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Peru Moves to Invest in Tech, Innovation With Venture Capital Conference in Lima
The Peru Venture Capital Conference starts Tuesday with the aim of ending Peru’s dependence on raw materials while investing more in technology and innovation. On Tuesday, the largest gathering of...
View ArticleBetaKit 150 Speakers Will Highlight AI, Innovation and How Canada Can Beat...
The BetaKit 150 tech conference takes place Thursday with a focus on Canadian innovation, Artificial Intelligence, and how Canada can distinguish itself from Silicon Valley. Canada’s leading tech...
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What smart cities look like outside the US
Silicon Valley is home of the largest tech corporations and often is seen as the world’s flagship smart city, but Juniper Research says this conception is outdated. What is a ‘smart city’? According to...
View ArticleA critical look at public-private partnerships as models for growth
Recently, I published an article about Purdue’s public-private partnership (PPP) with Infosys, designed to bring innovation and 2,000 new jobs to the state of Indiana. In the article, I discuss the...
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3 Books that influenced some of the most innovative “out of the box” thinkers
Mark Twain once said “The man who does not read has no advantage over the man who cannot read”. Books have had an incredible impact on the human race. They do not only inspire new ideas and...
View ArticleStudies show AI is the gift that keeps on giving
According to Capgemini, a global leader in consulting and technology services, 83% of firms surveyed say AI has produced new roles within their companies. Three-quarters of firms also report a 10...
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7 ways startup and corporate collaborations fail before they start: ‘The...
As Innovation Land 2017 in Medellin, Colombia winds-down Friday, we take a look at how startup and corporate collaborations can fail before they start, according to a presentation by Dan Toma,...
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Edinburgh opens innovation centre for startups named in honor of Peter Higgs
Today the city of Edinburgh, Scotland inaugurates a new innovation centre offering startups direct access to world leading scientists, engineers, and big data experts in space technology. Higgs Centre...
View ArticleMayor of Malaga, Spain talks innovation at Horasis India Meeting: video
As a proponent of innovation and business in the rich and vibrant Spanish city of Malaga, Mayor Francisco de la Torre sees his Andalusian town as not just a paradise for tourists, but as an opportunity...
View ArticleThe Economic Impacts of Innovation
Innovation is all about disruption, but with disruption comes transformation that forces companies to adapt if they want to continue being relevant in today’s economy. As a main factor in growth,...
View ArticleThe Limits of Innovation: High Tech’s Diminishing Returns
Intense levels of high tech competition and innovation have been with us for decades. Rapid change — with all the complexities and anxieties it creates — now seems to be the new normal. As impressive...
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Qazaqstan Technology Forum to showcase Kazakhstan’s tech and startup ecosystem
Kazakhstan is positioning itself as a hub for tech and startup companies and this ambition will be on full display at this year’s Qazaqstan Technology Forum, taking place October 12 in the capital of...
View ArticleWorld Bank launches Agriculture Risk Innovation Challenge to address food...
The World Bank and Draper University team-up to launch three Agriculture Risk Innovation Challenges to address agriculture and food security risks in Southern Africa. According to the World Bank...
View ArticleOne step back, two steps forward: why quarantine-tested innovation is here to...
The realities of the COVID-19 pandemic are hitting the United States extremely hard. With infection cases rates skyrocketing and stock markets plummeting, the public and private sectors have received a...
View ArticleWorld Bank will live stream Agriculture Innovation Challenge on YouTube
The World Bank Group will be live streaming the Agriculture Innovation Challenge for Southern Africa on YouTube beginning April 21, which also includes a live pitch competition. Since the closure of...
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Top innovators from Ghana, India and USA win World Bank, Draper U Agriculture...
The Agriculture Risk Innovation Challenge for Southern Africa announces its winners with top innovators coming from Ghana, India, and the USA. Put on by the World Bank and Draper University, the...
View ArticleFuture-proofing in times of crisis: corporate & startup collaboration key to...
The world economy is in survival mode. As the globe grapples with the continued fallout of COVID-19, it seems only natural for companies to proceed defensively and cut costs. Business is slow, job...
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Colombian startup innovates biosecurity for taxi drivers and passengers...
Medellin-based startup Biocab creates a physical barrier between taxi drivers and passengers, uses an irrigation system to disinfect the inside of the taxi doors before and after each service, and...
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Tech incubator aims to bolster El Paso-Juarez border economy through innovation
Technology Hub is a business incubator working along both sides of the US-Mexico border in Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua and El Paso, Texas. Its focus is to create high-skilled, high-paying jobs in the...
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With govt nowhere to be found, Colombian robotics school takes innovation...
Chocó’s School for Robotics teaches children to think disruptively, in order to stimulate the socio-economic development of different ecosystems in the Pacific region. Tucked away on Colombia’s...
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Leaders from Travelocity, Forrester, Microsoft discuss future of SaaS economy...
Beginning on October 12, CloudBlue will hold its three-day Innovators Virtual Forum for independent software vendors (ISV) and service providers wanting to boost their business with fresh ideas and...
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USC Marshall/Greif Incubator launches call for early-stage startups to join...
The USC Marshall/Greif Incubator, which accelerates the development of the University of Southern California’s top student and alumni entrepreneurs, has opened applications for its virtual Summer 2021...
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Francesca de Quesada Covey, Partner at TheVentureCity and ex-White House...
Francesca de Quesada Covey, a Partner at TheVentureCity and a former White House aide, has joined the team of the Miami-Dade County Mayor as Tech Innovation Advisor to help build a more resilient and...
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Colombia’s Innovation Landscape: An Interview With Ruta N Director Iván Castaño
When Medellín, the second-largest Colombian city, was named the most innovative city in the world back in 2013, denominations like the “Silicon Valley of Latin America” soon became a common nickname...
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The Sociable’s 40 Under 40 Driving the Future of Innovation in 2024
While many often assume that technology isn’t a creative field, every new invention is the product of someone’s imagination. Everyday items from smartphones to drones once existed only as an idea....
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