30 Tech Hot Spots in New York
If you drive a car in New York you have probably driven by at least one or two officially designated ‘innovation hot spots,’ maybe in an old industrial zone? And…
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Tech Valley manufacturing program targets clean tech energy innovators
Innovation is one thing, but scaling a technology product from prototype to manufacturing is quite another. Next week in New York’s Tech Valley a Build4Scale workshop will connect local innovators…
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Entrepreneurship and innovation vital to improve Arab economies
Arab economies urgently need to diversify and foster entrepreneurial freedom to increase opportunities for young people and prepare the region for the transformations of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, concludes a…
Japan tops global innovation clusters, Iran ranks high
Recognizing that innovation activities tends to geographically concentrate in specific clusters, this year’s Global Innovation Index ranks the world’s largest clusters of inventive activity, based on number of patents as…
Global Innovation Index 2018: China cracks top 20
China broke into the world’s top 20 most-innovative economies as Switzerland retained its number-one spot in the Global Innovation Index (GII) ranking published annually by Cornell University, INSEAD and the World Intellectual…
Europe needs renewed agenda for research and innovation
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…
How Wellington’s film industry spurred innovation to create a new tech and media cluster
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…
Massachusetts leads US states in the new economy index
A study of the 50 US states provides an index to indicate which states are leading in the ‘new economy’, and which are falling behind. It also reveals clear patterns,…
Innovation and startup ecosystem makes Europe more attractive for US and China investment
Increased innovation and an improved startup ecosystem in Europe have been cited as key reasons for the continent’s growing appeal to US and Chinese investors over the last five years,…