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Manufacturing Institutes: A Key to Revitalizing U.S. Manufacturing

Robert D Atkinson Information Technology And Innovation Foundation
January 30, 2014
In Tuesday’s State of the Union, President Obama announced that his Administration will launch six new Institutes of Manufacturing Innovation—joining ones already established to promote innovation in additive manufacturing in Youngstown, Ohio and in next-generation power electronics manufacturing in Raleigh, North Carolina—as part of a National Network for Manufacturing Innovation (NNMI).
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Fueling Transition to Next Generation Fuel Cell Vehicles

Tom Stricker Toyota Motor North America Inc
January 30, 2014
A decade from now, the phrase “eat my dust” could very well be replaced by “eat my water vapor,” due in large part by the commercial success of next generation fuel cell vehicles.
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Middle Market Growth Outpaces National Average, Potential For More

Dr Anil Makhija National Center For The Middle Market
January 29, 2014
Our latest quarterly Middle Market Indicator (MMI) reveals that while mid-sized business executives expect to deliver better-than-average growth for 2014, they do not anticipate outperforming last year’s growth and revenue performance.

EVENT: Building Sustainable Investment in Local Capacity for Democracy and Peace

January 28, 2014
Partners for Democratic Change (Partners) and the GE Foundation made a presentation on the results of a three-year evaluation of Partners’ model of Sustainable Impact Investment.

Looking Ahead By Looking Back: Evaluating 25 Years of Democratic Change

Julia Roig Partners For Democratic Change
January 27, 2014
The work of advancing democracy and peace in the world is indeed a slow slog. The one consistent contribution the international development field can point to is the lasting investment made in people and institutions, who then go on to continue making a difference in their own country.
No one program design, no one donor, and no one building block of democratic societies has been or will be enough.  Rather, a continued commitment to local capacity building and investment in institutions is what has been proven to make a difference in the long term.
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Global Learning Revolution at the Nexus

Subra Suresh Carnegie Mellon University
January 24, 2014
At the nexus of the four topics contemplated this week at the World Economic Forum at Davos—disruptive innovation, inclusive growth, society’s new expectations, and preparing for a world of nine billion—sits the idea of a Global Learning Revolution. Technology is disrupting traditional models of classroom education. But it also has the power to offer billions around the globe access to a first-class education and the hope for economic advancement.  Business plus government plus academia plus NGOs—working together—have the opportunity to bring this global learning revolution to life.

Women Don’t Need Quotas, They Need Opportunity

Rick Goings Tupperware Brands
January 24, 2014
Here’s what I like about the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting in Davos: it puts the really big topics on the agenda. For me, one of the biggest issues is gender inequality. The numbers are startling: Women perform 66 percent of the world’s work, they produce 50 percent of the world’s food, but earn a mere 10 percent of its income and own just 1 percent of its property.

Facebook, Games and the Power of Failure

Rina Onur Peak Games
January 24, 2014
Disruptive innovators must be willing to fail. This a lesson you pick up from spending time in Palo Alto, California – that little corner of the world from where so many world-changing companies have emerged. There is a profound sense of freedom there that comes from a cultural belief that it’s okay to try and fail, because you can always try again. I believe we need more of that freedom, not only in my country, Turkey, but across Europe.
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The New Frontier: Massive Data and Public Policy

Edward Montgomery Georgetown University
January 23, 2014
As dean of Georgetown’s recently launched McCourt School of Public Policy, I believe there is no better time than now to be a public policy scholar, educator or student.
 

The last several years have brought with them a deluge of data from sensors, satellites, cell phones, and digitized text that was unimaginable even 20 years ago. With it, the data brings amazing opportunities for public policy research on some of the world’s most pressing challenges.
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How to Bridge the Infrastructure Funding Gap

Douglas L Peterson Mcgraw Hill Financial Inc
January 23, 2014
At the World Economic Forum in Davos this week, global leaders will discuss how best to harness the power of transformational advances in business, society, and technology to maximize economic growth. One of the most fundamental questions that must be addressed this year is how to effectively finance the physical infrastructure necessary to support that growth.
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