Nitin Dahad, Author at The Next Silicon Valley

US, UK lose out as immigration policy impacts tech hiring and talent availability

Posted on August 18, 2017 by Nitin Dahad |

by Nitin Dahad As time goes on, changes in immigration policy are starting to have an impact on tech hiring and tech talent availability. A recent report on hiring trends…

Europe needs to do more to invest in innovation ecosystem to stem loss of talent and IP to the U.S.

Posted on August 18, 2017 by Nitin Dahad |

by Nitin Dahad Earlier this year, we published an article entitled, “Europe is starting to feel more like Silicon Valley”, an observation that is emerging as a result of good…

The five new ‘hidden gem’ emerging tech hot spots in the U.S.

Posted on August 18, 2017 by Nitin Dahad |

Where are the latest emerging tech hot spots in the U.S.? They are in Albany, Sacramento, Columbus, Colorado Springs and Madison, which all offer a high concentration of software developers,…

China, USA and Japan will be top five users of 5G technology by 2025

Posted on August 14, 2017 by Nitin Dahad |

China, the USA and Japan will have the highest number of 5G connections by 2025, and together, these three countries will have 55 percent of all 5G connections by then.…

Agtech (or agritech) continues to come to the fore

Posted on August 14, 2017 by Nitin Dahad |

By Nitin Dahad Agtech (or agritech) seems to be a major topic of interest among our audience involved in economic development, policymaking and technology innovation. Since we published an article…

Medellin and Miami collaboration boosts global growth ambition of Colombia innovation capital

Posted on August 14, 2017 by Nitin Dahad |

By Nitin Dahad Two years ago, I interviewed Diego Molano Vega, the then minister for ICT for Colombia on the country’s policy to alleviate poverty and create jobs through the…

The top U.S. states best positioned for data-driven innovation

Posted on August 11, 2017 by Nitin Dahad |

Better use of data will be a crucial driver of economic and societal progress in the future. Widespread adoption of data analytics and artificial intelligence is expected to contribute hundreds…

The next Silicon Valley is everywhere: join the debate in Toronto, Istanbul – and here

Posted on August 7, 2017 by Nitin Dahad |

by Nitin Dahad The ‘next’ Silicon Valley is everywhere, with discussions about how to nurture innovation-based economic development dominating the conversation, as it will in Toronto and Istanbul next month.…

Testbeds to provide real running systems to validate IoT in multiple industries

Posted on August 4, 2017 by Nitin Dahad |

A convergence of forces over the last few years – proliferation of connected sensors, low cost computing and storage, and vastly improved data analytics – has seen an explosion in…

Connected health takes on new momentum as technology and healthcare start to converge

Posted on July 31, 2017 by Nitin Dahad |

Connected health has huge promise – the ability to provide on-demand patient care, in the home has lots of appeal, from both the patient point of view as well as…