Tag "technological innovation"
Asia Pacific
Economics
Japan’s Tech Competitiveness: Why the Decline?
The Japanese government’s plans to increase economic efficiency and productivity through digitalisation reflect Japan’s growing need to develop new and innovative technologies in software and big data. However, Japanese firms’ incremental and often secretive R&D approach and risk-averse attitude to investments in startups undermine these efforts.
International
Technology and infrastructure
Why the next disruptive technology isn’t tech at all
The next level of disruptive change is beyond optimisation of processes – it must address human problems that underlie today’s complex social challenges.
Economics
Middle East/North Africa
Can Israel become the world’s next tech capital?
The dissolution of the Soviet Union led to a rapid influx of Jewish immigration, with no fewer than 1.6 million new residents settling in Israel. Many had been trained in engineering and
