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Present Value·Digital Innovation

Citizens as Customers in Tel Aviv

Today in Present Value, we highlight a case study from Building a Hyperconnected City. We highlight Tel Aviv's success in using smart new…

Present Value·Economic Development and Sector Strategy

Building Community Resilience: A Framework from Development Economics

Building Resilience The global pandemic has been described as similar to a natural disaster, only hitting every place every day for months…

Present Value·Cybersecurity

Improving Cybersecurity Performance Through Evidence-Based Analysis

Driving Cybersecurity Performance is the latest global research initiative to be released by ESI ThoughtLab, Econsult Solutions’ thought leadership arm. The study includes…

Present Value·Economic Development and Sector Strategy

Tourism Strategic Planning: The Tried and True

Today’s post represents the third in our three-part series on tourism recovery. Having covered in our previous posts the need for Destination…

Present Value·Economic Development and Sector Strategy

Travel and Tourism Industry: Rethinking your Destination and Understanding your Future Visitors

In today’s post, the second in our three-part series on tourism recovery, we discuss the ways in which Destination Management Organizations (DMOs)…

Present Value·Economic Development and Sector Strategy

Travel and Tourism Industry: Assessing Your Circumstances and Preparing for Recovery

The travel and tourism industry has a history of addressing challenging situations and overcoming periods of hardship. It is not hyperbole to…

Present Value

Discussion Questions for Higher Education Leaders

As a service to the higher education industry, Econsult Solutions has developed the following questionnaire to help leaders prepare for success in…

Present Value·Equity and Inclusion

Riots the Language of the Unheard – Must End

The murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and Ahmaud Arbery are visceral in our collective consciousness. All three murders were completely unnecessary…

Present Value·Infrastructure Economics

Our Experts Discuss the Effects of COVID-19 on Transit and Measures for Recovery

Econsult Solutions' Transportation Practice helps transit agencies and departments of transportation make the case for infrastructure expenditures and investments by measuring the…

Present Value·Infrastructure Economics

Implementing Surface Transportation Infrastructure Improvements

While the public policy conversation in recent weeks has understandably been focused on the health and economic implications of the current crisis,…

Present Value·Cybersecurity

A Deep Dive Review of the Future of Artificial Intelligence

For this Present Value post, ESI’s thought leadership team sat down with experts participating in our  Driving ROI Through AI research program…

Present Value·Anchor Institution Impact

What Should Universities Look Like Going Forward?

The global pandemic has shuttered college campuses and shaken the entire higher education industry. We don’t know what’s next. Heck, we don’t…

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