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Creating a Fair and Equitable Cannabis Industry

Business and Tech

The best example of this is the Safe and Fair Enforcement (SAFE) Banking Act , which would provide safe harbor for banks and other financial institutions to provide cannabis businesses with financial services and traditional lending, often cited as the biggest needs for social equity applicants and small businesses.

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Overwhelmed, underwhelmed at the Web Summit, Lisbon

Paul Hobcraft

The Web Summit, originally Dublin Web Summit, is a technology conference held annually since 2009. The topic of the conference is centered on internet technology and I went looking for multiple innovation angles and left actually disappointed. The company was founded by Paddy Cosgrave, David Kelly, and Daire Hickey.

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Engagement within the Energy Movement

Innovating4Energy

” Then, my fourth point of encouragement was from Christian Bruch , President and Chief Executive Officer @Siemen Christian left the Munich Security Conference and headed straight for Siemens Energy Abu Dhabi offices, where they inaugurated their Global Innovation Center, located within Khalifa University in Abu Dhabi.

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5 Ways to Unlock Your Open Innovation Ecosystem

100%Open

The best crowdsourcing competitions and programmes that we have been involved with combine a relatively equal mix of online and offline activity which can create a virtuous cycle of energy and engagement if phased smartly. That way you hear from everybody and can focus on areas of difference and bank any areas of agreement.

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How to enable inclusive innovation

hackerearth

According to a World Bank report, “a coherent inclusive innovation strategy would complement frontier innovation efforts by improving access to essentials and increasing the purchasing power of the resource-poor while also enhancing income-generating opportunities for BoP members.” LaunchCode. JITA Bangladesh. Narayana Health. Source: OECD.

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Big Techs in the insurance market: how to use a User-Centrism strategy to address them?

mjvinnovation

In several conferences promoted by different market segments, the subject is also at the heart of the discussions. . Will the same thing happen to insurers that happened in the banking institutions? How can a User-Centrism strategy help you tackle Big Techs?

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Big Techs in the insurance market: how to use a User-Centrism strategy to address them?

mjvinnovation

In several conferences promoted by different market segments, the subject is also at the heart of discussions. The debate over the power of the Big Techs and their possible monopoly in markets where they initially did not act has already reached the American and European parliaments.