As the industrial metaverse takes center stage, its impact is set to be profound, redefining industries and revolutionizing the way we interact with the physical world. The collaborative research report from Siemens and MIT Technology Review presents the transformative facet of the emergent industrial metaverse...
Consigned by the Osaka prefectural government, EY Japan facilitates the entry of foreign asset management and fintech companies in the Japanese markets with their support and guidance. Osaka, already ranked among the "World's Most Livable Cities 2022," is poised for further growth with the upcoming...
Spain’s Impress, the new generation of leading orthodontic chains in Europe, has raised a $50 million Series A round. This marks the biggest Series A round in Southern Europe. The funding will be put towards further international expansion across Europe and where Impress already...
citiesabc and openbusinesscouncil CEO Dinis Guarda’s recent webinar showed the important role that digital assets, NFTs and DeFi will play in the future of the global economy and exchanges. In conversation with fintech pioneers in Europe and the US, Guarda fuelled debates over cryptocurrency and...
Glenn Parry is a professor of Digital Transformation and Head of Department of Digital Economy, Entrepreneurship and Innovation at University of Surrey. Professor Glenn Parry is the new guest in this Dinis Guarda citiesabc openbusinesscouncil YouTube Series. Hosted by Dinis Guarda. Prof Glenn Parry Interview...
Covid-19 pandemic has changed and disrupted all businesses. Covid-19 is also the major digital transformation accelerator, taking the digital economy to new heights. Let's take a look at the major business challenges with covid and digital transformation and how businesses can get better prepared...
Contributors to initial essay collection include Sir Ronald Cohen, Yo-Yo Ma, Sir Nicholas Serota, president emerita of Brooklyn Academy of Music Karen Brooks Hopkins, director of digital development at Royal Shakespeare Company Sarah Ellis, and George Gachara, managing partner of East Africa’s creative industries investment...
Large companies stimulated to spend between £5.8bn and £6.5bn on innovation Increase in patents filed after first year of claim SME claimants on average have ten times revenue size compared to non-claimants Firms using the Patent Box Scheme display a 10% increase in capital investment...
Amidst the pandemic, the tech sector is seeing growth and has the second highest number of jobs advertised following the healthcare sector. Online digital skills courses provided by IoC partners have enrolled more than 600,000 learners to date, boosting their employability (almost 20% of learners...
"Flatten the curve." Do you remember that phrase? It was on everyone's lips back in the spring, when the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic began rampaging across the world in earnest. By NJ Ayuk, Executive Chairman, African Energy Chamber At the time, the idea was that...
Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (“MDEC”) is tasked with organising and leading Malaysia’s Digital Economy forward. MDEC has recently announced Malaysia 5.0, which can contribute to a more sustainable and circular economy by building this national digital ecosystem with a unified alliance of stakeholders both within government and across private...
Stephen Kelly, recently appointed the Chair of Tech Nation shares his insights on the Business Loan Scheme statistics In recent months the UK government has made one of the great strategic investments. Arguably by accident as a response to extraordinary events. As the Treasury begins...
Following fears that nearly 150 local authorities have forecast a combined budget shortfall of at least £3.2bn, research has shown in a new study that communities across the UK are united behind their councils, and are willing to support an additional £2.5bn, through council tax increases....
Here are 12 Funding opportunities that all businesses, startups and social innovators should be checking out Environmental, Social and Corporate Governance (ESG) investment is a critical term that is often used synonymously with modern sustainable investing. This type of investment is based on three central...
[caption id="attachment_1880" align="alignnone" width="925"] Future and tech and cities, images by citiesbac[/caption] UK Future Fund launches to high-growth Innovation British businesses The government’s £500 million Future Fund opens for applications today (Wednesday 20 May) with innovative and high-growth British businesses able to secure investment to...
From his role as Director of Sustainability Research Institute (SRI) at University of East London, Professor Darryl Newport is an experienced academic whose main areas of focus are sustainable materials, circular economy, green economy and everything in between. In this new series interview for citiesabc,...
[caption id="attachment_1451" align="alignnone" width="1002"] debt to skyrocket amid pandemic, says GlobalData[/caption] Private and public sector debt to skyrocket amid pandemic, says GlobalData News Release provided by Global Data The global debt level is expected to surge significantly in the first half of 2020 due to...
[caption id="attachment_783" align="alignleft" width="860"] Four Scenarios For The Global Economy After Covid-19 By ING's Carsten Brzeski And James Smith[/caption] Four Scenarios For The Global Economy After Covid-19 By ING's Carsten Brzeski And James Smith ING Authors Carsten Brzeski and James Smith map out the hit...
Marc Buckley, ESG Sustainability Advisor, Activist, WEF Expert and Resilient Futurist is interviewed by Dinis Guarda in this new series for citiesabc. In their dialogue, sustainability, environment and the role of technology collides as the answers to make the world a better place for future...
[caption id="attachment_559" align="alignnone" width="825"] economic data indexes[/caption] Coronavirus: global economy could be in recovery mode within SIX MONTHS - but on two conditions NEWS RELEASE- 1 April 2020 The global economy is likely to be headed for recovery from a coronavirus-triggered downturn within six months...