Emerging Economies - Issue #2

Emerging Economies have so much news as much as emerged ones. The ecosystems showing more maturity wi

Issue #2  •  April 8  •  view online

Emerging Economies Highlighting the budding entrepreneurial ecosystems from regions around the world.

Emerging Economies have so much news as much as emerged ones. The ecosystems showing more maturity with more players coming in. This week in Emerging Economies Digest we have focused on ecosystems and conversation from two entrepreneurs. We are also experimenting with the new tech for curating this and indeed liking it! Enjoy your Digest and share if you think we have done a good job. Cheers.

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UAE launches global emerging technologies startup competition GovHack Series | OpenGovAsia Apr 02, 2018 - by Nicky Lung - The UAE Government launched global emerging technologies startup competition GovHack Series in 8 major cities around the world. - opengovasia.com www.opengovasia.com  •  Share

BRICS Prioritizing Digital Economy | Financial Tribune BRICS countries, led by South Africa, are going to prioritize the digital economy in the development… financialtribune.com  •  Share

7 Reasons Why News Startups Fail Startups possess great potential to improve journalism. In theory, they can be the sites where new products, novel revenue streams and altered ways of organizing are discovered, tested and accelerated. However, the situation in Europe seems to be complicated. mediashift.org  •  Share

World Economic Forum @wef Are emerging economies deindustrializing too quickly? https://t.co/PGEunH8L6p #economics https://t.co/yx67ZJIdls 7:40 PM - 5 Apr 2018

Digerati50: Infused with the 'Boleh' spirit | Digital News Asia Patrick Grove keeps pushing it as he seeks to help shape the Digital Economy not just in Malaysia, but Southeast Asia as DNA's only 3-peat Digerati50. www.digitalnewsasia.com  •  Share

The Rise of Chinese Startups in Latin America — IR INSIDER In just two years, Noticias Aguila (News Eagle) has accumulated over 20 million users and in 2017 rose to the top of Google Play's Mexico store. The founder, Tang Xin, simply watched the success from afar with his development team based in Shenzen, China. www.irinsider.org  •  Share

GIST Network @GISTNetwork We remain committed to strengthening #startup ecosystems in emerging economies around the world. This April @GISTNetwork is launching #GISTInvestors: Indonesia in partnership with ANGIN to help strengthen the local investor network. https://t.co/eoxkDdKzXa https://t.co/nzaDQnziS9 11:45 AM - 28 Mar 2018

The Silicon Cape @SiliconCape South African #insurtech #startup Fo-sho has identified a need for its product in many other emerging economies, and plans to expand once it has reached a "tipping point" back home. https://t.co/5BCBUUSIjj https://t.co/Lb2SrnfA1m 1:09 PM - 23 Mar 2018

Emerging Economies is curated by: Rajesh Johnny rajesh.johnny@startupdigestmail.com anurag.maloo anurag.maloo@startupdigestmail.com

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