Steve is sitting in his office, getting ready for the presentation to the marketing team, later this afternoon. He throws himself back in the chair, closes his eyes and visualises the module he finished just yesterday, after many long-hour coding sessions. He is thrilled about what he has achieved. A scalable and robust solution that will satisfy even its most advanced users, just as he had imagined in the first place. Suddenly, a notification appears on the screen.

The most well-known metric of the volume of an economy is the famous GDP (Gross Domestic Product), which is the total MONETARY or MARKET value of all the finished goods and services produced within a country or region, in a specific time period; whereas the most widely acknowledged indicator for determining the wellbeing of a country’s population is the GDP per Capita, which is simply the GDP divided by a country’s population.

I have always loved space. It is this charm of the unknown, I imagine, that draws me to it. Escaping Earth's gravity, the possibility of different physical laws, the otherworldly conditions of another planet – all of them so captivating. Mankind may have landed on the moon in 1969 but up until today, 50+ years later, it hasn’t done anything remotely like it, as far as manned space flights are concerned. In fact, even the task of simply trying to go back to the moon, would not be a given today.

To address the challenges of the fast-paced urbanization, massive economic constrains, and imminent environmental threats, cities turn to technology to help digitally transform their operations. Smart city solutions contribute to making urban environments more sustainable, and more importantly to improving the quality of life of the people who live there.

Throughout my experience in the e-business industry, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning have always come up in conversations with our e-commerce clients - lately even more so. Our continuous work in experimenting, developing and applying AI solutions got me thinking of certain AI aspects that have been proven beneficial in e-commerce businesses. So today, I would like to talk about how I think AI can be used in e-commerce, in a strategic and effective manner that provides tangible...

I’ve been thinking a lot about this subject in the past couple of years. Why does everyone find it so hard to “connect”? Why do we still run into these awkward meetings, conversations, dates and so on? Why do we expect to be heard, while we’re not willing to deeply listen? It looks like, for some of us, this urge, willingness and ability to connect, comes more naturally. For others not so. But it’s something we can definitely learn along the way.

So, let’s talk about B2B... Business-to-Business... but if you think of it, the communication happens among humans. Therefore, let’s see how our customers, as human beings, will impact the way we strategise and make decisions for the B2Bs.