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De Strategie van de Kreeft - dé podcast over veranderen, vernieuwen en groeien#81 Roland van der Heijden - Rotterdam CitiverseDe stad van de toekomst begint nu! Roland van der Heijden, programmamanager van het Rotterdamse Citiverse neemt je mee in een fascinerende nieuwe stadswereld. Een initiatief dat verder gaat dan de bekende smart city-oplossingen en fundamenteel anders denkt over stedelijke digitalisering. In plaats van digitale tools te zien als losse oplossingen, pleit Roland voor een geïntegreerde visie waarin de fysieke, sociale en digitale wereld samenkomen. De stad is niet langer alleen een verzameling gebouwen en wegen, maar een dynamisch systeem waarin burgers, technologie en data steeds meer met elkaar verweven raken. Hoe zorgt Rotterdam ervoor dat dit op e...
2025-04-1251 min
Der Marketing-Stratege30 | Digitale Transformation im Marketing: Was Führungskräfte wissen müssen (mit Martin Giesswein)Die Digitale Transformation ist eine Realität, die unsere Arbeitswelt nachhaltig verändert. Doch was bedeutet das konkret für unsere Teams und Führungskräfte? Und wie können wir Humanismus mit technologischen Innovationen verbinden?In dieser Episode des Podcasts „Der Marketing-Stratege“ appelliert Martin Giesswein, Digitalökonom, Unternehmer und Keynote Speaker, an Unternehmer:innen, neue Technologien nicht zu unterschätzen. Er spricht über digitalen Humanismus und Empathie, warum die europäische Perspektive der digitalen Transformation ein Vorteil ist und wo man den Begriff des Datenschutzes hinterfragen darf.Im Gespräch mit Mario Eckmaier geht aber es auch um...
2024-08-1342 min
Good Morning, HRAdapt or Be Left Behind: Embracing the AI Revolution with Innovation and Empathy with Michael SherrodIn episode 136, Coffey talks with Michael Sherrod about the impact of artificial intelligence on business strategy and management. They discuss how old news media’s failure to adapt their business model to the digital age may be a predictor of how businesses succeed or fail with the advent of artificial intelligence and other disruptive technologies; how organizational structures are changing to more quickly adapt to digital transformations; younger workers’ expectations that businesses incorporate new technologies; why business leaders should begin integrating artificial intelligence into their business strategies; using technology to replace workers; and companies’ ethical responsibilities to worker...
2024-02-2240 min
Digital TalksFrom Belgium to the US: A Tech Odyssey with Nancy de FaysIn this episode, we delve into the professional path of Nancy de Fays, a Product Manager and #Entrepreneur in the #tech industry. Hailing from #Belgium and now making waves in the United States - San Francisco, Nancy's story is one of resilience, #innovation, and success.
Nancy's path towards the tech world is nothing short of inspiring. With a background rooted in entrepreneurship, she has successfully navigated the #IT ecosystems. Her #career unfolds a testament to her adaptability and foresight.
As an entrepreneur, Nancy has not only weathered #challenges but has thrived on them. From co-founding...
2024-01-2427 min
Digital TalksUnlocking Potential: Empowering Women in CybersecurityJoin us in a riveting podcast interview featuring Nina Olesen, a trailblazer in the #cybersecurity domain, as she unravels the invaluable link between gender #diversity and #business success in this pivotal sector.
With Nina Olesen, Head of Sector at the European Cyber Security Organisation (ECSO), we delve into the pivotal role of #women in cybersecurity. Nina spearheads #initiatives like Women4Cyber and
Youth4Cyber, focusing on nurturing #talent and addressing the #gender gap in cybersecurity. Her #strategic vision and
industry #insights shed light on actionable steps businesses can take to foster an environment where women th...
2024-01-0431 min
Contemplating Life with Chris YoungContemplating Life – Episode 47 – “Uptown Girls vs Downtown Girls”
This week we continue my nostalgic look back at my college days specifically my third semester at IUPUI in which most of my classes were at the downtown campus which had notably better wheelchair accessibility and girl-watching opportunities.
Links of Interest
IUPUI website: https://www.iupui.edu/
IUPUI interactive campus map: https://map.iu.edu/iupui/index.html
Cavanaugh Hall: https://exploring.iupui.edu/index.php/building/37
Lecture Hall: https://exploring.iupui.edu/index.php/building/42
Taylor Hall formerly known as the Blake Street Library...
2023-12-1821 min
Digital TalksUnleashing the Power of AI & Cybersecurity: An Interview with Martin FockedeyIn the ever-evolving landscape of technology, the intricate correlation between artificial intelligence (AI) and cybersecurity has taken center stage. As AI continues to reshape industries across the board, its influence on bolstering cybersecurity measures has become undeniable. To delve into this fascinating intersection, we had the privilege of interviewing Martin Fockedey, Inspector of Certifications at the Belgian Centre for Cybersecurity. Our conversation spanned from the impact of AI on cybersecurity to emerging trends and the legal aspects governing this dynamic realm.
