Talent news Archives - The Next Silicon Valley

How Wellington’s film industry spurred innovation to create a new tech and media cluster

Posted on March 25, 2018 by The Next Silicon Valley |

By Adam Bennett As you arrive at the international airport in the city of Wellington, New Zealand, visitors are greeted with a 14-foot-long animatronic dragon’s head, Smaug, from The Hobbit…

Digitalization is disrupting the American workforce, but in vastly uneven ways

Posted on November 20, 2017 by Nitin Dahad |

Analysis by the Brookings Metropolitan Policy Program of more than 500 occupations reveals the rapid pace of their ‘digitalization’ since 2001, suggesting the acquisition of digital skills is now a…

New Saudi Arabia mega-city project ‘will be as transformative to cities as smartphone was to telephones’

Posted on October 29, 2017 by Nitin Dahad |

Is it possible to create a completely new high-tech mega-city on a totally green field site that incorporates all that technology offers today, and create a test-bed for developing the…

Research: impact of technology based economic development on high-tech job growth

Posted on October 8, 2017 by Nitin Dahad |

Entrepreneurial policies promote high-technology job growth in regional contexts where there is already considerable high-tech employment, while two policies – SBIR and technology deployment policies – have direct, additive effects…

The future of learning is not in the classroom, it’s in the field

Posted on September 17, 2017 by Nitin Dahad |

With talk about artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics facilitating a growing number of tasks and replacing jobs, there needs to be a new way of thinking about the future of…

All that glitters is not Silicon Valley

Posted on August 20, 2017 by The Next Silicon Valley |

By Richard K. Wallace Looking to jump start your career in high technology? You are probably thinking: check the online job site listings, jump on a plane, and head straight…

Why global collaboration between technology hubs is vital for economic growth

Posted on July 13, 2017 by Nitin Dahad |

Collaboration is a key theme in the success of any innovation ecosystem. Collaboration across industry, university and government all contribute to the development and prosperity of a city, region or…

Innovation and enabling a generational transformation in MENA

Posted on June 9, 2017 by Nitin Dahad |

The World Economic Forum on the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) met at the Dead Sea in Jordan in May, and emerged with key outcomes to commit to innovation,…

Top US tech hubs based on startup leasing activity include Denver and Indianapolis

Posted on April 26, 2017 by The Next Silicon Valley |

by Steffen Kammerer A challenging funding environment is making it harder for tech companies to rev their growth engine, especially inside saturated mega-hubs. The number of deals done in Silicon…

Singapore makes moves to spur public sector innovation, build smart nation

Posted on April 2, 2017 by Nitin Dahad |

The Government Technology Agency of Singapore (GovTech) has signed of a Memorandum of Intent (MOI) with the National University of Singapore (NUS) to boost skills and innovation in the public…