand and Cambodia."
Do elements of globalization, such as Foreign Direct Investment (FDI), negatively affect the ability of countries in the Global South to preserve their culture? This research aims to answer this question by employing a cross-sectional comparative case study analysis utilizing methods of difference. Thailand and Cambodia are compared as they are in the same region and have a similar culture. The metric of difference between Thailand and Cambodia is their ability to preserve their culture. This ability is operationalized by their respective attitudes towards FDI; Thailand imposes stringent regulations and limitations on FDI while Cambodia does not hesitate to accept most FDI and imposes fewer limitations. The evidence from this study suggests that FDI from globally influential countries with high gross domestic products (GDPs) (e.g. China, U.S.) challenges the ability of countries with lower GDPs (e.g. Cambodia) to protect their culture. Furthermore, the ability, or lack thereof, of the receiving countries to protect their culture is amplified by the existence and implementation of restrictive FDI policies imposed by their governments.
My study abroad in Bali, Indonesia, inspired this research topic as I noticed how globalization is changing the culture of its people. I learned their language and way of life which helped me understand the beauty and importance of cultural preservation. I believe we could all benefit from learning new perspectives as they could help us ideate solutions to contemporary issues and empathize with others.