Digital Talks
By Digitalcity.brussels
Digital TalksOct 12, 2021
From Belgium to the US: A Tech Odyssey with Nancy de Fays
In this episode, we delve into the professional path of Nancy de Fays, a Product Manager and #Entrepreneur in the #tech industry. Hailing from #Belgium and now making waves in the United States - San Francisco, Nancy's story is one of resilience, #innovation, and success.
Nancy's path towards the tech world is nothing short of inspiring. With a background rooted in entrepreneurship, she has successfully navigated the #IT ecosystems. Her #career unfolds a testament to her adaptability and foresight.
As an entrepreneur, Nancy has not only weathered #challenges but has thrived on them. From co-founding projects to developing hardware accessories, her ventures enabled her to provide insights on the essential #skills for success the tech industry.
In the #interview, Nancy sheds light on her role as a #Product Manager, demystifying the complexities that come with it. She draws a clear distinction between a Product Manager and a Product Owner - #PO, offering a nuanced understanding of the responsibilities, projects, and actions that define her role in today's tech-driven landscape.
Besides, in a world marked by accelerated #tech advancements, she explores how #employers can effectively respond to these changes. Her perspectives align with the #strategies employed by industry giants, making this interview a must-listen for professionals navigating the tech terrain.
Whether aspiring to become a Product Manager or seeking to play a pivotal role in the digital transition, we invite you to explore Digitacity.brussels' training sessions.
You can follow Nancy de Fays on her Linkedin profile
Unlocking Potential: Empowering Women in Cybersecurity
Join us in a riveting podcast interview featuring Nina Olesen, a trailblazer in the #cybersecurity domain, as she unravels the invaluable link between gender #diversity and #business success in this pivotal sector.
With Nina Olesen, Head of Sector at the European Cyber Security Organisation (ECSO), we delve into the pivotal role of #women in cybersecurity. Nina spearheads #initiatives like Women4Cyber and Youth4Cyber, focusing on nurturing #talent and addressing the #gender gap in cybersecurity. Her #strategic vision and industry #insights shed light on actionable steps businesses can take to foster an environment where women thrive in cybersecurity roles.
In the cybersecurity game by understanding why #empowering women is not just a matter of #inclusivity but a strategic imperative for businesses aiming for long-term #resilience and #growth.
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Unleashing the Power of AI & Cybersecurity: An Interview with Martin Fockedey
In the ever-evolving landscape of technology, the intricate correlation between artificial intelligence (AI) and cybersecurity has taken center stage. As AI continues to reshape industries across the board, its influence on bolstering cybersecurity measures has become undeniable. To delve into this fascinating intersection, we had the privilege of interviewing Martin Fockedey, Inspector of Certifications at the Belgian Centre for Cybersecurity. Our conversation spanned from the impact of AI on cybersecurity to emerging trends and the legal aspects governing this dynamic realm.
AI's Transformative Impact on Cybersecurity
Martin Fockedey pointed out that the integration of AI in cybersecurity has marked a paradigm shift. "AI has provided defenders with a powerful tool to enhance their ability to detect, respond to, and prevent cyber threats," he noted. AI algorithms can analyze vast amounts of data at lightning speed, identifying patterns that humans might overlook. This ability has not only streamlined security operations but has also enabled predictive analysis, allowing organizations to thwart potential attacks before they manifest.
Emerging Trends and the Role of Advanced Technologies
As technology marches forward, new avenues for both cyber attacks and defenses have emerged. "Advancements like OpenAI and Generative AI are both a blessing and a challenge," Fockedey explained. While these technologies can bolster the capabilities of cybersecurity tools, they can also potentially be harnessed by malicious actors to create sophisticated attacks. The rapid evolution of AI tools necessitates constant adaptation and innovation in the field of cybersecurity.
AI as a Guardian Against Cyber Threats
Fockedey emphasized that AI's value goes beyond just launching attacks or counterattacks. "AI can act as a guardian, providing a multi-layered defense by monitoring network behavior, detecting anomalies, and autonomously responding to threats," he said. This proactive approach can significantly mitigate the risks of cyberattacks, offering organizations an intelligent shield against evolving threats.
Navigating the Legal Landscape
With great power comes great responsibility, and the use of AI in cybersecurity is no exception. Fockedey discussed the critical role of legislation, legal frameworks, and regulations in ensuring that AI-powered cybersecurity measures are deployed ethically and responsibly. Striking a balance between innovation and compliance is essential to harness AI's potential without compromising privacy and security.
Addressing the Skill Gap through Education
As the conversation shifted towards the workforce, Fockedey acknowledged the widening skill gap in the cybersecurity and AI sectors. "To confront this challenge, comprehensive training is essential," he emphasized. With the rapid evolution of technology, ongoing education and upskilling are crucial to prepare professionals for the complex landscape of AI and cybersecurity.
Looking Ahead with Digitalcity.brussels
Fockedey's insights resonate strongly with the upcoming webinar hosted by Digitalcity.brussels, scheduled for September 19th. The webinar will delve deeper into the synergy between AI and cybersecurity, exploring its intricacies, challenges, and promises. As we navigate this complex terrain, it's imperative to stay informed and engaged.
In conclusion, Digitalcity.brussels stands as a pivotal resource in addressing the knowledge gap in AI and cybersecurity. Offering specialized training and educational initiatives, Digitalcity.brussels empowers individuals and organizations to stay ahead in the ever-changing technological landscape. To learn more and take part in our upcoming events, visit our website and discover how you can be a part of shaping a secure digital future.
Digital Talent Coach: preparing the future of work in a digital era.
How #Human Ressources can help build the organization of the future by focusing on culture, inclusion, agility and scalability? With the acceleration of #tech, it is fundamental to speed up the #digital race in the #corporate world. For this to happen in an effective way, #talents are more than #critical. Why? Because, effective #employee resources are key to #success, #innovation, #agility & #inclusion at #work.
For Talent #Coaches &/or HR, they have to act as true #strategic partners and learn how to create a more dynamic talent model for the #future. Moreover, as #businesses have refined their #DE&I approach and #strategies, we have to revamp the traditional #people model to create more #value in the #workplace.
