Helsinki is creating an internationally unique virtual city experience in co-operation with VR-studio Zoan. The project called “Virtual Capital of the World” kicks off today, when a dozen top VR developers will arrive in the city to finalise the Helsinki-themed virtual content.
The final result will be revealed in December at the startup and tech event Slush, where it will be shown through a VR headset with eye precision capability, manufactured by Helsinki-based Varjo.
Nobu Hospitality is delighted to announce the opening of Nobu Hotel Shoreditch this Saturday 1st July, located in the heart of London’s artistic quarter.
Set back from the lively hub of Great Eastern Street, Nobu Hotel Shoreditch offers a dynamic blend of Nobu’s signature east-meets-west philosophy and Shoreditch’s creative and industrial energy.
The property boasts 143 guest rooms and seven suites, meeting space, a lobby bar and 240-seat restaurant, which lies at the heart of the building, spanning almost the entire footprint of the hotel. Continue reading
Tel Aviv is attracting the best and the biggest: countries and multinationals are opening accelerators in Tel Aviv
Tel Aviv is Startup City of the Startup Nation, and has evolved into one of the world’s leading hubs for technology and innovation, named in 2015 the world’s #1 Ecosystem outside the United States by Compass and one of the most innovative cities in the world by Tech Republic.
Tel Aviv is only 52sqkm, yet has 50 accelerators across the city (a growth rate of 137% since 2012). The startup ecosystem is continuing to grow in 2016: since the beginning of year many countries and multinationals have been opening innnovation centers in Tel Aviv, understanding that the Startup City of the Startup Nation is the best place to be.
Here are some of them:
Israeli Minister of Economy Aryeh Deri: “Israel is known in the world as a center of innovation and development and we must retain this position. The innovation visa will enable foreign entrepreneurs from all over the world to develop new ideas in Israel and this will help the local market grow and improve our standing in the world.”
The Israeli Ministry of Economy, through the Office of the Chief Scientist and the Population and Immigration Border Authority will launch the program in the coming months. Entrepreneurs who are awarded up to 24 month visas will be able to develop new technological enterprises in Israel and their visas will be extended if they decide to establish startup companies in Israel.
Israeli Ministry of Economy Director General Amit Lang this week signed off on an executive ministry program entitled “Innovation Visas for Foreign Entrepreneurs”. In coming months, the Office of the Chief Scientist at the Israeli Ministry of Economy and the Population and Immigration Border Authority will complete preparations for the program, in which visas will be given to foreign investors from abroad. These investors will be allowed to develop technological initiatives in Israel for a period of up to two years. Continue reading
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