Ahead of my Futurist Keynote speech at ITU Telecom World 2013 in November, I’d like to share a few thoughts on the disruptive trends poised to utterly transform the way we live, communicate and do business. We are entering an era of information tsunamis: mind-boggling global data torrents , all-pervasive social-local-mobile (SoLoMo) connectivity, widespread ‘wikilikean’ transparency expectations (both B2C as …
The world of voice communications is changing. A new technology called WebRTC will further accelerate the pace of change.
August is fast approaching, the month of European high summer where you are best advised, so conventional wisdom has it, not to get sick, look for a new job or expect to close a deal – unless your neighbour on the next beach towel along happens to be a doctor or potential business partner. School is out and so are …
The deadline is now up and the entries for the ITU Telecom World 2013 Young Innovators Competition are all in!
We’ve completely redesigned the web pages for this year’s event – as you’ll notice immediately if you’ve visited us before. And it’s not just about changing how it looks – it is part of our commitment to the one conversation that matters. Because this is just not an empty strapline. It’s our statement of intent and purpose.
Are young people in India simply uninterested in what is going on around them? Apathetic, un-opinionated, disengaged? Anshul Tewari, one of the winners of ITU Young Innovators Competition at ITU Telecom World 2012, doesn’t think so.
Albert Einstein sometimes used to torment his students at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton. During a period of dramatic changes in physics he would set an exam paper containing exactly the same questions as the previous year. When challenged about this he remained unrepentant. The questions may be the same as last year, he observed, but the answers …
One of the most striking themes running throughout ITU Telecom World 2012 in Dubai this October was the importance of youth, both for the future of the ICT sector and in driving socio-economic development globally. The 12 finalists of the Young Innovators Competition, selected from nearly 400 entries from all parts of the world, were the most obvious manifestation of …
