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Monday, 18 February 2019

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  • Five cities on Earth that rival Silicon Valley

    Five cities on Earth that rival Silicon Valley

    Posted on January 16, 2019 by Richard Wallace | 0 Comments
    Now feeling the bite of rivals, Silicon Valley is located in the southern San Francisco Bay Area of California. It  is home to many start-up and global technology companies. Apple, Facebook and Google are among the most prominent. It’s also the site of technology-focused institutions centered around Palo Alto’s Stanford University. The Computer History Museum…
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  • Europe needs renewed agenda for research and innovation

    Europe needs renewed agenda for research and innovation

    Posted on May 28, 2018 by Nitin Dahad |
    At a recent meeting of the European Commission held in Sofia on 16 May 2018 on research and innovation, leaders said Europe needed to do better to turn research innovation into commercial success and ensure Europe’s global competitiveness. Commission vice-president Jyrki Katainen, responsible for jobs, growth, investment and competitiveness, said, “Europe has world-class research and…
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  • How Wellington’s film industry spurred innovation to create a new tech and media cluster

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

    Posted on March 25, 2018 by Richard Wallace |
    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 trilogy. It’s no secret that the global movie industry has provided significant economic growth in this compact city, but in turn, this has had the…
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  • 5 City Initiatives that Make Smart Living Possible

    5 City Initiatives that Make Smart Living Possible

    Posted on January 24, 2018 by Richard Wallace |
    By Michael Kordvani The stats about smart living are exciting, telling us that 477 million smart home devices will be shipped on a global level in 2020. The growing trend toward interconnectedness has a genuine impact not only on how we live but also on how we work. We share almost as much, occasionally even more…
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  • Top 10 emerging trends for daily life in future cities in 20 years

    Top 10 emerging trends for daily life in future cities in 20 years

    Posted on November 13, 2017 by Nitin Dahad |
    A recent survey commissioned by Vodafone asked a group of futurologists to identify what technological developments they think would transform home and working life as part of future cities in 20 years. The key points they highlighted were: 3D printed components for housing construction, with 4D printed components that evolve over time as families’ accommodation…
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  • How does a small, historic city craft an economic development proposal with the right stuff needed to win a $10 million revitalization grant?

    How does a small, historic city craft an economic development proposal with the right stuff needed to win a $10 million revitalization grant?

    Posted on August 3, 2017 by Richard Wallace |
    How does a small, historic city craft an economic development proposal with the right stuff needed to win a $10 million revitalization grant? To find out, click the following link and download a copy of: The BRIDGE District – Build, Renew, Invent, Develop, Grow, Empower” Downtown Revitalization Initiative Grant Application Submitted June 14, 2017. There you will…
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  • A look into the Canadian aerospace innovation ecosystem

    A look into the Canadian aerospace innovation ecosystem

    Posted on April 6, 2016 by Nitin Dahad |
    Innovation clusters and hubs often grow around specific industries. In The Next Silicon Valley, we frequently explore what makes particular locations strong in specific industry sectors. In this article we take a look at the innovation ecosystem in Canada’s aerospace sector, since this is one of the most important contributors to its economy, delivering CAD$29…
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GIS 2012 Day 2: trust is key to collaboration

GIS 2012 Day 2: trust is key to collaboration

Posted on July 18, 2012 by Richard Wallace | 0 Comments
by Nishant Dahad After two days at the Global Innovation Summit, when it comes to talking about how innovation ecosystems can be fostered, a common theme that a number of the speakers have touched on is a sense of collective…
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Silicon Valley Summit ponders: can government and big firms hinder innovation?

Silicon Valley Summit ponders: can government and big firms hinder innovation?

Posted on July 12, 2012 by Richard Wallace | 0 Comments
by Nishant Dahad The 2012 Global Innovation Summit in San Jose, Calif. began yesterday afternoon, after attracting guests from 40 different countries, with a ‘Keynote Fireside Chat’ on entrepreneurship and innovation as engines of economic growth. The discussion was held…
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Where is the next Silicon Valley? China according to latest survey

Posted on July 3, 2012 by Richard Wallace | 0 Comments
As an online magazine that focuses on global innovation, we’re constantly bombarded with innovation news and innovation events around the world. It’s difficult to turn in any direction or attend any event without being told about the benefits and need…
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Global collaboration, cross border entrepreneurship: ingredients for growth

Posted on June 7, 2012 by Richard Wallace | 0 Comments
A recent survey among science parks conducted by the IASP suggested that many of them are expanding their activities and sphere of influence beyond their physical boundaries, getting involved in managing other parks within their own region or country, and…
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Learning from Silicon Valley

Posted on May 27, 2012 by Richard Wallace | 0 Comments
I’ve just returned from a week in Silicon Valley. As always, I get a lot of inspiration from the way things work and happen in the Valley. It’s appropriate then, that on the day I returned to London, I read…
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Creating successful innovation ecosystems – the rainforest analogy

Creating successful innovation ecosystems – the rainforest analogy

Posted on May 15, 2012 by Richard Wallace | 1 Comment
We seem to hear more and more about innovation being the key to economic growth around the world.  And everyone is talking about how to create successful innovation systems. Not only do we have the IASP 2012 event next month…
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Science and technology parks: a growing role in a changing global innovation ecosystem

Posted on May 9, 2012 by Richard Wallace | 0 Comments
Science and technology parks are increasingly an important part of the new global technology revolution, aiming to bring together creative entrepreneurial ideas together with the constituents necessary for commercial impact.
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How Barcelona becomes Silicon Valley for a few days

Posted on March 10, 2012 by Richard Wallace | 0 Comments
If you want see how to artificially create a ‘Silicon Valley’ like ecosystem, it’s worth taking a look at the factors that all come into play during the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, which just took place during the last…
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Are innovation clusters local or global?

Posted on February 22, 2012 by Richard Wallace | 1 Comment
Social media has, it seems, taken over the world. Partly as a result of this ‘connectedness’, it is possible in this modern world to collaborate and create businesses more easily across international borders.  So are tech hubs and clusters really…
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Innovation goes beyond just technology at Davos

Posted on February 4, 2012 by Richard Wallace | 0 Comments
While Facebook’s IPO filing was the major news last week, young technology leaders were also influencing the global economic and political agenda at the World Economic Forum at Davos, including executives from Facebook and other major technology companies. A key…
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