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Data driven cities: 20 stories of innovation

Posted on November 13, 2017 by Nitin Dahad |

With two-thirds of the world’s population expected to live in cities by 2050, the question of how to make cities work better for their inhabitants has never been more urgent. If harnessed, the data that permeate cities can answer this…

Asia Pacific businesses confident about global expansion in next three years

Posted on November 13, 2017 by Nitin Dahad |

Despite an environment of uncertainty in politics, trade policy and movement of labor, a survey among 1,400 business leaders in the 21 countries of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) region suggests they are confident of global expansion. In the…

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…

Oman aims to be investment destination for blockchain

Posted on November 6, 2017 by Nitin Dahad |

Oman is hosting a major blockchain symposium in Muscat, in a bid to make the country an investment destination for blockchain companies. Organized by various ministers and state institutions, it is the first event of its kind in the country…

Canadian government invests C$2.9m in use of graphene to improve battery technology

Posted on November 6, 2017 by Nitin Dahad |

The Government of Canada is investing C$2.9-million to improve battery technology, as part of its clean technology investment program. The investment, which will be through Raymor Industries Inc., supports the innovative use of graphene to improve lithium-ion (reusable) battery performance…

Key tips for corporates looking to innovate through engagement with startups

Posted on November 6, 2017 by Nitin Dahad |

While corporate R&D is said to be on the rise, one of the other ways in which large firms look to innovate is through working with startups. As we said in an article published a couple of years ago, we…

European Commission to invest €30 billion in societal challenges and breakthrough innovation

Posted on November 6, 2017 by Nitin Dahad |

The European Commission is to spend €30 billion of the EU research and innovation funding programme Horizon 2020 during 2018-2020, including €2.7 billion to kick-start a European Innovation Council. Horizon 2020, the EU’s €77 billion research and innovation funding programme,…

Corporate innovation: policy changes pose risk to R&D investment in US, UK and China

Posted on November 5, 2017 by Nitin Dahad |

In a global survey of 562 executive participants, R&D leaders expressed concerns about the growing heat of rhetoric about economic nationalism – and its potential impact on companies’ R&D investments and how they conduct corporate innovation. Major companies have been…

How the digital economic revolution will impact industry and jobs

Posted on November 5, 2017 by Nitin Dahad |

If we are, as many people tend to think, going through a digital economic revolution, do we know exactly how these new technologies will actually change the economy? We explore how technology is leading to a shift from internal to…

Amazon receives 238 bids for HQ2: what does that say about economic development organizations?

Posted on October 30, 2017 by Nitin Dahad |

The big story in the economic development world in recent weeks has been Amazon’s search for its location for its second headquarters. In the last week, it announced that it had received 238 proposals from cities and regions across North…