Investment in the green economy and renewable energy today will help ensure our economies stay competitive in the future. But perhaps more importantly, right now investment in the green econ… Read More

School principal Mr. José António Gomes feels that that investing in the Haas VF-2 isn’t just right, but is also risk-free. “First of all,” he says, “it… Read More

The German manufacturers lack skilled workers. So they are urgently looking for young engineers and experts in crisis-torn Spain. Initial negotiations are successful. But kids in technical e… Read More

What motivates young people around the world today? Money? Fame? Justice? McCann Worldgroup asked that question to 7000 young people around the world: US, UK, China, India, Spain, Mexico, Br… Read More

PART 1: Understand the manufacturing facts PART 2: Understand the education facts PART 3: Understand the needs of our youth PART 4: Understand the needs of manufacturers [FINAL] PART 5: Unde… Read More

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In many countries it is the first day of school today. The ideal moment to talk about motivation, don’t you think? In a post last year, I talked about how high-tech machines greatly im… Read More

- Every lost manufacturing job means the loss of around 2.3 other jobs in the economy (e.g. in research and design). Manufacturing’s decline slows economic growth. While manufacturing… Read More

So many people sit and debate about the costs or human resources of reforming education. Usually they talk about the huge amount of money that is needed, the lack of strategy from the govern… Read More

“In 1850, a decade before the Civil War, the United States’ economy was small — it wasn’t much bigger than Italy’s. Forty years later, it was the largest econom… Read More