Economic Impact of Connectivity

Feature "Networks"

doteditorial May 2017

What is the economic value and impact of connectivity? What needs to be done to enable the digital society of the future? What is the cost of high latency for a company doing business in China? The May 2017 issue of dotmagazine, “Connecting the World – What’s it Worth?” answers these and more network-related questions, and looks at traffic flows, the light in the fiber, and telecommunications in emergency relief.

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Feature "Economic Impact of Connectivity"

Information and Energy: The Ultimate Paradigm for Growth of the Digital Economy

How can we build the digital society of the future? How does connectivity influence economic growth and the employment market? And what investments need to be made today to enable the transformation of tomorrow’s business world? Internet industry specialist and strategy and management consultant Gerd Simon talks to dotmagazine about the economic impact of connectivity, getting the next billion online, and the road to digital transformation.

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Feature "Digital Transformation"

Solving Tomorrow’s Problems with Smart City Methodology

While the image of smart cities is often portrayed as a utopian future, one of the main drivers behind the development is, according to Roman Mendle from ICLEI, the rather scary, dystopian forecast for urbanization over the next 20 years. dotmagazine spoke to Roman about the advantages of the smart city methodology, and how we need to change the way we conceive of urban spaces.

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Feature "Internet Industry"

Harald A. Summa on 25 Years of DE-CIX

From sending emails within Germany via Washington, to hearing the Rolling Stones online for the first time; Harald A. Summa, CEO of DE-CIX, looks back on the 25 years since the founding of the world’s leading interconnection platform.

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Feature "Digital Education"

Some Examples of How ICT Can Help Us Solve Our Global Issues

The United Nations has defined 17 “Sustainable Development Goals”, SDGs. They range from ending poverty to solving our energy issues to ensuring that education is available for all. Technology can help us reach some of these goals. Here is how.

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