AI's Transformative Impact on Cybersecurity
Martin Fockedey pointed out that the integration of AI...
2023-08-1632 min
Digital TalksDigital Talent Coach: preparing the future of work in a digital era.How #Human Ressources can help build the organization of the future by focusing on culture, inclusion, agility and scalability?
With the acceleration of #tech, it is fundamental to speed up the #digital race in the #corporate world. For this to happen in an effective way, #talents are more than #critical. Why? Because, effective #employee resources are key to #success, #innovation, #agility & #inclusion at #work.
For Talent #Coaches &/or HR, they have to act as true #strategic partners and learn how to create a more dynamic talent model for the #future. Moreover, as #businesses have refined their #DE...
2023-07-3130 min
Digital TalksUnderstanding the role of a Product Owner
For most #organisations providing an #engaging and #user-centric digital #experience isn’t a nice-to-have, it’s fundamental. And #understanding how to make that a #successful experience that is aligned to #business goals is what a Digital Product Owner - or #DPO - is for.
A Digital Product Owner (DPO) is the person who #oversees any company’s #digital experience. They work to streamline #internal processes, manage the #tools required to complete these #processes, and ensure that #users have a #consistent and seamless #experience.
Digital Product Owners ease processes across #teams and act as the cond...
2023-06-2216 min
Digital TalksUnlocking the Power of #DEI in the Tech IndustryIn today's fast-paced world, the #technology industry plays a pivotal role in shaping our #future. As it continues to #revolutionize every aspect of our lives, it is essential to ensure that this sector reflects the #diverse society it serves. While progress has been made, we still face significant #challenges when it comes to #diversity, #equity, and #inclusion (#DEI). By delving into the importance of proper #strategies, our interview with Sara Mathijs aims in shedding light on how #companies can create an #inclusive culture and #leverage the power of diversity to thrive in the #digital era.
The Imperative...
2023-06-2038 min
Digital TalksHarnessing data science and technology to uncover innovationsHow advanced #technologies can unlock the #potential of the life sciences industry?
By integrating #technologies into #research workflows, businesses in the #scientific and #healthcare fields can offer significant #value.
Indeed, attention today is on how to utmost #opportunities to deliver value by incorporating IT/#Tech approaches into #scientific process actions. In this #podcast episode, we highlight with our guest Liesbeth Ceelen how bio/pharma companies can benefit from AI-driven discoveries (and not only) and why it is time for focusing on Tech #investments.
Some of the most exciting #breakthroughs in #medicine today are happening at the nexus of #biology...
2023-06-0628 min
Digital TalksHow to power progress and gender equity in Tech?Despite decades of advancements toward professional #equality, women are still deeply #underrepresented in the #tech industry.
Did you know that:
The #percentage of #women in tech was actually higher in the 1980s than it is today;
50% of the tech #startups have no women on their #leadership teams;
#Technology is the only #STEM #career in which the number of women has #decreased over the past 20 years;
Women have only 21% of the tech #jobs at #Google and make up only 31% of the company’s #workforce.
These numbers and statistics are striking!
Thus, how to power progress and gender equity in...
2023-05-3027 min
Digital TalksGames.brussels is in the place! An interview with Guillaume BouckaertBy supporting the #development of the video #game industry, the city of #Brussels intends to #promote its local #talents. A first space dedicated to video game #creators, via the games.brussels association, was inaugurated on March 30th, laying the foundations of a new creative space for this rising industry.
It was the perfect timing to interview Guillaume Bouckaert on his projects!
A growing market
The #gaming industry has become an important industry for #Belgium. Its #economic value was estimated at 582 million euros in #2022 according to figures released by #BelgianGames. The sector is mainly structured around sm...
2023-05-1732 min
Digital TalksUnderstanding the role of a Product OwnerFor most #organisations providing an #engaging and #user-centric digital #experience isn’t a nice-to-have, it’s fundamental. And #understanding how to make that a #successful experience that is aligned to #business goals is what a Digital Product Owner - or #DPO - is for.
A Digital Product Owner (DPO) is the person who #oversees any company’s #digital experience. They work to streamline #internal processes, manage the #tools required to complete these #processes, and ensure that #users have a #consistent and seamless #experience.
Digital Product Owners ease processes across #teams and act as the conduit for #i...
2023-05-1220 min
Digital TalksBrussels: city of the future?According to BCG, #cities account for about 80% of global GDP, making the #future of cities a priority for #governments and #businesses.
Before #COVID-19, cities had started to #reimagine themselves through “#smartcity” #initiatives beset by growing & aging #populations, the rising #cost of living, public #health, and more than anything, environmental / #sustainable concerns. The #pandemic and the #technological improvements have accelerated these #trends and brought new ones.
To develop #innovative #solutions to problems, many cities are aggregating and sharing more and more "smart" actions. But how can we define it?
