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That said, remember what your goal is when you’re looking to fill a position: It’s to find one person who really fits your needs, not to get thousands to apply.

What it really takes to attract top talent

By: EBR | Thursday, January 7, 2016

Remember the phrase “employer of choice” from the dot-com boom?

Great leaders are often humble and reticent to speak about themselves. This impulse is admirable, but it falls short of what’s needed to inspire people to join in the purpose of an organisation.

Use storytelling to explain your company’s purpose

By: EBR | Tuesday, January 5, 2016

The idea of “purpose” has swept the corporate world. Encouraged by evangelists like Simon Sinek, myriad firms like Nike, Adidas, Pepsi, and Coca-Cola are devoting real time and attention to explaining why they do

A rule of thumb for me has always been to look and see what teenagers are doing in their leisure time. Anything that fits in well with their lives has a good chance of succeeding.

How to Spot a Game Changer

By: EBR | Tuesday, December 22, 2015

The big question for investors and venture capitalists as well as incumbent companies which might be threatened by these inventions is which of these is a real “game changer”?

Mr. Kevin Tao, Vice President of Huawei Corporate Quality, Process & IT; Mr Vincent Pang, President of Huawei Western European Region; Mr Richard Yu, CEO of Huawei Consumer BG; Mr Richard Ren, President of Huawei Western Europe Consumer BG at the celebration ceremony.

Order value of Huawei Consumer in W. Europe exceeds 2 billion dollars

By: N. Peter Kramer | Wednesday, December 16, 2015

Huawei announced that the total sales order value of the Consumer Business Group (CBG) has exceeded the $2 billion mark in Western Europe in 2015.

Huawei, one of the founding members of the centre, was represented at the launch by Dr Tong Wen, principal 5G scientist.

Surrey 5G innovation center opens

By: N. Peter Kramer | Tuesday, November 10, 2015

The University of Surrey's landmark 5G Innovation Centre (5GIC) officially launched last month, with support from key Huawei technology

Adopting a global approach to economic competitiveness should promote a different view of the performance of European high-tech start-ups which, through their acquisition by international players, are already successfully integrated in global value chains and operating as conduits for value capture for their home locations.

The Foolhardy Quest for a European Google

By: EBR | Monday, November 9, 2015

From an industrial policy (or innovation policy) perspective the most relevant question then is, what should be done to maximise the integration and contribution of local economic agents to global value chains?

How do your service providers ensure that you won’t suffer lengthy outages? What happens when transcontinental undersea internet connections are severed?

How to Stay in Business through a Disaster

By: EBR | Tuesday, November 3, 2015

Disaster can strike at any time. While crisis manuals are lengthy, they should have three key pillars.

If you make an incorrect business then the next step is to learn from your mistakes and go from there. Learn what you did right and learn what you did wrong.

6 Tips On How To Make Smart Business Decisions

By: EBR | Thursday, October 22, 2015

Here are 6 tips on how to make smart business decisions when you are on the job.

It also gives the community a selective peek behind the scenes of the organisation’s decision-making, which may demystify it just enough that people feel their own contributions would be valued.

To Succeed at Crowdsourcing, Forget the Crowd

By: EBR | Monday, October 19, 2015

But crowdsourcing has two dirty little secrets. The first is that a flood of ideas does not necessarily equate to greater innovation potential. That’s because companies tend to favour more easily actionable - i.e. less innovative - ideas as contributions pile up.

The so-called “on-demand′′ economy, which attempts to satisfy existing new economic and social conditions in a way that brings together people who have sufficient funds but not enough time with people with sufficient time but not sufficient funds.

The "on-demand" economy

By: EBR | Wednesday, April 15, 2015

Despite its opponents’ tenacity at times, who foresee its definitive disappearance, the system of free market economy is being proved to be the most efficient and durable.

Searching the past you can find out that MWC has had several identity changes as it has evolved over the years.

Why is Mobile World Congress not called Mobile Connectivity Congress?

By: EBR | Tuesday, April 14, 2015

Someone (like me!) visiting the MWC for the first time, with no preconceived ideas, might well find themselves wondering why is it called MOBILE World Congress. The variety of industries, applications, activities on display in Barcelona makes the overarching theme open to interpretation.

The Chinese tech giant Huawei is promising a ‘4.5G’ mobile networking solution by 2016 that will deliver more than 1 Gbit/s in throughput with 10 milliseconds latency.

Huawei: 4.5G to bridge the gap between 4G and 5G

By: N. Peter Kramer | Monday, April 6, 2015

It was said that although the 4.5G tech included prospective 5G features like low latency and virtualisation, it is unlikely it would delay the introduction of 5G. Huawei is aiming to plant its flag in the 5G hill within a few years.

The new Asian investment bank is a clear answer of Beijing on the by the US dominated World Bank.

Top Asian Tiger Taiwan eyes new Asian investment bank prudently

By: N. Peter Kramer | Monday, April 6, 2015

Founded in 2014 by the Peoples Republic of China (mainland China) and 20 other Asian countries with an initial capital base of US$100 billion, the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) is set to commence operations later this year.

The EU’s wish is that the Europe regains its pole position in the next generation of communications network systems connectivity after it lost the race on 4G.

4G is a success! Why jumping to 5G?

By: N. Peter Kramer | Monday, March 30, 2015

During Mobile World Congress in Barcelona (beginning of March), the European Commissioner for Digital Economy and Society Günther Oettinger urged the 5G Private Public Partnership (5G PPP) to increase the efforts for a serious development of 5G.

During a pressconference at the recent Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, EU Commissioner for Digital Economy and Society, Günther Oettinger, said that Europe’s authorities have a crucial role in driving the continent’s 5G efforts.

The road to 5G, a challenge for Europe

By: N. Peter Kramer | Tuesday, March 24, 2015

From 1G to the more recently deployed 3G and 4G, with each new generation of communications networks systems connectivity becomes more prominent in our lives. And although 4G is only used by a small percentage of the world (for instance Brussels) a dream called 5G is already born!

Astonished, the new European Commissioner for the Digital Economy and Society, Gunther Oettinger, called it ′a celebration of technology′.

Dossier: Digital, data and the day after tomorrow

By: EBR | Monday, March 23, 2015

The annual Mobile World Congress in Barcelona (beginning of March) is considered to be the largest event in the calendar of the global telecommunications industry.

Markets face a similar problem: they need to provide a changing basket of billions of different private goods.

Building agencies to rate public policy

By: EBR | Friday, March 6, 2015

Markets have the advantage of the invisible hand: a decentralized system that provides the information, the incentives, and the mobilization of resources needed for the system to self-organize.

31 agreements, MOUs signed at Cross-Strait CEO Summit

By: EBR | Monday, December 29, 2014

Representatives from Taiwanese and mainland Chinese corporations signed 31 agreements and memorandums of understanding (MOUs) at the two-day Cross-Strait CEO Summit that closed 16 December.

The opening of the site marks a further step in Huawei’s European strategy which places a key focus on R&D investment. It follows the recent announcement of a new innovation center in Waldorf, Germany.

Huawei’s two further steps in its European Strategy

By: N. Peter Kramer | Monday, September 15, 2014

Huawei opened recently another R&D site in France and a new Innovation Center at SAP’s headquarters in Germany.

The number of websites has grown to 650.000 at the end of 2013, resulting in 2 million jobs in the same year.

European e-commerce turnover booms by 16%

By: EBR | Thursday, June 19, 2014

The Single Market is the EU’s grown jewel, and online is its natural new home. So let’s bring down those barriers -Neelie Kroes

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