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How Developing Countries Can Benefit From Green Technologies

The Horizons Tracker

However, developing countries may not be able to take advantage of these opportunities unless their national governments and the international community take decisive action. Developing countries must capture more of the value being created in this technological revolution to grow their economies.”

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Boston named ‘Best City to Find a Job’

HR Digest

Using data from Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development countries, as well as “a few key trending nations which are booming with job opportunities,” the German relocation company ranked 100 cities by their job opportunity score. Your chances of getting employment may be directly affected by where you live.

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How to Win with AI and Automation

HR Digest

Developments in digital technologies, inclusive of artificial intelligence (AI) and automation, are estimated by some to create the potential for a tremendous reduction in the volume of work. Across the OECD, spending on worker training and development has been declining over the last twenty years. IMPROVING WORK MARKET DYNAMISM.

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Morning Advantage: Bosses Who Earn Their Pay

Harvard Business Review

High GDP usually goes hand-in-hand with thriving populations. But not in Hong Kong, whose GDP is second only to Singapore among developed Asian nations. Bad news for the slackers. UNHAPPY CAMPERS. What’s Wrong in Hong Kong? THINK FAST. Are You Naturally Good? Harvard Gazette).

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Morning Advantage: Bosses Who Earn Their Pay

Harvard Business Review

High GDP usually goes hand-in-hand with thriving populations. But not in Hong Kong, whose GDP is second only to Singapore among developed Asian nations. Bad news for the slackers. UNHAPPY CAMPERS. What’s Wrong in Hong Kong? THINK FAST. Are You Naturally Good? Harvard Gazette).

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Oil’s Fall Is a Challenge for Gulf Economies, but Also an Opportunity

Harvard Business Review

The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) economies have achieved a remarkable transformation over the past 30 years. After a period of sustained real GDP growth, which averaged around 5.8% of GDP during 2000–2011, the GCC countries are projected to run fiscal deficits of 7.9% of GDP in 2015 and 2016. in 2015 and 3.2%

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4 Things Your Innovation Efforts Shouldn’t Focus On

Harvard Business Review

GDP in the 1970s to 0.78% today. It develops the talent inside, focusing on a few great things. Jobs invested $150 million in developing the iPhone ; Tim Cook has invested almost seven times that in Didi Chuxing. Investment in fundamental science, the R, has dropped from more than 2% of U.S. Related Video.