By Nora von Ingersleben and Braden Cox The United States currently faces the worst financial crunch and crisis since the Great Depression. Thanks to the sub-prime mortgage disaster, banks have incurred billions of dollars of losses. Write-downs, combined with the opaqueness of complex financial instruments and the decline in net [...]
3COM a Warning Sign to All Foreign Investors; Could Limit Investment in American Startups WASHINGTON — The Association of Competitive Technology released a comprehensive report today on the importance of foreign direct investment, particularly to innovative technology startups. In light of recent political moves to block foreign investment in 3COM [...]
The World May Be Flat, But Nations Must Create An Environment for Innovation ACT Study Identifies IP Protection, Trade, and Competition Polices as Critical to Global Competitiveness Washington – Thomas Friedman tells us the world is flat, but national policies still matter for companies of all sizes looking to innovate [...]
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 [...]
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. [...]