New Report: Investing in Innovation is Crucial to Economic Growth and Competitiveness
New Report: Investing in Innovation is Crucial to Economic Growth and Competitiveness Posted by Quentin Palfrey and Brandon Belford Source Today, the Commerce Department and the White House sent to Congress the Administration’s plan on The Competitiveness and Innovative Capacity of the United States, fulfilling an important requirement under the America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of .. read more
Commerce Department Report Provides Roadmap for Strengthening U.S. Competitiveness
Commerce Department Report Provides Roadmap for Strengthening U.S. Competitiveness Also launches interactive report at www.commerce.gov/competes to highlight study’s findings and work already underway As a member of the US Innovation Advisory Board, EG’s President & CEO Natalia Olson-Urtecho is proud to announce the release of “The Competitiveness and Innovative Capacity of the United States” report .. read more
Doing Business in Latin America – WebEx Session
Wednesday 30 November 2011 14:00 GMT We are delighted to have Natalia Olson Urtecho, President and CEO of EG and a recognised speaker on Latin American business opportunities deliver this informative WebEex session. During the session she will share information on the potential for business in Latin America and business opportunities with both Latin American .. read more
NJTC’s Top 10 Technology Trends in Philadelphia
NJTC’s Top Ten Technology Trends and Cool Products/Services Competition November 10 from 4:30 PM to 7:00 PM Philadelphia Technology Park, Navy Yards, Philadelphia On-line Registration closes at 9 AM on Thursday Join us for our annual Top Ten Technology Trends session. A group of corporate executives and venture capitalists will participate in an interactive discussion focusing on top technology trends that .. read more
3 Local, Healthy Food Apps
One component of a sustainable community is a sustainable food system. The global food system has become extremely large and complex and has a huge environmental impact. Food products are produced, processed, and shipped around the world every day. This consumes energy and water, generates waste, and released greenhouse gas emissions into the atmosphere. It .. read more
7 Informative Environmental Infographics
Information graphics (infographics) are visual representations of information and data. They allow people to present complex data easily and clearly. Below are 7 infographics that highlight various environmental topics. Click on each one to view the large version. This infographic from the World Resources Institute shows where the global greenhouse gas emissions come from. This .. read more
New U.S. Secretary of Commerce has Background in Energy and Environmental Fields
On October 21st, 2011 John Bryson was sworn in as the 37th U.S. Secretary of Commerce. Secretary Bryson will be a key member of President Obama’s economic team and will work to implement the administration’s top economic priority: accelerating job creation. He will work to strengthen the economic recovery and U.S. competitiveness, and serve as .. read more
Natalia Olson-Urtecho to Moderate Panel at the 2011 Wharton Energy Conference
Natalia Olson-Urtecho will be moderating the “Energy Policy in Europe and Emerging Markets” panel at the 2011 Wharton Energy Conference – “Energy Frontiers: A Global Perspective” on Friday October 28th, 2011. The conference will take place at the Union League of Philadelphia and the panel discussions will relate to 4 topic areas: Natalia’s panel falls .. read more
What are Sustainable Communities?
EG defines sustainable communities as those communities that are planned, designed, or modified to promote a sustainable future through economic development, transportation, environmental health, social equity, citizen participation, technology, and innovation. It is important for these communities to engage citizens and institutions in a collaborative manner to develop sustainability principles in order to achieve their .. read more
The Greenest Cities in the U.S.
Continuing with theme of the last post (Where Does Your State Rank in Energy Efficiency?) in this post we look at which individual cities are the greenest. Earlier in the year, The Daily Beast released a list of America’s 25 Greenest Cities. They looked at cities with populations of more than 100,000 people and rated .. read more
