The construction industry is widely understood to have missed the productivity surge created by the digital revolution. Why is that, and what is the government's role in stimulating innovation and change in today's building industry, particularly in the digital realm? This week's ITIF "Bits and Bricks" conversation suggested some provocative opportunities.
While we are a long way from knowing whether governments will be successful at negotiating a useful agreement at Rio+20, it’s clear that the US government and the US ICT industry are on the same wavelength when it comes to the importance of ICT innovation in achieving the global sustainable growth and development goals to which governments aspire. This message could not have come through clearer than at the DESC side event that co-hosted at the UN last Friday.
Walking on a street in Beijing, the cold and perhaps polluted air touches our faces. We recognized that this is the end of another year and another winter. At this same ...
