8 Ways to Prevent Cyber Thieves from Stealing Your Secrets
It’s not enough to lock up your trade secrets. Companies must be ready to prove they took “reasonable steps” to prevent theft.Locking the online gate, hiring the best security team, and telling...
View ArticleDan Jackson: Why Is the Offshore Industry Happy to Accept Mediocrity?
Market changes are forcing the offshore industry to become smarter, leaner and more modern — and that’s a good thing.Offshore oil and gas is one is one of the world’s most important industries. Its...
View ArticleHow Data-Driven Reforms Will Drive Investment in Africa’s Energy Future — Q&A...
Private-sector funding is needed to help meet Africa’s electricity needs, but local governments can do their part by pursuing reforms that improve the investment climate.African entrepreneurs are...
View ArticleJames Andrew Lewis: You Still Have Zero Privacy — Get Over It
Overregulation in the name of security will hobble the burgeoning Internet of Things. We need to be pragmatic about managing security and privacy risks.It’s been 20 years since the Internet first went...
View ArticleKati Suominen: The Seoul Consensus
The world needs a new policy agenda to unleash the power of the digital economy.The world economy is flailing, with growth expected to slow to the weakest pace since the 2008-09 crisis. Growth of...
View ArticleNuala O’Connor: It’s the Digital Age — We Have Rights
The expansion of the Internet of Everything demands that companies treat data as an extension of their customers — with respect for privacy.Every time I hear someone use the phrase the “Internet of...
View ArticleWhy We Need an Underwater Internet of Things — Interview with Chiara Petrioli...
To ensure sustainable development of offshore resources, we need to be able to monitor — and even anticipate — what happens underwater.The commercial benefits of the Internet of Things (IoT) are clear...
View ArticleKarim Wassef: What's the Difference Between a Good Company and a Great One?
Knowing the difference between invention, improvement and innovation is what separates good companies that succeed in existing markets and great companies that create new markets.How often have you...
View ArticleMary M. Keller: Military-Connected Youth — A Unique Talent Pool
Children from military families often develop the “soft skills” needed to close the U.S. skills gap — let’s invest in them.The fact that there’s a deplorable gap in the “hard skills” required for many...
View ArticleHow to Fix America's Entrepreneurship Crisis — Interview with Jon Lieber of...
Local governments can help address the crisis in entrepreneurship by cutting red tape.The state of entrepreneurship in America is in a “crisis.” While the cost of starting a small business continue to...
View ArticleLeslie Benton: Partners in Business, Partners in Corruption?
Foreign business partners can present opportunities, and risks. When it comes to stamping out corruption, training pays.In today’s global marketplace, engaging foreign business partners can be an...
View ArticleCharlie Chung: Smart Factories Are Only as Smart as Their Supply Chains
With the advent of Industry 4.0, automated manufacturing facilities require higher levels of logistics integration.It’s been just three years since Germany’s Federal Ministry of Education and Research...
View ArticleMichael Froman: How Trade Can Help Save the Elephant
The Trans-Pacific Partnership may not involve African countries, but the trade deal can provide a key tool in the fight against wildlife trafficking.There hasn’t been a single poached elephant carcass...
View ArticleSteve Koenig: The Robot Market — Taking Jobs or Helping Society?
Robots are playing a greater role in the workplace. But rather than being replaced, workers will be freed to do more innovative work.For decades, robots and robot-like machines have fascinated and...
View ArticleBrinnon Garrett Mandel: How a Loyalty Card Points the Way to Healthier...
The global health community can learn from local innovators, who are finding local solutions to local challenges.Is your keychain full of loyalty cards with bar codes? I have several loyalty cards on...
View ArticleStephen D. Eule: Coal Rush
Coal may have its critics, but Japan is demonstrating that the fossil fuel can have a role to play in sustainable economic growth.Few countries in the world face the energy security challenges of...
View ArticleCharles Kenny: Who’s Going to Pay for Sustainable Infrastructure?
Everyone agrees on the need for infrastructure investment to drive development, but it will only happen under the right conditions.In two weeks, a teeming mass of world leaders is going to descend on...
View ArticleIan Bremmer: 5 Patterns Disrupting the World
Five forces are shaping political risks, from climate change to conflict. Here’s what to look out for.We see patterns everywhere — in nature, in physics and in the world we’ve created — economic booms...
View ArticleBeautiful on the Inside: These Machines Reveal the Secrets of the Body
If a good picture is worth a thousand words, then these images must be priceless. GE imaging technology from – MRI machines to high-resolution microscopes – offers incredibly detailed snapshots of the...
View ArticleFound: This Old GE Comic Book Tells the Whole Incredible Story of the Birth...
GE didn’t invent the jet engine, but it built the first one in America during World War II. It was no accident. The company had been making turbines for power plants and superchargers for propeller...
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