Innovation
Innovation isn’t just about new technology—it’s about fresh thinking, bold experimentation, and solutions that shift systems.
This space explores the people, places, and ideas driving meaningful change, from emerging tech to policy breakthroughs and new ways of creating value.
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Albania's IT sector has learnt to compete on skill, not just price
Corporate hype has found a new prefix
Home diagnostics are booming. That might be a problem for healthcare systems
3D printing was meant to upend industry. It hasn't
Training data for AI has made the world's encyclopaedia a strategic asset
The Last Word: Tomorrow’s systems are already learning faster than our imagination
How porn's love affair with technology may finally have met its match
The BPO industry is reinventing itself from labour shop to intelligence factory
The Last Word: When AI risk on paper starts to shape real-world choices
Corporate hype has found a new prefix
Home diagnostics are booming. That might be a problem for healthcare systems
3D printing was meant to upend industry. It hasn't
The Last Word: Tomorrow’s systems are already learning faster than our imagination
How porn's love affair with technology may finally have met its match
The Last Word: When AI risk on paper starts to shape real-world choices
The struggle for humanity's future
Are Europe's 'AI factories' just rebranded supercomputers?
Siloed organisations need structural reform, not integration middleware
The Last Word: When AI risk on paper starts to shape real-world choices
The struggle for humanity's future
Are Europe's 'AI factories' just rebranded supercomputers?
Siloed organisations need structural reform, not integration middleware
A funding milestone underlines the importance of reinvention in the quest for tech relevance
How Takeda is bringing personalised medicine to CEE and the Balkans
Construction's productivity crisis is the sign of a sector in need of reinvention
Ukraine's battlefield innovations are attracting serious money
The continent's ambitious tech regulation risks backfiring
Corporate hype has found a new prefix
3D printing was meant to upend industry. It hasn't
How porn's love affair with technology may finally have met its match
The BPO industry is reinventing itself from labour shop to intelligence factory
The Last Word: When AI risk on paper starts to shape real-world choices
Not every new feature is actual disruption
The struggle for humanity's future
Are Europe's 'AI factories' just rebranded supercomputers?
Siloed organisations need structural reform, not integration middleware
Albania's IT sector has learnt to compete on skill, not just price
Training data for AI has made the world's encyclopaedia a strategic asset
The Last Word: When AI risk on paper starts to shape real-world choices
There's no replacement for listening to voters
Siloed organisations need structural reform, not integration middleware
Citizens want great public services but are wary of high salaries and revolving doors
How Takeda is bringing personalised medicine to CEE and the Balkans
The transport revolution requires old-fashioned investment, not new gimmicks
Europe's future need not be a binary choice
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Future of IT Report 2026
Which countries will own the digital economy — and which will be priced out of it?
The global IT race has changed. Talent alone no longer wins. Cheap labour is no longer a strategy. And building “an IT sector” without coherence now leaks value instead of compounding it.
The Future of IT Report 2026 is an independent data-driven guide for governments, investors, and institutional decision-makers who need to understand where digital advantage is actually being created — and why.
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Tech Emerging Europe Advocates
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This is the world’s only grassroots tech community focused on emerging Europe—connecting founders, investors, and enablers across borders.
For those who believe the region’s tech story is just getting started.
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