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Priorities for Jumpstarting the U.S. Industrial Economy

Harvard Business Review

This is the kind of technology—and the type of firm—that will make renewable energy more efficient and more cost-effective. Indeed, in a world where globalization and rapid technological changes are the norm, manufacturing, high-tech development, and innovation clearly require a different level of support.

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How the Natural Resources Business Is Turning into a Technology Industry

Harvard Business Review

In oil and gas, underwater robots fix gas pipelines off the coast and drones inspect offshore oil rigs. These are just some of the many ways technology is transforming the demand and supply of resources. Technology is enabling people to use energy more efficiently in their homes, offices, and factories.

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Even in a Digital World, Globalization Is Not Inevitable

Harvard Business Review

Most of them focus on digitalization specifically and on communications technology, though some attention continues to be paid to transportation infrastructure (e.g., For more than 150 years now, new technologies have been touted as making the world one. Parag Khanna’s Connectography ).