Understanding China’s AI Strategy: Clues to Chinese Strategic Thinking on Artificial Intelligence and National Security

February 2019

By Gregory C. Allen

The Competitive Edge: A Policymaker’s Guide to Developing a National Strategy

BY ROBERT D. ATKINSON | DECEMBER 2017

The Competitive Edge

Research Priorities for U.S. Manufacturing

Committee on Analysis of Research

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Directions and Needs in U.S. Manufacturing

Manufacturing Studies Board

Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems

National Research Council

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America’s Real Manufacturing Advantage

A new wave of software innovation is about to transform industry—and give the United States the chance for a lasting edge.

Michael Porter—the world’s leading expert on competitive strategy— described how the Internet of Things is fundamentally transforming the competitive landscape. Porter drew from his recent Harvard Business Review article, “How Smart, Connected Products Are Transforming Competition,” to go beyond the buzz about the Internet of Things to explain how profound technological changes are driving changes in how companies compete. Competing by merely producing physical products or using technology to automate aspects of the value chain will no longer be adequate. In all industries, companies will increasingly compete by producing smart, connected devices that are part of software-enabled systems or platforms. This transformation, which is already underway, is forcing companies to rethink everything they do. This includes which capabilities are most important, what talent is most essential, what functionality is most critical to customers, how best to differentiate, which business models to pursue, and even bet-the-company questions such as “What business are we in?”

HOW SMART, CONNECTED PRODUCTS ARE TRANSFORMING COMPETITION

ANNUAL MEETING OF THE WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM

Harvard Business Review Private Breakfast

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Davos, Switzerland | January 22, 2015

AT A PRIVATE HARVARD BUSINESS REVIEW breakfast sponsored by Tata Consultancy Services, Harvard Business School professor Michael Porter—the world’s leading expert on competitive strategy— described how the Internet of Things is fundamentally transforming the competitive landscape. Porter drew from his recent Harvard Business Review article, “How Smart, Connected Products Are Transforming Competition,” to go beyond the buzz about the Internet of Things to explain how profound technological changes are driving changes in how companies compete. Competing by merely producing physical products or using technology to automate aspects of the value chain will no longer be adequate. In all industries, companies will increasingly compete by producing smart, connected devices that are part of software-enabled systems or platforms. This transformation, which is already underway, is forcing companies to rethink everything they do. This includes which capabilities are most important, what talent is most essential, what functionality is most critical to customers, how best to differentiate, which business models to pursue, and even bet-the-company questions such as “What business are we in?”

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