I lived in Dublin, Ireland for many years & am impressed with how the current government is supporting Irish startups. I did my bit for the cause & we interviewed a number of Irish startups @TechCrunch DISRUPT last…
By Hamish McKenzie On August 23, 2013 Yesterday, the Government Accountability Office released a report on patent infringement litigation, but its findings didn’t align precisely with what fighters of “patent trolls” might have been hoping to hear…
New Zealand passed legislation Wednesday allowing its main intelligence agency to spy on residents and citizens, despite opposition from rights groups, international technology giants and the legal fraternity. The bill to expand the power of the Government…
Colombia is getting a new incubator called Socialatom Ventures, startup mentor and entrepreneur Alan Colmenares announced on his blog, Tropical Gringo. It will be one of the three ‘consolidation’ incubators to be supported by the Colombian government, he adds.
This support is actually part of Colombia’s Vive Digital initiative, itself promoted by Apps.co. As you may know, it was designed by Colombia’s Ministry of ICT (MinTIC) to promote digital entrepreneurship in the country.
In addition to seed capital, Socialatom Ventures will also offer its teams a shared office space in Bogotá. It is worth noting that the selection process is about to start, and will be open to applications from all over Colombia, or even from other countries.
According to its website, the incubator will base its choice on the following criteria:
A team able to execute must be comprised of at least two co-founders
At least one of the co-founders should be technical (enough to hack something together and get started)
Your team should have a product or prototyped finished
Your product or prototype should have (at least some) users.
The problem you are trying to solve should be your own
THE COUNTRY of Thailand has made trading in Bitcoins illegal within its borders. A notice on the local Bitcoin website said that the business has been attempting to register in the country, but has not been permitted to do so. "During the past several…
The "hacktivist" group Anonymous on Tuesday briefly crashed New Zealand Prime Minister John Key's website in protest at plans to allow the country's intelligence agency to spy on local residents. A group identifying itself as Anonymous NZ posted a clip…
What’s New This Quarter Given all the recent stories about the NSA’s efforts to collect communications data, you’d be justified in thinking you can jumpstart your technology career in the Washington metropolitan area by becoming a Big Data specialist…
1776 opened January 2013 in Washington, DC. 1776 is a great space for entrepreneurs. Many of the businesses that work here are focused on solving our nation’s toughest problems in healthcare, education, energy, and government.
1776 was founded by Evan Burfield and Donna Harris, a pair of successful entrepreneurs with experience building companies and communities. Together, they bring the 1776 community their expertise at the intersection of innovation and regulated industries, their experience as startup founders and investors, and the insights critical for startups to thrive in this environment.
By Foulis Peacock This past June, the Small Business Administration and the Obama Administration celebrated the success of the small-business sector, stressing how America's 28 million small businesses play a huge role in the health of our economy…
Microsoft said Tuesday it had asked the US government for permission to disclose details of how it handles national security data requests, citing "inaccuracies" in recent media reports. Microsoft general counsel Brad Smith said the company had asked…
The last couple of weeks have brought tons of coverage on the government’s metadata gathering, the privacy concerns of American citizens and who has access to data in large, sprawling systems. As the NSA, Booz-Allen and the IT sector grapples with…
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