It seems that it is now possible to connect almost anything, and monitor or measure almost anything. At the recent IoT Solutions World Congress in Barcelona, a key message was…
Last month (September 2015) saw a wave of euphoria about India as the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited and wooed the who’s who of Silicon Valley. He seemed to…
Terms like ‘emerging’ or ‘developing’ economies, and measuring growth using GDP are completely outdated, according to a new study. It suggests that excessive dependence on macroeconomic data can be damaging…
A perspective from the first day at IBC 2015, Amsterdam In almost every industry, technology is playing what many like to call a ‘disruptive’ role. This was very apparent at the keynote…
As is widely accepted nowadays, economic development doesn’t involve initiatives implemented in isolation – it’s all about developing the entire ecosystem of incentives, infrastructure, entrepreneurship and talent. A recent paper…
The Latin America innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystem is now regularly appearing in the global mainstream media, with headlines like The Next Great Startup Will Be A ‘Unicornio’ and Top VCs…
by Richard Wallace “Silicon Valley is not a place but a state of mind,” legendary venture capitalist John Doerr famously observed. As a state of mind the Valley’s a destination…
By Nitin Dahad A major new global study looking at the impact of IoT (Internet of Things) technologies across a wide range of industry sectors around the world, found that…
by Nitin Dahad The latest report from the World Economic Forum says the USA still leads the list of its annual Technology Pioneers list, due largely to its entrepreneurs with…
Part of the secret of successful innovation involves collaborative efforts, and this will be recognized in the broadcast industry at the forthcoming IBC 2015 Innovation Awards in Amsterdam. The awards…