With a rapidly evolving tech ecosystem, Ukraine is this year taking a step forward by organising its very first national pavilion at Web Summit in Lisbon to represent...
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Over the past decade, Israel has seen the birth of over 11,000 start-ups: 70 of which have gone on to become unicorns. Israeli tech companies have attracted investments...
It’s no secret that rural areas in Central and Eastern Europe are struggling. Low crop yields and a lack of financing are the main issues. But a Latvian start-up is...
The ongoing crackdown against opposition in Belarus, which began in the aftermath of a rigged presidential election last August, has decimated the country’s...
Consumer electronics were rarely a top priority for most of the countries of Eastern Europe before 1989. Bulgaria’s Pravetz 82, a pioneering home computer, was an...
Consumers throughout emerging Europe are increasingly keen to adopt meat-free lifestyles. Hitherto a region of carnivores, parts of emerging Europe are changing. Since...
Bulgaria and Romania can boast some of Europe’s highest percentages of women working in the ICT sector. What lessons can be learnt by the rest of the emerging...
Estonia is playing a leading role in the development of a digital euro, and Poland is eyeing the possibility of a digital złoty. But both are some way behind...
Drive is a programme from EIT Health Innostars aimed at boosting innovation capacity in Europe’s emerging regions. We sat down with Roel Kamerling, the programme’s...
A lack of talent is preventing several start-up ecosystems in Central and Eastern Europe from making a global breakthrough, suggests a new report. The Baltic states of...
How to avoid some of the biggest mistakes when taking a local company international? Oleg Krot, a founder of TECHIIA, offers a few pointers. The eyes of every...
The digitalisation of public services must never be about simply cutting costs: the goal must be to make public services more efficient. If viewed as such, it offers a...