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9 investors, execs and founders discuss Zagreb’s startup potential

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Indeed, the country is most popular as a tourist destination, and given that tourism accounted for about 20% of its GDP in 2018 , to an extent, its pre-pandemic focus was mostly on growing its share of the international tourism market. FRC runs an accelerator program along the YC model. What’s their focus? What is it weak in?

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8 investors and founders highlight Valencia’s potential as a fintech and cybersecurity hub

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BIGBAN is a private nonprofit angel investor network based in Valencia, and incubators and accelerator programs continue to proliferate, supported by corporates and local government initiatives such as Startup Valencia. We have some of the top incubators and accelerator programs in Spain. The Valencia investor scene is growing.

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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., Multiple airlines give their passengers an opportunity to know the carbon footprint of their flight, choose a greener option, and participate in offsetting programs.

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Travel Analytics: Data Sources, Use Cases, and Real-Life Examples

Altexsoft

Loyalty program data can also be part of CRM records, including information on membership tiers or rewards earned. They can also aid in sustainable travel by suggesting ways to reduce carbon emissions and mitigate over-tourism, offering places with fewer visitors.

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Hot Tips To Create A Location-Based App

Xicom

The repercussions of COVID-19 affect geolocation-based industries like logistics and tourism. According to the name, a Geo-fence is a virtual boundary within which an app performs a complex or straightforward pre-programmed action. Location For IoT. IoT-enabled devices perform route tracking using geolocation coordinates.

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What is Digital Twin?: Applications, Examples, Trends and More 

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As the world is experiencing the fourth industrial revolution ( industry 4.0), advanced modern technologies like Machine Learning (ML), Artificial Intelligence (AI), the Internet of Things (IoT), and Digital Twins (DT) are essential. It can be created using computer-aided design software or another 3D modeling program.

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7 Must Know Mobile App Development Trends for 2017

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Integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in apps, Internet of Things (IoT), growing popularity of Location-based services (LBS) and Instant Apps are some of the important trends observed in 2016. Trend #1: IoT. According to the research done by Research and Markets , the estimated growth of IoT market is USD 661.74

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