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Closing the innovation gap – and the digital divide

At the heart of the digital divide is a yawning innovation gap. Many national policies and strategies — even in developed countries — often fail to close it. This has been exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, putting countries with low digital technological capabilities at an increasingly significant risk of marginalization. The result? Talent is unfulfilled, small- and medium-sized enterprises are struggling, […]

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Read more about the article Advancing innovation in India’s ICT industry – and beyond: Malcolm Johnson

Advancing innovation in India’s ICT industry – and beyond: Malcolm Johnson

By Malcolm Johnson, ITU Deputy Secretary-General The following was adapted from remarks delivered by ITU Deputy Secretary-General Malcolm Johnson in New Delhi, India at the recent CMAI ICT World Communication Summit on the theme “Innovation in ICT Technologies, Broadband, Smart Cities and manufacturing for Sustainable Development Goals” on 11 March 2019. We are living in a time of extraordinary advances […]

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Read more about the article 8 recommendations to spur innovations, ICT-centric economic growth and job creation

8 recommendations to spur innovations, ICT-centric economic growth and job creation

By Emanuele Giovannetti, Professor of Economics at Anglia Ruskin University, an ITU Academic Member Innovations are the engine of competition and lie at the heart of industry growth and transformation. However, modeling and understanding how technical innovations emerge and succeed has been challenging, given the many actors, phases and activities that underlie successful innovations. To support innovations, governments and businesses looking to […]

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Read more about the article Four ways entrepreneurs can promote innovation in emerging markets

Four ways entrepreneurs can promote innovation in emerging markets

By ITU News Tech innovation and social entrepreneurship can improve billions of lives. This was the raison d’être of the 2018 Seedstars Summit, which connected innovators with investors and mentors to help them develop and scale up their new tech solutions in emerging markets. An online platform to sell quality-assured medicines in Nigeria. A toolkit and software application to teach […]

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Read more about the article Disrupting business models is not enough. We need tech innovation too

Disrupting business models is not enough. We need tech innovation too

By Ville Satopaa and Pranav Mehrotra We hear the word “innovation” all the time. It has become such a buzzword that we forget what it means. For some people, innovation means building the next Facebook. For others, it’s a new way to cook an omelette. For the purposes of this article, let’s break innovation down into two general categories: Product […]

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