A smart city leverages numerous innovation & technologies #(I&T) to...
2023-05-1131 min
Digital TalksHow to become a video game artist?Without visual game artists, a game would be nothing more than ideas in a designer’s head.
Game art design comes in the pre-production phase of the development of a video game (2D or 3D) where the game art designer brings the game’s characters, stories, and worlds to life. This can also include anything from clothes, character models and surface textures to visual effects or storyboards.
To have a better understanding of this specific role, Digitalcity.brussels interviewed Maude L'Hoir, Game Art Designer in Belgium.
In this Podcast interview, we go through the following poin...
2023-05-0428 min
Digital TalksHow to empower women in the gaming industry?The #gaming industry and community has always been a predominantly male space.
From #developers to characters to #players, men are at the forefront of gaming from every angle. But the reality is much more #diverse than that. Indeed, #women have played key roles and have been #influencial in the industry - such as Jade Raymond, who helped in the creation of Assassin's Creed.
Women influence trends and create countless #opportunities for #businesses.
Digitalcity.brussels wanted to shine the spotlight on women's role in the gaming industry. In this #Podcast episode, we explore with F...
2023-04-2629 min
Digital TalksThe Generative AI revolution in the gaming industry#GenerativeAI (GenAI) is gaining in #popularity, especially with today's #hype around tools such as #ChatGPT, #Midjourney, DALL-E...
Artificial intelligence - #AI - has been a crucial part of games creation & development for decades. It’s neither a new nor revolutionary field. However, GenAI is a new tool and has the capacity to revolutionize game development.
This is where generative AI opens up transformative possibilities, according to Fabrice Daniel - Game Designer & CEO of Maracas Studios. To him, it can help in tailoring game #experiences to the #user’s abilities, facilitate the creation of prototypes, reduce testing time, elim...
2023-04-1823 min
Digital TalksThe importance of training for a successful digital transition in BelgiumSince september 2022, Beatrice de Mahieu is CEO of BeCode* - one of the major #training center for #coding in #Belgium.
She has an extensive #career in the #tech industry and supported several major #IT and #media companies through their #digital #transformation. She has held senior integrated #marketing positions at Microsoft and ELLE Belgium Magazine. Béatrice has helped #clients manage end-to-end #customer experience #initiatives, developed cross-collaboration between off and online and created #innovative #digital platforms.
She also has a deep-rooted #entrepreneurial mindset and created her own #business to #coach and advise #start-ups. Beatrice de Mahieu is also a...
2023-04-1339 min
Digital TalksHow to level up your SEO performance?SEO is one of the most dynamic fields of #digital #marketing.
Why? Because #Google is constantly updating its #ranking #algorithm and evaluating #signals to provide high-performing #web pages and make #search a better #experience for #users. This means that organizations must understand these shifts, reevaluate their #SEO tactics, #content relevancy and user experience so as to respond quickly to them and edge ahead in terms of #precision & #growth.
For this reason, staying ahead of the curve is critical in SEO as it is an ever-changing area and a zero-sum #game. Digitalcity.brussels interviewed David Licope...
2023-04-0542 min
Digital TalksDiversity & inclusion: how to build a more sustainable worplace? With Mariam HarutyunyanHow can we motivate #minorities and #citizens to be part of the #digital era?
D&I, and now #DEI, is increasingly recognized as a strategic pillar within businesses, governments, institutions and is considered a lever for #success and #innovation.
In this episode, Digitalcity.brussels interviewed Mariam Harutyunyan, #diversity & #inclusion advocate, an inspiring #entrepreneur, and a lot more. She talks about her brand KinArmat, through which she empowered women. As an executive director at A Seat At The Table, she fosters dialogue & highlights the initiatives that are created to build a more diverse and inclusive pipeline of...
2023-03-0827 min
Digital TalksLearning from Women in Tech: Leïla MaidaneHow can we build a more inclusive / diverse digital world?
Diversity, #equity, and inclusion (#DEI) are knowingly #challenging topics that require #consideration as they are also key sources of #competitive advantages for #businesses. But how can we shift the mindset for a broader DEI perspective?
To answer this, we have interviewed Leïla Maidane, a social #entrepreneur focused on #diversity and equal #opportunities. She started her #career in #IT consulting before deciding to fully commit to her entrepreneurial journey. She co-founded Femmes Fières in 2017 and founded #BeGreator in 2020, a tech #startup that develops and us...
2023-02-2433 min
Digital TalksBelgian Pioneer and Inspiring Woman: Katrien HerdewynThe gender gap in technology starts at school and carries on through every stage of girls’ and women’s lives.
In 2021, only 18.2%* of all people working in #IT are #women in #Belgium. How can we see beyond the #gender gap and #sensitize women about the digital #opportunities in the #Tech industry?
This mission isn’t so simple. Women remain #underrepresented at every level in the #corporate #talent pipeline and there is still so much room for #growth. But part of the #challenge is also to #change the #perception of what a #career in technology offers.
