Dr. Michael Mandel is chief economic strategist at the Progressive Policy Institute (PPI) in Washington, D.C., where he supervises PPI’s research and policy work across a wide range of topics, including the data-driven economy, regulation’s impact on innovation, and policies to improve production, investment, and job growth. Michael argues against technological pessimism and in favor of the idea that innovation can be a force for increasing growth, creating jobs, and improving living standards. Michael holds an appointment as senior fellow at Wharton’s Mack Institute for Innovation Management at the University of Pennsylvania, and serves as president and founder of South Mountain Economics LLC, which provides expertise on emerging occupations and industries. Michael formerly served as chief economist at Businessweek, a role for which he was named one of the top 100 business journalists of the 20th century. He has received multiple awards for his work, including the Gerald Loeb Award for Business and Financial Journalism. He is the author of four books including “Rational Exuberance: Silencing the Enemies of Growth” and “Why the Future Is Better Than You Think.”
cities
Can the Internet of Everything Help Cities?
Local governments are about delivering services and getting things done: Fixing highways, running buses, picking up trash, ensuring public safety, educating children. To do their job in an era of tight finances, what’s needed are technologies that make public services better and cheaper, and improve the quality of life for urban Americans without increasing costs. So far the Internet and the shift to digital has boosted the efficiency of smart local governments, increased transparency, and made it easier to communicate with local residents.
Business and the Economy in an Internet + Everything World
Amit Kumar of Bitponics, Michael Mandel of the Progressive Policy Institute, Cisco's Vishakha Radia, and Greg Ross of General Motors join Bloomberg's Emily Chang to discuss how the Internet of Everything is changing everything. Watch video and read the complete transcript here.
Conferences
Detroit 13
On September 17th, Techonomy returns to Detroit and Wayne State University to continue a series of conversations and workshops we began last year at our first Detroit conference.