Christine Goffart, Talent Coach at the Orange Digital Talent Unit shares to Digitalcity.brussels her impressive #career as well as her #vision on:
- How employees and #companies can navigate in a fast-changing landscape;
- How #digitization has impacted the #HR Talent strategies;
- What does "agility" mean in practice;
- How #Human Ressources can help in building the organization of the future by focusing on culture, inclusion, agility and scalability?
- How we can prepare the #future of work by making talent a #competitive advantage;
- How the corporate #DE&I - diversity, equity and inclusion - is stronger than ever and can lead to real #progress & #success;
- How to reduce the #talentgap in the digital world.
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Understanding the role of a Product Owner
For most #organisations providing an #engaging and #user-centric digital #experience isn’t a nice-to-have, it’s fundamental. And #understanding how to make that a #successful experience that is aligned to #business goals is what a Digital Product Owner - or #DPO - is for.
A Digital Product Owner (DPO) is the person who #oversees any company’s #digital experience. They work to streamline #internal processes, manage the #tools required to complete these #processes, and ensure that #users have a #consistent and seamless #experience.
Digital Product Owners ease processes across #teams and act as the conduit for #information between each team member. #Interacting with the people (internally and externally) means that DPOs are comfortable speaking to #engineers, #marketers or product teams.
To create a clear sense of the #work required they usually follow the #Scrum / #Agile Method which helps in following what #actions are completed, and the #work that still needs to be done; each of which is tied to a specific #objective defined for the #project and a #team.
The #missions of the Product Owner are both #operational and #strategic. Operationally, the DPO works on the #design and #testing of new #features to improve the product. This monitoring involves drawing up a #schedule, using a #backlog (an ordered list of tasks to be carried out in the development of a product) and meeting #deadlines for #deliverables.
To have a deeper understanding of this role, Digitalcity.brussels interviewed Ornella Maureemootoo - DPO in the #banking industry. Listen to our #Podcast #episode where wetackle the following points:
- Her path towards a digital #career;
- The role and #missions of a DPO;
- The necessary# skills - hard & soft - to be successful;
- The difference bw. a DPO and a #DPM (Product #Manager);
- The #challenges a DPO can face and how Scrum helps in easing processes.
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Unlocking the Power of #DEI in the Tech Industry
In today's fast-paced world, the #technology industry plays a pivotal role in shaping our #future. As it continues to #revolutionize every aspect of our lives, it is essential to ensure that this sector reflects the #diverse society it serves. While progress has been made, we still face significant #challenges when it comes to #diversity, #equity, and #inclusion (#DEI). By delving into the importance of proper #strategies, our interview with Sara Mathijs aims in shedding light on how #companies can create an #inclusive culture and #leverage the power of diversity to thrive in the #digital era.
The Imperative of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: Embracing DEI in the tech industry is not just a moral obligation; it is also a strategic #imperative. Research has consistently shown that diverse teams are more innovative, creative, and better equipped to solve complex problems. By fostering an inclusive culture, companies can tap into a broader range of perspectives, experiences, and backgrounds. This diversity of thought fuels #innovation, drives customer-centric solutions, and ultimately enhances business #performance. But for this to happen, #businesses need to go beyond mere diversity quotas or tokenistic efforts. A genuine commitment requires a well-defined and comprehensive strategy through #leadership initiatives, #talent development and by cultivating a culture where everyone feels empowered to contribute their #unique #perspectives.
Our #Podcast guest, Sara Mathijs, shares her #insights on how the tech industry has the power to shape the future. To her, embracing #DEI isn't just the right thing to do; it's a competitive advantage that enables organizations to create a #prosperous #future for all. She also shares her #career path in #business and #consulting. As an #entrepreneur and #CEO of Upeo Consulting she helps any #businesses to deliver a better #experience to #customers. How? By maximising the #value of techological #investments & by #designing & building tailor-made #solutions.
Listen to her #inspiring thoughts!
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Harnessing data science and technology to uncover innovations
How advanced #technologies can unlock the #potential of the life sciences industry? By integrating #technologies into #research workflows, businesses in the #scientific and #healthcare fields can offer significant #value. Indeed, attention today is on how to utmost #opportunities to deliver value by incorporating IT/#Tech approaches into #scientific process actions. In this #podcast episode, we highlight with our guest Liesbeth Ceelen how bio/pharma companies can benefit from AI-driven discoveries (and not only) and why it is time for focusing on Tech #investments. Some of the most exciting #breakthroughs in #medicine today are happening at the nexus of #biology and #computer science, using tools such as artificial #intelligence (AI), machine learning (#ML) or #data science. Advanced #technologies specifically adapted for #sciences help in growing #healthcare #innovations at unprecedented scales and will build comprehensive predictive models that could span various subdisciplines.
The ability to store and analyze #data with the help of #AI has created new #possibilities for the academic community, #scientific researchers and the #biotech industry. Various applications of #AI are used in #biology. Moreover, in #biological science, AI plays a critical role in promoting innovation not only in laboratories but also throughout the #lifecycle of a #medication or #chemical product.
Furthermore, the extensive use of #bigdata is becoming increasingly important in #biotechnology and #bioinformatics as it continues to evolve and becomes available to academicians and #scientists.
Besides, a new generation of diverse #scientists must be trained at the intersection of biology and computer science (such as #Datascientists) and #training must be addressed in a more cross-disciplinary manner.
Liesbeth Ceelen holds a #PhD in #veterinary #medicine. She has been working in #start-up / scale-up companies in the #biotech and #healthcare fields where she took on numerous roles. Liesbeth is now #CEO of BioLizard, an #agile #bioinformatics and #datamanagement #consulting company providing tailored solutions to the life #sciences industry. She has both the scientific background and the management skills to lead #biotech businesses with vision and strategy. She aims in inspriring #people.
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How to power progress and gender equity in Tech?
