Digital Transformation

As a professor in Future Forecasting & Innovation with positions in China (Shanghai), Spain (Barcelona) and the Netherlands (several universities) during the last decade, my consistent ambition is to make my students more creative,...

As we prepare to enter the second half of 2020 and attempt to reopen the economy after its global prophylactic shutdown in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, manufacturers across the globe are currently confronting...

“There is nothing new under the sun” (Ecclesiastes 1:9) Powerful and infinite are human dreams. This metaphysical world of ideas is probably the most enduring and exists beyond limited technical possibilities, natural catastrophes, and human...

There are basically five sectors that will benefit most, in terms of competitiveness, from IoT technology: - Industrial IoT (manufacturing, with predictive technologies to improve production; agriculture; mining; energy and smart grid; smart cities); - Commercial...

The ongoing COVID-19 crisis is desperately disrupting industries, CIOs are starting to anticipate not only the impacts on IT but also the changes to carry out. How to reorganize IT staff? How to optimize...

We are living in an era dominated by technological advances and digital innovation. With respect to data, these advances have paved way for the immense potential of using centralized databases and other related infrastructures...

Community driven projects with the end-users in mind, the non-profit heroes we take for granted Ever wondered why Chrome (or the New Edge) is such a cool browser? For those of you, non-techies Chrome is...

Despite its fundamental role in today’s business, many IT job seekers are reluctant to embrace a career in cloud computing. Sophisticated technical concepts and jargon make it confusing and complicated. In this article, I use...

The very recent economic and trade agreements, as well as political ones, between American President Donald Trump and the Chinese Government, should facilitate a quiet and future cooperation, putting a pause and a truce...

Modern technology is being accused for all the woes in the world. Yet, shall we really blame technology rather than its creators or users? When humanity’s spiritual vision darkened- that is when pride entered...

I deeply believe that money must remain in the hands of states. I am not comfortable with the idea that a private group creates a competing currency. A private company does not have to...

In the race to digitize the truck brokerage market, will the winner be an incumbent or a challenger? The upside is enormous. Trucking is a $734 billion market. Truckload and less-than-truckload revenue constitute close to...

Some first-person research here: when I mention cryptocurrency to those outside its universe, the immediate reaction often is: “stay away,” or “not for me.” As it should be, when you consider the tremendous ups and...

Standing out yields great returns. This is the playbook for an entrepreneur’s success on social media. Digital marketing strategist and media scientist Janet Machuka has made a career as an online master. At Sparks Corporate...

According to the Hosting Tribunal, around 60% of the workloads globally will be directed to Cloud environments for 2019. And that is not truly surprising if we consider that the global Cloud market is...

Wondering what live streaming is all about, Jennifer Quinn researched the topic and got hooked. Also known as JennyQ, in a short time she jumped from novice to maven. Quinn has made herself the leading...

Who would have thought a company which started off as an online book store back in 1994 would not only go on to redefine online retail, but become a trillion dollar tech giant which...

Let's start off with a little recap of the main theme of the last edition of Tech Diaries - the Deepfakes. The AI generated media created to deceive people has become a worrisome issue...

Hollywood movies have always been good at providing a glimpse into the future - be it space travel, advanced scientific discoveries or futuristic technologies shaping our society as a whole. One such movie is...

The main story of this edition of the Tech Diaries is the Deepfakes issue that has gotten the U.S Congress freaking out. It represents the class of synthetic media generated by AI and represents...