This report from Monitor's Global Business Network and Cisco examines the driving forces and uncertainties that will shape the Internet's future. The scenarios suggest how a range of critical factors such as net neutrality policies, infrastructure investments and consumer response to pricing models could influence the Internet's potential to advance global prosperity, business productivity, education and social interaction.
Monitor Group and Al-Sayedah Khadijah Bint Khuwalid Businesswomen Center carried out a study on current and aspiring female business owners in Saudi Arabia to better understand the challenges and opportunities facing Saudi businesswomen and provide reliable data about them. The report also identifies practical ways to support Saudi businesswomen.
To address the issue of integrated water resource management for Morocco, Monitor Group has worked with the country’s Ministry of Water to develop and implement a national water strategy. Monitor’s approach and key findings were recently presented at the 2010 International Water Week in Singapore.
In this report, Monitor Institute’s Katherine Fulton, Gabriel Kasper and Barbara Kibbe discuss the future of philanthropic innovation. The next decade will call on successful institutions to develop “next practices”—effective approaches that are well-suited to the emerging landscape of public problem solving—that allow them to act bigger and adapt better.
The world’s rapidly growing megacities represent significant opportunities for companies seeking new markets and justify a unique approach to an important source of potential growth. In this article, Jennifer Lacks Kaplan and Mark Pocharski explain what it takes for companies to build winning strategies to take advantage of this growth opportunity.