Remove Development Remove GDP Remove Operations Remove Technology
article thumbnail

Longer And More Complex Supply Chains Benefit Economies

The Horizons Tracker

It does not explain everything that happens, but the principle can be seen operating.” The authors argue that economies will usually achieve greater economic growth, especially during its manufacturing stage, before relaxing to a slower growth period as it becomes a more developed economy. ” Economic advantage. .

article thumbnail

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

The Horizons Tracker

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.

Skills 104
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Innovating Your Way Out Of The Resource Curse

The Horizons Tracker

Indeed, it’s GDP per capita of $72,700 marks it out as one of the wealthiest nations on earth. . Qatar Foundation Research, Development and Innovation strives to develop innovative solutions, both for the unique challenges faced by the nation, but also those of the wider world.

article thumbnail

Is Entrepreneurship As Popular As We Think?

The Horizons Tracker

Entrepreneurship has seldom been sexier, with the press overwhelmed with stories of technological disruption and the tremendous changes emerging across society as a result of the bold and courageous innovators that are bucking the norm. This is a problem across the developed world, and is far from confined to the United States.

article thumbnail

Is The Single Market Preventing Digital Champions In Europe?

The Horizons Tracker

The transformation of Silicon Valley from farmland into the center of the technological universe has been attracting envious looks from around the world for a generation or more. Digital dominance. The Chinese hegemony in fintech should perhaps come as no surprise, as there are a number of factors that are unique strengths for the nation.

article thumbnail

How to Become Truly Social

Coaching Tip

Winning in this environment requires more than new technology ; here are ten ways to become truly social in a world that is not just connected, but interconnected and interdependent: 1) Do away with one-way conversations. In a highly connected, social world, technological innovation advantages last for weeks rather than decades or years.

How To 110
article thumbnail

Women and the economy: an opportunity for growth

Strategy Driven

As Christine Lagarde, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund states: if women were employed at the same rate as men, GDP would increase by 5 percent in the United States, by 9 percent in Japan and by 27 percent in India. Women are historically underrepresented in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics.

Mentor 50