View Full Infographic (GOOD.is): The World’s Leading Innovators … Thomson Reuters Top 100 Global Innovators THOMSON REUTERS Overview INNOVATION is the cornerstone of economic growth and success, for both the companies that innovate and the countries that embrace them. For the past several years, talk about innovation has permeated news stories, corporate board rooms and [...]
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Infographic: Thomson Reuters Top 100 Global Innovators
Wednesday, December 21st, 2011Guest on The Infra Blog: Greg Lindsay, Author, “Aerotropolis: The Way We’ll Live Next”
Tuesday, December 20th, 2011Greg Lindsay is a contributing writer for Fast Company and the author of Aerotropolis: The Way We’ll Live Next, which examines how and where we choose to live in an interconnected world. His writing has appeared in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg BusinessWeek, The Financial Times, McKinsey Quarterly, World Policy Journal, [...]
View this complete post...Interactive Map: Underwater Broadband Connects the World
Wednesday, November 9th, 2011“TeleGeography’s free interactive submarine cable map is based on our authoritative Global Bandwidth research, and depicts active and planned submarine cable systems and their landing stations. Selecting a cable route on the map provides access to data about the cable, including the cable’s name, ready-for-service (RFS) date, length, owners, website, and landing points. Selecting a landing point provides a list of all submarine cables landing at that station.”
-www.TeleGeography.com
The Ceres Aqua Gauge: A FRAMEWORK FOR 21ST CENTURY WATER RISK MANAGEMENT
Thursday, October 20th, 2011CERES
Increasing water demand by the power and energy sectors is another growing competitive pressure. Many forms of electric power require massive amounts of water for cooling, with the sector accounting for 41 percent of total water withdrawals in the United States and 44 percent in the European Union. The water intensity of fuel production is also on the rise. In 2009, only five percent of the world’s liquid fuels came from water-intensive “unconventional” sources such as biofuels, oil sands and shale oil. By 2035, the U.S. Energy Information Administration predicts, that number could double or even triple, depending on global oil prices.
High-Speed Rail: International Lessons for U.S. Policy Makers
Friday, September 30th, 2011LINCOLN INSTITUTE OF LAND POLICY
High-speed rail has been adopted throughout the world, and is now being planned and developed in the United States. Over the past 50 years, U.S. transportation spending has favored the development of interstate highway and aviation systems. In the meantime, countries such as China, Japan, Spain, France, and Germany have been investing in modern high-speed rail systems to satisfy the travel demands of current and future generations. As the United States embarks on the High-Speed Intercity Passenger Rail Program launched in 2009, it can learn from the experiences of other countries i planning, constructing, and operating high-speed rail.
September 27th: NYU Schack Institute of Real Estate: The London / New York Dialogue
Monday, September 19th, 2011From the NYU School of Continuing and Professional Studies: “Keeping the Global City Competitive: The Future of the Financial Industries and the Vital Transportation Systems of London and New York” Co-Chairs: Dame Judith Mayhew Jonas, Board Chairperson, London & Partners; Chairman, New West End Company Ltd Carl Weisbrod, Professor and Chair of Global Real Estate [...]
View this complete post...December 7th-8th: Infrastructure Investor: Americas 2011
Friday, September 16th, 2011From PEI: Investors in infrastructure are looking for more sophisticated investments, many exploring a direct platform, co-investments or secondary positions. Entering into these large scale investments can be intimidating, particularly in the Americas where the opportunities are great but the deal flow is sluggish. In response to this, Infrastructure Investor: Americas returns to New York [...]
View this complete post...Economic Expansion, Energy Independence and Environmental Efficiency: Renewables in the South
Thursday, September 15th, 2011SOUTHERN LEGISLATIVE CONFERENCE
As states emerge from the Great Recession the deepest broadest and sharpest economic downturn experienced in the United States since the Great Depression state policymakers confront an unenviable set of obstacles. Beyond the multiplicity of short-term challenges associated with balancing their states’ budgets as a result of the steep drop in revenues, policymakers also are struggling with a more structural weakness in our economy: the rapidly eroding manufacturing sector in the United States.
View this complete post...Guest on The Infra Blog: Thierry Geiger, Economist & Associate Director, Centre for Global Competitiveness and Performance
Wednesday, September 7th, 2011Thierry Geiger is Economist and Associate Director with the Centre for Global Competitiveness and Performance and an alumnus of the Global Leadership Fellow Programme at the World Economic Forum. His responsibilities include the development and computation of a wide range of composite indicators as well as analysis for regional and topical projects. His areas of [...]
View this complete post...The Global Competitiveness Report 2011-2012
Wednesday, September 7th, 2011WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM
Extensive and efficient infrastructure is critical for ensuring the effective functioning of the economy, as it is an important factor determining the location of economic activity and the kinds of activities or sectors that can develop in a particular instance. Well-developed infrastructure reduces the effect of distance between regions, integrating the national market and connecting it at low cost to markets in other countries and regions.
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