U.S. share of world intellectual property revenue – 39 percent.
THE NUMBERS: 2013 share of worldwide – Intellectual property revenue U.S. 39.0% Manufacturing exports China 17.5% Agricultural exports U.S. & EU** 10.0% Energy exports Saudi Arabia 9.6% * Combining...
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THE NUMBERS: Gigabytes of Internet Protocol traffic generated per Internet user each month,* projected for 2018 – Sweden 107.5 Korea 91.3 United States 69.8 Japan 56.8 Western Europe average 38.3 World...
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THE NUMBERS: U.S.-Korea services trade growth, 2010-2013* Exports to Korea +35% Exports to world +22% Imports from Korea +15% Imports from world +13% * No services-trade data by country will be...
View ArticleWorld R&D spending – ~$1.7 trillion.
THE NUMBERS: Scientific research & development spending, 2013* – 2000 2013 World ~$710 billion ~$1,700 billion U.S. $269 billion ~$470 billion EU (28) $184 billion $345 billion China $33 billion...
View Article200,000 new robots go to work each year.
THE NUMBERS: Number of industrial & services robots installed, 2013* – Total 200,000 Automotive 69,400 Electronics 36,200 Metals & Machines 16,500 Rubber & Plasticsl 12,200 Military 9,500...
View ArticleMore than 3 billion people now use the Internet.
THE NUMBERS: Internet data transfer, exabytes per month* – 2014 68 exabytes 2009 5 exabytes 2000 0.1 exabytes 1993 0.01 exabytes * Estimates by Cisco, in Visual Networking Index 2014. WHAT THEY...
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Information Communication Technologies (ICTs) are Key to Advancing Trade and...
Sara Agarwal and Parag Khanna Explain Why It Matters: In their paper, “Four Information Communication Technologies (ICTs) for Big Development Breakthroughs,” Sara Agarwal and Parag Khanna argue that...
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Stuff Yourself with Turkey Before Heading Out to The Hunger Games
Box Office Results for the U.S. Economy The motion picture industry is a “core” copyright industry — an industry whose primary purpose is to create, produce, distribute or exhibit copyright materials....
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The WTO’s Big Pivot
92% of startups fail within three years. Entrepreneurs and innovators don’t view failure the same as you and me. Some degree of failure in the innovation process is accepted as inevitable....
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Innovation and Creativity: What Does Broadway’s “Hamilton” Tell Us About...
Even if you can’t score tickets to the hit Broadway show, Hamilton, which was recently nominated for a record-setting 16 Tony Awards, you can still download the cast album onto your computer, iPhone,...
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