‘Next Economy’ takes people, not just consumers, into account

Back in 2013, a pair of researchers at Oxford University crunched data about several hundred occupations to determine which were at greatest risk from technological change. Their conclusion? Nearly half -- 47 percent, to be exact -- of all jobs in the U.S. were in danger of seeing human workers replaced by computers. As worrisome those…

ByThe Global ViewAugust 17, 20160Comments

Investment

Peak innovation? Execs see support for new ideas dry up

Innovation is good for the economy and jobs. But when times are tough -- politically or economically -- companies might not be able to innovate like they used to. And that's exactly the problem many business executives are reporting these days. A whopping 88 percent of them say they're finding it hard to access venture capital, private…

ByThe Global ViewJanuary 19, 20120Comments

Smart Cities

Asia Pacific ministers take on sustainability challenges

Senior officials with the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) are meeting in San Francisco this week to discuss a variety of sustainability challenges facing their region, including energy, transport, anticorruption measures and women in the economy. A conference on transportation and energy is set for the gathering today, to be hosted by US Energy Secretary Steven…

ByThe Global ViewSeptember 13, 20110Comments

Smart Cities

UK’s future rests with a smarter power grid, group says

A new cross-industry organization in Great Britain will work to promote the development of the nation's smart energy grid. SmartGrid GB's membership includes companies in sectors ranging from energy and information and communication technologies to consumer advocates and government. The group aims to promote the many benefits -- consumer, environmental and economic -- that could come…

ByThe Global ViewJune 24, 20110Comments

Smart Cities

Davos: A chance to, finally, reform the global economy?

We still have a chance to resolve our critical economic and climate problems, but only if the people gathering for next week's World Economic Forum in Davos show a level of leadership that's been sorely lacking up until now, according to a London-based economist and author. "After the failure at Copenhagen and with the G20 stalemated,…

ByThe Global ViewJanuary 21, 20100Comments

Smart Cities

UK launches strategy for high-value market growth

The UK needs to remove barriers to high-growth, high-innovation industries, according to the Government's latest policy statement on "Building Britain's Future - New Industry, New Jobs." The plan, launched by the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, identifies the key areas where Government can have the greatest impact to fuel economic recovery and ensure healthy…

ByThe Global ViewApril 20, 20090Comments

Smart Cities

Study: European entrepreneurs see opportunity in crisis

Despite the bleak economy at present, European entrepreneurs aren't all gloom and doom: a study released today by Ernst & Young finds that entrepreneurs are more likely than corporations to be in opportunity-seeking mode rather than survival mode over the coming year. Of 200 entrepreneurs surveyed for the study, more than 80 percent said they believed…

ByThe Global ViewFebruary 24, 20090Comments

Energy

EU proposes €5 billion for energy, Internet

The European Commission today proposed spending €5 billion of unspent funds from the EU's budget to stimulate the economy while building for longer-term energy security and wider broadband access across the continent. "The EU's Recovery Plan is all about 'smart investment' -- a short-term stimulus targeted on long-term goals," said Commission President José Manuel Barroso. "We…

ByThe Global ViewJanuary 29, 20090Comments

Smart Cities

Schwartengger: Green tech has given California new economy

If you've have asked Greenbang ten years ago if she ever thought she'd be turning to Arnold Schwarzenegger as a source of information on technology, she'd have snorted and replied "Only if one day I have to defeat Skynet, destroy the T-1000 and save John Connor," and other such Terminator related fripperies. How times have…

ByThe Global ViewMarch 17, 20080Comments

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‘Next Economy’ takes people, not just consumers, into account

Peak innovation? Execs see support for new ideas dry up

Asia Pacific ministers take on sustainability challenges

UK’s future rests with a smarter power grid, group says

Davos: A chance to, finally, reform the global economy?

UK launches strategy for high-value market growth

Study: European entrepreneurs see opportunity in crisis

EU proposes €5 billion for energy, Internet

Schwartengger: Green tech has given California new economy

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