The Economist Intelligence Unit: Digital Economy

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The EIU Digital Economy podcast is a monthly series examining the technologies, ideas and people driving the digitisation of the global economy. Sponsored by DXC, the podcast aims to help business leaders understand the way in which digital technology affects their companies, their teams, and their careers.

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Digital Economy: Digital ma...

03.26.2020

This episode examines the potential, the challenges and the future of two dimensions of digital manufacturing. Firstly, the integration of digital functionality in manufacturing processes to monitor, manage and predict performance and link together participants on the value chain. And ...

The Economist Intelligence Unit: Digital Economy episodes:

03.26.2020 Digital Economy: Digital manufacturing This episode examines the potential, the challenges and the future of two dimensions of digital manufacturing. Firstly, the integration of digital functionality in manufacturing processes to monitor, manage and predict performance and link together participants on the value chain. And ...
02.27.2020 Digital Economy: The future of payments The payments ecosystem has witnessed a blossoming of digital innovation in recent times, from the back-end infrastructure to the point of sale. Now, ‘big tech’ is entering the fray. This episode examines the potential impact of the digitisation of payments, ...
12.19.2019 Digital Economy: Digital skills As cloud computing, network connectivity, and commodity hardware have reduced barriers to the technical infrastructure of the digital economy, talent and skills have emerged as the most sought after fuel for innovation. But work such as software development or data ...
11.28.2019 Digital Economy: The digitisation of healthcare There can be few applications of digital technology more worthwhile than saving lives, but integrating digital technology into healthcare systems is uniquely complex. This episode provides an introduction to some of the challenges that healthcare providers face in their pursuit ...
10.24.2019 Digital Economy: Global digital culture Nothing spreads faster and further on the internet than ideas. This month’s episode examines the global spread of culture, and in particular youth culture, and its implications for international businesses and society at large. Host Pete Swabey is joined by ...
09.26.2019 Digital Economy: The digitisation of trade This month, we examine the impact of digitisation on trade. We explore how digital technology is affecting the way goods are shipped around the world, the impact of e-commerce on global trade, and the role of digitisation in the growth ...
08.22.2019 Digital Economy: Thingonomics In this episode, we investigate the microeconomics of the internet of things (IoT) to discover how businesses large and small can make connected products work commercially. Host Pete Swabey is joined from Hong Kong by Serena Pau, head of product ...
07.18.2019 Digital Economy: The audible internet This episode of The EIU Digital Economy podcast explores how the growing prevalence of smart speakers and other audio technologies will change the internet and organisations that use it to reach their audiences. Host Pete Swabey is joined in London ...
06.13.2019 Digital Economy: Digital democracy This episode of The EIU Digital Economy podcast explores the impact of digital technology on democracy. Host Pete Swabey is joined from New York by Professor Beth Simone Noveck, founder and director of the Governance Lab at New York University’s ...
03.05.2019 Digital Economy: Asia’s digital rise This episode of The EIU Digital Economy podcast explores the growing influence of Asian companies in the global digital economy. To discuss why companies in China and beyond have quickly emerged as digital pioneers, and what this means for global ...
01.24.2019 Digital Economy: Why digitisation is disrupting your business model This episode of The EIU Digital Economy podcast explores the impact of digitisation on the business models that companies use to create and monetise value. To discuss why digital technology challenges established models and what companies can do about it, ...
12.18.2018 Digital Economy: What does the future of work mean for managers? The third episode of The EIU Digital Economy podcast examines the evolution of work and management in the digital age. Host Pete Swabey is joined by Gavin Gollogley, head of digital for Asia at Canadian insurer SunLife Financial, Marina Chan, ...
11.21.2018 Digital Economy: The digitisation of finance The second episode of The EIU Digital Economy podcast examines the impact of digital technology on the financial services industry. Host Pete Swabey is joined by Greg Baxter, chief digital officer at US insurance company MetLife, and Tejal Mody, head ...
10.24.2018 The state of the global digital economy The first episode of The EIU Digital Economy podcast looks at the current state of the global digital economy. Host Pete Swabey speaks to Michael Kent, CEO of cross-border payments provider Azimo, about the challenges of managing a truly global ...
10.18.2018 Digital Economy: Introduction The EIU Digital Economy podcast is a monthly series examining the technologies, ideas and people driving the digitisation of the global economy. Sponsored by DXC, the podcast aims to help business leaders understand the way in which digital technology affects ...