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Why Is Technology Not Producing Productivity Improvements?

The Horizons Tracker

His comment reflected frustration that despite the considerable hype around the digital technologies of the day, productivity stats were barely moving. It was widely believed that this was largely a case of organizations attempting to introduce new technologies to processes that were designed very much with the old ways of working in mind.

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How Developing Countries Can Benefit From Green Technologies

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The production of goods and services with smaller carbon footprints, also known as green technologies, is on the rise and presents numerous economic opportunities. “We are at the beginning of a technological revolution based on green technologies,” the authors explain.

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Unleashing AI’s Potential: The Imperative of Creative Executive Leadership

N2Growth Blog

Understanding the AI Landscape The transformative impact of AI is undeniable, particularly in the technology sector. Creative Executives: The Catalysts of AI Revolution In a world inundated with data and technology, a distinguishing factor lies not in possessing advanced AI tools but in how these tools are employed.

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How Innovative Projects Get Funded

The Horizons Tracker

The need for fresh ideas The paper highlighted that economic growth relies on new ideas driving technological progress in the long term. So, if the GDP usually grows by 2% each year, without these obstacles, it could grow by around 2.4%. growth over 20, 30, or 40 years, those are significant differences in terms of GDP.”

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Longer And More Complex Supply Chains Benefit Economies

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“We show that production chains accumulate the benefits of technology improvement so that long production chains facilitate faster price reduction in industries and faster GDP growth in economies,” they explain. “These are latent predictions in standard models that we develop theoretically and show that they bear out in the data.”

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Tech Transfer Needed If Climate Targets Are To Be Met

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A recent paper from Tsinghua University highlights this divide and argues that there needs to be significant movement in terms of technology transfer between rich and poor countries if global climate targets are to be met. of national GDP. The costs involved in this effort are also significant, and amount to up to 4.1%

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The Factors That Influence Acceptance Of AI In Hospitality

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However, the extent to which hotel guests embrace AI technology has remained an elusive query, until now. A recent study conducted by the University of Houston sheds light on the degree of acceptance among hotel guests regarding AI technology. “And the most important factors were perceived ethics, followed by benefits.

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