Th...
2023-02-2336 min
REvaluation PodcastFolge 5 - Digitaler Humanismus und DemokratieIn dieser Folge präsentieren wir eine Diskussion darüber, wie humanistische Werte im digitalen Zeitalter manifestieren können und wie wir Bedingungen schaffen für Technologien, die dem Menschen bestmöglich dienen und eine erstrebenswerte Gesellschaft mitgestalten.Wir haben eine Podiumsdiskussion zu diesem Thema aufgezeichnet, die im Zuge der Vienna Digital Days 2022 stattgefunden hat. Diese Konferenz wurde von Urban Innovation Vienna über die Plattform Digital City Wien veranstaltet. Vielen Dank für die Möglichkeit des Mitschnitts!20. Oktober, 09:00-11:00 “Digitaler Humanismus & Demokratie”Wie kann die Digitalisierung unsere Demokratien stärken? Schaffen wir es, unsere...
2023-02-1533 min
Digital TalksWomen’s Path to Leadership in TechLearning from Women #Tech #Leaders: Dewi Van de Vyven
Just as they are in many sectors, #women are underrepresented in tech #leadership. According to BCG*, women made up almost 28% of the leadership #positions in the #IT industry. After the #pandemic, this rate went - sadly - down the road. Why? Because women still have to overcome #challenges that most #men don't have to face.
So, how can tech #companies expand their #rank of #female leaders?
The #story of Dewi Van de Vyven , co-founder and former #CEO of Flow Pilots, underscores the #dynamic. As sh...
2023-02-1447 min
Digital TalksJob Focus: Consultant in Data Transformation - Gaylord FoureauA Data Consultant is a professional who helps organisations to harness the power of data to drive growth and improve their operations.
The #career involves working with #clients to understand their #data needs, implementing #data-driven #actions, and providing ongoing #support and #guidance to ensure the #success of these solutions.
The #opportunities in this field are vast, as #businesses across all #industries are looking to #leverage data and #analytics to gain a #competitive advantage. Data #consultants can work in a variety of settings, including #consulting firms, #IT departments, and in-house roles within businesses.
The #c...
2023-02-0832 min
Digital TalksSarah TillousFollowing our #Podcast serie on the #digital transition in #Brussels through the CIRB / CIBG, we have interviewed complimentary #experts that participate in this #transformation.
In this Episode, Sarah Tillous shares her #professional background and the missions / #actions she undertakes as a #coordinator for WePulse* and the "Regional #IT Governance" (gouvernance régionale IT). She explains the scope of these #initiatives that aim at:
- Improving the #quality of the working environment & the relationship between citizens & local authorities
- Modernising and harmonising IT #tools
- Limiting #costs by creating scale economies
...
2023-01-2432 min
Digital TalksHow to adopt a smart data mindset? An interview with Valerie ZapicoBig data is #data that contains greater variety, arriving in increasing volumes and with more #velocity.
Today, big data has become capital and is everywhere, streaming across our #world through a growing array of sensors, #applications, and #business models. Much less common, though, are #companies that actually use data and #analytics to transform what they do and how they do it. If you take the exemple of the main tech companies, most of the #value they offer comes from their data that they are constantly analyzing to produce better #efficiency and develop new #actions or #strategies. But b...
2022-12-0151 min
Digital TalksWhat truly makes a good customer experience?Experience is everything. Companies should get it right!
Customer experience – or #CX - is the customers’ holistic vision of their experience with a #business. Delivering a great CX is, therefore, hugely important for any #company. This is why corporate investments in CX has heavily increased. However, more often than not, CEOs end up making only incremental #solutions & improvements to the status quo. How to power real progress to make meaningful impact?
Besides, thanks to #technologies businesses can create great CX & #growth #opportunities. Artificial intelligence also helps to generate better data and deliver analysis that companies can u...
2022-11-2251 min
Digital TalksThe Green IT (r)evolutionTech companies must start identifying priority use cases and start building winning capabilities in green technologies. However, Green IT is still at a nascent stage despite the growing demand for more sustainable technologies. BCG* estimates that Green Tech will become as large as a US$45-55 Billion market by 2027. This growth can only be supported by sustainability-driven model transformation across sectors.
What is alarming is the figures regarding the impact of tech advances on the environment. For exemple, 3% of the world's electricity supply is generated by the impact of Big Data and Cloud Computing alone. Training a s...
2022-10-2427 min
Digital TalksThe digital transition in Brussels > Episode#5 : building a smart cityIt has never been more crucial to make #cities smarter, more efficient, and #sustainable for their residents.
Indeed, with the sustainability #commitments, continued #urban growth and the accelerated improvements of new #technologies - such as #AI, #Cloud Computing or #5G - cities get smarter and have the potential to shape more livable and #responsive spaces. Public and #businesses need to #collaborate together to re-think how we can develop cities by improving residents' experiences and systems; for example by optimising digital-first services, changing #mobility habits and moving to more #resilient infrastructures.
