Articles

Smart cities: World’s best don’t just adopt new technology, they make it work for people

By Arturo Bris

Today, improving urban services through digital transformation is a huge industry, dominated by the likes of Cisco and IBM. But the idea of a “smart city” encompasses more than the clever application...

Competitiveness improves lives

The “right objective” of competitiveness in shaping public policy is to improve the lives of people, said IMD Emeritus Professor Stéphane Garelli, on day two of a conference celebrating...

30 years of competitiveness research: A race to improve nations

Celebrating the legacy of the IMD World Competitiveness Center

Singapore tops new ‘citizen-centric’ global smart city index

The Smart City Index assesses a city’s efforts and success in embracing smart technologies to improve the lives of their citizens

IMD Smart City Index 2019

The only global index of its kind, the IMD Smart City Index 2019 uniquely focuses on how citizens perceive the scope and impact of efforts to make their cities ‘smart’, balancing “economic...

How to make Switzerland a digital powerhouse?

IMD hosts the second edition of the Digital Competitiveness Summit, in partnership with digitalswitzerland

Are you ready for a cultural shift in industry’s relationship to regulation?

Arturo Bris, IMD Professor of Finance injected a note of pragmatism into the 2019 Annual International Alumni Event, when he challenged the audience to consider the regulatory frameworks demanded by...

Flexibility and Adaptability Key to Digital Success: USA top, Asia grows in strength in IMD World Digital Competitiveness ranking

The United States held on to the number one spot in IMD World Digital Competitiveness ranking (WDCR) in 2019, with all top five economies in the index unchanged: USA, Singapore, Sweden, Denmark...

IMD World Digital Competitiveness Ranking 2019

By Arturo Bris, Christos Cabolis

The IMD World Digital Competitiveness Ranking measures the capacity and readiness of 63 economies to adopt and explore digital technologies as a key driver for economic transformation in...

Incorporating industrial robots in the forthcoming IMD World Digital Competitiveness Ranking

By Christos Cabolis

On September 26, we are launching the third edition of the IMD World Digital Competitiveness Ranking (WDCR). It assesses an economy’s aptitude to adapt and explore digital technologies that...

What is the competitiveness performance of the different regions in 2019?

By Christos Cabolis

In Anticipation of the 2019 IMD World Competitiveness Yearbook

By Christos Cabolis

“Ground control to Major Tom”

By Christos Cabolis

Flex or Fail: What is the future of work and pay?

Flex or Fail, a new book by Arturo Bris and co-authors, has been released

Please tell us: What makes your country appealing?

By Christos Cabolis