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Digital Almaty 2024: Industry X – Digital Evolution of the Future From February 1 to February 3, 2024, the digital forum Digital Almaty 2024 “Industry X: the Digital Evolution of the Future” will be held in Almaty. The Sixth Forum will bring together government officials from the SCO and EAEU countries, leading experts, and entrepreneurs to exchange ideas aimed at creating a new era of the digital industry. The Forum also includes Industry 4.0 Startup Battle, an exhibition of Kazakhstan's largest subsoil users, technology parks, and technology companies that will share experience and information about projects in the IT ecosystem. 📣 Business program that will cover topics of digital transformation in the industry and innovative solutions in the areas of GovTech, Industry 4.0, ESG, Smart City, and others. 📣 200+ speakers from international experts, industry leaders, and leading innovators in IT and business, who will share successful cases in the application of new technologies in the real sector of the economy and innovation. “The Digital Almaty International Forum annually brings together the world’s leading experts from 15 different countries. This year we will discuss the topic of the digital industry. The main share of GDP production in our country is made up of industry. In the new year, new digital solutions are needed that will help improve business processes in the economic sphere. The forum platform provides ample opportunities for the presentation and discussion of key trends, projects, and technologies in this industry,” said Bagdat Mussin, Minister of Digital Development, Innovations and Aerospace Industry of the Republic of #Kazakhstan.   Venue: Republic of Kazakhstan, Almaty, Kazakhstan Business Cooperation Center “Atakent” Dates: February 1–3, 2024 Register here https://almatydigital.kz/

For technology to be sustainable, there needs to be a shift towards businesses providing to the public sector. After attending Saïd Business School, University of Oxford's, event with Colin Mayer on capitalism, crises and the larger economic impact through business I’ve understood a couple key insights: - Procurement, licensing, and utilities amount to a substantial percent of GDP, and government policy should support businesses that improve public sector provision. - Particularly in AI and emerging technologies, regulation could lag behind the curve of our advancement. Thorold Barker provided an insight to my line of questioning, other global models incentivise companies to take responsibility rather than ineffectively attempting to regulate. The efficient and sustainable approach to managing industries like technology could involve the mobilisation of the private sector to systematically improve public sector provision. 

Hot off the press ❗ A new study investigates the technological catch-up of emerging economy (EE) firms through a dual innovation ecosystem framework. The article by Joshua Sears and Muhammad A. Muhammad from University of North Carolina Wilmington and Texas Tech University analyzes more specifically the efficacy of two mechanisms: inward foreign direct investments (FDI) and outward FDI. The study adopts a dual innovation ecosystem framework, where EE firms and advanced economy (AE) firms innovate within two distinct yet semipermeable innovation ecosystems. The article utilizes a sample based on EE firm patents from NBER and Harvard, supplemented with data from SDC Platinum’s M&A data-base, VentureXpert, and the World Bank Databank. The final sample: 9,846 patents assigned to 2002 different EE firms located in 39 different EEs.   Key findings: ✴ EE firms can enhance their technological capabilities without catching up, initially progressing within the EE innovation ecosystem ✴ Knowledge spillovers affect technological catch-up through a process that initially decreases the technological capabilities of EE firms before increasing such capabilities, as EE firms shift R&D activity towards the AE innovation ecosystem ✴ However, internationalizing R&D in AEs yields a significant positive effect on EE firms’ technological capabilities and shifts their innovative activities towards solving AE demand problems ✴ Technological catch-up thus requires both the upgrading of technological capabilities and the shifting of R&D activity from solving EE demand problems to solving AE demand problems.   Policy and managerial implications: ☑ Governments should consider additional policies beyond attracting AE FDI ☑ Governments should also try to establish programs that will embed these AE subsidiaries in the EE innovation ecosystem ✅ For managers, EE firms need to focus on developing more effective employee retention programs and improve their human resource practices to attenuate the exodus of their best knowledge workers to AE subsidiaries.   Read the full #openaccess article here: https://lnkd.in/d5XPDDHi   #catchup #emergingeconomies #foreigndirectinvestment #rndmanagement