Despite decades of advancements toward professional #equality, women are still deeply #underrepresented in the #tech industry. Did you know that:
- The #percentage of #women in tech was actually higher in the 1980s than it is today;
- 50% of the tech #startups have no women on their #leadership teams;
- #Technology is the only #STEM #career in which the number of women has #decreased over the past 20 years;
- Women have only 21% of the tech #jobs at #Google and make up only 31% of the company’s #workforce.
These numbers and statistics are striking! Thus, how to power progress and gender equity in the Tech industry?
To answer this question, Digitalcity.brussels interviewed in April 2023, Anneleen Demasure - CEO of Belgium-based digital experience agency Dropsolid - whose mission is to connect #human & digital / business & technology. How? By offering the best #digital experiences for #businesses and their #stakeholders in all freedom (#opensource technology). Open source is their #DNA and as a digital experience #agency they share their knowledge, code, and expertise by using key #opentechnology, such as #Drupal or #Mautic. With +10yrs of experience, at Skinn, Wijs and Idee Fiks, Anneleen Demasure has achieved strong results in #customer #relations and #strategic #growth. She aims in bringing the best open digital #experiences to businesses and to #tailor it to each user's specific #needs.
"Too often, we see technology as wireframes or code or design where, in the end, they are (vital) solutions for people to be helped, to be heard, to find their way, to be unburdened..."
LISTEN to Anneleen’s thoughts on being a woman in technology, what was her path towards the digital world, what keeps her motivated and her #advice for anyone who wants to make a career in IT. Very insipring!
You can follow Anneleen on her LinkedIn profile
Games.brussels is in the place! An interview with Guillaume Bouckaert
By supporting the #development of the video #game industry, the city of #Brussels intends to #promote its local #talents. A first space dedicated to video game #creators, via the games.brussels association, was inaugurated on March 30th, laying the foundations of a new creative space for this rising industry.
It was the perfect timing to interview Guillaume Bouckaert on his projects!
A growing market The #gaming industry has become an important industry for #Belgium. Its #economic value was estimated at 582 million euros in #2022 according to figures released by #BelgianGames. The sector is mainly structured around small businesses. The Belgian #gaming industry is also an important #international player. The prospects for growth, which are particularly significant for Brussels, are also linked to the #employment market and, in the long term, for #training. This is why Brussels has decided to respond to the needs of the sector by providing #financial support and a #workingspace to bring the key #players of the sector together.
A new creative hub in Brussels
The launch of Games.Brussels space aims to bring together the community of developers in Brussels, providing a platform to share knowledge, collaborate, and support each other. Located in the Dansaert district, it enables to small teams to work together, share expertise, and resources.
The initiative has the backing of the Brussels city and is supported by Fabien Maingain. While the industry in Brussels has significant economic importance, the region still lags behind the Flanders region.
Open since early 2021, the Games.brussels space aims in recruiting new team members to be 30 co-workers by the end of 2023 to create a positive & creative emulation.
Upcoming events for Games.brussels
Games.brussels is the regional video game association of Brussels-Capital Region. It has a long history, starting with the Brotaru in 2014; a monthly meet-up for game #devs, organized every month in Brussels. It's a place where professionals, students meet up and exchange feedback on their work. And the BIG event (BIG Brotaru) is yet to come! The once-a-year edition - in May 25th - is a one-time opportunity to make a hit if you're an inspiring indie studio, or if you want to show your gaming demos. Interested? Join the event
What's new in Gaming?
Listen to our #Podcast episode to get all the #insights of Guillaume Bouckaert on the #impact of advancing technologies such as #OpenAi on the gaming industry and its #careers.
Dive deeper with insights on the topics that matter, including:
- The Gaming Industry Report (2022)
- The Generative AI Revolution in the Gaming Industry - Podcast Interview with Fabrice Daniel
- How to empoyer women in the Gaming sector? - Podcast Interview with Federica Nocerino
- The e-sport market - Podcast Interview with Gilles Tinant
- Upcoming training sessions for employees, companies and jobseekers
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Brussels: city of the future?
According to BCG, #cities account for about 80% of global GDP, making the #future of cities a priority for #governments and #businesses. Before #COVID-19, cities had started to #reimagine themselves through “#smartcity” #initiatives beset by growing & aging #populations, the rising #cost of living, public #health, and more than anything, environmental / #sustainable concerns. The #pandemic and the #technological improvements have accelerated these #trends and brought new ones. To develop #innovative #solutions to problems, many cities are aggregating and sharing more and more "smart" actions. But how can we define it?
A smart city leverages numerous innovation & technologies #(I&T) to #improve the #quality of life of #citizens by enhancing #citymanagement and the use of its #resources.
This is the case of #Brussels who presented in March 17th its strategy for its "smart city" concept deployment, which is also in the sights of many #European cities. Broken down into 48 projects targeting 7 main areas, the Smart City strategy of Brussels is based on the objective to use resources and #services for citizens in an optimal way, keeping in mind the #social, #economic and #environmental challenges.
To deep dive into the "Smart City Plan", we have interviewed Aude Robert - Smart City Coordinator for Brussels City. In this #podcast episode, we go through several points:
- Her #career, #training and the necessary #skills; What is the #impact of the #digitaltransition on her missions;
- What is a Smart City;
- What are the #advantages and #challenges of a Smart City?;
- How can Brussels be a Smart City and how the new "Plan" is an #evolution?
Listen to her #insights and follow our Podcast channel!
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How to become a video game artist?
Without visual game artists, a game would be nothing more than ideas in a designer’s head. Game art design comes in the pre-production phase of the development of a video game (2D or 3D) where the game art designer brings the game’s characters, stories, and worlds to life. This can also include anything from clothes, character models and surface textures to visual effects or storyboards.
To have a better understanding of this specific role, Digitalcity.brussels interviewed Maude L'Hoir, Game Art Designer in Belgium.
In this Podcast interview, we go through the following points:
- Her path towards game design
- The training available in Belgium
- Do Game Artists need technical skills such as coding?
- What skills are necessary to be successful as an Game Art Designer?
- What trends are shaping the gaming industry in terms of aesthetics?
- How female/women are represented in the gaming industry?
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- Studio Flip It
- Rolling Hamster
How to empower women in the gaming industry?
