Innovation

Innovation digitale au Liban : interview Hervé Cuviliez, Diwanee / Leap Ventures

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Le Liban est un tout nouveau venu sur la scène high-tech internationale : son premier fonds d’investissement y a vu le jour en 2008, et les success stories entrepreneuriales s’y comptent encore sur les doigts de la main.

Pourtant, l’ancienne Suisse du Moyen-Orient, frontalière de la Silicon Wadi israélienne, ne manque pas d’atouts pour émerger à l’échelle régionale des pays arabes, voire internationale. Quels sont-ils, et quel intérêt présentent-ils également pour les entrepreneurs et investisseurs étrangers ?

J’ai eu l’occasion d’interviewer 4 acteurs de cet écosystème émergent, à la fois côté entrepreneurs et côté investisseurs.

Dans cet entretien, nous rencontrons Hervé Cuviliez, entrepreneur français fondateur du groupe de médias Diwanee, et associé du fonds d’investissement Leap Ventures. Diwanee est une des 3 plus importantes « sorties » régionales à ce jour, rachetée en majorité par le groupe français Webedia.

 

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Digital Innovation in Lebanon: Interview Badih Saikali, Referd

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Lebanon is a brand new comer on the international high-tech scene: its first investment fund started in 2008, and entrepreneurial success stories are still a handful.

Yet the former Switzerland of the Middle East, neighbour to the Israeli Silicon Wadi, has many assets to emerge on a regional and international level. What are they, and why should foreign investors and entrepreneurs care?

I’ve had the opportunity to interview 4 players of this emerging ecosystem, entrepreneurs and investors alike.

In this interview, we meet Badih Saikali, co-founder of Referd, the business connector tool.


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Innovation digitale au Liban : interview Joseph El Khoury, Dash Tag / Keefak

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Le Liban est un tout nouveau venu sur la scène high-tech internationale : son premier fonds d’investissement y a vu le jour en 2008, et les success stories entrepreneuriales s’y comptent encore sur les doigts de la main.

Pourtant, l’ancienne Suisse du Moyen-Orient, frontalière de la Silicon Wadi israélienne, ne manque pas d’atouts pour émerger à l’échelle régionale des pays arabes, voire internationale. Quels sont-ils, et quel intérêt présentent-ils également pour les entrepreneurs et investisseurs étrangers ?

J’ai eu l’occasion d’interviewer 4 acteurs de cet écosystème émergent, à la fois côté entrepreneurs et côté investisseurs.

Dans cet entretien, nous rencontrons Joseph El Khoury, co-créateur de l’application Keefak, et fondateur de la start-up Dash Tag.

 

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Innovation digitale au Liban : interview Nicolas Rouhana, Insure & Match Capital

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Le Liban est un tout nouveau venu sur la scène high-tech internationale : son premier fonds d’investissement y a vu le jour en 2008, et les success stories entrepreneuriales s’y comptent encore sur les doigts de la main.

Pourtant, l’ancienne Suisse du Moyen-Orient, frontalière de la Silicon Wadi israélienne, ne manque pas d’atouts pour émerger à l’échelle régionale des pays arabes, voire internationale. Quels sont-ils, et quel intérêt présentent-ils également pour les entrepreneurs et investisseurs étrangers ?

J’ai eu l’occasion d’interviewer 4 acteurs de cet écosystème émergent, à la fois côté entrepreneurs et côté investisseurs.

Dans cet entretien, nous rencontrons Nicolas Rouhana, manager du fonds d’investissement Insure & Match Capital, et ancien manager du premier incubateur libanais Berytech.

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Digital Innovation in Sardinia

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Sardinia is an Italian island in the middle of the Mediterranean sea, inhabited by 1.6 million humans and 4 million sheep, and separated from Italy by a few hundred kilometers of sea. You may have heard of Sardinia as a haven for luxurious tourism, or as an environmentally-preserved landscape, or for its agriculture and traditional … Lire la suite

Digital Innovation in Sardinia: Interview Nicola Pirina, Digital Champion

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Sardinia, in the middle of the Mediterranean sea, is bustling with ideas and passion when it comes to digital innovation. From social and sustainable innovations to the sharing economy, digital school or high-tech medicine, it is worth taking a deeper look at what is going on there and connecting with its players.

I’ve had the opportunity and pleasure to interview 5 of its players in a series dedicated to Digital Innovation in Sardinia.

In this interview, we meet Nicola Pirina, Digital Champion Cagliari & Sardinia, VP Sardegna 2050, innovation strategist and advisor to many start-ups and institutions.

 

The interview is available in video format below or on YouTube and the full text transcript is below.

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Digital Innovation in Sardinia: Interview Roberto Spano, Sardex

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Sardinia, in the middle of the Mediterranean sea, is bustling with ideas and passion when it comes to digital innovation. From social and sustainable innovations to the sharing economy, digital school or high-tech medicine, it is worth taking a deeper look at what is going on there and connecting with its players.

I’ve had the opportunity and pleasure to interview 5 of its players in a series dedicated to Digital Innovation in Sardinia.

In this interview, we meet Roberto Spano, CEO of Sardex, a local currency launched in 2010, now aggregating more than 2000 members with more than 50 Million euros in transactions realised, and one of three pilot projects in Europe on this front.

 

The interview is available in video format below or on YouTube and the full text transcript is below, translated in English.

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Digital School in Sardinia: Interview Alessandri Patti & Students, Istituto Comprensivo Sestu

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Sardinia, in the middle of the Mediterranean sea, is bustling with ideas and passion when it comes to digital innovation. From social and sustainable innovations to the sharing economy, digital school or high-tech medicine, it is worth taking a deeper look at what is going on there and connecting with its players.

I’ve had the opportunity and pleasure to interview 5 of its players in a series dedicated to Digital Innovation in Sardinia.

In this interview, we meet Alessandra Patti, School Director at Istituto Comprensivo Sestu, with 3 of her students, around all the digital initiatives taking place at her school (do-it-yourself interactive boards, Arduino projects, coding workshops…).

 

The interview is available in video format below or on YouTube and the full text transcript is below, translated in English.

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Digital Innovation in Sardinia: Interview Nicola Siza, Hub/Spoke

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Sardinia, in the middle of the Mediterranean sea, is bustling with ideas and passion when it comes to digital innovation. From social and sustainable innovations to the sharing economy, digital school or high-tech medicine, it is worth taking a deeper look at what is going on there and connecting with its players.

I’ve had the opportunity and pleasure to interview 5 of its players in a series dedicated to Digital Innovation in Sardinia.

In this interview, we meet Nicola Siza, founder of Hub/Spoke, a brand new co-working place for start-ups & freelances from Sardinia or abroad, with high ambitions.

 

The interview is available in video format below or on YouTube and the full text transcript is below.

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Digital Innovation in Sardinia: Interview Monica Mureddu, Sardinia Innovation

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Sardinia, in the middle of the Mediterranean sea, is bustling with ideas and passion when it comes to digital innovation. From social and sustainable innovations to the sharing economy, digital school or high-tech medicine, it is worth taking a deeper look at what is going on there and connecting with its players.

I’ve had the opportunity and pleasure to interview 5 of its players in a series dedicated to Digital Innovation in Sardinia.

In this interview, we meet Monica Mureddu, founder of Sardinia Innovation, a website dedicated to sharing innovation initiatives taking place on the island, with a strong focus on social and sustainable innovations.

 

The interview is available in video format below or on YouTube and the full text transcript, translated in English, is below.

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