Tag: Technology

Efforts to improve the early detection of cancer have received a significant boost with a £2.4 million funding deal to support the further development of innovative testing technology. Glasgow-based ClinSpec Diagnostics Limited (ClinSpec Dx), a spinout from the Department of Pure and Applied Chemistry at...

Dinis Guarda interviews Alexander Kern, a Ph.D. in Corporate Finance  Innovation Management Science and Managing Partner of the Euro-Institute Monaco about shared capitalism, the current state of Europe's business ecosystem and the road to sustainability. Dr. Alexander Kern is currently the Managing Partner of the...

Investments in 5G Network Infrastructure to Reach 21.3% of Total Wireless Infrastructure, according to Gartner Inc. Worldwide 5G network infrastructure market revenue will almost double in 2020 to reach $8.1 billion, according to the latest forecast by Gartner, Inc. Total wireless infrastructure revenue is expected...

Dinis Guarda YouTube citiesabc interview series features the Minister of State Naokazu Takemoto, for Japan's Science and Technology Policy. Dinis Guarda's detailed conversation with the Minister, a veteran political leader, touched on key questions both concerning his background, career and political positions within the Japanese...

PicnicHealth, the venture-backed startup that gives patients unprecedented access to their medical records and the ability to contribute to scientific research, is announcing a strategic partnership with Roche and Genentech, a member of the Roche Group. PicnicHealth is gathering medical records data from proactively consenting...

InoBat Auto will be the first European supplier of ‘customised’ batteries to the Electric Vehicle market The deal follows Slovakian Government’s pledge of EUR 5m to InoBat Auto and is a part of an initiative to secure a larger pool of investors into the project Strategic partnership will unite Central Europe with common goal of...

Newly established UK arm of the REACH real estate technology scale up programme to open application process on 31 July and boost the growing PropTech space. NAEA Propertymark has partnered with REACH UK, an award-winning scale up programme, to help its members navigate through the...

Bilthoven, The Netherlands based Intravacc, a worldwide leading translational research and development vaccine organization with an extensive track record in developing viral and bacterial vaccines, today announced the signing of a strategic partnership agreement with Dutch based CimCure, focusing on cancer immunotherapies for solid tumors,...

Dinis Guarda interviews Joao Bocas, The Wearables Expert, Influencer Marketing about Healthtech, Lifestyle and Wearables Joao Bocas is a World’s #1 Wearables recognised Thought Leader, Global Keynote Speaker, #B2B Digital Influencer, Influencer Marketing, CEO at Digital Salutem. Joao Bocas’s global expertise, global networks and experience...

How the Digital Twin Market is set to grow to $35.8b pa over the next few years A recent Markets & Markets report estimated the Digital Twin market will grow from $3.8 billion in 2019, to $35.8 billion per year by 2025, at a CAGR of...

EPC tests confirm that Etopia eco homes coupled with eco technology result in homes that can produce more energy than they use First six tested homes effectively prevent 0.525 tonnes of CO2 being emitted into the atmosphere each year  Finding comes at the same time...

Dinis Guarda interviews Kristof De Spiegeleer CEO and Founder at ThreeFold on building a new P2P internet “The value of an idea lies in the using of it.“ Thomas Edison (1847 – 1931), Inventor Kristof De Spiegeleer considers himself a humanist & motivated entrepreneur, passionate...

Dinis Guarda, author and founder of citiesabc.com, interviews Xiaochen Zhang, a leading global thought leader in the areas of fintech, sustainability, blockchain and economic digital transformation and founder of Fintech4Good. Xiaochen Zhang is an active policy maker and technologist leading initiatives and organisations such as...

Armando Gonzalez, CEO and Co-Founder, RavenPack tells us about The Present and Future of Financial Markets: Fintech, Big Data, Analytics, AI Machine Learning in this new interview. Armando Gonzalez is a technology entrepreneur and the CEO and Co-founder of RavenPack, the leading provider of big...

[caption id="attachment_1762" align="alignnone" width="938"] Cybersecurity drop due to Covid-19 could cost businesses millions research by iomart[/caption] Lack of Focus on Cybersecurity due to Covid-19 could cost businesses millions News release Cyber crime is on the rise as businesses, cities and almost all organisations on the...

