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Accelerating innovation: An open-source autonomous driving platform

According to data from Next Move Strategy Consulting, the global autonomous vehicle market reached nearly 17,000 units in 2022. By 2030, it’s projected there will be 127,000 autonomous vehicles on the roads worldwide.  This week we interviewed LEAP 2024 speaker Helen Pan (General Manager at Baidu’s

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What’s the link between space tech and beavers?

Imagine taking your first trip into space. You’re about to turn to the window and look down at Earth from above for the very first time – what would you be hoping to see?  Well, some scientists are looking down in the hope of spotting a beaver.  OK, not exactly.

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How tech platforms are democratising creative industries

We’ve written before about the way that connectivity and access to digital tools can enable people from a wide variety of backgrounds to exercise their entrepreneurial spirit. With low-cost, high quality technological tools, almost anyone can start a business in minutes.  And the same goes for people working in

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Where are STEM graduates coming from?

Science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) graduates are in increasingly high demand. So much so that many countries around the world are working to boost enrollment in STEM higher education – because skilled graduates are needed across technological and computer science sectors.  In the US, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reports

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Investor perspective: Blending business and philanthropy

Isaac Applbaum (Founder and Partner at MizMaa Ventures) is an investor with extensive experience in international markets, and a specific interest in Saudi Arabia. Based in California, he has visited Saudi Arabia 28 times. He’s a proactive investor in early-stage startups – including startups he discovered at LEAP.  And he’

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Experience Saudi Arabia: Things to do, places to go

When we interviewed Amy Peck (Founder and CEO at Endeavour XR) about her experience at LEAP, she said:  “I am still so inspired by the event and the future vision in Saudi – I don’t think it will ever fade!”  And she’s right: Saudi Arabia is a country that’

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Why is India leading the way with QR codes?

You stop at a tea stall at the side of the road. You don’t have any cash in your pocket – but it doesn’t matter, because the tea trader has a QR code. You can scan and pay on your phone. Ten minutes later, you’re back on the

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Global Governance For Data: Is It Possible?

Data regulation is bitty. Different countries, regions, and even different companies have their own policies, and implement those policies with a level of subjectivity (and often deceptive design) that makes it very difficult for digital citizens to get a handle on when, why, how, and by whom their data is

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Four key metaverse trends to invest in

Renato De Castro (Executive Director at RMA Advisory) opened his #LEAP22 keynote with a touch of regret. In February 2009 he received a “very strange” offer – the opportunity to buy something called Bitcoin, for about $0.09.  He didn’t buy it.  Then in 2010, his child was born. “We

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Thrive Now to Change the Future

What legacy are you creating? And are you happy with it? “Since March 2020 we’ve witnessed one of the largest, fastest changes in consumer behaviour in history. And as customers rapidly started shifting their purchases online and started taking part in the digital economy, businesses were forced to respond

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Sustainability Leadership: Push, Don't Pull

As Zainab Al Amin (VP of Digital Transformation at Microsoft) pointed out at #LEAP22, the greatest challenge that humanity is facing right now is sustainability. We have no doubt that technological innovations will play an essential role in our ability to move through this time — but climate tech won’t

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Why Education and Inspiration Will Drive Entrepreneurship in Tech

The King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) opened on September 23 2009, after an intensive period of building and academic development.  “It was a dream to build a university that is leading in terms of science and technology and research, at the shores of the Red Sea,” said

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5G is Ready for Take-off

Groundbreaking innovations are helping the world build partnerships and launch Industry 4.0 on the backbone of 5G. Industry 4.0 and 5G are groundbreaking innovations. They are game changers—not only playing by all new rules but also creating all new competitors. Are they ready for prime time? Many

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Skills, startups, and running scared: What’s the future of work?

What does your working life look like in 2022, compared to 2019? Probably not quite the same. Research by human resources firm Gartner found that 75% of hybrid or remote workers expect flexible working arrangements to continue post-pandemic – and that if an organisation did go back to 100% on-site work,