The Body as an Innovation Platform
Advances in genomics, bioengineering, and health technologies have the potential to enable longevity, facilitate better health throughout the human lifespan, increase food supplies, and enhance performance.
Aging Workforces and the Politics of Immigration
Many first world countries with aging workforces will ultimately need to incentivize immigration to offset labor shortages, leading to difficult political decisions.
Enterprise IoT Summit 2017: Smart Cities and Mobility
Joseph Kopser discusses smart cities, transportation, tech innovation, and society in a presentation at the Enterprise IoT Summit 2017 in Austin, TX.
Smart City Technology Enables Upward Mobility Opportunity
Joseph Kopser explains what topics at the Smart City Innovation Summit excite him the most, including the opportunity and access toward upwards mobility for people resulting from smart-city initiatives.
The Great Divide: Meeting the Challenges of Our Future Workforce
The United States is in the midst of a generation-long structural shift in labor, productivity, jobs, and pay, which is set to accelerate with the increasing adoption of advanced robotics and machine learning technologies. Proactive solutions are needed at the business, community, state, and national level to ensure we have the tools needed to remain competitive.
Smart City Challenge: An Update on the Participating Cities
The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Smart City Challenge invited seven cities to provide a holistic, integrated approach to improving surface transportation performance within a city and integrate this approach with other smart city domains, including public safety, public services, and energy.
TIA 2015 Keynote: Joseph Kopser
Joseph Kopser talks about the evolution of transportation and how the sharing economy will change the technology industry.
Demographics and Aging Economic Models
Declining birth rates in most developed economies are leading to aging populations and shrinking labor pools, changing the shape of both production and consumption.