The Economist Intelligence Unit: Digital Economy

Written by: The Economist Intelligence Unit
  • Summary

  • The EIU Digital Economy podcast is a monthly series examining the technologies, ideas and people driving the digitisation of the global economy. Sponsored by DXC, the podcast aims to help business leaders understand the way in which digital technology affects their companies, their teams, and their careers.

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Episodes
  • Digital Economy: Digital manufacturing
    Mar 26 2020
    This episode examines the potential, the challenges and the future of two dimensions of digital manufacturing. Firstly, the integration of digital functionality in manufacturing processes to monitor, manage and predict performance and link together participants on the value chain. And secondly, additive manufacturing or 3D printing, which is by necessity a blend of physical and digital systems. Host Pete Swabey is joined by Dr Low Hong Yee, director of the Digital Manufacturing and Design Centre at Singapore University of Technology and Design, and Klaus Mueller, chief operating officer for Asia at bearings manufacturer Schaeffler. Sponsored by DXC Technology.

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    30 mins
  • Digital Economy: The future of payments
    Feb 27 2020
    The payments ecosystem has witnessed a blossoming of digital innovation in recent times, from the back-end infrastructure to the point of sale. Now, ‘big tech’ is entering the fray. This episode examines the potential impact of the digitisation of payments, with reference to the UK, where many payments innovations have been adopted sooner than most. Host Pete Swabey is joined by Adrian Buckle, head of research for trade association UK Finance; Steve Everett, managing director of payments for global transaction banking at Lloyds Banking Group; and Fiona Roach Canning, co-founder of UK-based fintech Pollinate. Sponsored by DXC Technology.

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    32 mins
  • Digital Economy: Digital skills
    Dec 19 2019

    As cloud computing, network connectivity, and commodity hardware have reduced barriers to the technical infrastructure of the digital economy, talent and skills have emerged as the most sought after fuel for innovation. But work such as software development or data science can in theory be delivered from anywhere, geography still seems to influence the market for digital skills, with hubs such as Silicon Valley acting as beacons for talent. On this month’s episode, we discuss the dynamics of digital skills, exploring how digitisation itself is shaping their supply and demand. Host Pete Swabey is joined by Joysy John, director of education at UK innovation foundation Nesta, and Chris Johnson, CEO and co-founder of talent acquisition platform Uncubed.


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    30 mins

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