The United Nations World Intellectual Property Organization (#WIPO) has released the 17th edition of the Global Innovation Index (GII), which ranks 133 economies based on approximately 80 indicators related to innovation activity. According to Azernews, #Azerbaijan ranked 95th in the GII 2024, reflecting both the progress and areas for improvement in the country’s innovation ecosystem. The GII is based on two main sub-indices: "#innovation resources" (inputs) and "innovation results" (outputs). Azerbaijan performed well in certain areas, particularly in government efficiency, business development, and industry-university collaboration. Key highlights include: Institutions: Azerbaijan ranked 51st in government efficiency, regulation quality, and political stability. Business Environment: The country rose to 15th place, reflecting an increasingly favorable climate for innovation and business development. Azerbaijan also advanced in business policy stability, securing 19th place. Business Development: Ranked 67th, Azerbaijan’s performance in this area highlights ongoing improvements in economic infrastructure and market conditions. Scientific Research and Cluster Development: Azerbaijan leads the South Caucasus in research and cluster development, ranking 30th and 29th respectively, indicating strong collaboration between academia and the private sector. This is aligned with Azerbaijan's 2030 development agenda, emphasizing industrial clusters and R&D cooperation. Azerbaijan made notable strides in patent activity, rising to 50th place in "Knowledge and Technological Results" and leading the South Caucasus in this category. The country also improved in labor productivity, climbing 34 spots to 28th place, thanks to the adoption of advanced technologies and improved workforce skills. In terms of human capital and science, Azerbaijan ranked 94th, but significant progress was observed in areas like student-teacher ratio (20th) and government investment in education (53rd). The country’s 45th-place ranking for science and engineering graduates highlights its growing technical talent base, which is essential for innovation in key sectors like technology and engineering. However, experts emphasize the need for more venture capital, increased high-tech exports, and greater access to private sector credit. These steps, along with stronger collaboration between education and industry, will be crucial for further boosting Azerbaijan’s innovation capacity.

Our paper has been published in European Journal of Innovation Management. This study contributes to the ongoing discussion about the relationship between digital transformation and innovation in SMEs by presenting an approach to quantify digital transformation stages in SMEs. Additionally, this study provides new insights into the specific dynamics of the relationship between different stages of digital transformation and their impact on a differentiated measurement of innovation performance, including technological, non-technological and radical innovation. https://lnkd.in/d7YWE_dY

Journal of Technology Management and Business (JTMB) Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia (UTHM) Call for Papers Journal Website: https://lnkd.in/gadXnqXc The Journal of Technology Management and Business (JTMB) is a bi-yearly, peer-reviewed journal published by the Faculty of Technology Management and Business, Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia and it is published twice a year (June and December). It is devoted to promote, develop and disseminate theories and practices of technology management, business and entrepreneurship. It is designed for both academics and professionals and derives its audience from universities, researchers, practitioners and allied professional organisations throughout the world. Through research and practical papers, the journal enables the sharing of new theories, research, thoughts, experiences and concepts for the management of technology and business new thinking and settings. JTMB is currently indexed by MyCite and Google Scholar.

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An attractive market is one in which… 1. Technology can provide a huge competitive advantage 2. New ventures don't require a lot of CapEx 3. The industry economics have a high gross margin, and technology can help achieve economies of scale 4. There isn't a dependency on regulation and government spend to keep the sector afloat.

How to grow the UK's knowledge capital - a timely report on innovation policy and growth for those looking for some summer reading. What do you think? To reduce the productivity gap between London and the South East and the rest of the country that cannot be explained by regional factors, the report recommends: 🚀 The Department for Science, Innovation and Technology should have an explicit mission to develop industrial capabilities, through measures such as Innovation Accelerators and leveraging Government procurement. 🏭 R&D institutions should focus not only on pushing the frontier, but also on the development of industrial capabilities and the diffusion of non-frontier innovation throughout the economy. 📡 Innovate UK grants should more closely align with the government’s strategic missions. Given the complexity of the R&D landscape, it should also expand its outreach and ‘one-stop-shop’ capabilities. 🌟 UK Research and Innovation and similar institutions should cover the full economic costs of research for projects in areas of strategic importance. Assessment criteria for grants should more heavily weight the quality of research delivery mechanisms. 🏖 The Regulatory Horizons Council should be given the role of a cross-sector ‘sandbox’ authority. It should act as a one-stop shop for those, especially those with cross-sector technologies, who wish to interact with the regulatory system. https://lnkd.in/e622WC6s