ICT

The political economy of China's cloud

Apr 23 •

From Fordism to the Platform Economy: The Evolution of Firm Strategies

How firms went from building it all to building nothing at all.

Mar 27 •

Industrial Policy for the Knowledge Economy: The case of Hangzhou

How the city's talent-focused policies fueled a high-tech revolution.

Mar 19 •

Why China’s AI Strategy Differs from that of the U.S.

Divergence in AI commercialization (Part 2): China excels in consumer platforms but struggles in enterprise software.

Mar 5 •

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Divergent Approaches to AI Commercialization (Part 1): Comparing the U.S. and China

Whether or not AI is just hype will depend on its commercialization. The U.S. and China are taking fundamentally different approaches to this problem.

Feb 26 •

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How we forgot about production—and why it’s back on the agenda

A brief history of economic value from the factory floor to the platform economy.

Feb 19 •

Behind the AI Arms Race: U.S. vs. China Cloud Computing Comparison

Firm ownership structure and industrial policy are critical yet under-discussed differences between the American and Chinese cloud sectors.

Jan 14 •

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Can Services Drive Growth?

ICT technologies promise to transform services—but can it replace manufacturing as a new growth engine?

Dec 4, 2024 •

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