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Thursday, June 15, 2006 |
The Future of the American Workforce in the Global Creative
Economy, by Richard Florida, at Cato Unbound.American
economic experts and policy-makers are rightly preoccupied with the
emergence of behemoths like India and China, which offer huge markets,
capable workforces, and cost advantages. Unfortunately, they overlook a
subtler but even more profound shift in the nature of global
competition.
In the past two and a half decades, this shift has taken us from the
older industrial model to a new economic paradigm, where knowledge,
innovation, and creativity are key. At the cutting edge of this shift
is the creative sector of the economy: science and technology, art and
design, culture and entertainment, and the knowledge-based professions.
. . .
The rise of this global creative economy changes the rules of
international competition in four crucial ways.
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3:35:56 PM 
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Two from BNA News:
REPORT SAYS MONEY LOST TO CYBERCRIME DOWN
For the fourth straight year, the financial losses incurred
by businesses due to incidents such as computer break-ins
have fallen, according to the 2006 annual survey by the
Computer Security Institute and the FBI. The 615 US CSI
members who responded to this year's survey reported fewer
security incidents. Viruses, laptop theft and insider abuse
of Net access are still the most reported threats, but all
have decreased compared with last year.
SHOULD COMPANIES CRACK DOWN ON EMPLOYEE BLOGGING?
CNET runs a column on how corporations deal with employees
who establish blogs. The column argues that employers might
have concerns, such as the worry that blogging can distract
employees or sap productivity.
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