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The network paradigm and the city
March 07, 2016
Europe
The future will see cities shift towards becoming “smart” network-based areas enabled by technology. And intelligent street and traffic lights are just the start, according to Bas Boorsma Director, Internet of Everything, Northern Europe, Cisco.
Infrastructure & Cities
Open for business?
March 07, 2016
Europe
Aengus Collins, Country Forecast Director of the Economist Intelligence Unit, assesses whether the UK's current position on exporting and immigration is having a negative impact on creating a vibrant economy.
Economic Development
Disrupting Finance: The P2P view
March 14, 2016
Europe
Peer-to-peer (P2P) has transformed the way we share assets and with it consumer behaviour. Giles Andrews, CEO and co-founder of Zopa, the UK's largest P2P provider, explains how fintech is changing the face of finance.
Financial Services
Devolution and the future of public services
March 17, 2016
Europe
Duncan Sim, Senior Policy and Projects Officer at ResPublica, explores the impact UK devolution will have on the public sector at a time when local authorities are faced with increasing government austerity.
Infrastructure & Cities
Inequality and the future of work
March 29, 2016
Europe
A new world of work is upon us, and families at the bottom of the income scale could be the least prepared to adjust to it, according to Diane Coyle, Professor of Economics at the University of Manchester.
Talent & Education
Investing in future skills
April 04, 2016
Europe
Economists agree that the UK needs to close the “productivity gap” with countries like France and the United States. But to do that effectively requires trust, confidence, sustained commitment and shared responsibility, argues Dame Fiona Kendrick.
Talent & Education
Recruitment and retention: A driver for transforming corporate culture?
March 04, 2016
Europe
Pamela Hartigan, Director of the Skoll Centre for Social Entrepreneurship at Saïd Business School, explores why employees increasingly demand more than just pay and perks from their jobs, and how businesses can go about transforming their culture.
Strategy & Leadership
Financing the UK’s infrastructure: private and public gains
April 19, 2016
Europe
The UK’s deficit in infrastructure is vast; it requires private-sector capital and expertise to join with the public sector.
Infrastructure & Cities