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Presentations and Other Resources on National Competitiveness

Organized below are Institute resources focusing on the competitiveness of specific nations.
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		Presentations and Other Resources on National Competitiveness
		Argentina Argentine Competitiveness Michael E. Porter Argentina Competitive Advantage Seminar Buenos Aires, Argentina November 2001 Armenia Armenia's Competitiveness Michael E. Porter Armenia 2020 Summit Cambridge, MA March 2005 see MOC Student Projects for "Armenia IT Services Cluster" (2006) Australia Australian Competitiveness Michael E. Porter Sydney, Australia August 2002 see MOC Student Projects for "Australia Renewable Energy" (2008) Botswana see MOC Student Projects for "The Botswana Textiles Cluster" (2007) Brazil Competitiveness and Company Strategy: Issues for Brazil Michael E. Porter ExpoManagement Sao Paulo, Brazil November 2003 see MOC Student Projects for "The Poultry Cluster in Brazil" (2006) *Bulgaria* see MOC Student Projects for "Bulgaria's Apparel Cluster" (2007) *Canada* see MOC Student Projects for "Ontario Financial Services Cluster" (2008) see Institute for Competitiveness & Prosperity reports *Chile* Chile's Competitiveness: Where Does the Country Stand? Michael E. Porter Santiago, Chile June 29, 2005 China Chinese Competitiveness: Where Does The Nation Stand? Michael E. Porter Beijing, China June 2004 see MOC Student Projects for "The Chinese Apparel Cluster in Guangdong " (2006) *Colombia* Colombia Competitiveness: Moving to the Next Level Michael E. Porter Bogotá, Colombia September 14, 2007 In Search of a Competitive Identity: Towards A Competitiveness Agenda for Colombia Michael E. Porter Cartagena, Colombia October 21, 2005 see MOC Student Projects for "The Sugar Cane Cluster in Colombia" (2007) and "Colombia Shrimp Aquaculture" (2008) In the news: Michael Porter dice Uribe es "sorprendente" y Colombia es afortunada de tenerlo Periodista - September 15, 2007 Colombia está mejorando, dice experto mundial en competitividad Dinero - September 15, 2007 Universidad de los Andes entregará título Honoris Causa a Michael Porter Dinero - September 13, 2007 Colombia es una estrella en ascenso, asegura Michael Porter, 'gurú' de la competitividad El Tiempo - September 24, 2007 ¿Cómo competir? El Tiempo - September 20, 2007 Editorial Competitividad: del dicho al hecho Diario Occidente - September 18, 2005 *Czech Republic* Competitiveness: Implications for Central and Europe and the Czech Republic Michael E. Porter Prague October 22, 2007 Denmark Europa skal reddes af nye klynger Christian Ketels Mandagmorgen June 2007 Danmark går glip af ny vækstmodel Denmark is missing out on a new growth model: Clusters Christian Ketels Mandagmorgen August 2004 see MOC Student Projects for "The Danish Design Cluster" (2007) *Dominican Republic* see MOC Student Projects for "Tourism in the Dominican Republic" (2007) Germany Cluster und Clusterpolitik: Wege zu mehr Wettbewerbsfähigkeit Christian Ketels RATIO 2007 GCR2004-2005: Deutschlands Wettbewerbsfähigkeit Christian Ketels Berlin, Germany November 10, 2004 *in Wirtschaftsbericht 2004* German - Zunkunftsfaktor Innovationen English - German Innovative Capacity Christian Ketels Potenzialausschöpfung im Wissenschaftssystem (also see summaries in German or English) Christian Ketels Humboldt Institution on Transatlantic Issues May 24, 2004 see MOC Student Projects for "Biotechnology and Life Sciences in Munich" (2007) *Greece* The Competitive Advantage of Greece: Moving to the Next Level Michael E. Porter Athens, May 2003 Honduras see MOC Student Projects for "The Apparel Cluster in Honduras" (2007) *Hong Kong* see MOC Student Projects for "Hong Kong Financial Services" (2008) *Iceland* Building a Competitive Economy: Implications for Iceland Michael E. Porter Reykjavik, Iceland October 2, 2006 see MOC Student Projects for "Iceland Financial Services" (2008) India Indian Competitiveness: Where Does the Nation Stand? Michael E. Porter Mumbai, India January 2004 see MOC Student Projects for "Karnataka Offshore IT and Business Process Outsourcing Services Cluster" (2006), "India Biotech", "India Diamonds", "Bollywood – Maharashtra and India’s Film Cluster" (2008) *Indonesia* Raising Indonesia’s Competitiveness Michael E. Porter Jakarta, Indonesia November 28, 2006 Ireland Irish Competitiveness: Entering a New Economic Era Michael E. Porter Dublin, Ireland October 2003 see MOC Student Projects for "The Dublin International Financial Services Cluster" (2006) *Israel* see MOC Student Projects for "Israeli Biotechnology Cluster" (2006) *Italy* see MOC Student Projects for "The Italian Sports Car Cluster" (2006) Japan Can Japan Compete? - New Findings from the Global Competitiveness Report 2002 Michael E. Porter Tokyo, Japan December 2002 *Can Japan Compete?