Categoria: innovation
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Hiperloop – projeto de transporte de Elon Musk – será implementado no Brasil
Em meio ao trânsito e poluição das grandes cidades, além do caos e superlotações do transporte público, o projeto de Elon Musk, CEO da Tesla, para o futuro da mobilidade é promissor – e, muito em breve, já existirá. Chamado Hyperloop, ele consiste em uma “cápsula” que viaja através de um tubo com a tecnologia…
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6 ways to make sure AI creates jobs for all and not the few
Whenever I talk to people about the potential impact of artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics, it’s clear there is a lot of anxiety surrounding these developments. And no wonder: these technologies already have a huge impact on the world of work, from AI-powered algorithms that recommend optimal routes to maximize Lyft and Uber…
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UK, EU ‘must urgently agree’ deep science partnership
A new, deep and special partnership in science and innovation between the European Union and the United Kingdom must be agreed upon as a matter of urgency, a policy briefing published by the Centre for Global Higher Education, or CGHE, on 1 November has recommended. CGHE is based at the UCL Institute of Education in…
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How Silicon Valley Plans to Conquer the Classroom
First graders at Church Lane Elementary Technology in Randallstown, Md., often use laptops in class. Their district, Baltimore County Public Schools, has embarked on one of the most ambitious technology makeovers in the United States. CreditMatt Roth for The New York Times That is how educators at Church Lane Elementary Technology, a public school here,…
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Are regulators killing innovation? UBER restriction is an example…
In February 2017, Uber was forced to suspend its operations in Taiwan after the government deemed the ride offering app as breaching transportation laws and passed penalties of as high as TWD 25 million per infraction (around $827,000) against unregistered drivers. While Uber is no stranger to run-ins with regulators, this fine was the…
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Innovation: are you delaying the inevitable?
My three-year-old son is constantly teaching me things. Things I should know, like the difference between a Triceratops and a Centrosaurus, and things I thought I knew but didn’t, like how good children’s hearing is (even when you think you’re eating chocolate more quietly than you ever have before.) But I didn’t expect him to teach…
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The EC to Spend EUR 30 billion on Research, Science and Innovation by 2020
The total budget of the Horizon 2020 program is € 77 billion intended to support scientific excellence in Europe and to achieve significant breakthroughs in science. Over the next three years, the Commission will seek to provide more research funding to address fewer but important issues such as migration, security, the environment, clean energy…
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Supporting Toronto’s technology sector will ensure the city continues to thrive
When I recently met Dan Doctoroff, CEO of Alphabet’s Sidewalk Labs and former deputy mayor of New York City, we talked about some things we have in common. We have both worked in the public and private sectors, advocated for tolls as a way to decrease congestion and raise revenue (only to have the brakes…
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Eight Ways To Transform Your Company’s Innovation Culture
With the world changing rapidly most corporate executives are starting to feel the pressure. There is a realization that beyond cost-cutting and operational efficiency, companies must also invest in developing their innovation pipeline. At the beginning, corporate leaders often reach for easy solutions or low hanging fruit. They focus on the training and improving the…
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Human Intuition Is the Future of Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Many venture capitalists and technologists talk about artificial intelligence, big data and how everything from systems to objects are getting smarter. Devices talk to one another, and people are learning how to talk to devices. Google Home, Alexa and Siri are just a few examples of how spoken language can help automate our lives to get…
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