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Ignite 2.0: Voices of American University Presidents and National Lab Directors on Manufacturing Competitiveness
The Council's 2010 Global Manufacturing Competitiveness Index indicated that the U.S. ranks fourth in global competitiveness behind China, India, and South Korea, and is expected to fall to number five, much due to outdated manufacturing policies and a lack of investment. This year, China became the global leader in manufacturing output by dollar amount, ending […]
Developing the Workforce as it Matures
Prepared by the Council for Adult and Experiential Learning (CAEL) and the Council on Competitiveness.
HPC Advisory Committee Re-launch Meeting
TLSI 2011: Optimize & Resolve
The purpose of the Technology Leadership & Strategy Initiative (TLSI) a distinctive, leadership network of chief technology officers from industry, academia and national laboratories incubated by the Council on Competitiveness is to understand a range of changes, challenges and opportunities facing the United States and to design a new paradigm for public-private partnership necessary to […]
Ignite 1.0: Voice of American CEOs on Manufacturing Competitiveness
The Council's 2010 Global Manufacturing Competitiveness Index indicated that the U.S. ranks fourth in global competitiveness behind China, India, and South Korea, and is expected to fall to number five, much due to outdated manufacturing policies and a lack of investment. This year, China became the global leader in manufacturing output by dollar amount, ending […]
A Framework for a Regional Modeling, Simulation and Analysis Midwest Pilot Program for the Manufacturing Supply Chain
2nd U.S.-Brazil Innovation Summit—Partnership for Prosperity in the 21st Century
Leaders in the United States and Brazil—the two largest economies in the Western Hemisphere—confront a global economy characterized as much by uncertainty as by a range of new opportunities that will underpin productivity, economic growth, and job creation in the years to come. In an effort to understand and shape an action plan and seize […]
Prepare. Why Enterprise Resilience Matters
Prepare represents the thought leadership of a group of C-suite executives and resilience experts who met for a day and half at a Risk Intelligence and Resilience Workshop in Wilmington, DE, in the fall of 2009. Their key finding: The next new revolution in business will be in risk management and resilience.
TLSI 2010: Energize & Examine
The purpose of the Technology Leadership & Strategy Initiative (TLSI) a distinctive, leadership network of chief technology officers from industry, academia and national laboratories incubated by the Council on Competitiveness is to understand a range of changes, challenges and opportunities facing the United States and to design a new paradigm for public-private partnership necessary to […]
Collaborate. Leading Regional Innovation Clusters
The Council on Competitiveness (Council) has been working on regional economic development since it launched its Clusters of Innovation project in 1999 in cooperation with Harvard professor Michael Porter. As a leadership body, the Council focuses on those issues that increase U.S. productivity, innovative capacity and global competitiveness, the key elements that drive the Council’s […]
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