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How Developing Countries Can Benefit From Green Technologies

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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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Why Startups Fail: Six Issues to Avoid

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The four elements in the diamond collectively specify the opportunity : what the venture will offer and to whom; its plan for technology and operations; its marketing approach; and how the venture will make money. Marketing: How much to spend on marketing. . Marketing: How much to spend on marketing. False Starts.

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How Can Innovation Be Better Disseminated?

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In a recent article, I highlighted some of the challenges involved in translating investment in technology and innovation into productivity improvements across the economy. “Communicating to a wider audience seems therefore to be more of a developing norm with enthusiastic early adopters than a widely exercised practice.

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Is Your Organization Digitally Mature?

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Only by fundamentally changing the way the organization works—through flattening hierarchies, speeding up decision making, helping employees develop needed skills, and successfully understanding both opportunities and threats in the environment—can an organization truly adapt to a digital world. Digital Maturity.

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The Slow Progress Being Made With AI In The UK

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Countries across EMEA, including the UK, are lagging behind in AI and ML implementation, which can be hindering their competitive edge and innovation,” the authors say. The data reveals that UK organisations see AI and ML potential in a variety of business units, including IT (37%), finance (31%), operations (29%), and marketing (25%).

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Feedback To Female Entrepreneurs Often Has Gender Bias Baked In

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The research examines the Product Hunt platform, where entrepreneurs can test out their concept among early adopters, who offer feedback on whether the product is good or not. As a result, they and their ideas may be discounted by the platform because they’re not the intended target market. Gender gap.

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The Mixed Returns From Predictive Analytics

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The firms were chosen in part due to their propensity to be early adopters of technology. By 2010, around 75% of the sample had adopted some form of predictive analytics, although most of these firms only used the tools sporadically, despite higher intensity use being linked with greater returns.