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Is ‘Silicon Desert’ the next Silicon Valley?

Posted on February 17, 2015 by Richard Wallace |

In watching successful innovation clusters evolve around the world, we’re beginning to see the theory of creating an innovation ecosystem being successfully deployed in practice, with appropriate localization according to the destination. Whether it be the USA, UK, Germany, India,…

Innovation for connected world: MWC sets stage for collaboration to tackle the big issues

Posted on February 15, 2015 by Richard Wallace |

by Nitin Dahad With everyone in tech talking about connected devices, connected cities, wearable technologies and so on, it seems we will all be connected and be able to access information about our homes, lives, environment and public services at…

Indian tech innovation: hardware still poor second to software

Posted on February 11, 2015 by Richard Wallace |

by Nitin Dahad I’ve just spent a week in India talking to several hundred people in the electronics system design, manufacturing and components sector at two annual conferences for India: or put simply, the Indian tech hardware industry. And it…

The entrepreneurship debate moves beyond the numbers: it’s now about making them count

Posted on January 10, 2015 by Richard Wallace |

by Nitin Dahad Go anywhere in the world today, and you’ll see initiatives to create and grow startup companies, and to foster entrepreneurship. From Arizona to Angola, colleges and universities nurture innovation and entrepreneurship, and state or regional startup initiatives…

2015 will be the year when mobile begins to impact almost everything

Posted on January 5, 2015 by Richard Wallace |

by Nitin Dahad The ubiquity of mobile communications has the potential to impact almost every part of society and industry sector. Mobile can enable digital inclusion, cut costs in public health services, save lives, feed more starving people, educate more…

While world is focused on start-ups, supporting scale-ups would create a bigger economic impact

Posted on November 20, 2014 by Richard Wallace |

by Nitin Dahad Over the years, governments have looked to emulate the success of Silicon Valley in California, USA, in their own countries, and in that process, many places around the world have encouraged and now have thriving start-up and…

How technology will help governments address global grand challenges

Posted on November 19, 2014 by Richard Wallace |

By Nitin Dahad Earlier this month some of the world’s tech company leaders convened at a two-day conference in Half Moon Bay, California, to discuss the impact of technology on the global economy. At the Techonomy conference there were some thought-provoking discussions…

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