And in the past, companies like Microsoft, Apple or Intel have reshaped profoundly whole industries and their ecosystems even shortly after their founding.
Past winners of the award include Scott Mcnealy of Sun microsystems (1987), Michael Dell of Dell computer (1989), Herb Kelleher of Southwest Airlines Corporation (1990), Howard Schultz of Starbucks
IBM or Apple) and those that fizzle out after having achieved dominance in one category (e g.,
, DEC or Silicon graphics. In presenting those life stages, we are of course keenly aware that no single approach will fit all companies
Antony Jenkins, Chief executive officer, Barclays Microsoft is actively working to provide opportunities for European SMES and start-ups by providing access to digital tools,
Chairman, Europe, Microsoft Corporation Benefit for large corporates Benefit for entrepreneurs Risk to one or both partners Company shares in high-potential entrepreneurial ventures Access
Manager, International R&d Management, Laundry and Home Care The Lisbon Council Ann Mettler, Executive director Microsoft Jan Muehlfeit, Chairman, Microsoft Europe Royal DSM
and Clément Gignac, Senior vice-president and Chief Economist, Industrial Alliance Insurance and Financial services, Canada as well as Council member Orlando Ayala, Chairman of Emerging Markets, Microsoft Corporation, USA, sparked the idea
Stephanie Heier, Director of Emerging Markets, Microsoft Corporation, USA and her colleagues, who collaborated with Orlando Ayala on mini case studies from Latin america, Africa and China;
Companies such as Bose and Intel have taken advantage of this. Institutional, supply-chain and other efficiencies have cut factory build-times to 10 months from the roughly 24 months it took in the early 2000s.
In the United states, Portland (home to Nike) and the Seattle area (home to Microsoft Amazon and Starbucks) are other North american examples.
and Financial services, Canada Deborah L. Wince-Smith, President, Council on Competitiveness, USA Members Orlando Ayala, Chairman, Emerging Markets, Microsoft Corporation, USA Jon
This case study was written by Stephanie Heier, Director, Emerging Markets, Microsoft Corporation, USA, and associates, with Orlando Ayala, Chairman, Emerging Markets, Microsoft Corporation, USA, a Member of the Global Agenda Council on Competitiveness. 11.
Ibid. 12. This case study was written by Kevin X. Murphy. 13. This case study was written by Margareta Drzeniek Hanouz, Director and Lead Economist,
Orlando Ayala, Chairman, Emerging Markets, Microsoft Corporation, USA; Jon Azua, President and Chief executive officer, Enovatinglab, Spain;
Taylor (TIBCO) 1. 6 Rebalancing Socioeconomic 67 Asymmetry in a Data-Driven Economy Peter Haynes (Atlantic Council) and M-H. Carolyn Nguyen (Microsoft
and M-H. Carolyn Nguyen at Microsoft, explains that an increasing amount of data is being generated by individuals who are handing potentially valuable information to commercial enterprises in exchange for free services.
Google uses big data to predict the next wave of influenza. 2 IBM uses data to optimize traffic flow in the city of Stockholm,
White paper, sponsored by Oracle and Intel. London, New york, Hong kong, and Geneva: The Economist Intelligence Unit.
Understanding the IBM Approach to Traffic Management. Redguides for Business leaders. IBM. Available at http://www. redbooks. ibm. com/redpapers/pdfs/redp4737. pdf. 2014 World Economic Forum 2014 World Economic Forum The Global Information technology
Report 2014 33 1. 1: The Networked Readiness Index 2014 This appendix presents the structure of the Networked Readiness Index 2014 (NRI.
As explained in the chapter, the NRI framework separates environmental factors from ICT readiness, usage, and impact.
Proprietary data networks such as Appletalk and IBM Systems Network architecture (SNA) have migrated to IP over time,
see also note 4 at the end of this chapter. 2 Leber 2012.3 IBM Software 2012.4 Danahy 2009; Fehrenbacher 2009.5 Lopez 2013.
The Internet of Everything 40 The Global Information technology Report 2014 2014 World Economic Forum 3 IBM 2013.4 Gantz and Reinsel 2012.
IBM. 2013. Website. Big data. Available at http://www. ibm. com/bigdata/us/en/./IBM Software. 2012.
Managing Big data for Smart Grids and Smart Meters. IBM White paper. Somers, NY: IBM Corporation. Available at ftp://public. dhe. ibm. com/software/pdf/industry/IMW14628USEN. pdf. Leber, J. 2012.
Big Oil Goes Mining for Big data. MIT Technology Review, May 8. Available at http://www. technologyreview. com/news/427876/big-oil-goes-mining-for-big data/.
/Lopez, M. 2013. GE Speaks on the Business Value of the Internet of things. Forbes. com, May 10.
Available at http://www. forbes. com/sites/maribellopez/2013/05/10/ge-speaks-on-the-business-valueof-the-internet-of-things.
Mandel, M. 2013. Can the Internet of Everything Bring back the High-Growth Economy? Policy Memo, September.
Andrew Mcafee and Erik Brynjolfsson explored the impact of big data on corporate performance. The authors interviewed executives in 330 publicly traded companies in the United states. They then examined relevant performance data,
Mcafee and Brynjolfsson's conclusions were remarkable for establishing a connection between big data and performance:
Omnicom and Publicis believe that their combined size will produce the desired volume of Data general Electric (GE) provides a prominent example of a product organization placing great faith in big data.
NOTES 1 IBM, no date. What Is Big data? 2 Constine 2012.3 Aberdeen Group 2013.4 Mcafee and Brynjolfsson 2012, p. 6. 5 Gartner 2013.6 The New york times 2012.7 ITP. net 2013.8 The Economist
Intelligence Unit 2013.9 This chapter contains examples from many clients whose identities are stated not due to confidentiality reasons. 10 Munford 2013.11 Catts 2012.12 In the UK,
IBM. No date. What Is Big data? Available at http://www. ibm. com/big data. ITP. net. 2013.
DWTC to Highlight Big data at GITEX: Event Organiser to Host First Ever Big data Conference on October 22, September 29.
Mcafee, A. and E. Brynjolfsson. 2012. Big data: The Management Revolution. Harvard Business Review, October. Available at http://hbr. org/2012/10/big data-the-management-revolution.
and promote operational efficiency through an analysis of Côte d ivoire's public transportation system by IBM's Dublin laboratory.
Microsoft It is more than half a century since economist Fritz Machlup, in his book The Production and Distribution of Knowledge in the United states, 1 developed the concept of the knowledge economy,
Research sponsored by Microsoft and published last year by the International Institute of Communications found that, among other things,
Proposal for a Regulation of the European parliament and of the Council on the Protection of Individuals With regard to the Processing of Personal data and on the Free Movement of such Data general Data protection Regulation), COM (2012) 11 final.
NOTES 1 Gray 2013.2 The Economist 2013a.3 Mayer-Schonberger and Cukier 2013.4 OECD 2013.5 IBM 2013.6 Manyika et al. 2011.7 The Old Farmer's Almanac, no date
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Beyond Goods and Services: The (Unmeasured) Rise of the Data-Driven Economy. Progressive Policy Institute, Policy Memo.
Advanced Strategies and Research, at Microsoft Corporation, where his focus was on longterm strategy and policy in areas including cybersecurity, big data, the Internet of things,
M-H. Carolyn Nguyen Dr M-H. Carolyn Nguyen is a Director in Microsoft's Technology Policy Group, responsible for policy initiatives in data governance and personal data management.
Prior to joining Microsoft, Dr Nguyen held positions with Research in motion, Avaya Communications, Lucent Technologies, and Bell laboratories.
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