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Do we really care about (artificial) intelligence?

Norbert Bol

Sorry for not keeping my promise to blog more in 2020 about responsible technology and artificial intelligence as I wrote in Happy New Year: The new roaring ’20 s. Responsible use of the digital enabled technologies that often inhibit artificial intelligence is still a topic of debate. Schneider et al. Schneider et al.

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How Has Innovation Created a Private Space Race?

IdeaScale

And it happened in large part due to a drive for innovation and a desire to take the space program to the public. Exploring space offered a two-fold opportunity; it had promise for both military and civilian technological advancement and an invaluable demonstration of prowess on the world stage. The Roots Of A Private Space Sector.

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Continuing the Energy Transition Journey

Paul Hobcraft

Technology innovation, suggested new business models, outline proposals for changing policies, processes, and market design all are being “sketched out.” It is evident innovation must be way broader than just technological RD&D. During this past week, I have been working through specific aspects of the energy transition model.

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Do we really care about (artificial) intelligence?

Norbert Bol

Sorry for not keeping my promise to blog more in 2020 about responsible technology and artificial intelligence as I wrote in Happy New Year: The new roaring ’20 s. Responsible use of the digital enabled technologies that often inhibit artificial intelligence is still a topic of debate. Schneider et al. Schneider et al.

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How the GSAs 10X Program Advances Government Innovation

IdeaScale

Its success is due to a mixture of transparency, willingness to discuss when ideas won’t work, and accepting failure as part of the innovation process. And in 2015, that was what the GSA set out to encourage more of. In 2015, the GSA held what was intended to be a one-off event called “The Great Pitch.”

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Managing Energy Transition through Innovation

Paul Hobcraft

For me, the energy transition that the world is undertaking requires all forms of innovation, to offer technically advanced, as well as breakthrough solutions, to an incredibly complex system of energy delivery. The critical enabler will come from technology and systemic innovation. The societal inhibitor is a real impediment.

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How best to use innovation to fight corruption: 2 Case Studies

Idea to Value

In one case I remember vividly from 2015, Nigeria’s former national security adviser, Sambo Dasuki, was arrested for allegedly stealing $2bn [Ed: Yes, that’s a billion with a B] by awarding phantom contracts to buy 12 helicopters, four fighter jets and ammunition. The government in 2015 sent out a credit-card sized I.D.