U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation President John McKernan, former governor of Maine, led a panel discussion focusing on the skills gap and the results of the latest Enterprising States study. Governors from Utah and North Carolina took part.
Enterprising states are driving stronger economic growth and job creation despite many anti-business and anti-growth policies coming from the federal government.
Some more thoughts on how the use of data is impacting the scientific community.
In early 2011, Science devoted a special issue to the impact big data is having on science. A series of articles described the role that the increased ease and affordability of collecting new streams of data are likely to have on individual disciples ranging from astronomy to genetics to ecology.
For companies to get their relationships with consumers right means understanding how consumers feel about privacy. And that means a conversation must be ongoing.
Smart technologies driven by data can change the face of emergency preparedness and public safety.
Mobile payments technology combined with Big Data analytics will completely transform the relationship between buyer and seller. 
The use of data and technology to help plant crops has been helpful, but also disruptive.
There may be few things in America more steeped in tradition than baseball. But despite its long roots, the sport is way ahead of the curve in the use of data.
Open Data is not a “thing” so much as it is a philosophy. It is the idea that free, accessible, unrestricted data is a catalyst for innovation and growth.
