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Hong Kong startup ecosystem has great potential in fintech and IoT

Posted on February 5, 2016 by Nitin Dahad |

As we have seen over the last few years, we are living in a world where startups have become the key driver of economic growth and job creation while large corporations cut down on their workforces. Many governments have experimented…

Innovation and startup ecosystem in Estonia enabled by full government support plus a global outlook

Posted on February 4, 2016 by Richard Wallace |

The combination of government initiatives and private sector support is key to developing the innovation and startup ecosystems, as highlighted by a new report from Compass on the startup ecosystem in Estonia. The country also benefits from a global outlook…

The Global Bloomberg TMT brief #2

Posted on February 1, 2016 by Richard Wallace |

We present a very tiny snapshot of the comprehensive daily global Bloomberg TMT briefs from Chris Lowe, the company’s global technology, media and telco specialist. His daily brief covers highlights from Bloomberg and across the TMT industry across Europe, Asia…

Crowdfunding is the new seed funding for innovation

Posted on January 29, 2016 by Nitin Dahad |

Crowdfunding is not necessarily new (remember the story behind the Statue of Liberty), but what it is doing in the modern age is funding an unprecedented global wave of innovation. Two reports just out highlight the growth of various methods…

IFC’s TechEmerge invites healthcare innovators to accelerate adoption of tech in emerging markets

Posted on January 27, 2016 by Richard Wallace |

The Indian healthcare market is expected to grow to $280 billion by 2020, according to the World Bank’s IFC, but healthcare in India faces the growing challenges of access and affordability. To address this, IFC has introduced TechEmerge, a new…

The Global Bloomberg TMT brief

Posted on January 25, 2016 by Richard Wallace |

Here we present a very tiny snapshot of the comprehensive daily Bloomberg TMT briefs from Chris Lowe, the company’s global technology, media and telco specialist. In his daily brief he presents some of the key highlights from Bloomberg and across…

The case for ‘innovation altruism’ – Europe leads in global impact on innovation

Posted on January 21, 2016 by Richard Wallace |

More innovation will be the determining factor in achieving greater progress. Countries’ economic and trade policies can either help or hurt global innovation. For example, policies such as robust investment in and tax incentives for research and education support global…

Unexpected implications arising from the internet of things (IoT)

Posted on January 15, 2016 by Nitin Dahad |

As indicated by many commentators, cybersecurity will be a key issue as connected devices become more widespread. With many companies using off-the-shelf components and cloud services which they do not have control over, questions over the supply chain and a…

IoT predictions for 2016

Posted on January 15, 2016 by Nitin Dahad |

Whether you are in the technology industry or not, the subject of the ‘internet of things’, or IoT, comes up a lot. It’s no surprise, given that more and more objects are connected and sending back data to whoever is…

IBM and Samsung are most innovative US companies

Posted on January 14, 2016 by Nitin Dahad |

The top 50 US patent recipients in 2015 lists IBM and Samsung as the companies receiving the highest number of patents during the year, with Cannon coming in at third place. The full list of 50 most innovative companies and…