Interview | Corporate Innovation | 21 Jan Selling to businesses is hard, selling to the military is harder 1,200 startups come to defense giant Thales each year to tap otherwise inaccessible army contracts. In turn, their technology means faster, cheaper military innovation.
Opinion | Government | 16 Jan “Regulation is not a means to all ends,” EU tech companies tell Brussels An open letter from the European Tech Alliance (EUTA), which represents some of Europe’s largest technology companies, to the new EU Commission.
Opinion | Investment | 30 Dec The three things that changed the face of European tech The beginning of a new decade is a good time to reflect. And it’s clear that European tech is entering the 2020s in much better shape than it had started the 2010s.
Interview | Government | 9 Dec Inside La French Tech Government organisation French Tech Mission is leading the way in Europe with its support package for startups. But why does it bother — and is it working? Amy Lewin meets director Kat Borlongan to find out.
Opinion | Government | 13 Nov Government is just another sector waiting to be eaten by software Any organisation, even governments, can harness the power of entrepreneurs and technology to deliver higher quality at scale.
Interview | Government | 12 Nov David Cameron on regulating tech, criminal gangs and the Wild West internet Former British prime minister David Cameron speaks with Alexander de Carvalho from venture fund Public about the current digital agenda and the role policymakers should play in it.
News | Media | 21 Oct Members of exclusive ‘ICE’ tech network rush to Jennifer Arcuri’s defence ICE members include Monzo CEO Tom Blomfield and TransferWise cofounder Taavet Hinrikus.
Places | Accelerators | 19 Jul Italy sends its startups abroad to grow into unicorns Where many other countries are trying to stop the brain drain and keep their entrepreneurs at home, Italy appears to be actively exporting its founders.
Analysis | Health | 10 Jun Shiny moonshot technology will not save healthcare — yet Forget AI: what healthcare — and education — needs are startups which help fix the basics.
Analysis | Artificial Intelligence | 5 Jun The Estonian government has an AI which will tell you when to see the doctor, when to exercise and even what job to do (But the Baltic pioneer has stopped short of giving AI special legal status)
Analysis | Artificial Intelligence | 23 May This AI will tell you how to vote in the European elections There are 400m Europeans eligible to vote in the European elections. This AI can tell them how to vote - based on their strongest opinions.
Opinion | Government | 15 May What Europe can learn from Argentinian driving licences Driving licences in Argentina are going digital, and they will soon be valid in Uruguay and Chile. European governments could learn a thing or two, says Mike Bracken.
Analysis | Mobility | 14 May Scooter startups take on Germany Will brand new scooters and partnerships with local governments and transport companies help scooter startups Tier and Voi dominate the German market?
Opinion | Government | 16 Apr The UK government needs to take digital identity seriously Mike Bracken, the former head of UK Government Digital Service who advises governments around the world on digital transformation, asks for proof that he is, in fact, Mike Bracken.
Analysis | Government | 28 Mar Inside jHub, the secretive UK military lab working with startups on healthtech, drones and portable fridges Is the UK Joint Forces' low-profile innovation unit jHub a game-changing life-saver, or just a bit of fun for military folk?
Opinion | Health | 4 Mar “Move slowly and build things” Moving fast and breaking things might work for some startups, in some sectors — but it’s definitely not the way to win over the public sector, argues doctor-turned-entrepreneur Jing Ouyang.
