Innovation & Creativity

The 4th Industrial Revolution continues to demonstrate what I call exponential “A Triple C”: accelerating Automation; time Compression in new innovations; Convergence in physical and digital existences; ubiquitous Connectivity. Perhaps nowhere is this “A Triple C” dynamic more on display than in the realm of artificial...
  • 22 March 2018
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The 2nd AI for Good Global Summit at ITU Headquarters in Geneva, 15-17 May 2018, will take action to ensure that Artificial Intelligence (AI) accelerates progress towards the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals. The summit is organized by ITU with support from the XPRIZE...
  • 8 February 2018
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26 January 2018 / Data, Innovation & Creativity
Every January, big technology trends become more central to key discussions as the world’s top business and political leaders gather at the World Economic Forum (WEF) Annual Meeting  in Davos, Switzerland. It reflects the growing importance of information communication technologies (ICTs) for...
  • 26 January 2018
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8 January 2018 / Innovation & Creativity
If tech entrepreneur Elon Musk and MIT physicist Max Tegmark are to be believed, artificial intelligence (AI) is less a scientific fiction than an (almost) technological fact. AI ‘facts’ are recounted from three perspectives: AI’s technological promise, AI’s dystopian potential, and AI’s ethical implications....
  • 8 January 2018
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Technology is developing at an exponential pace that can be difficult to follow. But one conference tries to stay ahead of the curve: TechCrunch’s regional European conference, Disrupt Berlin, showcases the latest in game-changing technology, and thought-leadership from key innovators...
  • 8 December 2017
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17 October 2017 / Innovation & Creativity
Starting from September this year, secondary and tertiary education – and even primary school curricula – in mainland China are expected to include studies related to artificial intelligence (AI) and coding. This ambitious plan includes an increase in the number of places for...
  • 17 October 2017
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Thirteen-year-old software developer and self-described ‘algorithm-ist’ Tanmay Bakshi is at the World Telecommunication Development Conference (WTDC-17) in Buenos Aires, Argentina, to promote his message about the promise of artificial intelligence (AI) to improve lives. Currently a Machine Learning & Watson Developer at IBM,...
  • 11 October 2017
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