To discuss over the digital tr...
2022-10-1838 min
Digital TalksGreen IT: the time for change is nowThe carbon footprint of the tech sector is huge. In addition, experts estimated in 2021 that 3% of the world's electricity supply (+2% of total GHG emissions) was generated by the impact of Big Data and Cloud Computing alone*. Figures are alarming and yet they are still not widely publicised...
With sustainability now a business imperative, we decided to interview some experts to have a discussion over Green IT. In this episode, we had the pleasure to exchange with Olivier Vergeynst - Director of the Belgian Institute for Sustainable IT, Certified Green IT consultant - on the following points:
Wh...
2022-10-1338 min
Digital TalksThe Digital Transition in Brussels > Episode #4: how to make digital accessible to citizens in Brussels?Digitalisation is omnipresent in our #society and its adoption has accelerated during the Covid-19 #pandemic.
Whether it is to book a doctor's appointment, to transfer money, to enroll children at school..., the #digital way is often the most convenient one. In this context, "being digital" is increasingly becoming a requirement for full social inclusion. It is, thus, essential to increase the accessibility and basic digital #skills of #citizens in a comprehensive and continuous manner. However, this #digitalisation also leads to inequalities within the population (access to IT tools, #knowledge, content...). In order to reduce the digital #gap, t...
2022-10-0542 min
Digital TalksThe digital transition in Brussels > Episode#3 : The keys for a successful transformation for businessesIn this Podcast Episode, we have interviewed Yves Mathonet - Head of the Digital Transformation Entity at the CIRB/CIBG - to follow up our #insights on the Digital Transformation within Brussels. In this #episode we go through a couple of points:
- What is the #Digital Transformation?
- How can this #transition be implemented by #governments / businesses?
- Have #leaders made significant #progress in their strategies to reinvent themselves? Or is it still elusive?
- What are the keys for a 'successful' transformation?
- What levers should be ac...
2022-09-2620 min
Digital TalksHow businesses can get into a metaverse mindset?Everyone’s buzzing about the #metaverse but what are the implications for #businesses and more than anything, what is it exactly? At Digitalcity.brussels we were curious to learn how #brands should venture into this new space where #private #capital is vividly pouring in* and whose potential #value is estimated in trillions** - values that seem too huge to ignore.
Listen to our new #Podcast episode to understand the next #evolution of today’s #internet. For this, Digitalcity.brussels was thrilled to have a conversation with Diego Borgo; a Metaverse #strategist, #Web3 advisor and #NFT collector.
In...
2022-09-2049 min
Digital TalksThe digital transition in Brussels > Episode#2 - Towards a sustainable digital transition#Climate change is one of the greatest global #challenge we will face in the coming years. #Governments and companies have already set ambitious objectives to achieve carbon neutrality before 2050. How? By fostering actions, rethinking #business models and reshifting the #IT value chain. And this shift is also a tremendous #opportunity for businesses.
#Green-Tech growth is driven by the adoption of sustainability-driven business model #transformation across sectors. It is is expected to grow at 25-30% yearly over the next years.*
Regarding this, Digitalcity.brussels thought it was more than necessary to see how companies can seize th...
2022-09-1348 min
Digital TalksThe digital transition in Brussels > Episode #1 - Success with transformationSuccess with transformation, in general, has always been hard to come by. In the digital world, the challenge became more critical during the Covid-19 pandemic when technologies accelerated vividly. Only about 30%* of companies have navigated a digital transformation successfully worldwide. And navigating it in the midst of uncertainty is complex as new behaviors emerge and evolve dramatically. It is a long process as organizations and employees have to adapt to new ways of working at scale or to create a culture that embrace change and continual learning / improvement.
Furthermore, according to McKensie – June 2022 - while many of th...
2022-09-0840 min
Digital TalksThe eSport market and its emerging opportunitiesThe business of e-Sport is a multi-billions dollar #industry with a growing international #audience that is estimated to reach 646 million by 2023*. As the #industry expands, there are #job opportunities in various areas, including engineering, #law, #marketing, artificial intelligence, PR/events, #virtual reality...
Underpinned by an #agile infrastructure and passionate users, the market clearly offers perks opportunities and is an attractive game field for #entrepreneurs and professionals.
To understand the #ecosystem of the e-Sport market globally and nationally (Belgium), Digitalcity.brussels interviewed Gilles Tinant - Coordinator of the e-Sport association at the ULB. In this discussion...
2022-09-0639 min
Digital TalksThe Gaming industry: an interview with Guillaume BouckaertGaming is a fast-growing sector, powered by the passion of 3 billion enthusiasts worldwide. With its substantial #revenue potential, the high-quality jobs it creates, #Gaming presents vibrant #opportunities for industry and governments alike.
