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GradView: The Age of Mobile – Less Flappy Bird, More mPesa

Digital Life

By florence, 27 October 2014 at 08:00

By Harry Davies, Telefónica graduate 24 October, 2014: ‘The Age of Mobile.’ It’s a term uttered so often by so many that its use has become an almost meaningless cliché. Why should we be excited? We often understate mobile to being...Continue reading »

GradView: Back to the future – is the digital revolution over?

Digital Life

By florence, 20 October 2014 at 10:14

By Mark Meghezzi (@meghezzi), graduate at O2 UK In 1998, fresh-faced MIT mogul Nicholas Negroponte proclaimed that “the digital revolution is over”. 7bn laptop PCs, 100bn app downloads, a multi-trillion dollar tech industry and the growing role of digital in our...Continue reading »

FIWARE: 80 million euros for European SMEs and entrepreneurs

Business

By florence, 17 September 2014 at 11:10

The European Commission allocates 80 million euros through 16 accelerators, to SMEs, start-ups and entrepreneurs developing apps on the Internet of the Future. 17 September 2014, Munich: The European Commission (EC) has launched the FIWARE Accelerator Programme, which is about to invest...Continue reading »

Base societal decisions on data, not politics!

Business

By florence, 10 September 2014 at 10:48

An interview with Big Data industry pro Jose Luis Agúndez (@ciberjos) on the trends and advances in this space. What big data applications can we expect to see in the short term? “In the short term we are working to produce “outwards facing”...Continue reading »

GradView: As consumers go virtual, how can retailers make this work for them?

Business

By florence, 2 September 2014 at 11:30

By Mark Meghezzi (@meghezzi), graduate at O2 UK 2 September 2014: As consumer habits shift towards more convenient, virtual methods to make simple transactions, how can retailers transcend the transaction and become a venue worth visiting? By moving away from the traditional,...Continue reading »

Latin America: No longer an importer of tech, but a creator

Initiatives

By florence, 1 September 2014 at 13:03

By Fernando Arenas, Telefónica One Young World delegate 1 September 2014: It’s a great time to be living and working in Latin America. Consumption and manufacturing is growing and most of the population are young and want to be part of driving...Continue reading »

GradView: The great divide – do we have a ‘digital democracy’?

Initiatives

By florence, 28 August 2014 at 10:07

By Emily Stott, Telefónica graduate and One Young World delegate. 27 August 2014: It’s hard to disagree with the statement that ‘technology opens doors’. Technology empowers everyday entrepreneurs, allowing capital sourcing through crowd funding and free marketing through social media. Technology...Continue reading »

What ‘digital revolution’? Tech isn’t as accessible as you thought

Digital Life

By florence, 21 August 2014 at 11:48

By Daryl West (@mrdarylwest), Telefónica One Young World delegate. 21 August 2014: Although it’s great to see children as young as 6 rivalling the digital expertise of a 45-year-old, the latest Ofcom insights into techie teens – part of Ofcom’s...Continue reading »

GradView: Is technology the most important field of study? Millennials think so.

Digital Life

By florence, 19 August 2014 at 10:00

By Salisu Mohammed, O2 UK graduate. 19 August 2014: It’s 2014, entrepreneur is the new buzzword and many claim, through LinkedIn at least, to have reached success through some type of digital innovation. What constitutes a successful digital entrepreneur, however, is...Continue reading »

GradView: Millennials – the makers and navigators of the digital marketplace

Digital Life

By florence, 18 August 2014 at 14:18

By Charlie Oliver (@rlieoliver), Telefónica graduate and Alan Mak (@AlanMakUK), UK Group Board Member at Havas. 18 August 2014: Across industries, companies are undergoing digital transformations. This is partly due to maturation and therefore the need to do more with less, but...Continue reading »