As the 14th annual summit between India and the European Union (EU) took place in New Delhi on 6 October 2017, the European think tank Bruegel published data to suggest…
A headline in Forbes Middle East last month read, ‘MENA’s entrepreneurial ecosystem has the potential to flourish’. It commented, “Development of a sustainable startup ecosystem can help the region create…
Vast amounts of data, faster processing power, and increasingly smarter algorithms are powering artificial intelligence (AI) applications and use cases across consumer, enterprise, and government markets around the world, enabling…
Smart infrastructure is the theme for Smart Cities Week 2017, which takes place in Washington D.C. in October 2017. It brings together North America’s visionary leaders and thinkers from all…
An online course for economic developers taking place during October will look at various aspects of technology-led economic development. It will look at the dynamics of the new global knowledge…
ByNitin Dahad [This article updated with new information, 10/18/2022] We are living in times where equality and diversity are now top of the agenda in many discussions. In particular, the…
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.…
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 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…
The Techne Summit, a regional entrepreneurship conference known for showcasing innovation, creativity and entrepreneurship to serve the development process beyond capital cities, is to take place this year in Dubrovnik,…