March 31, 2016/IMF Against a backdrop of mediocre medium-term growth prospects, identifying policies that could lift productivity growth by promoting innovation is critical. Fiscal policy can play an important role in stimulating innovation through its effects on research and development (R&D), entrepreneurship, and technology transfer. New analysis in this chapter […]
Tag: innovation
Talking Inclusion, Innovation and Security at the World Economic Forum
January 19, 2016/MasterCard This year, the World Economic Forum’s Annual Meeting will focus on “Mastering the Fourth Industrial Revolution” – driven by the speed, the breadth and the complete ‘systems innovation’ of technological change underway. MasterCard will be at this year’s gathering to discuss how advancements in technology and the flow of data […]
2015 Holiday Shopping Stats Reveal Omnishopping Insights for 2016 … and Beyond
January 15, 2016/MasterCard By Ryan Erenhouse This holiday season there was a new breed of consumer driving sales—omnishoppers, a group that aggressively uses technology to interact with brands across multiple channels. The Retail CMO’s Guide to the Omnishopper, culled from aggregated and anonymized transaction data and a robust global MasterCard […]
