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The banking sector is facing the next huge technological leap
Witold GadomskiThe banking sector is facing another revolution — the competition of global corporations, such as Facebook, Google, Amazon, Apple, and Alibaba. Their strength will force banks to restructure, but it may also push some of...
Czech pragmatic approach to Huawei
Filip BrokešChinese tech-companies Huawei and ZTE have not been excluded from participation in state tenders of Czech government bodies, according to a Czech daily E15.
The middle class is struggling
Obserwator FinansowyThe share of the middle class in the societies of the most developed countries has decreased from 64 to 61 per cent in the last three decades.
Estonia is the most innovative country in the CSE
Maria BnińskaAs the only Central and Southeast (CSE) country Estonia moved from a position of a Moderate Innovator into a group of Strong Innovators in the European Innovation Scoreboard 2019 (EIS) prepared by the European Commission...
Poland’s PKN Orlen calls for Circular Economy model
Jo Harper“You have to develop in such a way as not to inhibit wage growth. For this you need to have large efficiency gains, which new technologies can provide,” Adam Czyżewski said.
Economic growth thanks to reduced digital exclusion
Obserwator FinansowyThe percentage of Poles that own a bank account has increased from 70 to 87 per cent since 2011, but only 52 per cent actively manage their accounts using mobile devices and the internet.
The Arctic ice doesn’t melt uniformly
Filip BrokešThe Arctic ice is melting. There is no dispute about that. That said, it seems like it is not melting at the same pace across the various locations of the polar region.
Blockchain and power generation “ideally suited”
Jo HarperBlockchain is very well suited for use in settlements in the power generation sector, according to Jacek Szczepański, vice-chairman of the Atende IT company, speaking at the 11th European Economic Congress in Katowice,...
The long way to a Circular Economy
Mirosław CiesielskiThe global economy consumes much more resources than it is able to replenish or reuse. The issue of decoupling economic growth from the consumption of resources is becoming a key element of the development policies in many...
From Ukraine to the space
Michał KozakThe Eastern and Western space programs have long been dependent on the Ukrainian space sector. Now the Ukrainians are successfully taking over new market niches.