National Policies as Platforms for Innovation: Reconciling a Flat World with Creative Cities Thomas Friedman tells us the world is flat, but national policies still matter for companies of all sizes looking to innovate and compete in the global marketplace. "National Policies as Platforms for Innovation: Reconciling a Flat World [...]
Yahoo!News reports that just “[d]ays after a beaming Bill Gates unveiled his much-vaunted Windows Vista software at a retail price of $400 for the premium version, Latin American street vendors are hawking pirate copies for under $10.” In a different story, Yahoo!News reveals that “[r]esponding to a report that its [...]
CNetNews.com reports that “Google, whose informal motto is ‘Do No Evil,’ tried to browbeat lawmakers in North Carolina into silence while the company sought millions in tax breaks, according to a newspaper in that state.” ZDNet.com points out that “President Bush's fiscal 2008 budget includes an information technology budget of [...]
From Rhetoric to Reality Making Innovation More than Just a Campaign Slogan WHAT: During the 2006 elections, "innovation" and "competitiveness" became buzzwords that were woven into nearly every campaign stump speech. With the elections over and a new Congress sworn in, the time has come to move beyond political rhetoric. [...]
The Wall Street Journal reports that “Microsoft [has] said it will license instructions to help competitors make software products that work smoothly with servers that use its operating system.” Internetnews.com wonders, “[d]id troubled computer maker Dell accept then hide kickbacks from Intel designed to buy loyalty to the giant chipmaker?” [...]