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Commentary on the South African Special Economic Zones Bill
- 25 Jun 2012 10:48
- by Tatenda Zingoni
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Background On the 23rd of January, the Minister of Trade & Industry Dr Rob Davies gazetted the draft Special Economic Zones (SEZs) Bill for public comment. The bill is a welcome move as the government has acknowledged there has been a deficiency with the current Industrial Development Zones (IDZ) framework. The major issues which have been charact...
Frost & Sullivan Comment: Establishment of South Africa- Saudi Arabia Holding (SASAH)
- 25 Jun 2012 10:20
- by Tatenda Zingoni
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The minister of Trade and Industry, Dr Rob Davies, announced the establishment of the holding company, Saudi Arabia South Africa Holding (Sasah), which would aim at creating opportunities in mining, petrochemicals and agriculture. According to statistics from Trademap, in 2011 total South African Imports from Saudi Arabia amounted to $4.45 billion...
Frost & Sullivan Comment: Establishment of South Africa- Saudi Arabia Holding (SASAH)
- 25 Jun 2012 10:20
- by Tatenda Zingoni
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The minister of Trade and Industry, Dr Rob Davies, announced the establishment of the holding company, Saudi Arabia South Africa Holding (Sasah), which would aim at creating opportunities in mining, petrochemicals and agriculture. According to statistics from Trademap, in 2011 total South African Imports from Saudi Arabia amounted to $4.45 billion...
Mastering the Social Media Universe
- 22 Jun 2012 11:32
- by Austin Pullmann
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It’s always nice to have your work enjoyed and shared by others. This is a primary reason for getting excited about my job, which is to document best practices executed by companies against a variety of challenges. Recently we created an infographic to tell the story of our research that covers a variety of approaches to leveraging social media e...
Managing Resources and Idea Generation: 2012 Asia Pacific R&D Priorities Survey Results
- 21 Jun 2012 13:42
- by Holly Lyke Ho Gland
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The survey reveals that R&D executives in Asia Pacific are focused on challenges surrounding two topics: (1) managing the product portfolio and (2) integrating inputs from an array of sources outside of R&D. In regards to the first topic, R&D executives are struggling to generate an accurate technology map—that outlines customer needs, the current ...
Better Communication, Better Business
- 12 Jun 2012 08:09
- by Holly Lyke Ho Gland
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One of my roles in my household is mediator between my son and husband. Like many a father and son, they are so much alike that sparks fly on a fairly regular basis. Not surprisingly, nine times out ten, their frustrations stem from a lack of communication. Needless to say, pointing this out results in an emphatic eye roll from my son and gruff sig...
A First Time for Everything
- 30 May 2012 11:08
- by Katherine Burns
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Well, it’s my first blog. Not just my first one for Frost & Sullivan – my first blog ever. As a professional writer, and professional communicator, I guess this means I’m somewhat old-fashioned. I’d rather write something longhand than type it, and I wish we’d all put the Postal Service back in business by sending each other some letters. (Remember...
2012 European R&D/Innovation and Product Development Priorities Survey: Open Innovation for Idea Generation
- 29 May 2012 13:20
- by Holly Lyke Ho Gland
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Frost & Sullivan’s Growth Team Membership™ (GTM) recently completed its 2012 survey of R&D/innovation and product development executives throughout Europe. The executives were asked to identify their most pressing challenges for 2012. The survey reveals that R&D executives continue to struggle with doing effective portfolio planning and leveraging...
Feedback: The Good, The Bad, and The Irrelevant
- 24 May 2012 13:32
- by Jannette Whippy
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As an in-house designer who works alone, I require constant feedback. It’s the only way to know if I am on the right track. Recently, I had an epiphany: I have ignored my best design resource available, my fellow designer. I could have kicked myself for the oversight. I was working on a poster that was just not fitting together well. I ignored my f...
When R&D and innovation go beyond labs: Marketing innovations internally
- 24 May 2012 03:59
- by Loic Cesbron Lavau
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Recently the economist Michael Mandel wrote on his blog ‘We have only two ways out of our current global economic mess: innovation and inflation. And as the saying goes, we should hope for the best (more innovation) and prepare for the worst (higher inflation).’ (Source: Michael Mandel, Innovation and growth, dated 26th Oct 2011. http://innovationa...
Green chemicals feedstock: Thoughts about supply risks and volatility - Part 2
- 24 May 2012 03:33
- by Loic Cesbron Lavau
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High feedstock price is the new norm ‘Back in 2005, when oil price peaked at US$60/bbl, the community started admitting that a US$100/bbl price was a realistic work hypothesis. 6 years have passed since then, we have pushed the ceiling several times.’ This is exactly what we can expect for agricultural products too. Firstly, prices are related to...
Green chemicals feedstock: Thoughts about supply risks and volatility - Part 1
- 24 May 2012 03:26
- by Loic Cesbron Lavau
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The green chemistry industry is developing fast because of a set of 3 major trends: - Oil progressive scarcity - Durable high (if not skyrocketing) oil price - Continued population & demand growth (in particular middle class) Needless to say, the industry is growing in a context of deteriorating environment, which also has an impact upon ‘green...
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