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Sustainable Aviation: Emerging Trends and Opportunities

Tom Spencer

Aerospace is one of the fastest growing markets. While both the size of the market and its growth rate are both large, so is its carbon footprint. The Aviation Market. Ever since the Wright Brother’s famous first flight in 1903, the aviation market has gone nowhere but up. per year over the same period.

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How a Digital Storm Will Disrupt the Parcel and Express Industry

BCG

It’s the year 2026, and you’ve just emerged from a tough earnings call with analysts. They’ve spent decades building highly efficient operations and dominant market share. The answer is that these digital advances won’t just boost efficiency. Focus Thursday, December 15, 2016.

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The Question with AI Isn’t Whether We’ll Lose Our Jobs — It’s How Much We’ll Get Paid

Harvard Business

Automation anxiety is made more acute by a labor market that has tilted against workers over the last 30 years, with increasing income inequality and stagnant real wages. While technology and globalization have spurred competition, efficiency, and dynamism, the gains have not been shared by all. Insight Center. Sponsored by SAS.

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Blockchain: New Use Cases for Governments and Business

Tom Spencer

Blockchain has already had a significant impact in the finance industry with the global cryptocurrency market cap now exceeding $1 trillion. Low transaction costs will also be necessary to ensure efficient operations and to ensure that blockchain systems offer a cost advantage over the status quo. trillion by 2030. Final thoughts.

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Clean Energy Transition: Business Risks and Opportunities

Tom Spencer

Wood was not necessarily phased out, as much as just naturally replaced by coal, which represented a more efficient and denser source of energy. However, given that the fossil fuel-based energy market is valued at over $5 trillion, the risks involved in the clean energy transition are proportionally huge. Business Risks. Bottle Necks.

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You Don’t Have to Be a Data Scientist to Fill This Must-Have Analytics Role

Harvard Business

Instead, translators play a critical role in bridging the technical expertise of data engineers and data scientists with the operational expertise of marketing, supply chain, manufacturing, risk, and other frontline managers. Additionally, knowledge of common use cases (e.g., in their domain is important.

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The “Smart Society” of the Future Doesn’t Look Like Science Fiction

Harvard Business

The market for smart technologies is predicted to be worth up to $1.6 trillion by 2026. It used technology to build out its government services and embrace a market economy. trillion by 2020, and $3.5 Consider some of the key differences: Estonia is an outlier. We do this through collaboration and sharing.