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Comments from the WMC Barcelona by WSA Chairman Peter A. Bruck for Medianet

BARCELONA.

The discussions at the WMC moved between euphoria about the technological future and panic in the sight of multiple cannibalisations of the present. The Telcos business cakes are munched on by several sides, if not eaten up already. While Apple shows its special disregard through absence at the world’s biggest sector meeting to those who made the computer company with the designer touch to the iPhone Leader and with it to the world’s most...

Comments from the WMC Barcelona by WSA Chairman Peter A. Bruck for Medianet

BARCELONA. – The marketleading Telcos plan their comeback into big business and innovation and new technologies are their way back. The talks at the World Mobile Congress are not only for strategy development, but also for the national and regional positioning. At the end of the day it is about EU vs. USA, China vs. Korea.

Austria should strain towards a part in this with A1 and Mexican Capitalisation, especially as Europa already is way back concerning the...

 

Equality for women is progress for all.

The International Women’s Day is not only a time to celebrate women; it is also a time to reflect developments made, keep up the call for change and to showcase extraordinary women around the globe.

High time for the World Summit Award team taking a closer look at its global network...

Out Now: Global Mobile - Applications and Innovations for the Worldwide Mobile Ecosystem

Providing you with up-to-date insights and information, this book is your manual to navigate the ever-changing waters of mobile innovation. Editors Peter A. Bruck (World Summit Award Mobile...

By Frederic Gonzalo

The travel industry has undergone severe disruptions in the past decade with the ever-changing face of online distribution, where sites like Expedia, Orbitz or Priceline now play pivotal roles in the travel purchase decision model. In this context,...

To many citizens, the idea of an omnipresent state sounds like an Orwellian dystopia. But what about turning this idea upside down for a moment: What if mobile apps would equip citizens with the tools to keep an eye on big brother's activities? And what if citizens were able to provide public administration with instant feedback about their performance? Take a look...