The Big Power Shift; On the agenda at Davos this year: how the digital revolution is moving clout from the few to the many.

Publication: Newsweek

Publication Date: 29-JAN-07

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Byline: Emily Flynn Vencat

The official theme for last year's World Economic Forum in Davos was "The Creative Imperative." But chitchat in the hallways and hotel suites of the glittery Swiss resort centered on the rise of China and India as the century's new superpowers. As the world's top bankers, CEOs, think tankers and statesmen gather once again for Davos 2007, it raises the question: what will the assembled movers and shakers actually be talking about?

Don't anticipate a rehashing of the already tired idea that power is geographically shifting from West to East. (If it is.) Instead, expect talk to focus on the way power is slipping...

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