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How Tax Policy Encourages Firms To Invest In New Technology

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Research from Duke University adds its voice to the melee, albeit from the angle of whether tax policy incentivizes firms to invest in new machinery. As such, the research suggests that far from tax policies supporting investment in technology undermining the workforce, the opposite is quite likely to be the case.

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How Developing Countries Can Benefit From Green Technologies

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The production of goods and services with smaller carbon footprints, also known as green technologies, is on the rise and presents numerous economic opportunities. “We are at the beginning of a technological revolution based on green technologies,” the authors explain.

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Digital Transformation in Healthcare

N2Growth Blog

As the healthcare industry continues to undergo rapid changes, driven by advancements in technology and evolving patient needs, it is crucial for healthcare organizations to stay ahead of the curve. Policies and procedures are also implemented to educate staff on their data privacy and security responsibilities.

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Antitrust Policy Is Contradicted By Patent Laws

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Although the market power of these firms is derived from their monopoly over powerful technologies, the FTC cannot attack this power directly because it is legal and strongly supported by policies to promote economic […] The post Antitrust Policy Is Contradicted By Patent Laws appeared first on CEOWORLD magazine.

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Digital Technology Can Exclude Older Adults

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As technology advances, senior citizens face an escalating danger of being digitally excluded. In countries such as Sweden, where digitalization is widespread, they also encounter greater difficulty in exploiting the opportunities presented by technology. That’s the finding of a recent study from Örebro University.

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What Can Past Technological Revolutions Tell Us About Today?

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While the furor around robots taking our jobs has largely died down in recent years (not least due to the lack of any real evidence that it’s happening), it remains inevitable that the introduction of new technologies will cause disruption in the labor market. Across four categories of jobs, there were some noticeable differences.

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How Technology Impacts Employee Wellbeing

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It’s not a narrative I necessarily subscribe to, and believe it’s far more likely that technology will complement the work humans do. That said, however, both sides of this debate tend to over-simplify things somewhat, as a recent paper from the Georgia Institute of Technology and Georgia State University illustrates.