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Innovative Companies Get Their Best Ideas from Academic Research — Here’s How They Do It

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In virtually every advanced field, whether it’s information technology, biotechnology, agriculture, or renewable energy, America holds a leading position. They are founded on new principles and new conceptions, which in turn are painstakingly developed by research in the purest realms of science.”

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Empowering Digital Societies - SPONSOR CONTENT FROM MICROSOFT

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Globally, these types of changes will be most effective when they’re supported by a legal and policy framework that reinforces the technology, particularly for issues of security, privacy, and resilience. Urban digital nervous system. “Digital transformation is helping people and organizations reimagine work and personal life.

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8 Ways Governments Can Improve Their Cybersecurity

Harvard Business

Per a new white paper that The Chertoff Group published, governments can best ensure the protection of critical assets in cyberspace by following eight key principles for authentication policy: Have a plan that explicitly addresses authentication. million compromised fingerprints.