* M. Porter, H. Takeuchi, and M. Sakakibara Tokyo: Diamond, 2000; Basingstoke, England: Macmillan, 2000; New York: Basic Books and Perseus Publishing, 2000 "Can Japan Compete? Part 1" "Can Japan Compete? Part 2" Martha Lagace and Hilah Geer HBS Working Knowledge, January 2001 In this two-part interview, Michael Porter expands upon the message of his new book, Can Japan Compete?, and on the value of clearly defined strategies and open competition. "Darkness Before the Dawn" Edward Teach CFO Magazine, May 2001 Strategist Michael Porter tells why Japan's economic sun has set, and how it can rise again. Kazakhstan Kazakhstan's Competitiveness Michael E. Porter Almaty, Kazakhstan January 2005 see MOC Student Projects for "Kazakhstan Energy Cluster" (2007) see the website of the Kazakhstan Cluster Initiative Kenya Global Competitiveness: Implications for Kenya Michael E. Porter Nairobi, Kenya June 26, 2007 see MOC Student Projects for "Kenya's Cut-Flower Cluster" (2007), "Kenya Coffee" (2008) In the news: Michael Porter on young Kenyan leaders Business Daily - June 27, 2007 Expert praises Vision 2030 The Standard - June 26, 2007 *Korea* see MOC Student Projects for "Korea Online Game Cluster" (2006) *Libya* In the news: Libya Gingerly Begins Seeking Economic but Not Political Reform The New York Times - March 1, 2007 Luxembourg Regional Competitiveness in a Global Economy: Issues for Luxembourg Michael E. Porter Luxembourg May 25, 2005				*Macedonia* see MOC Student Projects for "The Macedonian Wine Cluster" (2006) *Madagascar* see MOC Student Projects for "The Shrimp Cluster in Madagascar" (2006) Malaysia Malaysia's Competitiveness: Moving to the Next Stage Michael E. Porter Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia May 2003 see MOC Student Projects for "Malaysia Financial Services" (2008) *Mexico* see MOC Student Projects for "Baja California Sur Tourism" (2008) *Morocco* see MOC Student Projects for "Morocco Tourism" (2008) *Netherlands* Innovation Lecture Michael E. Porter The Hague, Netherlands December 2001 New Zealand New Zealand Competitiveness Michael E. Porter Catching the Knowledge Wave Conference Auckland, New Zealand August 2001 Wellington Town Hall Address Michael E. Porter Speech on New Zealand competitiveness Wellington, New Zealand November 1998 Hosted by Cluster Navigators *Nicaragua* see MOC Student Projects for "The Nicaraguan Coffee Cluster" (2006) *Nigeria* see MOC Student Projects for "Nollywood – The Nigerian Film Industry", "Nigeria Financial Services" (2008) *Norway* Norwegian Competitiveness: Where Does the Nation Stand? Towards An Action Agenda Michael E. Porter Oslo Business Summit Oslo, Norway October 22, 2004 Pakistan see MOC Student Projects for "Textiles Cluster in Pakistan" (2007) Philippines see MOC Student Projects for "The Philippines Contact Center Cluster" (2007), "Medical Tourism in the Phillipines" (2008) Portugal Portuguese Competitiveness Michael E. Porter Novos Desafiois da Competitividade Lisbon, Portugal April 2002 see MOC Student Projects for "The Automotive Cluster in Portugal" (2007) Russia Competitiveness at the Crossroads: Choosing the Future Direction of the Russian Economy Michael E. Porter and Christian Ketels December 2007 Russian Competitiveness: Where Do We Stand? Michael E. Porter U.S. - Russian Investment Symposium Boston, MA November 2003 In the news: Конкурентоспособность: Экономике нужны ясные цели Ведомости - November 26, 2007 translation: Competitiveness at the Crossroads: Which Way for the Russian Economy? Op-Ed by Christian Ketels and Michael Porter Russia's economy not competitive? Russia Today - November 23, 2007 see MOC Student Projects for "Moscow Transportation" (2006) *Rwanda* Creating a Competitive Rwanda Michael E. Porter Kigali, Rwanda June 27, 2007 In the news: Harvard's Michael Porter here New Times (Kigali) - October 10, 2007 *Saudi Arabia* Competitiveness as an Engine for Economic Growth: Implications for Saudi Arabia Michael E. Porter Global Competitiveness Forum Riyadh, Saudi Arabia January 21, 2008 In the news: Raise Culture of Productivity, Says Expert Arab News - January 22, 2008 Spain see MOC Student Projects for "The Spanish Wind Power Cluster" (2007) *Singapore* Singapore Competitiveness: A Nation in Transition Michael E. Porter Singapore November 28, 2006 see related video (starting at 31:00) The Competitive Advantage of Singapore: Transition to the Innovation Stage Summary of a presentation given at the August 2001 New Economy Conference The Productivity Digest, July 2002 South Africa Creating a Competitive South Africa Michael E. Porter Johannesburg, South Africa July 3, 2007 The Competitive Advantage of South Africa Michael E. Porter Johannesburg, South Africa June 2003 see MOC Student Projects for "The South African Wine Cluster" (2006) Sweden Competitiveness in the Global Economy: Sweden’s Position Michael E. Porter Stockholm, Sweden April 27, 2007 Global Competitiveness Report 2004-05: Sweden’s Business Competitiveness Christian Ketels Stockholm, Sweden October 13, 2004 Swedish Clusters Goran Lindqvist, Anders Malmberg, Orjan Solvell CIND, Uppsala University in cooperation with Michael E. Porter February 2003 Taiwan Taiwan Competitiveness Michael E. Porter Taiwan Commonwealth Speech Taipei, Taiwan August 2001 see MOC Student Projects for "Taiwan: Semiconductor Cluster" (2007) *Tanzania* see MOC Student Projects for "Tanzania’s Tourism Cluster" (2006) Thailand Thailand's Competitiveness: Creating the Foundations for Higher Productivity Michael E. Porter Bangkok, Thailand May 2003 See related article on Chulalongkorn University site. Thailand's Competitiveness: Key Issues in Five Clusters Christian Ketels Bangkok, May 2003 see MOC Student Projects for "Thailand Automotive Cluster" (2007) and "Thailand Medical Tourism Cluster" (2006) *Trinidad and Tobago* see MOC Student Projects for "Tourism in Trinidad and Tobago" (2006) *Tunisia* see MOC Student Projects for "Tunisia Tourism Cluster" (2008) Turkey see MOC Student Projects for "Turkey & The Construction Services Cluster" (2007) United Arab Emirates Building a Competitive U.A.E. Economy: The New Learning Michael E. Porter Dubai, UAE May 2003 see MOC Student Projects for "The Transport and Logistics Cluster in the UAE" 2007 and "Dubai Financial Services Cluster" (2006) United Kingdom UK competitiveness – old labour market institutions, new collaborative roles Christian Ketels March 2006 Cluster Based Economic Development: What Have We Learned? Christian Ketels The Department of Trade and Industry, London March 2004 UK Competitiveness: Entering a New Stage Christian Ketels Smith Institute, London March 2004 Regional Competitiveness: Towards an Agenda for London Transcript (pdf) Slides (pdf) Michael E. Porter London, UK June 2003 UK Competitiveness: Moving to the Next Stage Michael E. Porter and Christian H.M. Ketels DTI Economics Paper May 2003 see MOC Student Projects for "UK Competitiveness and the International Financial Services Cluster in London" (2007) United States Competitiveness Index: Where America Stands Michael E. Porter, Council on Competitiveness January 2007 Competitiveness Index: Where America Stands benchmarks current U.S. competitiveness against twenty years of domestic and global economic data. The baseline year, 1986, was chosen because it marked the beginning of cyclical expansion in the domestic economy, a high dollar, and an exploding trade deficit, which put the concept of competitiveness on the U.S. national agenda. It also marked the creation of the Council on Competitiveness. The report is a wide-ranging assessment of how the changing global economy presents new challenges for the future. National Summit on American Competitiveness Washington, D.C. September 18, 2007 Sponsored by the U.S. Department of Commerce, The National Summit on American Competitiveness convened leaders of business, government, academia and the research community to address the core components of U.S. competitiveness. Michael Porter participated on the panel addressing Competitiveness Challenges: Video and Transcript. see MOC Student Projects for "The Chicago Processed Food Cluster", "The Los Angeles Motion Picture Industry Cluster" (2006), "Washington D.C. Information Technology and Services Cluster" (2008) see Competitiveness of States and Regions for regional reports Vietnam National Competitiveness: Issues for Vietnam Michael E. Porter Cambridge, MA June 24, 2005


		Presentations Covering Multiple Nations
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