The #gaming industry and community has always been a predominantly male space.
From #developers to characters to #players, men are at the forefront of gaming from every angle. But the reality is much more #diverse than that. Indeed, #women have played key roles and have been #influencial in the industry - such as Jade Raymond, who helped in the creation of Assassin's Creed.
Women influence trends and create countless #opportunities for #businesses.
Digitalcity.brussels wanted to shine the spotlight on women's role in the gaming industry. In this #Podcast episode, we explore with Federica Nocerino - Consultant for Gaming companies - the following points:
- How is the gaming industry changing and where do we stand in terms of #DEI?
- How are women represented in the industry?
- What opportunities women present to the gaming industry?;
- How can we build a more #holistic field?
- How do we encourage more women into the gaming world?
- What is the #future of woman in Gaming?
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The Generative AI revolution in the gaming industry
#GenerativeAI (GenAI) is gaining in #popularity, especially with today's #hype around tools such as #ChatGPT, #Midjourney, DALL-E... Artificial intelligence - #AI - has been a crucial part of games creation & development for decades. It’s neither a new nor revolutionary field. However, GenAI is a new tool and has the capacity to revolutionize game development.
This is where generative AI opens up transformative possibilities, according to Fabrice Daniel - Game Designer & CEO of Maracas Studios. To him, it can help in tailoring game #experiences to the #user’s abilities, facilitate the creation of prototypes, reduce testing time, eliminate predictability in games and so much more — all enhancing #gameplay. It’s a win-win not only for #players but for #studios.
However, #GenAI is still in its infancy and will surely be an #influential force in the #future of gaming (and a variety of other #creative industries) but its advances could also jeopardize some #careers to a concerning extent. Besides, it could expose new #legal issues, mainly regarding #copyrights. Given that gaming industry advocates must establish best practices to prove its value.
This is just the tip of the iceberg and the next months will show us on how generative AI can be used in games and all the other industries. Stay tuned!
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The importance of training for a successful digital transition in Belgium
Since september 2022, Beatrice de Mahieu is CEO of BeCode* - one of the major #training center for #coding in #Belgium.
She has an extensive #career in the #tech industry and supported several major #IT and #media companies through their #digital #transformation. She has held senior integrated #marketing positions at Microsoft and ELLE Belgium Magazine. Béatrice has helped #clients manage end-to-end #customer experience #initiatives, developed cross-collaboration between off and online and created #innovative #digital platforms. She also has a deep-rooted #entrepreneurial mindset and created her own #business to #coach and advise #start-ups. Beatrice de Mahieu is also active in associations such as We Tech Care and the DigitAll ecosystem, illustrating her interest for digital #inclusion #strategies. On top of this, she has a special interest in the field of nutrition, #health and wine.
By joining the BeCode team, she aims in participating in the #acceleration of the digital #transition of Belgium through training. To her, #skills are fundamental to build our future.
In this episode, Beatrice talks about her #career and her mission at BeCode. You will learn:
- What was her path towards the digital sector and her passion for #change & #technologies;
- What types of projects she is invested in;
- What skills are necessary to build a career in tech;
- How we can connect today's #citizens to the future of digital and #IT careers;
- How #employees / #companies can be more #responsive to the digital transition;
And a lot more !
You can follow Beatrice de Mahieu on her Linkedin profile
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*BeCode was founded in 2016 with the aim of giving jobseekers in difficult professional situations the chance to retrain as digital workers in Belgium.
How to level up your SEO performance?
SEO is one of the most dynamic fields of #digital #marketing.
Why? Because #Google is constantly updating its #ranking #algorithm and evaluating #signals to provide high-performing #web pages and make #search a better #experience for #users. This means that organizations must understand these shifts, reevaluate their #SEO tactics, #content relevancy and user experience so as to respond quickly to them and edge ahead in terms of #precision & #growth.
For this reason, staying ahead of the curve is critical in SEO as it is an ever-changing area and a zero-sum #game. Digitalcity.brussels interviewed David Licope - a SEO #consultant and #expert - to take a closer look at the state of SEO. In this #Podcast #episode, you'll learn and understand:
- What are the fundamental SEO #strategies and core #practices;
- How to make a #career in SEO and what #skills are necessary;
- How to earn more #revenues via SEO tactics;
- What are the upcoming #trends and most impactful changes in the field;
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Diversity & inclusion: how to build a more sustainable worplace? With Mariam Harutyunyan
How can we motivate #minorities and #citizens to be part of the #digital era?
D&I, and now #DEI, is increasingly recognized as a strategic pillar within businesses, governments, institutions and is considered a lever for #success and #innovation.
In this episode, Digitalcity.brussels interviewed Mariam Harutyunyan, #diversity & #inclusion advocate, an inspiring #entrepreneur, and a lot more. She talks about her brand KinArmat, through which she empowered women. As an executive director at A Seat At The Table, she fosters dialogue & highlights the initiatives that are created to build a more diverse and inclusive pipeline of #talent.
In this #podcast episode we go through several points:
- What is the state of #DEI in the digital #talent #transformation?
- How to find the right opportunities in business?
- How to help companies to put diversity and inclusion higher on their #talent agenda?
- How we can close the gap between talents and business?
Listen to our podcast to know a lot more on Mariam's inspirational insights.
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Podcast made by Digitalcity.brussels - Noémie Valcauda
Learning from Women in Tech: Leïla Maidane
How can we build a more inclusive / diverse digital world?
Diversity, #equity, and inclusion (#DEI) are knowingly #challenging topics that require #consideration as they are also key sources of #competitive advantages for #businesses. But how can we shift the mindset for a broader DEI perspective?
To answer this, we have interviewed Leïla Maidane, a social #entrepreneur focused on #diversity and equal #opportunities. She started her #career in #IT consulting before deciding to fully commit to her entrepreneurial journey. She co-founded Femmes Fières in 2017 and founded #BeGreator in 2020, a tech #startup that develops and uses #AI driven #technologies to reduce & close the #education-to-employment #gap and secure #inclusive, #skill-driven talent management practices.
- What pushed her to pursue a #career in the #tech sector as an entrepreneur?
