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Female scientists and the Matilda effect

Insights

By Andrea Manteca, 8 March 2017 at 17:30

By Andrea Manteca On February 11 the world celebrated the International Day of Women and Girls in Science. Women in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) professions continue to be under-represented, but work is being done in different industries to change...Continue reading »

DARPA and its ambition to combine humans and machines

Future Trends

By Pablo G. Bejerano, 6 March 2017 at 18:26

The American agency DARPA is characterized by undertaking the most futuristic projects. At its core, extremely celebrated inventions such as the Internet itself, or at least its embryo, have arisen. It goes without saying that artificial intelligence is one of...Continue reading »

Lean Startup adoption unstoppable in large companies

Business

By Susana Jurado, 28 February 2017 at 17:55

We have been applying the Lean Startup methodology at Telefónica I+D since 2012, therefore, we have been pioneers. Two years ago, in 2014, a colleague and myself shared at the Lean Startup conference in San Francisco the main learnings of...Continue reading »

Telefónica Open Future_ prepares extensive schedule for forthcoming edition of 4YFN

Initiatives

By The Telefonica Blog Team, 28 February 2017 at 16:00

4YFN 2017 will be attended by outstanding startups from Telefónica Open Future_ The 4YFN (4 Years From Now) event is celebrating its fourth anniversary and does so with the ambition of continuing to be a benchmark for the entrepreneurial ecosystem. The...Continue reading »

How is Europe implementing net neutrality guidelines?

Insights

By Telefónica Public Policy Team, 14 February 2017 at 13:16

By Gonzalo López-Barajas (@Gonzalo_LB), Public Policy Manager, Telefónica This post was kindly republished from our Public Policy blog. The original post can be found here. Five months after the release of BEREC non-binding implementation guidelines on net neutrality, we are...Continue reading »

Fundación Tef. presents its employability programme

Initiatives

By Telefónica Public Policy Team, 13 February 2017 at 13:19

(above image shows José María Sanz Magallón, Marianne Thyssen and Álvaro Retortillo) This post was kindly republished from the Public Policy blog. The original post can be found here. The aim of the programme is to improve the digital skills and abilities...Continue reading »

53% of the world is offline – and are mostly women

Business

By Telefónica Public Policy Team, 9 February 2017 at 17:53

By Fernando Menéndez, Public Policy Manager, Telefónica This piece was republished from Telefonica’s Public Policy blog – the original article can be found here. The ITU (International Telecommunications Union) has recently published a relevant paper named “Connecting the unconnected” to highlight the...Continue reading »

A policy guide for a better Europe – the ERT Benchmarking Report

Business

By Telefónica Public Policy Team, 2 February 2017 at 15:19

By Eduardo Salido @eduSalidoC, Telefonica Public Policy In September 2016 Jean-Claude Juncker proclaimed in his annual speech what every European citizen knew since 2011: “We are in an existential crisis,” stated the European Commission President. The Great Recession had hit not...Continue reading »

Impressions of Connected Futures: Part 2 – Risks

Future Trends

By Lucia Komljen, 23 January 2017 at 22:08

Above image credit: teamLab In a previous post, we mapped out the needs and desires surrounding the future of connectivity, all of which were based on an extensive, 6-month, multimarket study called Impressions of Connected Futures, lead by Product Innovation. As we...Continue reading »

Could submarine robots and underwater IoT help tackle climate change?

Insights

By Nick Booth, 17 January 2017 at 12:30

With the ice caps melting and the Gulf Stream going off course, who can save us from an environmental catastrophe? Will it be birds? Will it be planes? Will it be superman? No! It’s submarine robots You’re probably aware that two-thirds...Continue reading »

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53% of the world is offline – and are mostly women

These start-ups are making robots a reality

Projects can fail, tech evolves, but transformation is sustainable

Female scientists and the Matilda effect

DARPA and its ambition to combine humans and machines

Lean Startup adoption unstoppable in large companies

Telefónica Open Future_ prepares extensive schedule for forthcoming edition of 4YFN

How is Europe implementing net neutrality guidelines?

Fundación Tef. presents its employability programme

53% of the world is offline – and are mostly women

A policy guide for a better Europe – the ERT Benchmarking Report

Impressions of Connected Futures: Part 2 – Risks

Could submarine robots and underwater IoT help tackle climate change?