Innovation and technology’s role in producing most digital Olympics games ever
As reported widely after the event, the London 2012 Olympics proved to be one of the most digital Olympics ever, and it’s clear that mobile technology was one of the…
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GIS 2012 Day 2: trust is key to collaboration
by Nishant Dahad After two days at the Global Innovation Summit, when it comes to talking about how innovation ecosystems can be fostered, a common theme that a number of…
Global collaboration, cross border entrepreneurship: ingredients for growth
A recent survey among science parks conducted by the IASP suggested that many of them are expanding their activities and sphere of influence beyond their physical boundaries, getting involved in…
Creating successful innovation ecosystems – the rainforest analogy
We seem to hear more and more about innovation being the key to economic growth around the world. And everyone is talking about how to create successful innovation systems. Not…
Are innovation clusters local or global?
Social media has, it seems, taken over the world. Partly as a result of this ‘connectedness’, it is possible in this modern world to collaborate and create businesses more easily…
Science parks and innovations clusters grow in 2011
The key to growth and success of the next Silicon Valley is the growth of its innovation clusters and science parks. These are popping up around the world with…
Idealab incubator comes to NY’s Tech Valley
Rhinebeck, NY, in the Hudson River’s Tech Valley, is the the new home of a new Idealab business incubator focused on early stage company creation. The new startup studio will…
Silicon Valley’s worst nightmare: Made in India, by India
Silicon Valley tech giants, among them Amazon, Google and Facebook, are coming under increasing public, administrative, and national scrutiny over internal company policies that govern how they operate, locate, and…
US-Nigeria Council backs fund to grow Nigeria tech ecosystem
A Nigeria based early stage VC-firm has launched a new fund in partnership with the US-Nigeria Council to invest in promising entrepreneurs from the country and support them with smart…
Abu Dhabi launches second global fintech innovation challenge
Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM), the International Financial Centre in Abu Dhabi, and KPMG Lower Gulf Limited have launched their second annual FinTech Abu Dhabi Innovation Challenge to drive innovation…