Digitalcity.brussels interviewed Guillaume Bouckaert - Game Designer - to dive deeper with insights on the topics that matter, including:
the ecosystems powering the gaming industry
how studios and brands can build credibility to attract and retain talents in Belgium
what careers and training courses are available
other business subsets such as Esports (competition involving video games)
Listen to our episode!
W...
2022-09-0634 min
Digital TalksGet in the Game! An episode on the gaming industry in BelgiumDigitalcity.brussels interviewed Jean Gréban, coordinator of the WALGA association, to have a conversation over the Game industry in Belgium.
Official structure for video games in Wallonia, WALGA represents the creation & development of video games, esport, serious gaming (educational games), gamification... Coordinator of the association, Jean is in charge of the development of the Walloon video game ecosystem. Active in this market since the 1980s, Jean had the opportunity to observe the growth and digital innovations of the sector. Our conversation tackles the Belgian ecosystem and highlights the constant trends and innovations of this market: AI, Vi...
2022-09-0628 min
Digital TalksThe impact of emerging cyberrisks for businessesCybersecurity is a never-ending #issue, but its pace has accelerated with the shift to #remote work during the #pandemic and it has escalated since the start of the #war in #Ukraine. Today, #cyberhacking is a multibillion-dollar enterprise and #attackers use more & more cutting-edge & sophisticated tools, such as artificial intelligence or machine learning.
Besides, a common mistake is to believe that cybersecurity is a matter of #technology and #security. Regarding a study by BCG, 77% of #breaches are the result of an organizational / process or human #failure and only 23% by insufficient security technology. Viewing that the threat is increasing...
2022-09-0648 min
Digital TalksThe Health Tech Industry in BelgiumReinventing models and building new sources of #revenue have never been more important for the #healthcare industry. Its potential is exponential : McKinsey Global Institute has estimated that we would save between $1.5b & $3b as of 2030. This will be driven by a combination of rapid developments thanks to Artificial Intelligence and #automation. The pace of #change in toward new business models is already underway, for example with #virtual care, next-gen managed #care or the consolidation of care #delivery services / #institutions.
To understand the evolution of this promising industry that has accelerated due to the Covid-19, we have interviewed A...
2022-09-0632 min
Digital TalksJosephine Scholtes - Design ThinkingJosephine is a Design Strategist and works as a consultant at Microsoft. In this episode she shares what it's like to be a consultant, what is UX-UI Design and how it is part of a design thinking strategy. She also exchanges on her career and the skills needed to perform in this field. On the last part, we have a conversation on how businesses can improve their customer experience and increase revenue thanks to a creative / design approach and how UX designers play an extremely valuable role in DX (Digital Transformation).
#UX #UI #DesignThinking #Consultant #Microsoft #Career #T...
2022-09-0640 min
Beat the Scroll - The Content Marketing PodcastThe New Tees Tech Ambassador “They Labelled Me a Failure” - David DixonDavid is an amazingly epic dude, and it was a pure treat to have him on the show! The newly appointed Tees Tech Ambassador is a master at helping businesses grow through digital transformation! His work with DigitalCity should be of massive interest to anyone involved with design, customer journey mapping, intellectual property development and strategy formation! You can experience his personal journey from bullying in the workplace to absolutely killing it (BIG TIME) and being on the front of Tees Business MagazineMake sure to keep an eye on David for more on his exciting future...
2022-07-0651 min
Digital in FührungIn 10 Schritten zur digitalen GemeindeWie kann eine Gemeinde ihre Ambitionen in Richtung Digitalisierung strukturieren? Gemeinsam mit den Expert*innen der Smart&Save&Green Mobility Initiative entstand ein 10-Schritte-Plan als Checkliste für Kommunen zur Gestaltung der digitalen Transformation zum Nutzen der Bürger*innen.
1 Einfache Digitalstrategie erstellen
2 Nachhaltigkeit und soziale Verantwortung inkludieren
3 Offizieller Beschluss und Budgetierung sicherstellen
4 Projekte transparent auflisten und berichten
5 Nicht zu viele Projekte starten
6 Bürger*innen zur Partizipation einladen
7 Aktiv mit Daten arbeiten
8 Kommune für die Community öffnen
9 Förderungen in Ans...
2022-06-1411 min
Digital TalksThe path towards the digital transformation in BelgiumSaskia Van Uffelen is a Belgian business woman involved in activities related to the skills impact of #digital transformation. After a career at Xerox, Compaq, HP or Ericsson, she is the Digital Champion for Belgium. Her task is to promote the benefits of digital as part of the European Commission’s efforts to ensure citizens acquire the digital skills they need to remain employable and productive.
Saskia has become over years a role model: not only as a digital ambassador, but also as an entrepreneur. Saskia consistently advocates a new way of working and is forging the pat...
2022-06-1341 min
Digital TalksHow will the metaverse shape the future of businesses?Since the Facebook corporation was rebranded to Meta in 2021, the metaverse has gone from a niche concept to a full-blown phenomenon. Following our interview with Alexis Vervelle, we wanted to explore some of the ways the metaverse may shape the future of businesses and how citizens can adapt and evolve.
