[ADDIS ABABA] Africa must shift its focus from basic to applied research if it is to transform from poverty to prosperity, a conference in Ethiopia has heard.
The second Science with Africa Conference — focusing on science, innovation and entrepreneurship — took place in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, last week (23–25 June). It examined policies and [...]
In the summer of 2008, IBM announced the opening of new “cloud computing” centers in South Africa and China. Cloud computing enables the delivery of personal and business services from remote, centralized servers (the “cloud”) that share computing resources and bandwidth — to any device, anywhere.
How can poor countries stop playing catch up? The question continues to puzzle economists. This column argues that the innovative and productive activities of domestic firms in emerging markets are inhibited by financial frictions. Financial reforms will be most effective if they [...]
Mark Flavin Blog (June 8, 2010) – Coming up with new ideas to keep your business thriving can be difficult, frustrating, and at times, mind-numbing. It’s when that freeze occurs and you just can’t come up with anything productive that could help your business that you might need a good brainstorming session. Here are some [...]
San Jose Mercury News (June 12, 2010) – Everything Silicon Valley knows about executive compensation is wrong. Companies in the valley believe financial rewards are the most effective way to prod executives to do their very best. Want to encourage innovation? Grow the share price? Shower them with stock options. Dangle the carrot of bonuses. [...]
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