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Tracking the Evolution of Industrie 4.0 and the Industrial Internet

Insights
February 24, 2017
Kris Bledowski
Topic: 
Growth & Innovation, Research & Development, Research, Innovation, Operations, Information Technology

Germany and the U.S. continue to drive innovation around the Industrial Internet. The two countries are economic powerhouses and they are keenly aware of the importance of internet connectivity for business applications. Yet their approaches to harnessing it differ, as I documented in a 2015 report. What’s changed since then?

Europe's Growth Perks Up

Commentary
May 3, 2016
Kris Bledowski
Topic: 
Global Economy, Economic Environment, Recession, Money & Finance, GDP, Growth & Innovation

A flash GDP estimate showed the growth rate nearly doubling in the Eurozone to an annualized pace of over 2.5% in the first quarter. This compares to the equivalent U.S. rate of 0.5%.

Connecting to the Global Consumer at Hannover Messe

Commentary
January 12, 2016
Stephen Gold
Topic: 
Growth & Innovation, Strategic Planning, Strategy Development, Corporate Strategy

The United States is a partner country for the world's leading trade fair for industrial technology.

European Perspectives on Industrial Internet

Commentary
December 23, 2015
Kris Bledowski
Topic: 
Growth & Innovation, Research & Development, Product Development, Technology Management, Strategic Planning, Strategic Planning Process, Operations, Information Technology, Applications

This is my third in a series of commentaries from a European trip that took me to Switzerland, Germany, and Poland in mid-November. In Warsaw, I met staff of Poland-based U.S. subsidiaries for a formal discussion of the Industrial Internet.

Siemens Goes After the Internet of Things

Commentary
December 1, 2015
Kris Bledowski
Topic: 
Growth & Innovation, Research & Development, Engineering

During my European tour a few weeks ago, I held meetings with and delivered presentations to many of MAPI’s key stakeholders. Here is the first of four installments summarizing my trip.

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