In this view, the Internet is as world-changing an invention as the car, and we have now a one-off boost in productivity growth.

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And technology is changing the world more rapidly now than ever before, disrupting the status quo and shifting how hierarchies are formed and the relationship between people and the organizations and institutions that they interact with.

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But the world around men like Mr Lamhoud is changing: there's a fence along the river Evros now.

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Lets face it, the business world is forever changing and we are right now in a economy that leaves opportunies open to develop new business practises, having business theory backed up with real world application is how we move forward and create tomorrow fortune 500 companies.

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What these guys who are deeply immersed in changing the world all realize is that the time is now to apply technology, innovation, and entrepreneurship to address our urgent national problems.

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