- How to promote #equality in the #digital / #IT industry,
- How to attract and build a diverse #workforce?
- How to #empower citizens to make a career in digital and hence, close the #talent shortage
Find Leïla on : Instagram (@leilamaidane)/Linkedin
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Belgian Pioneer and Inspiring Woman: Katrien Herdewyn
The gender gap in technology starts at school and carries on through every stage of girls’ and women’s lives.
In 2021, only 18.2%* of all people working in #IT are #women in #Belgium. How can we see beyond the #gender gap and #sensitize women about the digital #opportunities in the #Tech industry?
This mission isn’t so simple. Women remain #underrepresented at every level in the #corporate #talent pipeline and there is still so much room for #growth. But part of the #challenge is also to #change the #perception of what a #career in technology offers.
This is why, at Digitalcity.brussels we try to give the voice to women #leaders that are inspirational so their #stories can resonate among others.
In this episode, we have interviewed Katrien Herdewyn - founder and #CEO of Elegnano®. She started her own company Elegnano® to bring her two passions in life together – technology and #footwear. Besides, she helps other #companies to connect #design with nanotechnology. Katrien has received several #awards and #recognitions for her work - including #Startup of the Year, Belgium’s 40 under 40. She is also an honorary #professor in the faculty of engineering at #KULeuven.
In this #Podcast episode, Katrien shares her #expertise and goes through several points:
- What was her career path in the tech and #entrepreneurial world?
- How to encourage women startups #creation and growth?
- How to #empower women entrepreneurs to share their experience?
- How to raise #awareness among girls to #STEM #studies?
Listen to our Podcast!
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Women’s Path to Leadership in Tech
Learning from Women #Tech #Leaders: Dewi Van de Vyven
Just as they are in many sectors, #women are underrepresented in tech #leadership. According to BCG*, women made up almost 28% of the leadership #positions in the #IT industry. After the #pandemic, this rate went - sadly - down the road. Why? Because women still have to overcome #challenges that most #men don't have to face.
So, how can tech #companies expand their #rank of #female leaders?
The #story of Dewi Van de Vyven , co-founder and former #CEO of Flow Pilots, underscores the #dynamic. As she was still was up for an #ambitious #career, she had to go through the implications of her #pregnancy and her #role on her #family. But she made the leap, co-created Flow Pilots and became one of the most #inspiring women in the Tech industry in #Belgium. Her story and #insights are fascinating and we hope, they will resonate to you.
Her story yield #powerful insights and offer #lessons, observations and #visions that might help women's #growth. #Listen to our #interview and #learn:
- What inspired her to make a #career in IT and develop your own #business?
- What are the #skills to #climb the ladder in Tech?
- How we can better #understand the #barriers that impede women in technical roles?
- What #initiatives have helped to #repair the broken rung?
- How did the #pandemic impacted women?
If you want to know more, join our next #webinar on Women in Tech in March 8th HERE
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Webinar "Learning from Women in Tech"- March 8th
#internationalwomenday #metier #formation #carriere #opleiding #manager #parity #gender #equality #womenintech
*Boston Consulting Group Report - June 28th, 2022
Job Focus: Consultant in Data Transformation - Gaylord Foureau
A Data Consultant is a professional who helps organisations to harness the power of data to drive growth and improve their operations.
The #career involves working with #clients to understand their #data needs, implementing #data-driven #actions, and providing ongoing #support and #guidance to ensure the #success of these solutions.
The #opportunities in this field are vast, as #businesses across all #industries are looking to #leverage data and #analytics to gain a #competitive advantage. Data #consultants can work in a variety of settings, including #consulting firms, #IT departments, and in-house roles within businesses.
The #challenges of this #career include staying up-to-date with the latest #technologies and data-related #advancements, as well as #communicating #technical concepts to stakeholders. Additionally, ensuring that #solutions are aligned with business #goals can be a challenging aspect of the role.
In today's rapidly #digitalizing world, the importance of data consultants has only #increased. As organizations seek to stay ahead of the #competition, data consultants play a #crucial role in helping them to make informed decisions & #optimize their processes with the ultimate aim of driving #growth.
Listen to our #Podcast #interview with Gaylord Foureau - a consultant that helps organisations in their #datatransformation. His insights are valuable to deep dive into this exciting and #rapidly growing field with a bright #future:
- What was his path toward the digital world?
- What are the skills necessary?
- What are the main opportunities & challenges?
- How companies are shaping their data transformation?
- What trends can we highlight for a sustainable data (r)evolution?
And so much more to be listened to!
An interview made by www.digitalcity.brussels - Noémie Valcauda
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Sarah Tillous
Following our #Podcast serie on the #digital transition in #Brussels through the CIRB / CIBG, we have interviewed complimentary #experts that participate in this #transformation.
In this Episode, Sarah Tillous shares her #professional background and the missions / #actions she undertakes as a #coordinator for WePulse* and the "Regional #IT Governance" (gouvernance régionale IT). She explains the scope of these #initiatives that aim at:
- Improving the #quality of the working environment & the relationship between citizens & local authorities
- Modernising and harmonising IT #tools
- Limiting #costs by creating scale economies
- Facilitating access to #information & #services
- Reducing the compexity of IT systems
...
Want to understand her role and the skills necessary to succeed in her role? Listen to our Podcast!
#digital #tech #it #strategy #opportunity #growth #business #interview #insights #career #metier #numerique #training #vision
*WePulse is a programme for local authorities launched at the initiative of the Brussels-Capital Region and orchestrated by the CIRB in partnership with Brussels Local Authorities.
What is a business analyst?
Business analysts (BA) exist to facilitate organizational #change and to improve #processes, products, #services and #software through data #analysis. They are responsible for closing the gap between #IT and the #business using #data analytics.
A BA has several missions and its #job description may include the following #tasks:
- Outline problems, #opportunities and solutions for a #business
- Assess processes
- Deliver data-driven #strategies
- Identify and elicitate technical #requirements & #report them to #stakeholders
- Budgeting, planning and monitoring
Their #role is constantly evolving — especially as #companies rely more & more on data to advise business #operations. Moreover, each #company has its own issues that a business #analyst can focus on, whether it’s dealing with changing #technologies, #legacy systems, poor #customer satisfaction or siloed large organizations.
