Results for Search Submit Filter by: Advanced Filter All results Solutions Industry People Client Story Insights/Blogs Filter Blog Hyperbole, hype and hope? Trillions of reasons why the metaverse matters Let’s start at the beginning: Protiviti defines the metaverse as “an immersive, collaborative virtual world that exists as physical and virtual objects converge.”Some forecasts have put the metaverse’s overall global economic impact as high as $15 trillion by 2030. Hyperbole, hype and hope? Maybe, but there’s some smart people and significant brands betting on its success.Business leaders will… Blog Wealth management in a digital future with Greg Dillon of OneTeam Financial "I don’t think that the digitization of the monetary system really changes the game for wealth managers, but I do think that the U.S. is behind a lot of countries as far as payments go and the digital payment systems.""Given the fact that [crypto is] not as traceable as bank deposits, it does open itself up for these illicit transactions and things that are outside of the scope of what we really… Blog Longtime regulator Tom Vartanian on crypto and a CBDC: Proceed with caution "I tend to think that cryptocurrency is never going to be money. It may be an investment. It may be a security. It may be a commodity. I don’t ever think it’s going to be money.""We’ve got a regulatory system that I have argued is terribly out of date, terribly misfocused, and at the end of the day, focused on only a small portion of the financial services business.""If you can open up an account… Blog Is the U.S. dollar in decline? Financial experts weigh in on its status in a changing world The gap between the U.S. dollar and other global currencies will decline over the next decade, as will its share of foreign trade, but I don’t see that happening in a significant way any time soon.A weakened dollar will not only has enormous economic implications, but political and geopolitical implications, as well. Business leaders, executives and directors need to prepare for a world… Blog From trust to tech equity to transparency, governments have issues. Is digitization the fix? There was a time more than three out of every four Americans trusted the government to “almost always” do what’s right. Today, it’s fewer than one in six.The current state of e-government is fragmented, incomplete, and needs rationalization. This situation creates unique security and privacy risks due to legacy and new IT systems.The Government Accountability Office found that only three of 15… Blog Cybersecurity expert: The U.S. is doing almost everything wrong "We don’t know so much about technology and we’re playing as if it’s always going to be benevolent and good to us, but the problem is that there are so many people increasingly every year using it for bad purposes and to steal money or to influence elections or bring down governments." "You can watch any congressional hearing you like, the ones with Mark Zuckerburg and Facebook were interesting… Blog Will quantum computing be a game changer for governments? "Two regions in the U.S. were deemed tech hubs for quantum, in Colorado and Chicago, which means there’s going to be extra money in research dollars for developing workforces and coming up with new technologies. That’s one way the U.S. is leading." "Eventually we’re going to cross that line of about 4,000 or so logical qubits that can crack encryption. When that happens, overnight, certain… Blog From democracy and digitization to risk and regulation, we explore the future of government While wars rage on in Africa, Europe and the Middle East, “U.S. hegemony is increasingly contested, China vies for global influence, and emerging powers such as Saudi Arabia and Turkey assert their interests, the international order is becoming more unstable.”The World Bank’s Ed Olowo-Okere offers a call to action for global governments to adopt a new social contract with citizens to ensure they’… Blog The World Bank's Ed Olowo-Okere: Let's reimagine government for good "When we talk about the governance problems, there are many of them. I will just focus on two: corruption, and lack of voice and participation. So, if you look at these two problems, you will see that they are responsible to a large extent for the legitimacy and trust deficit that most governments suffer.""We know there are two critical factors for securing and maintaining trust. The first one is… Blog Digital expert: Metadata and ID keys to unlocking e-government Very often, people expect their engagement to government to look like their engagement with their bank or with a social media platform, with any now very truly natively digital service offering, and governments struggled to do that. Partly, it’s legacy. Partly, it’s the cautiousness of government, but partly, it’s the fact that it’s different. Government is different.I think currently it’s… Load More
