Digital identification: A key to inclusive growth

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Digital India: Technology to transform a connected nation
– Indian consumers have strongly embraced digital technologies. Now India’s companies must follow suit.

Globalization in transition: The future of trade and value chains
– Global value chains are being reshaped by rising demand and new industry capabilities in the developing world as well as a wave of new technologies.

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What every CEO needs to know about ‘superstar’ companies

Tackling Europe’s gap in digital and AI

Testing the resilience of Europe’s inclusive growth model

Applying artificial intelligence for social good
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‘Superstars’: The dynamics of firms, sectors, and cities leading the global economy
– Is there a superstar effect? McKinsey Global Institute research uncovers the dynamics of superstar firms, sectors, and cities in the global economy.

Outperformers: High-growth emerging economies and the companies that propel them
– Some emerging economies have grown much faster and more consistently than others. Underlying these success stories is a pro-growth policy agenda and the standout role of large companies.

Smart cities: Digital solutions for a more livable future
– As cities get smarter, they are becoming more livable and more responsive—and today we are seeing only a preview of what technology could eventually do in the urban environment.

The value of digital ID for the global economy and society

Skill shift: Automation and the future of the workforce

Solving the productivity puzzle

Making it in America: Revitalizing US manufacturing
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Thomas L. Friedman and James Manyika: The world’s gone from flat, to fast, to deep
The New York Times columnist reflects on how technology is changing our world in a conversation with James Manyika.

The New World of Work Podcast
The McKinsey Global Institute explores how technologies like automation and artificial intelligence are shaping how we work, where we work, and the skills and education we need to work.

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Visualizing global debt
– See how the debt of 51 countries has evolved since 2000 in an interactive data visualization.
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Visualizing the uses and potential impact of AI and other analytics
– This interactive data visualization shows the potential value created by artificial intelligence and other analytics techniques... for 19 industries and nine business functions.

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The emerging world’s high achievers
– The most successful emerging-economy companies, which tend to be export-oriented, not only boost growth, but also help to spur... progress in the business environment, write Anu Madgavkar and Jeongmin Seong in Project Syndicate.
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The best performing emerging economies emphasize competition
– The best emerging-market firms are more competitive than firms in advanced economies including the United States and the United... Kingdom, write Jonathan Woetzel, Anu Madgavkar and James Manyika in Harvard Business Review.
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