The #BA position requires both #hardskills and #softskills. The most important ones include #communication & consultative #skills, analytical thinking, organizationnal & #leadership skills, technical #knowledge...
The BA role is #promising. This is why Digitalcity.brussels interviewed Alicia Decruyenaere - BA at Deloitte - so as to deep dive into the various layers of her job and understand what is her role, missions and what are the #training sessions available to become a BA.
Interested? Listen to her and get her #insights!
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How to adopt a smart data mindset? An interview with Valerie Zapico
Big data is #data that contains greater variety, arriving in increasing volumes and with more #velocity.
Today, big data has become capital and is everywhere, streaming across our #world through a growing array of sensors, #applications, and #business models. Much less common, though, are #companies that actually use data and #analytics to transform what they do and how they do it. If you take the exemple of the main tech companies, most of the #value they offer comes from their data that they are constantly analyzing to produce better #efficiency and develop new #actions or #strategies. But becoming a #data-driven organization isn’t easy. It requires not only a #vision but a foundation of the right data assets, data governance, #talent, and #culture. It means getting data out of silos, adopting new ways of working, and developing new skills. It takes focus on #business outcomes.
Finding value in big data is an entire process that requires insightful analysts, business users, and executives who ask the right questions. To understand how data and analytics can drive #growth, we have interviewed Valerie Zapico, founder of Valkuren. She helps companies on their big data journey. How?
Listen to our Podcast to get her insights!
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www.valkuren.com
#bigdata #datagovernance #digital #tech #it #analytics #ai #artificialintelligence #ml #machinelearning #strategy #opportunity #growth #business #interview #podcast #insights
What truly makes a good customer experience?
Experience is everything. Companies should get it right!
Customer experience – or #CX - is the customers’ holistic vision of their experience with a #business. Delivering a great CX is, therefore, hugely important for any #company. This is why corporate investments in CX has heavily increased. However, more often than not, CEOs end up making only incremental #solutions & improvements to the status quo. How to power real progress to make meaningful impact?
Besides, thanks to #technologies businesses can create great CX & #growth #opportunities. Artificial intelligence also helps to generate better data and deliver analysis that companies can use to drive their CX strategies. And with the accelerated digital transition a new era of CX was created: the digitally-savvy #customer.
Thus, companies must reimagine CX and customer #engagement constantly and #businesses must embed #skills to truly perform the customer vision. How?
Digitalcity.brussels tried to answer this question with Frederic de Vrieze - Member of the Board / Cofounder at CX Brussels. He defined a #paradigm that has 8 key elements: vision & #strategy, #leadership, employee experience, #community management, #KPIs, technology & insight, #innovation, testing & #learning.
Listen to our Podcast to understand what customer experience (CX) is, why it's important for your business, and how you can improve it for your customers!
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The Green IT (r)evolution
Tech companies must start identifying priority use cases and start building winning capabilities in green technologies. However, Green IT is still at a nascent stage despite the growing demand for more sustainable technologies. BCG* estimates that Green Tech will become as large as a US$45-55 Billion market by 2027. This growth can only be supported by sustainability-driven model transformation across sectors.
What is alarming is the figures regarding the impact of tech advances on the environment. For exemple, 3% of the world's electricity supply is generated by the impact of Big Data and Cloud Computing alone. Training a single AI model injects more CO2 into the atmosphere than five cars would emit in their entire life cycle*. Yet these figures are still under-reported... What is the current situation and how can we make a change?
At Digitalcity.brussels, we wanted to go further in our discussions over Green IT that was already discussed in previous episodes (Thierry Chappe & Olivier Vergeynst). In this Podcast, we have interviewed Stéphan Peccini that works at Info Green Factory and is passionnate about his mission and the initiatives he undertakes to help companies in their transition for a more sustainable digital environment.
Listen to our interview!
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*BCG report - "The Next “Digital: Unlocking $50 Billion Green Tech Opportunity"
The digital transition in Brussels > Episode#5 : building a smart city
It has never been more crucial to make #cities smarter, more efficient, and #sustainable for their residents.
Indeed, with the sustainability #commitments, continued #urban growth and the accelerated improvements of new #technologies - such as #AI, #Cloud Computing or #5G - cities get smarter and have the potential to shape more livable and #responsive spaces. Public and #businesses need to #collaborate together to re-think how we can develop cities by improving residents' experiences and systems; for example by optimising digital-first services, changing #mobility habits and moving to more #resilient infrastructures.
To discuss over the digital transition of Brussels as a smart city, Digitalcity.brussels had a conversation with Tanguy de Lestré - Smart City #Advisor and Nicolas Luiset - Digital Transformation #Strategist; both working at CIRB / CIBG.
Listen to our Podcast episode to learn:
- How the digital transition is implemented in Brussels;
- The key elements for a successful #transformation and how to create a tool to be in a constant #improvement process;
- What is a Smart City and what are the main #challenges/opportunities;
- Who are the major #actors that help in a "Smart City" #strategy;
- Successful / innovative transformation projects...
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#smartcity #smartcities #citizen #DX #artificialintelligence #data #digital #digitaltransition #digitaltransformation #experience #digitalexperience #opportunities #resilience #jobs #job #career #training #skills #experts #podcats #audio #interview #brussels #belgium #innovation #success #changeisnow #change
Green IT: the time for change is now
The carbon footprint of the tech sector is huge. In addition, experts estimated in 2021 that 3% of the world's electricity supply (+2% of total GHG emissions) was generated by the impact of Big Data and Cloud Computing alone*. Figures are alarming and yet they are still not widely publicised...
With sustainability now a business imperative, we decided to interview some experts to have a discussion over Green IT. In this episode, we had the pleasure to exchange with Olivier Vergeynst - Director of the Belgian Institute for Sustainable IT, Certified Green IT consultant - on the following points:
- What Green IT encompasses?
