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The winners of the Tourism Innovation Awards 2023

Tourism Innovation Summit 2023 has once again recognised the initiatives and projects committed to innovation, digitalisation, and sustainability in the tourism sector. This year, the Tourism Innovation Awards 2023 have rewarded five projects from different companies and institutions.

Tramshed Tech launch new programmes

Tramshed Tech is working with a number of industry partners to deliver programmes as part of the Barclays Eagle Labs Ecosystem Partnership Programme (EPP), funded by the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology.

TIS2023 closes its fourth edition with 7,384 attendees

TIS – Tourism Innovation Summit 2023 closed on Friday its fourth edition, where 7,384 industry professionals discovered the latest trends that are defining smarter, more sustainable, and digital tourism.

Cronus unveils AI-powered strategy execution tool to revolutionise performance management

Cronus, the next-gen AI-powered strategy execution platform, has unveiled its latest innovation – an objectives and key results (OKR) capability enhanced by cutting-edge generative AI.

AI-driven multi-cloud security solution, now on GitHub

Multi-cloud adoption is on the rise as organisations recognise the advantages of using multiple cloud providers. Cisco reports that 92% of organisations use more than two cloud providers, and 90% of large enterprises have embraced multi-cloud solutions to harness their benefits.

Eco packaging entrepreneur in Britain’s Top 50 Most Ambitious Business Leaders

David MacDonald, CEO, and owner of Cullen Packaging was named as one of Britain’s ‘Top 50 most Ambitious Business Leaders for 2023’.

Startups with patents and trade marks are 10 times more successful in securing funding

The European Patent Office (EPO) and the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) have published a new joint study highlighting how much patents and trade marks can boost the success of European startups.

Top 5 pain points for UK SMEs when it comes to sustainability

New data published by Rimm Sustainability reveals that more than a third of UK SMEs (36%) find it challenging to understand what they should be reporting on when it comes to sustainability.

TIS2023 opens its doors to build a new, more sustainable tourism model

TIS – Tourism Innovation Summit 2023 returns to Seville, Spain, for another year to define a roadmap that will allow the tourism industry to continue to grow while meeting the increasing demands for sustainability from governments and travellers.

Royal Academy of Engineering partners with Irish Academy of Engineering and InterTradeIreland

The Royal Academy of Engineering, the Irish Academy of Engineering and InterTradeIreland have jointly announced new funding to support Ireland-based academic entrepreneurs and to map the all-island engineering economy for the first time.

Strategic positioning essential for pre-scaled tech companies seeking premium M&A valuations

The tech M&A landscape has been shifting to a buyer’s market in 2023. With lower valuations, reduced competition for deals, and an abundance of attractive growth assets available, cash-rich corporations are well-positioned to capitalise on these opportunities through strategic acquisitions.

Wales Tech Week: Highlights

Wales Tech Week took off with a bang as industry leaders, innovators, investors, entrepreneurs, and tech enthusiasts gathered at the ICC in Newport to explore the latest in technology and what it means for business and society.

Numerous VCs show support for Israeli startups amid ongoing conflict

More than 500 venture capital firms worldwide, including several from Asia, collectively signed an open letter expressing their solidarity with Israel and its technology sector in the midst of the conflict with Hamas.

Barclays partners with Engine Shed for its Bristol-based Eagle Lab

Barclays announced its first Bristol-based Eagle Lab during Bristol Technology Festival last week, creating a further boost for the West of England startup and entrepreneurial ecosystem.

SMBs struggle to keep pace with cyber security threats

Keeping on top of new threats is the biggest cyber security challenge facing small and mid-sized businesses globally (SMBs) – and more than half are calling for help to manage the risks, new global research by Sage reveals.

Technology pioneers lead the charge to accelerate UK SMB digital adoption

UK technology pioneers are collaborating to launch a solution to help accelerate digital adoption amongst small and mid-sized businesses (SMBs) to help boost the nation’s productivity, it has been announced.

‘Human by Design’: South Summit Madrid 2024 will put the human being at the centre of technological evolution

Human by Design will be the motto of South Summit 2024, the annual meeting of the innovative ecosystem co-organised by IE University, which will take place from June 5 to 7, 2024 at La Nave in Madrid, and which has the institutional support of Spain Up Nation, the Community of Madrid and the Madrid City Council.

The entrepreneurial ecosystem gains maturity, employability and seeks opportunities for growth in ‘green business’.

South Summit’s Entrepreneurship Map 2023, developed in collaboration with IE University, highlights that the Spanish entrepreneurial ecosystem has consolidated the path to maturity thanks to the growing number of startups that accumulate more years of traction in the market, among other factors. In 2023, Spanish startups are on average 3.12 years old, when this statistic in 2019 reached 2.2 years. In addition, 17% of startups in Spain are already scaleups and 4% have a consolidated business.

Tourism Innovation Summit 2023 brings together international tourism ecosystem in Seville

From 18 to 20 October, more than 7,000 professionals will attend TIS2023 to discover the technological innovations that are transforming tourism into a more digital, sustainable and intelligent model.

Seraphim Space Accelerator launches Mission 12

Seraphim Space, known as Generation Space in the US, which runs the dedicated accelerator for startups in the global SpaceTech industry, has announced the companies participating in Mission 12.