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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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The Global Nature Of Corporate Venturing

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Corporate venturing has taken off in large part due to its ability to provide firms with a window into the new and disruptive without them having to develop it in-house. The researchers developed a detailed dataset of Chinese corporate venturing activity in the latter part of the 2010s to try and uncover any cross-industry patterns.

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Tech Transfer Needed If Climate Targets Are To Be Met

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A common sticking point in progressing climate negotiations is getting developed and developing nations to work together. The results show that the total emissions from emerging markets were much greater than would be required to limit warming to 2°C or even 1.5°C. of national GDP.

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Markets: Understand the Present to Forecast the Future (Part 2)

Coaching Tip

Back in the 1990s, his interest started broadening and he started developing this field called socionomics. He wanted to step back a bit from the day-to-day market commentary and incorporate the views of socionomics into what he was writing about. EWI is the world's largest market forecasting firm. Steve : Thank you. .

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How Skills Will Be Crucial As We Adapt To The Post-Covid World

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Last year online learning platform Coursera released their first Global Skills Index to try and understand the changing nature of skills development around the world. This surge not only reflects the ongoing interest in digital skills development, but also some of the softer skills that I’ve identified as key in past articles.

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Employee Reskilling Is The Answer to the Talent Shortages At Work

HR Digest

By starting with small measures and being consistent, you can ensure your workforce stays up to date on the latest developments and familiarizes themselves with every necessary technological advancement relevant to your business and its specific roles. According to Statista , there were 8.79 million unfilled job openings in the U.S.

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Chinese Competition Has Raised Innovation In America and Europe

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The analysis reveals that this competition spurred European firms on to develop new products and services that the researchers believe would not otherwise have been developed. This resulted in a boost to GDP of around 0.4%. The market for their software has exploded. Uneven distribution. Apple’s total U.S.