[caption id="attachment_1709" align="alignnone" width="925"] A new era: - another world[/caption] Era Novum:- Alium orbis terrarium - A new era: - another world Weak International Organisations :- Need for a fundamental review The pandemic has clearly highlighted the limitations and restrictions of the UN and its...

Is the pandemic highlighting just how powerful (and invasive) smart city technology will be? Smart cities rely on the collective intelligence derived from the technologies embedded into the framework and services of its future-forward metropolis. The smart city concept is built on data. Fed back...

[caption id="attachment_1437" align="alignnone" width="825"] Virtual SSF Summit: Startup Societies in a Post-Covid World[/caption] News Release May 1, 3:00PM to May 3, 12:00AM BST 340 people attending In the aftermath of COVID-19, the world will need to rebuild economically and politically. To prepare for this, the...

[caption id="attachment_1381" align="aligncenter" width="525"] Where there is tech, there is a way – demand grows for UK’s hybrid tech sectors[/caption] Covid-19 causes spike in ‘hybrid industries’ - Edtech, Healthtech, Agritech, Commstech Current climate will create new generation of tech-savvy, entrepreneurial professionals with a ‘start-up mindset’...

Interview Monty Munford - Co-Founder BlockSpeak, Tech Journalist Blockchain, Crypto, AI Thought leader Monty Munford, tech journalist, blockchain expert and Co-Founder at BlockSpeak podcast series, is the new guest in this interview series for citiesabc. As it is usual in the series, host Dinis Guarda...

  Hilton Supra, Vice Chairman of Ztudium and citiesabc is joined by Hirander Misra, Chair & CEO GMEX Group & SECDEX and Sean Kiernan, Chief Executive Officer at DAG Global in a new series interview for citiesabc. The three financial industry experts go through the...

[caption id="attachment_1093" align="alignnone" width="525"] Technology & Coronavirus[/caption] Technology & Coronavirus: Changing The Way We Work News / opinion release guest contribution By Anthony Ginsberg Co-Creator, HAN-GINS Global Innovative Technology ETF Technology is coming to the rescue in a major way for workers and school kids...

[caption id="attachment_1085" align="alignnone" width="525"] digital technologies, source citiesabc.com [/caption] Will Digital Technology in Planning Be one of the Legacies of Covid-19 News Release Planners in both the public and private sectors will find their work is massively disrupted over the next few months and the...

Jorge Sebastiao is a technology thought leader, influencer and ICT expert in the area of cyber security with more than 35 years of experience in technology systems. In this new interview for citiesabc, conducted by Dinis Guarda, cyber security is a central theme as every...

Professor Kiran J. Fernandes, Dean for Internationalisation at Durham University Business School and Vice-chair of UK National Commission for UNESCO - among others, joins Dinis Guarda in this interview for citiesabc interview series. Both experts speak extensively about major challenges worldwide, including the Covid-19 pandemic,...

[caption id="attachment_928" align="aligncenter" width="800"] From Smart City to Smart Society[/caption] In 1950, 746 Million people lived in cities but just one hundred years later in 2050, this is anticipated to surpass 6 Billion – some 66% of the world’s population. In this increasingly urban, data-driven...

[caption id="attachment_738" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Biosafety Trust Certification to mitigate the risk of infection in public places[/caption] In the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic and to help restart economic activity RINA has devised the Biosafety Trust Certification, the first management system certification aimed at the prevention...

[caption id="attachment_366" align="alignnone" width="725"] Smart Cities architecture by Dinis Guarda[/caption] Cities are all about people's lives and thanks to 4IR technologies such Blockchain, AI and IoT, Smart Cities have become the heartbeat of our Cities ABC Humanity Tribes “Men come together in cities in order...

[caption id="attachment_208" align="aligncenter" width="1280"] The Future Of Cities: Identity, Privacy And Smart Cities[/caption] As cities get smarter to improve the quality of life of their inhabitants, new challenges arise. One of the most prominent ones is the question of identity. In a world dominated by...

[caption id="attachment_180" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Top Technology Trends Shaping Smart Cities[/caption] More than half of the world population live in cities, and it is expected to increase by 1.5 times to 6 billion by 2045. In a 4IR context, cities will be one of the key...