Listen to our new episode with our special guest Charles-Henri Marraud des Grottes - founder of XR One.
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2022-06-0925 min
Digital TalksWhat is the metaverse ? An interview with Alexis VervelleWhat exactly is the metaverse? What does it look like today? What are the innovative and practical applications of the metaverse in business? How it might evolve?
All this and more is answered in this episode from Digitalcity.brussels podcast. We had a conversation with accomplished metaverse expert Alexis Vervelle - founder of VR Academie where he explains the benefits and limits of this ever-evolving technology and how businesses can start experimenting and investing in it.
#meta #metaverse #nft #digital #digitaltransformation #technology #challenges #opportunities #business #avatar #gaming #brand #vr #ai #ml
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2022-05-1638 min
Wirtschaft im 3/4 Takt - Ein Podcast der Österreichischen Standortagentur ABAWomen in Health IT - Inklusiv statt Exklusiv!Doris Dobida (Austrian Business Agency) im Gespräch mit Women in Health IT (Irene Fialka, Marta Haustein, Bettina Resl)
Women in Health IT - W-HIT freut sich auf neue Mitglieder:
https://www.linkedin.com/groups/13702833/
Warum Women in Health IT und warum in Wien:
https://www.digitalcity.wien/women-in-health-it-warum-wien-ein-guter-boden-fuer-so-einen-think-tank-ist/
Österreichische Plattform für Personalisierte Medizin: https://www.personalized-medicine.at/personalisierte-medizin/was-ist-personalisierte-medizin/
Innovationsbeschleuniger Daten & Digitalisierung (Pharmig): https://www.pharmig.at/themen/innovationen/innovationsbeschleuniger-daten-digitalisierung/
IHE Austria – Verein zur Förderung der Integration der IT- und Medizintechnik im österreichischen Gesundheitswesen: https://www.ihe-austria.at/
Wiener e-Health Strategie: https://www.wie...
2022-03-0630 min
Digital TalksAn interview with Natalie Crutzen on Smart City Management in BelgiumWith over 50% of the world's population now living in cities, national and local governments need to create motivation for developing smart cities and pave the way for large-scale testing of solutions in real-life urban environments.
Belgium, Brussels Capital and many local services are actively working on developing smart technological solutions with a common objective: to reinvent our daily behavior, as citizens, in order to provide a sustainable response to the major societal, demographic, environmental challenges of our times. We interviewed Natalie Crutzen who gave us her perspective, actions and definition on this theme.
Natalie Crutzen b...
2022-02-2133 min
fairkom20 Jahre Creative Commons | und jetzt Uploadfilter?CC-BY-SA Digital Days
Fachworkshop im Rahmen der Digital Days 2021
Wie wir mit zwei Milliarden Creative Commons Lizenzen dem Urheberrecht ein Schnippchen schlagen
Die Idee war einfach: der Zugang zu Wissen und Kreativität sollte vom Copyright entfesselt werden. Wer etwas veröffentlicht sollte auch gleich kund tun können, dass andere das Werk nutzen dürfen, ohne Rücksprache mit dem/der Autor*in halten zu müssen. Eine globale Bewegung in 86 Ländern reagierte damit auf die gelebte Praxis im Netz, nämlich dass wir gerne teilen. Österreich präsentierte die erste Übersetzung...
2021-12-0300 min
fairkom20 Jahre Creative Commons | und jetzt Uploadfilter?CC-BY-SA Digital Days
Fachworkshop im Rahmen der Digital Days 2021
Wie wir mit zwei Milliarden Creative Commons Lizenzen dem Urheberrecht ein Schnippchen schlagen
Die Idee war einfach: der Zugang zu Wissen und Kreativität sollte vom Copyright entfesselt werden. Wer etwas veröffentlicht sollte auch gleich kund tun können, dass andere das Werk nutzen dürfen, ohne Rücksprache mit dem/der Autor*in halten zu müssen. Eine globale Bewegung in 86 Ländern reagierte damit auf die gelebte Praxis im Netz, nämlich dass wir gerne teilen. Österreich präsentierte die erste Übersetzung...
2021-12-0300 min
fairkom20 Jahre Creative Commons | und jetzt Uploadfilter?CC-BY-SA Digital Days
Fachworkshop im Rahmen der Digital Days 2021
Wie wir mit zwei Milliarden Creative Commons Lizenzen dem Urheberrecht ein Schnippchen schlagen
Die Idee war einfach: der Zugang zu Wissen und Kreativität sollte vom Copyright entfesselt werden. Wer etwas veröffentlicht sollte auch gleich kund tun können, dass andere das Werk nutzen dürfen, ohne Rücksprache mit dem/der Autor*in halten zu müssen. Eine globale Bewegung in 86 Ländern reagierte damit auf die gelebte Praxis im Netz, nämlich dass wir gerne teilen. Österreich präsentierte die erste Übersetzung...
