Categoria: innovation
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Salesforce: CRM is smaller than the market for ERP ?
The COO and CFO of cloud computing giant Salesforce talk about their growth and profitability, and how they’re helping industries do “digital transformation,” and refute a claim by Oracle’s Larry Ellison that their market for “CRM” is smaller than the market for “ERP.” Analysts noted the outlook for Salesforce’s “billings” came in a little below…
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Singapore’s long game in innovation
For decades, the Republic has moved steadily towards becoming an innovation-driven economy. Today, it is poised for the next phase in its innovation journey, with its position as a business hub in rising Asia, and access to private venture capital. Innovation may be the buzzword today but for Singapore’s economic planning agencies, our journey in…
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Innovation is dead, long live innovation
At a time when fundraising is facing some of its greatest challenges, we all now have the ability to innovate every day through digital technology. However, technology is only a mechanism to drive innovation and the organisations that have the greatest success do so because they have a clear…
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Request for Expression of Interest for the Canadian Energy Storage Innovation Mission to Brazil
Request for Expression of Interest Global Affairs Canada (GAC), through the Consulate General of Canada in Rio de Janeiro and the National Research Council Industrial Research Assistance Program (NRC-IRAP) are pleased to bring this opportunity to your attention. Below is the full description of the Canadian Energy Storage Innovation Mission to Brazil 2017, which will…
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The Atlantic Canada Start-up Ecosystem
“There’s never been a better time to be a start-up in Atlantic Canada,” says Doug Robertson, CEO of Venn Innovation in Moncton, New Brunswick. Venn – a globally recognized innovation hub – is a part of a growing group of Atlantic-based organizations committed to creating successful entrepreneurs and companies in the region. Robertson’s position is…
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Tap Into The 7 Secrets Of Silicon Valley’s Innovation Culture
Today, companies can create a culture of value creation, no matter where they’re based, Soren Kaplan writes. Here’s how. BY SOREN KAPLAN Silicon Valley isn’t just a spot on a map. It’s a brand–a global symbol of enduring innovation. Mark Zuckerberg moved Facebook from his Harvard dorm room to Silicon Valley. Steve Jobs grew up…
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Ireland provides Enterprise Programme to funding innovation. Sign up!
New Frontiers is an Enterprise Ireland programme aimed at supporting the establishment and growth of technology or knowledge intensive ventures that have the potential to trade internationally and create employment in Ireland. DIT Hothouse deliver the 3-phased programme in partnership with IADT. Phase 1 lasts approximately two months and is part-time in nature – typically entailing…
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Israel offers 1.8 m in funding for Biometrics
Science, Technology and Space Minister Ofir Akunis said the aim was “to express the added value of the scientists and entrepreneurs in Israel who can predict problems we may face, and help create solutions, and promote Israel as a leader in the field.” The field of identification, which includes the use of biometric applications, is…
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Artificial Intelligence Is Likely to Make a Career in Finance, Medicine or Law a Lot Less Lucrative
Image credit: Blutgruppe | Getty Images First generation robots worked in factories. Second generation robots are preparing for white-collar profession. Sort of like people. Perhaps you were encouraged to get a professional degree to land a high paying job like a doctor, dentist, lawyer or something similar. This also seems like great advice, considering a professional degree…
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The Google uproar shows that Silicon Valley isn’t a center of innovation, but behind the times
Michael Hiltzik The talk of Silicon Valley just now is a document critical of Google’s workplace diversity programs, written by a now-fired software engineer named James Damore and virally circulated online. Entitled “Google’s Ideological Echo Chamber,” the memo accuses Google of political bias aimed at “shaming into silence” employees wishing to challenge “ideas … too…
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