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AfricArena to host Fifth Annual Summit in Cape Town
The Ventureburn website reported that AfricArena, the leading African tech ecosystem accelerator, will be hosting its fifth annual Grand Summit event in Cape Town from November 16 to 17. During the two-day event, over 50 startups from over 15 African countries will participate in pitching in various Open Innovation Challenges. These challenges will
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Survival of Fittest: Open Innovation and Product Development Linkages
A conference paper at the International Conference on Human Interaction and Emerging Technologies noted that open innovation is becoming the frontline strategy to develop new products and services in most R&D based firms. This paper focuses on the strategies of the companies which protect their
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UNITAR to co-host Session on “Reinforcing SDGs through Open Innovation”
Mirage News reported that on 28 September 2021, UNITAR and the University of Geneva, co-chairing the University Global Coalition Working Group on Open Innovation for Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), will host a session on “Reinforcing the SDGs through open innovation” in the 2021 University
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United Inventors Association Announces Inspire 2021
PRNewswire reported that The United Inventors Association of America, a national non-profit dedicated to educating inventors, patent holders and product developers, has announced “Inspire 2021,” a three-day virtual conference, Sep. 15-18. Panels will focus on licensing, crowd-funding, brand
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Online International Workshop on Open Innovation
The ISTIC-UNESCO website reported that an “Online International Workshop on Open Innovation: Increasing the Competitive Advantage of a Nation” will be held online May 27-28.” It noted that in a society based on knowledge; science, technology and innovation are important factors that
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Mitsubishi Electric Joins WIPO GREEN as Partner
The Business Wire website reported that Mitsubishi Electric Corporation announced that it has become a partner in the WIPO GREEN technology platform operated by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), through which Mitsubishi Electric will leverage its green technologies to drive open
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Singapore Fintech Festival a Success
The Fintech Times reported that the Singapore Fintech Festival attracted 60,000 participants from over 160 countries. A number of open innovation challenges were reported. The Food Waste National Innovation Challenge was launched by the National Environment Agency to address the sustainable and automated
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Johnson & Johnson Invests in China for Healthcare Innovation
The China Economic Net website reported that global healthcare giant Johnson & Johnson has vowed to further promote an innovation strategy to support China and the world to fight the pandemic and advance the development of public health. With a number of innovative products, technologies and solutions
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7th Annual World Open Innovation Conference
The Seventh Annual World Open Innovation Conference will be held virtually Dec. 10-11. Conference Chair Henry Chesbrough said, “Due to continuing safety concerns and public health restrictions with respect to large gatherings during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Garwood Center for Corporate Innovation,
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Civil Servants Must Embrace ‘New Mindsets’ in a ‘Tech-Powered New Normal’
The Philippine Information Agency reported that Associate Professor Naomi Aoki of the University of Tokyo came up with four mindsets that must be embodied by civil servants as regulators of the use of technologies and as policymakers. First is to be receptive to open innovation. According to Aoki,
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