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Kenneth Herd: Technology for Brazil, Technology for the World

Kenneth Herd GE
November 13, 2014
As Brazil sets its sights on becoming one the world’s top five oil producers by the end of the next decade, it is also demonstrating global leadership in another key area — innovation.
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Anne Kim: How Maryland Is Wooing Foreign Startups

Anne Kim Republic 3 0
November 11, 2014
If you’re a foreign entrepreneur looking to break into the U.S. market, the State of Maryland wants to help.
 

On the third floor of a nondescript office building perched on a busy commercial strip in College Park, Maryland, foreign-owned startups can get a boost at the Maryland International Incubator, a first-of-its-kind incubator focused exclusively on foreign companies settling in the United States.
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Eileen Claussen: Addressing Climate Change in the Absence of Policy

Eileen Claussen Center For Climate And Energy Solutions
November 10, 2014
For the past two decades, governments, companies and non-­governmental organizations concerned about climate change have looked to comprehensive global and national policy solutions.
 

While this approach makes sense — given that climate change is a global issue and market­-based national or international solutions would be far less expensive solutions than command and control approaches — an ambitious, binding international treaty has yet to materialize. And here in the U.S., climate change legislation doesn’t look likely for the foreseeable future.
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Why Advanced Materials are Drivers for the Future Economy — Q&A with Angela Belcher

GE Look Ahead
Angela Belcher Massachusetts Institute Of Technology
November 07, 2014
Carbon fibre composites, ceramics, nanomaterials and other advanced materials with high-performance characteristics are increasingly finding their way into automobiles, building materials, clothing and other large consumer-oriented markets. Demand for carbon fibre-reinforced plastic is expected to grow 15% annually through 2020, for example, according to Deloitte.
 
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Natalia Martinez: Why Entrepreneurs Should Think Small, Not Big

Natalia Martinez Roots Of Hope
November 06, 2014
Conversations about innovation are everywhere: in magazines and newspapers, conference rooms and coffee shops.
 

But where does innovation come from and how can its pace be sped up? How can companies innovate to create competitive advantages? How can cities encourage a culture of entrepreneurship? How do we democratize innovation for younger and more diverse segments of the population?
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Grayson Brulte: Revisiting the Doctor Visit

Grayson Brulte Brulte Company
November 05, 2014
Today we are more in tune with our health than any other time in history. This new focus on health and change in consumer behavior is largely being driven by startups in Silicon Valley and innovative tech companies around the world. The innovators are disrupting and consumerizing healthcare to the benefit of all of us.
 

As tech companies consumerize healthcare and create more frictionless experiences, it would behoove doctors to take notice and implement certain technologies and services into their practice to improve the patient’s overall experience.
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Youth Lighting the Way in Africa

November 04, 2014
Converting urine into electricity, creating a more efficient solar cell, distributing a do-it-yourself solar lamp — these are just a few of the innovations that are helping to address Africa’s energy gap.
 
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Francisco J. Sánchez: The US and EU — Promoting Growth Through Trade

Francisco J Sanchez Cns Global Advisors
November 03, 2014
In 1986, Vietnam was one of the poorest countries in the world. The aftermath of the decades-long Vietnam War and the mismanagement of the economy left the majority of the country in abject poverty, with per capita income below $100. Through drastic economic reforms, Vietnam’s government gradually decentralized the economy and opened it up to international business.
 
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Sarah Ayres Steinberg: National Standards for Strong Apprenticeships

Sarah Ayres Steinberg Center For American Progress
October 31, 2014
Apprenticeship, a time-tested model of worker training, can help meet the growing demand for skilled workers in the United States. Expanding apprenticeship, however, will require employers to understand its value.
 
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Cultural Shift in the Industrial Internet Age — Q&A with Edward Youdell

Ed Youdell Fabricators And Manufacturers Association
October 30, 2014
The rise of the Industrial Internet and Big Data has the power to transform industries, with data captured by connected machines enabling companies to capture efficiencies across operations and potentially achieve zero downtime.
 

To realize the benefits of these technologies, however, companies need to ensure that data analytics are being applied in the most effective way and communicated to the right people. That often requires a cultural shift throughout the operations — from the C-suite to the shop floor.
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