Fifteen years after the collapse of the US investment bank Lehman Brothers triggered a devastating global financial crisis, the banking system is in trouble again. Central bankers and financial regulators each seem to bear some of the blame for the recent tumult, but there is significant disagreement over how much – and what, if anything, can be done to avoid a deeper crisis.
圣何塞—欧洲正处在前所未有的技术转型的风口浪尖。我称之为“万物联网”(Internet of Everything):万维网渗透入我们日常生活的方方面面。可穿戴技术告诉我们睡得怎样,是否需要锻炼。街头的传感器帮我们避免交通堵塞,帮我们找到车位。远程医疗应用让医生可以为数百英里外的病人施治。
这一大变革将改变公民与政府互动的方式,给全行业带来一场革命,并改变我们彼此交往的方式。在欧洲,万物联网正在成为振兴萎靡的经济、解决欧洲大陆的失业顽疾的最有希望的途径,公司、城市改制国家都争相成为创新、增长和就业创造的领导者。
最新的例子是法国。上个月,法国总理瓦尔斯和我宣布了一项宏大的合作计划,旨在促进全法国的数字转型。我们的合作——其中包括思科投资1亿美元于法国初创企业——能够改变能源管理、医疗和教育,从而刺激法国的经济竞争力、就业创造、活力和增长。
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