Facebook's Metaverse pictures a promising future for corporate learning
At the end of June Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced to his employees his new ambition for his company: “Facebook would strive to build a maximalist, interconnected set of experiences straight out of sci-fi — a world known as the metaverse.” The ambition comes out at an interesting timing, a package of bills is coming […]
The 6 smartest cities in Asia and why they are worth a visit
Singapore usually tops the rankings when it comes to implementing smart city technologies. Seoul, Tokyo and a few growing cities in China (Wuxi, Hangzhou, Yinchuan) have also been noticed for their numerous experiments with Internet of Things technologies, artificial intelligence and robotics to improve the experience of their citizens. According to International Data Corporation (IDC), […]
Why is Singapore the smartest city in the world?
Singapore’s status as a Smart Nation is internationally recognised. The city-state ranks first in the Global city performance index 2017. Innovfest unbound, the anchor event of Singapore’s Smart Nation Innovations Week, is the perfect opportunity to update ourselves on the projects currently developed by the Smart Nation, in collaboration with universities, startups and the private […]
Asia-Pacific is paving the way for Smart Cities
Imagine driving in a clean city, free from pollution, where you are never stuck in traffic jams, where you are confident to arrive on time. All this and much more is what promises the Internet of Things (IoT) to transform our cities into Smart Cities. Those cities of tomorrow aim at achieving 3 things; sustainability, efficiency, and livability. By […]
The Government Is The New Startup In India
One seldom associates the terms ‘innovation’ and ‘disruption’ with the government of a country. However, the government has taken on the role of a startup in India. The platform responsible for the greatest degree of market disruption is a project backed by the Indian government named the India Stack. The Government as a Startup in […]
Singapore's "Disrupt Yourself First" Strategy for Fintech Innovation
Fintech (short for ‘financial technology’) has seen massive growth in Singapore, rising from just 18 fintech startups in 2015 to more than 300 today. That’s an increase of over 1600% over the last two years! Hence, it is no surprise that Singapore is currently leading the fintech wave in Southeast Asia; which coincides well with […]
Internet Plus: China's official strategy for the uberisation of the economy
Internet Plus has been one of the main buzzword at GMIC Beijing, the Chinese equivalent to the MWC Barcelona, a huge tech event dedicated to mobile industries. The foreign visitor I was can only be stunned by the omnipresence of this concept, which actually is China’s latest official plan to boost a decelerating economy through […]
This is Aadhaar: India’s 750 million biometric and online identity database and its future as an ecosystem of innovation
In just four years, Aadhaar, also known as India’s “Unique Identification Number”, has registered the identity of 750 million of its citizens, with both the said 12-digit number, and biometrics elements. You could compare this massive result to another social network, and startups are now looking at tapping this vast database. What is Aadhaar exactly? […]
The emergence of an incubator ecosystem in Uruguay
Is a business incubator the best way to help startups to cope with their day-to-day challenges? To help them grow and become sucess stories that will make other local entrepreneurs dream? This is a recurrent question in Latin America, where almost every single country has realized the need to become a hub for entrepreneurs, if […]
A review of Chile innovation policies
With the growing success of Start-Up Chile, the Chilean government’s program to attract world class entrepreneurs, everyone has an eye on what’s happening in this odd-shaped country at the end of the world. But Chile innovation policies go way beyond Start-Up Chile, which happens to be mainly a very successful communication of the government. Chile, […]