2021-12-0300 min
Digital TalksListen and learn: a career in Community ManagementCommunity Managers serve as the face of a company. By supporting communications on various social platforms, a Community Manager will ensure that content published meets brand guidelines and overall communication style.
Listen to Fien Colson, Social Business Manager @ BECI to learn more about this job and how digital can help in building any business.
www.digitalcity.brussels
2021-11-2813 min
Digital TalksSetting up a career in Digital Marketing !Listen to our new episode with Sasha Spelkens - Marketing Coordinator & PR Specialist at BECI. She tackles a range of issues and projects around her career. She has a broad expertise from Media campaings to Website project management, Content Marketing, CMS and of course... With a carefully considered strategy and testings she guides people discovering BECI; showing empathy, curiosity and creative consistency.
Digital Talk is a podcast by Digitalcity.brussels, the innovative hub promoting digital skills and training sessions in Brussels - www.digitalcity.brussels
2021-11-2813 min
wissensARTwissensART Johanna Pirker: Das Einhorn der Computerspiele
Computerspiele, Virtual Reality und Data Science sind der Schwerpunkt der wissenschaftlichen Forschungs- und Lehrtätigkeit von Johanna Pirker am Institut of Interactiv Systems and Data Science an der technischen Universität Graz. Außerdem initiiert und leitet die Informatikerin die „Game Dev Days“. Für ihre Tätigkeit wurde sie bereits mehrfach ausgezeichnet. Forbes „30 under 30“ hat sie für den Bereich Science and Healthceare ausgewählt und erst kürzlich erhielt sie den Hedy Lamarr Preis der Stadt Wien. Mit diesem Preis zeichnet die Stadt Wien gemeinsam mit der DigitalCity.Wien Forscherinnen in Österreich für ihre herausragenden Leitungen im IT Bereich aus. Si...
2021-11-1204 min
Digital TalksDigital Days Talks - A discussion with Olivier LambertDigitalcity.brussels organized on 12 October a Digital Day with key actors of the ICT sector to tackle questions regarding employment & training in a fast-changing world.
Our experts have shared their insights on the digital transformation. In this episode, Olivier Lambert discusses the importance of training to face the digitization of businesses.
2021-10-1911 min
Digital TalksDigital Days Talks - A discussion with Benoît Caufriez on home-workingDigitalcity.brussels organized on 12 October a Digital Day with key actors of the ICT sector to tackle questions regarding employment & training in a fast-changing world.
Our experts have shared their insights on the digital transformation. In this episode, Benoit Caufriez discusses on home-working and how organization can innovate their way into the postpandemic era.
2021-10-1911 min
Digital TalksA discussion with Ludwig de LochtDigitalcity.brussels organized on 12 October a Digital Day with key actors of the ICT sector to tackle questions regarding employment & training in a fast-changing world.
Our experts have shared their insights on the digital transformation. In this episode, Ludwig De Locht discusses the unprecedented speed of change within businesses linked to the sanitary crises
2021-10-1912 min
Digital TalksDigital Day TalksCrises tend to give rise to innovations and insights. Today is just such a moment, raising challenges to long-held beliefs about how companies should operate and respond to the digital transformation. Employers, employees and job seekers have also seen their daily working lives changed, especially in terms of employment and training.
Digitalcity.brussels organized on 12 October a Digital Day with key actors of the ICT sector to tackle questions regarding employment & training in a fast-changing world.
Our 3 experts have shared their insights on the digital transformation :
- Episode 1 : Ludwig De Locht discusses the unp...
2021-10-1234 min
MaDCapLondon Arts Correspondent Chris Winstanley Interviews Harry Walker Of Digital CityOur first story out of maDCap London:
Born out of a secret shindig held at the top of an industrial tower block overlooking east London, Digital City parties weld contemporary electronic beats and backroom party vibes with quality visuals and the freshest short films and animations.
Our London arts correspondent Chris Winstanley chats with Digital City's Harry Walker about how it all began.
Upcoming events...
April 24:
A Decade of Digital City presents: @funkdvoid, @felix-dickinson, & @echaskech at Bussey Building
For tix: http://bit.ly/1HhBdvw
http://www.digitalcity.org.uk/
2015-03-3100 min
maDCap: David Ross & Dan BloomLondon Arts Correspondent Chris Winstanley Interviews Harry Walker Of Digital CityOur first story out of maDCap London:
Born out of a secret shindig held at the top of an industrial tower block overlooking east London, Digital City parties weld contemporary electronic beats and backroom party vibes with quality visuals and the freshest short films and animations.
Our London arts correspondent Chris Winstanley chats with Digital City's Harry Walker about how it all began.
Upcoming events...
April 24:
A Decade of Digital City presents: @funkdvoid, @felix-dickinson, & @echaskech at Bussey Building
For tix: http://bit.ly/1HhBdvw
http://www.digitalcity.org.uk/
2015-03-3104 min