Innovation Ecosystems: a Matter of Identity

The famous German writer and poet Goethe, wrote: “Tell me with whom you associate, and I will tell you who you are.” Replace the word ‘associate’ with ‘collaborate’, and you’ve got the perfect quote to sum up the modern innovation ecosystem. Why? Because the process of creating an ecosystem today…

Africa: A Burgeoning Region for Tech Growth

A digital revolution is taking place in Africa. 2021 has been a big year for technology – and specifically fintech – in the innovative continent. Start-ups are building out their solutions, expanding into new markets and raising millions of pounds in capital. Fintech unicorns have been a long time in…

Bugatti Positions For The Future

The electric car race has been in progress for a while now. Carmakers around the world are adapting their business models in order to thrive in a new world in which electricity replaces petrol and diesel. The cost of developing electric cars is obliging some companies to look for partners…

Faster Access To Clean Data Is The New Basis For Competition

Today, financial service firms are experiencing a rapid growth in data volumes and data diversity. More content is available to feed into decision making. Conversely, more information and disclosures are requested by regulators and customers and investors too require more granular information faster. For example, many firms in this sector…

Why Performance Data Will Make Or Break The Hybrid Working Model

Managers now require real-time data to boost productivity and prioritise employee wellbeing.  While questions linger as to what the ideal working structure should look like, there can be no doubt that the future of work is hybrid. The pandemic has radically altered perceptions of what businesses can or can’t achieve…

Let There Be Light

In response to the pandemic, international travel in 2020 was essentially cut to zero. Finding a way out of the crisis, some European countries are currently implementing an indoor photocatalytic nano-coating to combat COVID-19. Can this solution help open up society? Hoping to facilitate safer overseas travel, this innovative market-ready…