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In their effort to turn piles of data into actionable information, large global enterprises are applying rigorous strategic thinking to using information management to contain costs and provide a competitive advantage.

In doing so, they face a range of issues related to data quality and data ownership that may be hampering their efforts.

Executive Summary:

Domestic minor sex trafficking (DMST) is the commercial sexual exploitation of American children within U.S. borders. It is the “recruitment, harboring, transportation, provision, or obtaining of a person for the purpose of a commercial sex act” where the person is a U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident under the age of 18 years.

The mission of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, an independent federal agency, is to protect investors, ensure efficient securities markets, and facilitate capital formation. The Commission regulates public companies and public offerings of securities under the Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

The Commission also oversees other participants in the financial industry, including securities exchanges, brokers and dealers, investment advisers, and mutual funds.

Online Nation: Five Years of Growth in Online Learning represents the fifth annual report on the state of online learning in U.S. higher education. This year’s study, like those for the previous four years, is aimed at answering some of the fundamental questions about the nature and extent of online education.

Learn what 22 top executives had to say is the best solution for reducing costs, maintaining service levels and controlling performance variance to provide a consistent customer experience every time.

Overview of the Report

India is a country of contrasts, marrying huge potential with profound and chronic challenges. Its recent high economic growth rates have improved the prospects that the world’s second most populous country will be able to raise incomes broadly for its 1.1 billion people and contribute to global economic stability and growth.

After the first global economic contraction in recent history, a rebound began to take shape among Asian and Pacific countries. The regional rebound remains fragile and uneven with a number of downside risks. Turning it into a sustained recovery will make 2010 a year of complex policymaking, far exceeding that of emergency crisis management in 2009, with rising inflationary tendencies and asset bubbles.