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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 »

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 »

Tarefa: learning from the answer

Digital Life

By The Telefonica Blog Team, 14 February 2017 at 13:11

By Catherina Cuervo Thanks to the Internet, millions of students around the world have free access to online tools and information to deal with their learning challenges. However – infact and despite the unthinkable power that search engines have gained –...Continue reading »

How can we measure happiness at work?

Business

By Jennifer Riggins, 13 February 2017 at 10:05

Ah us pesky millennials. We want it all — not just a well-paying job that gives us a path toward advancement, we want to actually love what we do. And you gotta listen to us — by 2035 we’ll be...Continue reading »

Disability tech: These startups show how to use tech-for-good

Digital Life

By Nick Booth, 17 January 2017 at 12:36

Like many start up bosses, Lise Pape was inspired to help others through the benefit of her own personal experience with disability. When Lise Pape’s father was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease 10 years ago, the drugs he was prescribed created side...Continue reading »

Three unexpected technology spin-offs that will surprise you

Insights

By Nick Booth, 10 January 2017 at 18:45

Everything from Blockchain to blocked drains can have unpredictably happy consequences Blockchain is usually mentioned in terms of ruthlessly efficient money markets. Meanwhile, International Aid is often associated with tragedy and waste. With 65 million people being forcibly displaced as a result...Continue reading »

Five start-ups pioneering blockchain technology

Business

By Nicholas Fearn, 10 January 2017 at 11:00

Bitcoin is a technology that’s gathered a lot of interest in recent years. While there are people who believe it’s capable of revolutionising modern finance, there are many who fear it promotes crime on the internet. If you’ve come across...Continue reading »

The best startup bootcamps and accelerators for 2017

Digital Life

By Nicholas Fearn, 4 January 2017 at 10:55

Bootcamps and acceleration programmes are an amazing way to pick up new skills, meet new people and develop new ideas, and you’ll find them in a variety of industries. Often, they serve for people to get introduced to specific disciplines,...Continue reading »

Meet the entrepreneur whose smart bench could make our cities cleaner

Digital

By Shivvy J, 1 December 2016 at 10:07

What if I told you an aesthetically stunning solar-powered bench could wirelessly charge your device, provide Wi-Fi and perhaps most critically, track the ‘health’ of your local environment? Would you be more curious if I explained that there was a...Continue reading »