The potential is enormous, but governments will need committed leadership, a full understanding of e-business principles and a clear strategy for overcoming the barriers to change: the departmental rivalries, the hostility of unions, the fears of individuals and the sheer size of the thing.

ECONOMIST: A survey of government and the Internet

It then allocates a team which analyses the client's position in the market and devises a strategy, taking into account practised management principles and the global picture.

BBC: News | The Company File | Who needs management consultants?

Most importantly, the strategy introduces principles for targeting and accelerating nanotechnology EHS research so that risk assessment and risk management decisions are based on sound science.

WHITEHOUSE: Office of Science and Technology Policy Blog

The faster you can answer the fundamentals of your marketing strategy and your customer service principles, the faster your organization will be able to use social media as a competitive tool to win.

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It is not foolish, however, to delve into previous history and monetary principles in the search for an investment strategy most suited to these present times of monetary chaos.

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"Government and local public services should develop a strategy incorporating the principles of the Troubled Families Programme to help 500, 000 'forgotten families' turn their lives around, " it said.

BBC: Riot report reveals '500,000 forgotten families'

From the private sector, Steve Corneli, senior vice president for sustainability, strategy and policy for NRG Energy, attempted to blend free-market principles with an unquestioning belief in claims by climate-change advocates that have yet to be backed up with conclusive proof.

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