This was the 5th installment of the conference in a bid to make cryptocurrency and blockchain mainstream within Colombia. The event was packed with expert speakers along with Colombian government officials. Latin American countries have, in general, not seen bitcoin with the same suspicion as other developing nations around the world (we’re looking at you
Education activist Malala Yousafzai has partnered with Apple to help educate thousands of under-privileged girls across Latin America and India. The plan is aimed at doubling funding for secondary-school programs for 1 lakh girls in regions with poor records for allowing young women equal access to education. The financial support that Apple has offered will
In the age of hyper-connectivity, you don’t have to be in Palo Alto to develop the next world-changing algorithm. In an era of digital inclusion, where information and powerful technologies once available only to huge organizations become more accessible everyday, and no-name startups burst on the scene to compete with industry giants, the little guys
This month, global product development company intive became the envy of many a starry-eyed startup. The European company, which co-creates software-based solutions for enterprise customers, announced it was setting up development teams in the US, and hiring software developers for its new offices in New York and Silicon Valley.
How will the future of humankind look, asks Torre Technologies CEO Alexander Torrenegra, when algorithms are capable of finding the best minds for every particular job, while simultaneously finding the best job for every particular mind?
The glory days of TV and radio ads have come and gone.
Ecuador holds one of the highest rates of early entrepreneurship in Latin America. In 2016, Total Early-Stage Entrepreneurial Activity (TEA) in Ecuador was 31.8% – 2.2 times higher than the average of efficiency-driven economies. It comes as no surprise therefore that international companies and accelerators looking to empower entrepreneurs are turning their attention to the
Experts are encouraging Latin American businesses to cash in on the latest content marketing trends – without breaking the bank. But it’s a dream few small businesses and startups have been able to fully realize.
Google this week announced its 5 finalists for the Desafio 2017 event, which will take place in Mexico City on November 16. The challenge seeks to discover the most forward thinking and socially impactful organizations and startups in the Latin America region, with a grand prize of $250,000. Previously we have reported the rise of
On October 2, Facebook launched its first-ever global innovation center — and chose the city of Sao Paulo, Brazil as its home.