DCA Digital Digest: GII2019 Report: Innovation is blossoming around the world” despite an economic slowdown

1. GII2019 Report: Innovation is blossoming around the world” despite an economic slowdown

The Global Innovation Index 2019 released by the U.N. intellectual property agency, one of its co-sponsors, says “innovation is blossoming around the world” despite an economic slowdown, brewing trade battles and high economic uncertainty. When comparing levels of innovation to economic development, the report said India, Vietnam, Kenya and Moldova “stand out for outperforming on innovation relative to GDP for the ninth consecutive year — a record.”

2. EurAfrican Forum 2019: Siyanda Mohutsiwa: “A shared imagination is behind some of society’s greatest achievements”

For the second year, Portugal was the stage of the EurAfrican Forum 2019, that gathered 450 participants from Europe and Africa on July 4-5, with the theme “Partnership of Equals: Sharing Values, Sharing Prosperity” – a new approach and paradigm for the relationship between Europe and Africa, changing the narrative for both continents to create an accountable, prosperous and sustainable future together.
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3. Will Internet of Things Force Full Adoption of IPv6?

The thriving market of the Internet of Things might force Internet Service Providers to make a move for all-encompassing adoption of IPv6 (Internet Protocol version 6). Compared to its predecessor, the currently dominant IPv4, IPv6 has several benefits.
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4. Not coming to Ethiopia to Invest unless central bank rectifies the wrongful appropriation of diaspora shares – Sophia Bekele Eshete

Unless the central bank rectifies the wrongful appropriation of diaspora shares in Ethiopian banks and insurance, it will be a fool’s errand to come and invest their money, writes Sophia Bekele, an international entrepreneur and corporate executive with governance and policy expertise in both public and private sectors.
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