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IPEC and SES Introducing the Public Sector Special Award 2024

By |2024-07-31T18:37:20+02:00June 3rd, 2024|General|

The Innovation Procurement Empowerment Centre (IPEC), a project of the Connected Places Catapult focusing on introducing innovative solutions through procurement in the public sector, is advancing open innovation and fresh thinking. To boost this initiative, IPEC has teamed up with the “Startup Ecosystem Stars (SES)” to present a special prize at the 2024 Awards scheduled for December 6th in Paris, co-organised by the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) and the global open innovation platform Mind the Bridge, in collaboration with the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and the European Commission, and with support from Microsoft.

Six Startups Leading the Way in Inclusivity and Sustainability

By |2024-05-30T10:01:39+02:00May 29th, 2024|General|

At Mind the Bridge (MTB), we believe in the power of innovation to drive positive change in the world. We are proud partners of the Microsoft Entrepreneurship Positive Impact program, which supports groundbreaking startups that are making significant strides in inclusivity and environmental sustainability. Today, we are proud to showcase six exceptional startups that are making a real difference.

Japan is leading the global innovation hunters’ pack

By |2024-03-26T17:10:07+01:00March 26th, 2024|General|

Beyond being the country with more Corporate Innovation Outposts in Silicon Valley, Japan extends its reach to the East Coast, data from “Japanese Corporate Innovation Outposts in the US East Coast Report 2024”, produced by Mind the Bridge with the support of the Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) New York, show.

27% of World’s Top Companies to Cut Open Innovation Budgets in 2024

By |2024-01-12T11:41:59+01:00January 12th, 2024|General|

Expect Innovation Budget cuts. A growing number of the world’s Top100 companies are about to reduce their innovation spending in 2024. This is the main evidence of the “Open Innovation Outlook 2024 - Macro-trends for 2024 in Corporate-Startup Engagement” just released by Mind the Bridge.

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