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When natural disasters strike Japan, ?ita University’s EDiSON is ready to act

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A nation known for innovative efficiency was a failure in one key area It goes without saying that the faster and more effectively disasters can be forecasted, detected, and responded to, the better the chance of minimizing damage and saving lives. For more information, take a look at the university’s Innovation Awards pitch deck.

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Travel Startups and Tourism Trends to Invest In

Altexsoft

In this article, we’ll mention the budding tourism trends and give six examples of startups that capitalize on the changes in the industry. Sustainable travel. Companies can attract broader audiences by providing them with transparent information and making sustainable travel options easier to find. Local experiences.

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Sustainable Travel: Opportunities Digital Technology Provides for a Greener Business

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Greenhouse gases (tourism is responsible for around 8 percent of global carbon emissions, three-quarters of which is due to aviation), local resource overuse (e.g., What is sustainable travel? Sustainable or eco-travel is a way of managing travel activities so that the natural environment is preserved and supported.

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Coral Vita cultivates $2M seed to take its reef restoration mission global

TechCrunch

I wrote about Coral Vita late in 2019 when I encountered co-founder Gator Halpern on the Sustainable Ocean Alliance’s Accelerator at Sea. ” On the left, a Bahamanian tourism official (far left) listens to Sam Teicher. “On top of that is the ability to innovate,” added Teicher. Image Credits: Coral Vita.

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Announcing the startups and judges onstage at TC Sessions: Mobility 2022

TechCrunch

. “Swyft is a new form of urban mobility, using autonomous cabins on lightweight cable infrastructure to solve transportation problems in densely developed areas including corporate campuses, airports, universities and tourism districts. This adds capacity into an area, allowing higher density and more profitable developments.

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mPharma, a telehealth pioneer out of Ghana, gets physical with 100 virtual centers across Africa

TechCrunch

The potential for telehealth across Africa is vast and promising as mobile connectivity deepens, and innovations that could potentially bridge the doctor-patient ratio gap increase according to a Deloitte report.

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7 investors discuss why edtech startups must go back to basics to survive

TechCrunch

I would say the past few years have been more of an anomaly, and we are getting back to a more sustainable pace. But that’s all I’m giving away now; read the entire survey to see where investors are finding hope, what is no longer venture-backable and what wave of edtech innovation they think we’re in today.

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