Global innovation agenda will grow stronger in 2013
As we begin a new year, we’d like to wish all our followers a happy and innovative new year in 2013. The past year, 2012, involved some major activities in…
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New York’s Silicon Alley vs London’s Tech City: which is better?
In the USA, New York’s ‘Silicon Alley’ often gets compared to Silicon Valley in California, so it was interesting to see a different comparison being made as part of a…
Could location become irrelevant for innovation ecosystems?
Innovation is now the new buzzword that is on everyone’s lips. Policymakers and governments are all talking about innovation as the key to unlocking economic growth. Countries and organizations around…
Silicon Valley Summit ponders: can government and big firms hinder innovation?
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…
Where is the next Silicon Valley? China according to latest survey
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…
Global collaboration, cross border entrepreneurship: ingredients for growth
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…
Learning from Silicon Valley
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,…
Science and technology parks: a growing role in a changing global innovation ecosystem
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.
How Barcelona becomes Silicon Valley for a few days
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…
Are innovation clusters local or global?
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…