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This month, INSEAD Knowledge presents extensive coverage of the Global Information Technology Report, a production of INSEAD and the World Economic Forum, celebrating ten years of surveying the world's tech-readiness. We also have an interview with the Chief Economist of the Dubai International Financial Center, we explore the state of the UK Economy and other countries that are "running on empty," and we invite you to put your strategy to the stress test devised by two INSEAD professors.

Finally, we sent out an audience poll last week. If you have not yet responded, you can do so by clicking on the INSEAD Knowledge Global Audience Survey box (to the right).

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The Global Information Technology Report, 2010 – 2011
How networked is your country and what does it take to make it to the top of the technology profile? The Global Information Technology Report (GITR), jointly published by INSEAD and the World Economic Forum, ranks 138 countries based on their information and communications technologies.
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Can there be financial transformation in the Middle East?
The Chief Economist of the Dubai International Financial Centre describes his vision for economic growth, consolidation and investment in one of the world’s most diverse regions.
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UK economy: Trimming the fat or incipient anorexia?
When the new government swept into power in the UK, the mandate seemed clear: Get out of debt fast. Now, it’s not so easy.
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When profits are private and losses are public
Thomas Huertas of the Financial Services Authority, regulator of the financial services industry in the UK, is a firm believer that better regulation will avoid a repetition of the recent financial meltdown.
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Who should shoulder the cost of bank bailouts?
INSEAD professor of finance Theo Vermaelen makes a case for his own version of convertible capital as the panacea to government bailouts when banks fail.
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Attitude is everything: The case for Turkey
Turkish membership could make the EU a world leader, contends Yilmaz Argüden, chairman of Istanbul-based ARGE Consulting.
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Can your business plan survive this stress test?
The road to success is littered with the wreckage of strategies gone awry. Here is a six-step stress test for your strategy.
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Cabbages, condoms and bamboo schools: Achieving sustainability in social enterprise
Recovering costs and generating revenues goes hand-in-hand with one group’s approach to eradicating poverty and empowering rural communities in South East Asia.
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Looking ahead for the Middle East
As the situation in the Middle East continues to simmer, Christian Koch, a director at the Gulf Research Center in Dubai, discusses implications for international relations, the possibility of democratic governments, Arab-Israeli relations, radical Islamic factions and Iran.
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Jan 2011 Cultivating Innovation
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Dec 2010 Women in Business and Society
Nov 2010 Setting of the Rising Sun, as new Asian giants power ahead
Oct 2010 Asian private equity: Coming of age
Sept 2010 Corporate governance: Where did it all go wrong?
July 2010 Putting Europe Back on Track - China/US trade relations
June 2010 INSEAD Leadership Summit Europe (special edition)
May 2010 Social media and marketing - Doing good in business
Apr 2010 Wired in world - Negotiating to win - Too late to get into China?
Mar 2010 Leadership - entrepreneurship - sustainability
Feb 2010 INSEAD Leadership Summit in the Middle East (special edition)
Jan 2010 Top Global CEOs - Diversity in the workplace
Dec 2009 Innovator's DNA - leadership today - visual equity
Nov 2009 Innovation - Finance - MBA oath
Oct 2009 Healthcare: at the crossroads
Sept 2009 Banking one year after Lehman - INSEAD at 50
Aug 2009 Quest for authenticity - Cash is king - Dark side of trust
July 2009 Road to sustainability - New era for innovations
June 2009 Collaboration, creativity and networking
May 2009 The Illusion of Control: Dance with Chance
Apr 2009 Dare and Care: Sustaining Europe's Ambitions
Mar 2009 US economy recovery 'likely' by year-end; Humanitarian Logistics; Innovation Manual
Feb 2009 Women and the 'vision thing'
Jan 2009 Innovating your way to the top
Dec 2008 Can leadership withstand the ravages of the crisis?
Nov 2008 Obama could help US economy recover by mid-2009
Oct 2008 Living with uncertainty (World Knowledge Forum special edition)
Sep 2008 The emergency bailout - heeding the lessons of the Depression
Aug 2008 The future of Chinese capitalism - The changing face of the CIO
Jul 2008 It Starts with One - Successful entrepreneurs
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May 2008 INSEAD Leadership Summit in Europe 2008 (special edition)
Apr 2008 Cross-cultural negotiations; Muhammad Yunus
Mar 2008 Greening the economy: New energy for business (European Business Summit special edition)
Feb 2008 The Experience Trap; Counting the cost
Jan 2008 Fast Strategy: Staying ahead of the game
Dec 2007 Putting leaders on the couch; Creating products for those at the bottom of the pyramid
Nov 2007 INSEAD Leadership Summit in Asia 2007 (special edition)
Oct 2007 The global business leader; Family business on the couch
Sep 2007 In search of blue oceans; The new deal at the top
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Jul 2007 INSEAD Leadership Summit in Europe 2007 (special edition)
Jun 2007 Cost innovation and the dragons; The innovation value chain
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Apr 2007 Global information technology, the rankings; Closing the deal in negotiations
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