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PANEL III: ICT AND INNOVATION: GROWTH ENGINE AND ENABLING TECHNOLOGIES
PANEL III: ICT AND INNOVATION: GROWTH ENGINE AND ENABLING TECHNOLOGIES
Pages 87-100
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While the first two presentations covered ways in which innovation helps economic growth, Dr. Breznitz said, the third presentation explained "how global companies manage to innovate in very, very different environments and very different countries." The speaker, Mark Dean, is vice-president of technical strategy and global operations for 1 Dan Breznitz, Innovation in the State: Political Choice and Strategies for Growth in Israel, Taiwan, and Ireland, New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 2007.
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One top priority is to integrate information and communication technologies into Chinese industries. ICT can have a major impact in renovating and improving existing traditional industries, Mr.
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"They have effectively increased productivity and decreased operating costs," he said. The wide deployment of global electronic commerce saved an estimated $2 trillion in costs worldwide in 2009, Mr.
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Chen noted, "the ICT industry has become a multiplier of economic growth, a transformer of development methods, and an accelerator of industrial upgrades." Broadband Strategy in the United states Eugene J Huang White House Office of Science and Technology Policy One reason the Obama Administration has focused so heavily on broadband is that "we believe it is critical infrastructure to stimulate economic growth in the United States," Mr.
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The color-coded map depicts broadband penetration rates across the country, ranging from deep red for areas where zero to 10 percent have broadband access to deep blue for areas with concentration rates of 91 percent to 100 percent. The deep blue areas primarily are on the East and West coasts and "in pockets throughout the United States that primarily are in urban areas," he said.
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Yet another critical area involving broadband infrastructure is public safety communications, where he said the Administration will soon make some announcements. The Administration also is interested in using broadband to more effectively deliver public services.
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"We are 6 U.S. Chief Information Officer Vivek Kundra has described Apps.gov as a "one-stop source for cloud services." The portal contains business applications, cloud services, productivity software, and social media software.
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Such partners include Kaiser Permanente, StatOil Hydro, the National Geographic Society, IDA Ireland, the Industrial Technology Research Institute in Taiwan, and Wanfujing in China. IBM Research also wants to establish a research presence in Africa and Latin America.
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To be effective in China, it is important to do extensive field 7 Smarter Cities is an IBM initiative that seeks to improve management of transportation, water, and other systems through next-generation information technology. See Suzanne Dirks and Mary Keeling, "A Vision of Smarter Cities: How Cities Can Lead the Way into a Prosperous and Sustainable Future," IBM Global Business Services executive report, IBM Institute for Business Value, 2009, ftp://public.dhe.ibm.com/common/ssi/pm/xb/n/gbe03227usen/GBE03227USEN.
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One chief technology officer runs global operations, for example. There also are global chiefs for human resources and legal affairs.
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Dean said. "We also think it will start an effort to replicate this approach in other cities, both in China and around the world." Another major IBM effort in China is to develop technology to help utilities evaluate their networks and develop optimal investment plans to meet future demand, Dr.
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"In the process of industrialization and commercialization of every scientific research result, so troubles may also be brought to human beings." Mr. Fang noted that Alfred Nobel gained his reputation in science by inventing dynamite.
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"It is seven," he said. Ren Weimin then asked about the Obama Administration's ability to fund its ambitious broadband plan.
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He said government investments in efforts such as smart grid and health-care information technology are a very small part of what is needed to fulfill deployment across the United States. The $15.5 billion mentioned in his presentation represents federal government investment in research, development, and very limited deployment, such as proof-of-concept demonstrations in communities.
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