- The impact of technological advances on the environment
- How can we support companies to develop "winning" actions in green technologies? What strategies should they implement?
- The business opportunity for sustainability-driven models across all sectors
- The paradox between new digital trends (BitCoin, Meta...) and the urgent sustainable actions from the IT sector
- The situation in Belgium
- The training and careers available in Green IT
...
Listen to this episode and get a deeper understanding!
*BCG Report - 2021
The Digital Transition in Brussels > Episode #4: how to make digital accessible to citizens in Brussels?
Digitalisation is omnipresent in our #society and its adoption has accelerated during the Covid-19 #pandemic.
Whether it is to book a doctor's appointment, to transfer money, to enroll children at school..., the #digital way is often the most convenient one. In this context, "being digital" is increasingly becoming a requirement for full social inclusion. It is, thus, essential to increase the accessibility and basic digital #skills of #citizens in a comprehensive and continuous manner. However, this #digitalisation also leads to inequalities within the population (access to IT tools, #knowledge, content...). In order to reduce the digital #gap, the #Brussels' Region has adopted a Digital Appropriation Plan - le Plan d'Appropriation Numérique (Digitalcity.brussels is part of this initiative). Through this plan, the Region recognises the #urgency of taking concrete measures to improve the digital skills of the people.
In this Podcast episode, Tania Maamary - the first Digital Inclusion Coordinator for Brussels-Capital Region, goes through the following points:
- Her professional background and her current role at the CIRB/CIBG
- What is exactly a "digital inclusion" and why it is not only a local issue but a European / Global one?
- Who are the actors of e-inclusion in Brussels and what initiatives are carried out?
- Can technological progress and equitable/inclusive development be antagonistic?
- How brands / companies can implement digital accessibility optimisations?
- What are the key imperatives for developing a successful inclusion strategy?
...
Listen to our #Podcast!
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The digital transition in Brussels > Episode#3 : The keys for a successful transformation for businesses
In this Podcast Episode, we have interviewed Yves Mathonet - Head of the Digital Transformation Entity at the CIRB/CIBG - to follow up our #insights on the Digital Transformation within Brussels. In this #episode we go through a couple of points:
- What is the #Digital Transformation?
- How can this #transition be implemented by #governments / businesses?
- Have #leaders made significant #progress in their strategies to reinvent themselves? Or is it still elusive?
- What are the keys for a 'successful' transformation?
- What levers should be activated to reduce the current digital #divide?
Listen to our interview to gain some insights on this specific theme!
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#digitaltransformation #opportunities #challenges #change #clevel #management #agility #agile #flexibility #strategy #public #private #bruxelles #brussels #belgique #transformationdigitale #metiers #career #job #formation #trainig #opleiding #cirb #cibg
How businesses can get into a metaverse mindset?
Everyone’s buzzing about the #metaverse but what are the implications for #businesses and more than anything, what is it exactly? At Digitalcity.brussels we were curious to learn how #brands should venture into this new space where #private #capital is vividly pouring in* and whose potential #value is estimated in trillions** - values that seem too huge to ignore.
Listen to our new #Podcast episode to understand the next #evolution of today’s #internet. For this, Digitalcity.brussels was thrilled to have a conversation with Diego Borgo; a Metaverse #strategist, #Web3 advisor and #NFT collector.
In this #episode you’ll learn:
- What is the Metaverse and how it is interlinked with NFTs, Web3...
- What are the 1st steps brands should consider to enter the metaverse;
- What can we learn from the early inroads / #innovative applications;
- How we’re shifting the framework in terms of #marketing and #branding;
- How can brands measure their projects ? Is there any new #engagement metrics;
- What are the major #issues / threats for brands;
- How the metaverse will affect the #employment market and how employees can prepare themselves &/or evolve in this next digital era?
If you want to know more about this topic? you can follow Diego's LinkedIn.
Contact me directly if you want to share your digital insights: noemie.valcauda@digitalcity.brussels
*Metaverse-related companies raised upward of $10 billion in 2021
**McKensie estimates $5 trillion
The digital transition in Brussels > Episode#2 - Towards a sustainable digital transition
#Climate change is one of the greatest global #challenge we will face in the coming years. #Governments and companies have already set ambitious objectives to achieve carbon neutrality before 2050. How? By fostering actions, rethinking #business models and reshifting the #IT value chain. And this shift is also a tremendous #opportunity for businesses.
#Green-Tech growth is driven by the adoption of sustainability-driven business model #transformation across sectors. It is is expected to grow at 25-30% yearly over the next years.*
Regarding this, Digitalcity.brussels thought it was more than necessary to see how companies can seize the green #tech opportunity and implement sustainable-driven actions. For this, we have interviewed Thierry Chappé - Sustainable IT Manager at the CIRB / CIBG.
Discover, with him, why Green IT is critical for the future of your company, what is it and how to act and build capabilities in the Green-Tech industry.
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This interview is part of our Podcast serie on the Digital Transition of Brussels.
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* BCG Global Digital Transformation Survey 2021
The digital transition in Brussels > Episode #1 - Success with transformation
Success with transformation, in general, has always been hard to come by. In the digital world, the challenge became more critical during the Covid-19 pandemic when technologies accelerated vividly. Only about 30%* of companies have navigated a digital transformation successfully worldwide. And navigating it in the midst of uncertainty is complex as new behaviors emerge and evolve dramatically. It is a long process as organizations and employees have to adapt to new ways of working at scale or to create a culture that embrace change and continual learning / improvement.
Furthermore, according to McKensie – June 2022 - while many of the standard issues to digital transformation remain, three factors have emerged:
- the use of digital tech to achieve strategic differentiation on customer engagement and innovation
- the development of proprietary assets, such as AI, data, and software
- a focus on attracting tech-savvy executives and on better integration of tech talent into the organization
Like most countries, Belgium saw a surge in digital adoption during the pandemic and its accelerating pace presented many opportunities but also many challenges – forcing most companies to be more innovative, agile and creative.
At Digitalcity.brussels we wanted to assess how this digitalization has impacted the Belgian society and focus on how businesses could prepare themselves and create a vision for the future?
