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Grayson Brulte: From Quartz to Smartwatch — Will History Repeat Itself?

Grayson Brulte Brulte Company
November 26, 2014
As smartwatches become more prevalent, it might be worthwhile for the venerable Swiss watch industry to reflect back on the turbulent 1970s following the advent of the quartz watch.
 
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Edward Gerwin, Jr.: Building the Right Trade Policies to Support the Internet of Things

Edward Gerwin Jr Trade Guru Llc
November 25, 2014
On factory floors and from computers in Silicon Valley, GE is building what it calls the “Industrial Internet” — global networks that employ sensors, 
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The Smart Home — When Will People Get It?

November 19, 2014
Have you received your Robot Butler yet?
 
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Stephen Ezell: ITA Expansion Agreement a Victory for Global Innovation Economy

Stephen Ezell Information Technology And Innovation Foundation
November 14, 2014
The United States and China aren’t the only potential victors to emerge this week from an agreement to expand a two-decade-old list of information and communications technology (ICT) products that can be traded duty-free. The global economy stands to benefit from innovation that would be unlocked by an updated Information Technology Agreement (ITA).
 
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Perspectives

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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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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Perspectives

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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Marco Annunziata: How Interconnectedness Is Creating a New Kind of Industrial Company

Marco Annunziata GE
October 09, 2014
The convergence of the digital and the physical world spurred by the Industrial Internet and augmented by Advanced Manufacturing and the Global Brain is bringing a profound transformation to industry.
 

A connected device or machine becomes something entirely new. Think of the multiple roles that smartphones play in our everyday lives; or how cars are turning into communication and navigation platforms with an increasing degree of autonomy. The same revolution is underway in industry.
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Bend It Like a Start-Up

GE Look Ahead
September 26, 2014
When Regina Dugan, former director of DARPA, took to the stage at the 2013 All Things Digital conference in California, it was to explain how she planned to bring fresh thinking to Google-owned Motorola Mobility. She then revealed a temporary tattoo embedded with thin, stretchable electronics on her forearm.
 
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Robert D. Atkinson: Driving Economic Evolution

Robert D Atkinson Information Technology And Innovation Foundation
September 23, 2014
Ever wonder why innovation policy gets so little attention in Washington? One reason is the manner in which policymakers — and the economists who advise them — conceptualize the economy.
 
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