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For entrepreneurial activity to translate into economic growth, we need to focus less on the “start” and “small” side of things and more on how those companies of all ages, sizes and sectors scale. Why? Because research (see here, here and here) clearly shows that it is relatively high-growth firms – what we call “scale ups” – that are the real generators of jobs, taxes and wealth. Contrary to the myth, small businesses and start-ups only generate these benefits if they then go on to grow. And historical perspectives on the growth of entrepreneurship from Israel to Bangalore to Silicon Valley shows that the critical path to prosperity paradoxically goes from scale up to start-up, not the other way around.

Start-ups won’t save the economy. But ‘scale ups’ could

By: EBR | Friday, March 31, 2017

Although the notion that entrepreneurship benefits society has attained broad currency in Latin America and elsewhere, confusion reigns

If the feeling of two ethical standards — one for the general public and another, much laxer one for top executives — persists, that sentiment may even be a real and present danger to the foundations of democracy.

The black box of executive compensation

By: EBR | Thursday, March 23, 2017

German companies need to do much more to live up to the transparency standards required by democracy in the age of globalization

Forget all the fluffy stuff about the planet, equality or your grandchildren and consider this: the bottom line depends on sustainability. Understand that and you guarantee your own future.

The finance world’s short-termism will destroy our communities, economies and the planet

By: EBR | Friday, March 17, 2017

Banks and financial institutions are (still, mostly) macho, testosterone-fuelled environments where making the quick buck trumps almost every other consideration

The Asian bloc clearly has a larger share than anywhere else, representing just over a third (33.84%) of global GDP. That’s compared to North America, which represents just over a quarter, at 27.95%.

The world’s 10 biggest economies in 2017

By: EBR | Friday, March 17, 2017

The economy of the United States is the largest in the world. At $18 trillion, it represents a quarter share of the global economy (24.3%), according to the latest World Bank figures

5G was, like in 2016, a main subject during the World Mobile Congress 2017 in Barcelona. US chip giant Qualcomm announced its stepping up its 5G push to support timely commercial deployments and plans to conduct 5G New Radio (NR) field trials with two tier-1 operators. It will partner with Vodafone group in the UK to test 5G interoperability and conduct an over-the-air field trial based on NR specifications.

GSMA Survey: 5G expect to be widely available in 2020

By: N. Peter Kramer | Monday, March 6, 2017

5G is a far more complex migration than that of 3G to 4G. Is the expectation of its arrival likely to be over-enthusiastic at best and unrealistic at worst?

The Chinese company has aspirations to be number one as it moves to make more expensive devices aimed at western markets. In 2011 it shipped 1m handsets; last year this figure rose to more than 139m. ‘Smartphones are becoming some kind of commodity but technology is evolving’, says Richard Yu, chief executive of Huawei’s consumer business since 2011.

Huawei made its mark early at the MWC 2017

By: N. Peter Kramer | Monday, March 6, 2017

Huawei made is marks early at this year’s Mobile World Congress, unveiling its new P10 flagship smartphones and smart watches

The problems of privacy and digital divide could worsen if we don’t take the appropriate measures. It’s important to deal with that because the debate about our privacy online will become more pronounced. Human beings are not good at adapting to new things, up until the time they need to.

Big data: how much is too much?

By: EBR | Friday, March 3, 2017

Big data could soon allow us to shape public policy, financial products, healthcare and education to suit our personal needs

Trump’s FCC man Ajit Pai takes a more deregulatory way than his Democratic predecessor

By: N. Peter Kramer | Thursday, March 2, 2017

Barely five weeks into his new role as chairman of the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC), the Republican Ajit Pai, criticised the regulatorily approach to broadband by his predecessor, the Democrat Tom Wheeler

”The jobs that even artificial intelligence can’t replace will be those that require strong human character traits: empathy, a positive attitude and resilience.”

What does the future of jobs look like? This is what experts think

By: EBR | Thursday, March 2, 2017

The jobs we have today won't will not be the ones that we have tomorrow. Neither will the skills. So what will the future of jobs look like, and what should we be doing to prepare? This is what the experts think

Ecommerce Europe furthermore welcomes the decision taken, to introduce risk-based assessments for transactions between €100 and €500 based on the overall fraud levels of the payer’s Payment Service Provider’s fraud rate. We believe that this is the right direction towards ensuring that customers can be offered the most secure and convenient checkout experience, although the acceptable fraud reference rates under Article 16 should not be set too stringent and in dialogue with industry players.

Crucial decision to allow a risk-based approach for electronic payments

By: EBR | Tuesday, February 28, 2017

In light of the publication of the Regulatory Technical Standards (RTS) on Strong Customer Authentication (SCA) by the European Banking Authority (EBA), Ecommerce Europe welcomes the decision to introduce transactional risk-based assessments for electronic payments up to €500