Service Research and Innovation Institute - SRII

10/10/2012

Annual consumption in emerging markets will rise to $30 trillion, from $12 trillion, by 2025. McKinsey experts discuss how multinationals can harness the biggest economic force in the history of capitalism.

http://www.mckinseyquarterly.com/wrapper.aspx?ar=3022&url=http%3a%2f%2fwww.mckinseyquarterly.com%2fWinning_the_30_trillion_decathlon_How_to_succeed_in_emerging_markets_3022%3fpagenum%3d1%23video&pgn=winn12_exhibit

from McKinseyquarterly.com, an on-line journal of business and economics published by McKinsey & Company featuring articles and content by McKinsey consultants and other leading authors

08/20/2012

IT Innovation for Heath Care Services:Technology is at the center of health care's emerging business model.
http://www.mckinseyquarterly.com/Health_Care/Navigating_a_changing_health_care_environment_3001

Technology is at the center of health care’s emerging business model. A McKinsey Quarterly Business Technology article.

06/13/2012

Interview. Innovation supported by Technology: US Chief Technology Officer. http://www.mckinsey.com/Insights/MGI/Research/Technology_and_Innovation/Unleashing_governments_innovation_mojo

A McKinsey & Company Technology & Innovation article.

06/03/2012

IT innovation in Education: Stanford Pres talks with Khan Academy http://allthingsd.com/20120531/stanford-president-john-hennessy-and-khan-academys-salman-khan-talk-education-at-d10/

05/28/2012

Stanford President predicts death of lecture hall http://spectrum.ieee.org/geek-life/profiles/john-l-hennessy-risk-taker/0 #.T68IfCISvc0.facebook

Stanford University’s president predicts the death of the lecture hall as university education moves online

05/28/2012

Harvard and MIT announced non-profit edX online learning initiative http://www.edxonline.org/

03/24/2012

Report from McKinsey Global Institute (MGI) on the role of the Internet in large and growing economies http://www.mckinsey.com/Insights/MGI/Research/Technology_and_Innovation/Internet_matters

The Internet accounts for a significant and growing portion of global GDP. Internet-related consumption and expenditure, if measured as a sector, is now bigger than agriculture or energy.

02/28/2012

SRII Global Conference 2012 Final paper submission deadline is now extended till March 15, 2012 http://thesrii.org/2012-call-for-papers

Drive Innovation for IT Enabled Services by building team work between Industry, Research groups, Academia and Government organizations from around the World

02/17/2012

This is a huge opportunity for SRII Education SIG. Please share your thoughts. http://blogs.hbr.org/cs/2012/02/a_fix_for_the_dysfunctional_la.html #.Tz0osHCvCGw.facebook

Do you wonder why there were an average of 8 million jobs posted online in the U.S. every month of last year, while 13 million people continued to search for work during the exact same months? The reason is that the U.S. — along with just about every other country — is suffering from a t...

02/10/2012

Resource productivity opportunities are greatest in emerging markets 66209849@N05/6837236925/" rel="ugc" target="_blank">http://www.flickr.com/photos/66209849@N05/6837236925/

According to MGI analysis, the greatest opportunities for improving resource productivity--getting more out of energy, water, and other natural resources--are in developing economies. More than 80 percent of the opportunity in water and land use and more than 70 percent of the global opportunity in ...

02/09/2012

report from National Governors Association on Building a Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) Education agenda . http://www.nga.org/cms/home.html

Awarding credits based on student mastery of content and skills can remove barriers to increasing student readiness for college and careers, according to a new issue brief released today by the National Governors Association.

02/04/2012

Interesting report from McKinsey:
http://www.mckinseyquarterly.com/Strategy/Innovation/A_CEOs_guide_to_innovation_in_China_2919
http://www.mckinseyquarterly.com/Strategy/Innovation/Three_snapshots_of_Chinese_innovation_2918

Dynamic domestic players and focused multinationals are helping China churn out a growing number of innovative products and services. Intensifying competition lies ahead; here’s a road map for navigating it. A McKinsey Quarterly Strategy article.