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Unemployed and political tribes: Education and research the binomial of transformation
A number is enough to be aware of the bleakness of our economic outlook: 6,202,700 unemployed. Our economy is literally and progressively decomposing in a crisis that began more than 5 years ago with the bursting of the real estate bubble, and it has all the signs of perpetuating itself among us. Faced with this…
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Champions that hit the nail on the head of innovation
In a previous post I echoed the champions of the innovation that are the companies that have managed to enter the select list of the 50 most disruptive companiesfrom MIT. All the selected ones are really impressive, but some of them unite the beauty and sophistication of technology, with the needs in which humanity really…
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The champions of innovation
The list of the 50 most disruptive companies of the year is an MIT initiative that recognizes those that have stood out the most during the year, either for strengthening their market position, or for the challenge they introduce to the position of leaders, or simply because they open up a new and emerging market…
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Specialization and internationalization two keys for Basque technology policy
In a post recently pointed out my doubts about the economic sustainability of the RVCTI (Basque Science, Technology and Innovation Network) and the latest news on the “shock plan” at Tecnalia confirm the urgency of the issue , but not because a technology center, in this case TRI, has to take exceptional measures, which could…
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New priorities of Basque technology policy. First impressions
Three priority factors emerge in the technology policy landscape current Basque Country (see here): intelligent specialization, the drive for the transfer of R+D+I results to the industry and, finally, the improvement of the efficiency and effectiveness of the investment made. The approach does not represent a great leap forward in the path of transformation of…
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Think green and let ourselves be carried away by innovation
In the Basque Country, eco-innovation sounds like novel and interesting concept, but it does not go directly with us because we already have a consolidated industry and we interpret these things that have to do with the environment as regulatory impositions, cost increases or, in the best of cases, as a possibility of marketing -because…
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The sustainability of the RVCTI. an urgent commitment
The recently launched Basque Government has put on the agenda of priorities the restructuring of the Basque Network of Science, Technology and Innovation (RVCTI), to enhance and strengthen its functions and optimize its operation. The matter will not be easy. Well, despite the fact that this issue arouses a great consensus among the majority of…
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The Church relocates
The election of Argentine Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio as Supreme Pontiff of the Catholic Church, among many other things, seems to show the bet of the Roman curia for the Latin American market. The implacable detachment of European societies from the Roman hierarchy has taken its toll on the Church and it is now directing its…
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Mobile solutions for the competitiveness of traditional commerce. The showrooming trend.
showrooming refers to to the growing trend on the part of consumers to use stores as a space for the mere observation of products that they later buy through the web. According to Forrester estimates, showrooming will affect 44% of sales in stores at street level. On the other hand, Deloitte Digital believes that showrooming…
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Naider presented the Urbapps social innovation initiative at Vallahackathon
Last Thursday, March 7 We were presenting the URBAPPS social innovation initiative for the creation of mobile applications to improve the city at the hackathon held in Valladolid Vallahackathon. We were sharing and applying concepts such as social innovation, collaborative innovation, design thinking to the world of apps for cities. Below is the link to…