African governments challenged to catch up with technological advancements
African governments have been challenged to go beyond mere rhetoric and show real commitment towards the advancement of science and technology. source
Tunisia: Revolutionary bladeless wind turbine could change game in wind farms
Tunisian innovators have looked to the past for inspiration from sails on ships to come up with designs for new bladeless turbines. A start-up known as Saphon … source
Avatars help schizophrenia patients silence tormenting voices – futuris
People with schizophrenia are volunteering for a European research project to help the control and perhaps even silence the tormenting voices in their heads by confronting a computer avatar… source
Online businesses in Africa [The Grand Angle]
They said Africa can make you an internet billionaire and online businesses are attracting more and more individuals on the continent especially within the … source
CeBIT 2017: Digitising Fashion
Digitisation is transforming every sector, including fashion. Japanese company Seiren is at CeBIT 2017 showing off a system that allows customers to try on 470000 different clothing combinations… source
CeBIT: Japan’s vision of Society 5.0
There is a new technological revolution arising, and Japan wants to be at the forefront of it. It was this year’s partner country at CeBIT – the world’s biggest IT…
How has digitalisation transformed travel marketing?
Digitalization has changed tourism. Exploring new destinations, booking, planning what to do and even post-holiday reviews about our experiences – all of this takes place online. At ITB Berlin,… source
Kick start South Korea – business planet
South Korea has one of the fastest growing and most hi-tech economies in the world. So it is an extremely attractive market for SMEs (small and medium sized) European companies…