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Concentrated Production, Diversified Consumption

Growthink Blog

Now don't get me wrong, of course government is important. The world of multi-billion dollar companies like Cisco utilizing information technology to accomplish the accounting miracle of closing their books each and every day. A roofing company. An insurance agency. A tanning salon. A yoga studio. A specialty retailer. A donut shop.

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Hacking for Diplomacy – The State Department Takes Notice

Steve Blank

They shared their experiences of how technology has enhanced – and threatens to undermine – diplomatic work. government does have some unique convening power and the ability to tap external talent and resources. government, they must have state-of-the-art data scientists on this problem or that problem.

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Hacking for Diplomacy – The State Department Takes Notice

Steve Blank

They shared their experiences of how technology has enhanced – and threatens to undermine – diplomatic work. government does have some unique convening power and the ability to tap external talent and resources. government, they must have state-of-the-art data scientists on this problem or that problem.

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Startup To Translate Obama’s State Of The Union Address Up To 6,976 Languages In Real Time

YoungUpstarts

Babelverse is a start-up founded by Mayel de Borniol and Josef Dunne that was part of the government-backed accelerator program, Start-Up Chile. Babelverse recently emerged with top honors at LeWeb’11 , the internationally renowned technology conference based in Paris, France. Now that’s a lot of tongues.

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Here’s What’s Driving Collaborative Consumption and Where the Market May Head Next

Both Sides of the Table

Example: More than 50% of all youth in Greece & Spain (34% in Italy) are unemployed and if you take “under-employment” it is even worse. I believe the natural success to that is Twitter more than any other technology of our generation. It is the antidote to top-down control. It is open and empowering. And rebellion.

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Tough Love

Growthink Blog

The recent defeat of the recall effort to oust Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker should hearten those that wish to see governments at all levels benefit from the efficiencies and accountabilities that businesses utilize every day to innovate, execute, and thrive. The process is slow. It is painful. It is cynical-inducing.

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Victor Restis – How COVID-19 Has Affected the Global Shipping Industry

The Startup Magazine

When the virus forced governments to shut down industries due to people getting sick from the virus and implemented stay at home orders to flatten the curve, shipping lanes and distribution points suffered, which means the way we get the items needed to live, stay safe, protect ourselves were under a major strain.

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