Economics

CLOAK & MONERO: a thoughtful comparison

Most top cryptocurrencies favour security and omnipresence, but privacy more in their sales pitch, than in practice. Which is alright, because privacy is making a come back in the crypto scene soon and there is a currently still undervalued privacy project called CLOAK waiting for the limelight when this happens.   CLOAK will likely be a great opportunity for investment, because it was a...

Pitching from an ice hole - a perfect example of Finnish innovation

What is the scariest stage you have been on? This is a question Finns are giving an easy answer to once again this February. Polar Bear Pitching is a unique pitching event in that there is no time limit for your speech, but you have to do it while standing waist deep in a hole carved to the frozen Baltic Sea. Finns like to describe their attitude towards life with one word, sisu. Sisu stands for...

SnapPop Update Lets You Attach Your Christmas Singing To Stamps

Science Park, Hong Kong - O2O technology developer ConnectAR has released SnapPop 1.1, an important update to the crowdsourced image search app for iPhones, iOS, and Android devices. Using SnapPop, anyone can interact with their surrounding environments by simply snapping a photo of a poster, billboard, business card, product packaging, or other materials, and SnapPop will quickly deliver related...

數位金融及保險專題交流酒會如期舉行

從顧客角度出發  打造AI金融顧問   11月24日，由IBM、神州數碼和數據架構師有限公司（BDA）聯合舉辦的數位金融及保險專題交流酒會，在尖沙咀美麗華酒店如期舉行。會上四位數據專家分享了關於人工智能、聊天機器人和IBM Power System等的資訊，介紹了如何協助銀行及保險行業工作者部署企業級金融顧問系統。   本次活動由IBM香港的張智恆先生主持，他指出虛擬銀行（Virtual Bank）為當下熱門話題，銀行業可以利用AI chatbot提供貼心、以客為本的服務。提高效率及服務質素之餘，亦可有助銷售高價值產品，增加商機、加強業務發展。   深圳四方精創資訊股份有限公司的Alex Chan先生以韓國社交軟件KakaoTalk開發的KakaoBank為例，闡釋了虛擬銀行的影響力。KakaoBank推出一個月內，即開了三百萬個戶頭，收到17億美金的存款，借貸了13億美金。...

墨西哥米却肯州州长Silvano Aureoles Conejo展开访华行程，共商两国经贸关系，推动墨西哥旅游发展

为巩固墨西哥米却肯州与中国的策略经济伙伴关系，州长Silvano Aureoles Conejo率领由米却肯经济发展部部长Jesús Melgoza Velázquez和旅游部部长Claudia Chávez等高官组成的外交大使团，于2017年11月10日至17日亲临北京、上海和香港展开访华之旅。 墨西哥此次访华目的在于与中国政要和经济组织促成合作协议，同时展示米却肯州在贸易、投资和旅游业具备的强大竞争优势。行程以北京为首站，米却肯州长Aureoles与中国外交部副领导人会晤并讨论了墨西哥的中国外交政策及如何在全面战略伙伴关系的合作框架下推动双边经济发展。州长Aureoles亦与中国其他举足轻重的政府和商贸机构会面以促进两国经贸关系，包括中国人民对外友好协会（CPAFFC）及中华人民共和国商务部投资促进事务局（CIPA）等组织。 ...

Governor Silvano Aureoles Conejo of Michoacán, Mexico makes Historic Goodwill Tour to China promoting China-Mexican Trade Relations and Tourism

  In an effort to promote a strong strategic economic partnership between the State of Michoacán de Ocampo, Mexico and the People's Republic of China, the Honorable Governor Silvano Aureoles Conejo, along with a delegation including Michoacán's Secretary of Economic Development Jesús Melgoza Velázquez and Secretary of Tourism Claudia Chávez, took a goodwill tour of Beijing, Shanghai, and Hong...

INVITE to 17.11.2017 Finland Friday on Digital Solutions for the 4th Industrial Revolution

  Dear expert, Please join us on Friday the 17th to foster collaboration in (disrupting &) renewing industry verticals with digital solutions. This year, Embassy of Finland in Singapore has organized with its partners more than ten events related to digitalization in health, wellness and sports / traffic and mobility / housing and infrastructure / maritime and ports / education and learning /...