Innovation

Operational Research

Either OR: From war room to boardroom…

By SEB HARGREAVES OPERATIONAL research (OR) is a hidden gem for competitiveness in an evolving business landscape. Sometimes termed “the art and science of decision-making”, it...

World Bank Study: Entrepreneur Training Focused on Mindset Proves More Effective...

WASHINGTON, September 22, 2017–New World Bank study, jointly released with the National University of Singapore Business School, and Leuphana University today reveals that psychology-based...

Mo Ibrahim: Cleaning Up a Continent

Engineer, academic, expert, innovator, entrepreneur, and philanthropist: Mohammed Ibrahim is a rich and successful man who now applies his vast resources to fight corruption...

Elon Musk: How the Billionaire CEO of SpaceX and Tesla Is...

Elon Musk recently announced his third divorce from his second wife. It’s like this: he was married first to Justine Musk, with whom he...
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Goats, bugs, thrown laptops … all part of a unicorn hunt

BREWDOG CEO James Watt is on the hunt for the next unicorn — and he’ll be investing up to £5m of his own money...
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AI at the easel: Can machines make art?

By REESE JONES THE ART community took a jolt when an “artbot” won first place at a Colorado State Fair competition in August. Jason Allen admitted...
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Majid Al Futtaim making tracks across MENA

UAE billionaire announces a raft of fresh investments to revitalise dozens of projects in the region… By Darren Parkin WHEN the Majid Al Futtaim Group –...
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Revolutionising the travel sector through use of innovative technology

eDreams ODIGEO offers a collaborative, fast-paced and dynamic place to work TRAVEL is about journeys, and the eDreams ODIGEO journey began 19 years ago as...

Asia Pacific: China – Beijing Leaves Washington in the Dust with...

Washington missed the boat on the China-backed Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB). Both the United States and Japan declined to join the new multilateral...

UNCTAD Investment and Enterprise Division: Tax and Investment Policymaking: The Need...

The fiscal contribution of MNEs (multinational enterprises) has been at the centre of attention for some time. Numerous instances of well-known firms paying little...