Kyiv – Maidan Square. Source: primetour.ua
In my last assignment, I was fortunate enough to get to know Ukraine and its people. Its been an interesting time – when I was there first, their cleptocratic „President“ Yanukovych was in power and you could sense in the capital Kyiv that people were unhappy with the way things went. Corruption was everywhere in the public life. Billions simply disappeared in construction for the EU soccer championship and other projects – very much in the public eye. The Elite secured the access to the money, which was something the people of Ukraine hoped to have overcome with the Orange Revolution in 2004. Plus they opted for democracy and freedom and a western lifestyle back then – things which the regime was step by step taking away from them again under Yanukovych. My understanding is, having been there and then, that this were the reasons why the people of Ukraine removed Mr. Yanukovych from power.
My contact to the Ukraine was through Software Development – and I learned that it is a very strong market for near-shoring and outsourced M&A. Software Developers enjoy a very high reputation in the society and a much higher salary than the monthly average of EUR 417. They are the hope of many as they are well educated, well paid and want an open society and peace – and if only because that is what secures their jobs. These people have and had no interest in going back in time – they stand for the principles of the Orange Revolution today. They are peaceful, dedicated and hard-working for their future.
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Amazing: the 2015 Submarine Cable Map
/0 Kommentare/in Allgemein, IT /von adwinklerOur global communication – and our digital industries – heavily rely on Satellites and on submarine cables. But where are those arteries of communication to be found? The 2015 Submarine Cable Map of Tele Geography is simply amazing. Not only because of its content, also because its quite simply a masterpiece of art.
2015 Submarine Cable Map, ©TeleGeography
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Tech Crunch: How Twitter and Facebook could bury publishers
/0 Kommentare/in Allgemein, Media /von adwinklerBeyond what Josh says in this video, I find it scary to digest „news“ over social networks without knowing the source – because it means that credible news media is becoming less relevant, the social media herd instinct is becoming more relevant. Which means that we become even more vulnerable for propaganda, miss-information or „flavors“ – without actually knowing so.
This, together with the commercial impacts of these developments, I find pretty scary.
Tech Crunch´s Josh Costine rants about latest social news features
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Twitter And Facebook Are Turning Publishers Into Ghost Writers
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5 Countries leading the way in Fintech Investment (Computer Business Review)
/0 Kommentare/in FinTech, Startup /von adwinkler5 countries leading the way in fintech investment
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Why most Fintech-Startups will fail but there is no Fintech-Bubble
/0 Kommentare/in Allgemein /von adwinklerI find this very much worth reading.
http://dailyfintech.com/2015/10/14/why-most-fintech-startups-will-fail-but-there-is-no-fintech-bubble/
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How IT could change (and save?) Ukraine
/0 Kommentare/in Allgemein, IT, Startup /von adwinklerKyiv – Maidan Square. Source: primetour.ua
In my last assignment, I was fortunate enough to get to know Ukraine and its people. Its been an interesting time – when I was there first, their cleptocratic „President“ Yanukovych was in power and you could sense in the capital Kyiv that people were unhappy with the way things went. Corruption was everywhere in the public life. Billions simply disappeared in construction for the EU soccer championship and other projects – very much in the public eye. The Elite secured the access to the money, which was something the people of Ukraine hoped to have overcome with the Orange Revolution in 2004. Plus they opted for democracy and freedom and a western lifestyle back then – things which the regime was step by step taking away from them again under Yanukovych. My understanding is, having been there and then, that this were the reasons why the people of Ukraine removed Mr. Yanukovych from power.
My contact to the Ukraine was through Software Development – and I learned that it is a very strong market for near-shoring and outsourced M&A. Software Developers enjoy a very high reputation in the society and a much higher salary than the monthly average of EUR 417. They are the hope of many as they are well educated, well paid and want an open society and peace – and if only because that is what secures their jobs. These people have and had no interest in going back in time – they stand for the principles of the Orange Revolution today. They are peaceful, dedicated and hard-working for their future.
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