China is going to spend $586 billion on infrastructure improvements - including fiber for high-speed broadband - so is that a better long-term investment than our $700 billion bailout?” asks James Carlini. In this edition of Carlini's Comments, he predicts that China's investment will work...
Advocates of solar energy took heart in the election of Barack Obama, but economic realities could still be a barrier to widespread commercial adoption, according to Gartner, Inc. The extension of the 30 percent investment tax credit for solar projects was passed last month, and...
Innovation in the current economic climate can be stifled in larger businesses, according to innovation expert Tom Koulopoulos, but he notes that some of today's most admired business organizations started with innovations derived during economic downturns. In this WTN Visions interview, Koulopoulos engages in some...
What's the best way to ensure the causes of the nation's financial crisis never repeat themselves? In this edition of Boardroom Perspectives, columnist and accounting executive Ron Kral says corporate America's persistence in not separating the chairman and CEO positions from being held by the...
Investors from the Midwest's IQ corridor will hear from about 40 high-tech Wisconsin companies at the 2008 Wisconsin Early Stage Symposium in Madison. The annual symposium will be held on Wednesday and Thursday, Nov. 5 and 6, at the Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center,...
State government has been the focal point when it comes to stopping the brain drain - the migration of young professionals out of Wisconsin. But local governments might have more to do with keeping "YPs" in Wisconsin, according to columnist Joe Vanden Plas. In this...
The American technology industry added nearly 80,000 jobs in the first seven months of 2008 amid the economic downturn, but that represented a slower pace than the previous year. Given the intensifying economic slowdown this fall and current disruption in the financial markets, AeA believes...
During the opening sessions of the annual Gartner Symposium/ITXPO, technology professionals were briefed about the impact of the global economic crisis on IT projects and spending. Gartner's recommendation: get serious and real about innovation - not just for technology and discovery, but people and processes,...
It may sound like lunacy to view the current economic crisis as an opportunity, but columnist and innovation expert Tom Koulopoulos thinks it could well be a turning point if we learn the right lessons. In this edition of the Innovation Zone, he offers some...
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