by Gonçalo Faria* | originally published in Jornal Económico In the last weeks, no topic has been as talked about as COP26, and there is no shortage of opinion leaders with opposing views on the results and the final agreement. In reality, we are all beginning to...
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Welcome to The Journey
Now in its fourth edition, The Journey returns to help disrupt the tourism industry, especially in demanding and urgent times like 2021. The Journey - innovation for tourism As every sector, Tourism has always had to adapt to external variables. The year of 2020 in...
Ecosystem Survey: Innovation, One year after Covid
Beta-i carried out an Ecosystem Survey to understand the evolution of the innovation market over the past 12 months among players in Portugal's tech community. The survey’s results show a growth in innovation and digital transformation projects during the pandemic....
Beta-i is Getting Things Done
Beta-i’s team had the chance to join the global productivity movement and receive training on Getting Things Done. Because achieving the path to higher efficiency and effectiveness (so that you can create some well-needed personal time and space) can only be a good...
Smart Cities on Green and Circular economy
Circular economy is one of the industries Beta-i is focusing on in 2021. Finding new solutions that will reduce or eliminate waste while optimizing resources is a priority. Besides, innovation in this area has a great potential to grow. SOL Green Capital is one of...
Whatever the choice, just share what you read.
By the end of 2020, Beta-i has made what most of us do when the year reaches its end: a retrospective and look into the future. We have reached some conclusions and made sure our clients, the ones that accompanied us throughout the unusual months of 2020, knew what...
Energy to recover Energy. And to boost it.
As the year of 2019 could not foresee what 2020 would bring, also every single industry could not predict the impacts of a pandemic in its trends. The energy sector is no exception, with different variations in the electricity demands, according to its source. As...
Analysis: the Portuguese Presidency of the European Council and the (new) digital legislation
Alisson Avila * Portugal takes over the rotating presidency of the Council of the European Union next January with several challenges and opportunities, capable of making this six-month term a memorable season. Especially when it comes to common market’s digital...
Get ready for Lisbon Tourism Summit
The Lisbon Tourism Summit (LTS), organized by Beta-i and sponsored by Turismo de Portugal, will take place on Sep 30th and goes fully online. The 2020 edition focuses on a more sustainable approach on the tourism sector, "a segment that more than ever requires...
Download: “Learnings in times of a pandemic” poll
Digital transformation still has a long way to go before becoming ubiquitous in society and companies. The belief that all the market is fully on digital mode, is actually a myth. B2B relations might consider more environmental, social issues in their procurement and...
SOL Tomorrow: tackling the post-pandemic in Lisbon
Within the scope of Smart Open Lisbon platform, the Lisbon Municipality, alongside Beta-i, has launched SOL Tomorrow, a new program based on collaboration between key organizations in Portugal and startups from around the world to tackle specific social and economic...
Beta-i Q&A #1: the new moment
New world, new challenges: Kicking off with this post, we’ll be sharing during the next days and weeks some Questions & Answers in a chat with Beta-i’s CEO, Pedro Rocha Vieira. You’ll get to know more about the big picture of what’s happening at Beta-i right now....
Beta-i 2020: collaborative innovation
Well yes, we do have some exciting news to share. We’re launching our new brand and everything that comes along in these key moments. We’re really happy with the final result - something that was already happening when the entire planet turned upside down with the...