Skip to main content

Podcast Interview: Economic development in a Rubik's Cube world

Jim O'Keeffe media relations for IBM in Ireland talks with Ronan Lyons, Managing Consultant with IBM Global Center for Economic Development.
IBM Institute for Business Value study
Industry: Cross-industry
Last updated: 05 Feb 2008
   Read transcript ( 41KB )
Summary
About this podcast
Related reports & papers

i
Summary

The world is currently changing at an increasingly rapid pace, driven by six "megatrends": deepening globalization, large scale population trends, accelerating technological progress, the "Omni Consumer," the corporate social responsibility imperative and growing political uncertainty. These trends are forcing companies to innovate and refine their fundamental business models. Investment promotion agencies and economic development organizations must not only deal with all those changes, but also with more intense competition. To do so, they need to understand their clients, environment and competitors, and respond effectively.

 Listen to the podcast (or right click to download and save) (9276KB)

Back to top
i
About this podcast
Hosted by: Jim O'Keeffe
Guest: Ronan Lyons, Managing Consultant with IBM Global Center for Economic Development
Length: 9 mins, 53 secs
Back to top
i
Related reports & papers

Beyond advertising: Choosing a strategic path to the digital consumer
Embedded stretch-wrap RFID helps Pliant Corporation prevent and detect tampering
Leading a sustainable enterprise: Leveraging information and insight to act
Nortel aligns with IBM to create innovative solutions for tomorrow’s market
On demand practices for utilities
Podcast Interview: The IBM 2006 Global CEO Study - A mid-market perspective
The changing exchange: What's in store for financial markets in transition
The Enterprise of the Future: IBM Global CEO Study - Telecom Industry Edition
The Innovation Paradox in the Telecom Industry
The power of many: ABCs of collaborative innovation throughout the extended enterprise
Back to top

Download PDF  41KB
Get Adobe® Reader®
Printable version E-mail this page

We're here to help

Chat now
E-mail us

or call us at
1-800-IBM-7080
Mention 108AE08W


Subscription

Subscribe to IdeaWatch
Sign up to receive monthly e-mail updates, including IBM Institute for Business Value studies and other fresh thinking from our consultants

RSS feed from IBM
Get business and IT insights from IBM Global Services, delivered direct to you via RSS

Podcast series
Listen to our executive reports at work or on the go