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ESI ThoughtLab is an innovative think tank that offers fresh ideas and evidence-based analysis to help business and government leaders understand and respond to economic, industry and technological shifts around the world.

Our in-house team of over 40 economic, industry, and thought leadership specialists excel at creating valuable decision support that combines visionary thinking, analytical excellence, with engaging multi-format content.

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Industry Experts Join Forces to Develop a Results-Driven Approach to Cybersecurity

ESI ThoughtLab launches a cutting-edge, global research initiative December 11, 2019 (Philadelphia, PA) – ESI ThoughtLab and a coalition of leading industry professionals today announced the launch of Driving Cybersecurity Performance: Improving results through evidence-based analysis. This research initiative will provide executives with much-needed evidence-based analysis for understanding and benchmarking cybersecurity investments, practices, and performance results for their industries. “With cyber risks rising […]

Cities Can Unlock a Combined $60 Billion by Hyperconnecting their Urban Ecosystems, according to New ESI ThoughtLab Study

November 20, 2019 (Philadelphia, PA) – Today, ESI ThoughtLab announced the key findings from its Building a Hyperconnected City program, a year-long global study of 100 cities using technology to improve, connect, and secure all areas of their ecosystem. The study, supported by a coalition of industry leaders, shows how cities can go beyond current […]

A Sneak Peek at Driving Cybersecurity Performance

We are excited to announce the launch our latest multi-client research program, Driving Cybersecurity Performance. The nine-month long follow-up to last year’s global study, The Cybersecurity Imperative, is distinct from other research, as it will provide executives with a comprehensive analysis of the ROI of cybersecurity investments. What We’ve Learned Despite increased investment in cybersecurity, […]

Investing in AI: Moving Along the Digital Maturity Curve

Today’s organizations seek to identify data that’s most relevant to meeting business goals and make these data types actionable. To do so, they are turning to advances in artificial intelligence […]

Cognizant Reports: The End of the Beginning

How many legacy firms are still in existence today? Many that were household names, Kodak, Blockbuster, BlackBerry, and Sears, for instance, haven’t survived the digital transformation paradigm shift that is […]

2019 Global RPA Survey

Companies across all industries are embracing robotic process automation (RPA). In as little as two years, RPA leaders – those companies our research identified as ahead of the curve – […]

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Building a Hyperconnected City

Businesses and residents are embracing technological innovation faster than many cities can react. With digital change happening in hyper-speed, urban leaders need to act now to bridge the technology gap between their cities and stakeholders.

Building a Hyperconnected City will provide urban and business leaders with the definitive playbook for creating a digitally-enabled and seamlessly interlinked ecosystem.

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All cities that participate will receive a free, comprehensive database showing how their smart investments, plans, and outcomes compare with other cities around the world. Cities currently involved include:

Abu Dhabi
Addis Ababa
Amman
Amsterdam
Athens
Atlanta
Austin
Baltimore
Bangalore
Bangkok
Barcelona
Beijing
Berlin
Bilbao
Birmingham, UK
Bogota
Boston
Bratislava
Brisbane
Bristol

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Buenos Aires
Cairo
Calgary
Cambridge, UK
Cape Town
Charlotte
Chengdu
Chicago
Chongqing
Columbus
Copenhagen
Dallas
Delhi
Denver
Detroit
Dhaka
Dohna
Dubai

Dublin
Edmonton
Geneva
Guangzhou
Helsinki
Ho Chi Minh
Hong Kong
Houston
Hyderabad
Istanbul
Jakarta
Johannesburg
Kansas City
Kiev
Lima
London
Los Angeles
Louisville
Madrid
Melbourne

Mexico City
Miami
Milan
Minneapolis
Monterrey
Montreal
Moscow
Munich
Muscat
Nashville
New York
Orlando
Oslo
Ottawa
Paris
Philadelphia
Prague
Reykjavik
Riyadh
Rome

Santiago
Sao Paulo
Seoul
Shanghai
Shenzhen
Singapore
Sofia
St. Petersburg
Stockholm
Sydney
Tallinn
Tampa
Tel Aviv
Tokyo
Toronto
Vancouver
Vienna
Warsaw
Washington, DC
Zurich

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