by Evalueserve World Trade: Emergence of Asia Asia's journey from the 1997-98 financial crisis to being one of the world's most dynamic regions in terms of trade, development and investment activity, can best be termed as a 'Renaissance'. The world's centre of economic gravity is shifting towards Asia, as it currently accounts for 27 percent of international trade. This … [Read more...] about Asian Leadership in Trade and Associated Risks
The Web 2.0 Community
by Maarten Visser The Vision All information in the world like facts, knowledge, concepts, ideas and stories should be available to everybody. Only the information that can bring harm to others, like certain government (medial records) and organisational information should be locked away. All other information should be shared so that it can be used to push … [Read more...] about The Web 2.0 Community
The 2020 Global Landscape
by National Intelligence Council Executive SummaryRelative CertaintiesKey UncertaintiesGlobalization largely irreversible, likely to become less Westernized.Whether globalization will pull in lagging economies; degree to which Asian countries set new “rules of the game.”World economy substantially larger.Extent of gaps between “haves” and “have-nots”; backsliding by fragile … [Read more...] about The 2020 Global Landscape
The Knowledge Economy: Is the United States loosing its competitive edge?
by Task Force on the Future of American Innovation Introduction For more than half a century, the United States has led the world in scientific discovery and innovation. It has been a beacon, drawing the best scientists to its educational institutions, industries and laboratories from around the globe. However, in today’s rapidly evolving competitive world, the United … [Read more...] about The Knowledge Economy: Is the United States loosing its competitive edge?
IP Value 2005
by PricewaterhouseCoopers Introduction to tax and IPby Andrew Casley - PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP“The schoolboy whips his taxed top – the beardless youth manages his taxed horse, with a taxed bridle, on a taxed road – and the dying Englishman, pouring his medicine, which has paid seven per cent, into a spoon that has paid fifteen per cent – flings himself back upon his … [Read more...] about IP Value 2005