For this, we have interviewed Nicolas Locoge – Director of the CIRB / CIBG to get his insights on the digital transition in Brussels and Belgium.
This episode of a whole serie of interviews regarding the digital transition in Brussels that will follow with the interviews of Yves Mathonet, Tania Maamaury and Thierry Chappe.
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Need more information? Contact us > noemie.valcauda@digitalcity.brussels
*BCG Report
The eSport market and its emerging opportunities
The business of e-Sport is a multi-billions dollar #industry with a growing international #audience that is estimated to reach 646 million by 2023*. As the #industry expands, there are #job opportunities in various areas, including engineering, #law, #marketing, artificial intelligence, PR/events, #virtual reality...
Underpinned by an #agile infrastructure and passionate users, the market clearly offers perks opportunities and is an attractive game field for #entrepreneurs and professionals.
To understand the #ecosystem of the e-Sport market globally and nationally (Belgium), Digitalcity.brussels interviewed Gilles Tinant - Coordinator of the e-Sport association at the ULB. In this discussion you will learn:
- Why eSport differs from traditional sports and how it is part of the gaming market;
- Who are the key players of the market;
- What does the core audience look like;
- The trends that have emerged in a post-pandemic era;
- The promotional potential for brands;
- What are the latest notable technological innovations;
- Why does the entrepreneurial sector lacks visibility and funding in Belgium?
- What are the job and training opportunities?
...
Listen to our Podcast episode to get a better understanding of this #growing industry!
#expert #interview #podcast #tech #IT #digital #AI #VR #gaming #videogames #bruxelles #belgium #belgique #association #challenges #innovation #career #emploi #werk #formation #training #opleiding
*PWC report - 2020
The Gaming industry: an interview with Guillaume Bouckaert
Gaming is a fast-growing sector, powered by the passion of 3 billion enthusiasts worldwide. With its substantial #revenue potential, the high-quality jobs it creates, #Gaming presents vibrant #opportunities for industry and governments alike.
Digitalcity.brussels interviewed Guillaume Bouckaert - Game Designer - to dive deeper with insights on the topics that matter, including:
- the ecosystems powering the gaming industry
- how studios and brands can build credibility to attract and retain talents in Belgium
- what careers and training courses are available
- other business subsets such as Esports (competition involving video games)
Listen to our episode!
Want to know more? Read and/or download our full report on the Gaming Industry in Belgium here: https://digitalcity.brussels/fr/a-propos/publications
Get in the Game! An episode on the gaming industry in Belgium
Digitalcity.brussels interviewed Jean Gréban, coordinator of the WALGA association, to have a conversation over the Game industry in Belgium.
Official structure for video games in Wallonia, WALGA represents the creation & development of video games, esport, serious gaming (educational games), gamification... Coordinator of the association, Jean is in charge of the development of the Walloon video game ecosystem. Active in this market since the 1980s, Jean had the opportunity to observe the growth and digital innovations of the sector. Our conversation tackles the Belgian ecosystem and highlights the constant trends and innovations of this market: AI, Virtual Reality, metaverse, e-sport. We also talk about the main professions and the possible training courses in Belgium to enter this fascinating industry.
Want to know more? Download our dedicated industry watch report on our website:
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#gaming #gamification #e-sport #seriousgame #ia #ai #vr #meta #training #emploi #job #belgium
The impact of emerging cyberrisks for businesses
Cybersecurity is a never-ending #issue, but its pace has accelerated with the shift to #remote work during the #pandemic and it has escalated since the start of the #war in #Ukraine. Today, #cyberhacking is a multibillion-dollar enterprise and #attackers use more & more cutting-edge & sophisticated tools, such as artificial intelligence or machine learning.
Besides, a common mistake is to believe that cybersecurity is a matter of #technology and #security. Regarding a study by BCG, 77% of #breaches are the result of an organizational / process or human #failure and only 23% by insufficient security technology. Viewing that the threat is increasing, no company or #government is immune. Today’s most elaborated & effective #cybercontrols will soon be obsolete. This is why companies need to ensure the #resilience of their technology and reinforce their #defenses to be proactive to emerging threats.
In this context, Digitalcity.brussels interviewed Phédra Clouner - Deputy Director of the Centre for Cybersecurity Belgium - to get her thoughtful #insights on the following points:
- How should companies prepare themselves for the growing threat of cyber security breaches? Have you seen a change in the way companies are addressing the issue?
- What factors are driving the increase in cyber-attacks?
- Are there any cybersecurity investments that you think are being misused by businesses?
- If I am in a C-Level / leadership position concerned about cybersecurity, how do I know if my business is enough prepared to stay ahead of cyber attackers?
- What will be the major cybersecurity threats in the coming years?
- Do you think there is a gap between the pace of change in cyber threats and regulations, which means we should have a more proactive response to this issue?
- Many organizations do not have enough cybersecurity talent, knowledge and/or expertise, and this shortage is increasing. How can we reduce this gap?
Listen to our episode where we examine the expanding cybersecurity threat and how we can mitigate and manage the digital risk by implementing forward-thinking defensive solutions.
You want more information? Feel free to contact noemie.valcauda@digitalcity.brussels
#digital #skills #job #career #formation #opleiding #ai #ml #automation #cyber #attacks #hacking #phishing #cloud #war #databreach #disruptive #intelligence #riskmanagement #crisismanagement #crisis
The Health Tech Industry in Belgium
Reinventing models and building new sources of #revenue have never been more important for the #healthcare industry. Its potential is exponential : McKinsey Global Institute has estimated that we would save between $1.5b & $3b as of 2030. This will be driven by a combination of rapid developments thanks to Artificial Intelligence and #automation. The pace of #change in toward new business models is already underway, for example with #virtual care, next-gen managed #care or the consolidation of care #delivery services / #institutions.
To understand the evolution of this promising industry that has accelerated due to the Covid-19, we have interviewed Azèle Mathieu and Eva Leclercq, both working at MSD (Merck & Co.). In this #Podcast episode they share their #vision on the market and tackle the coming #trends in terms of #technologies, health but also #careers and #training sessions available.
To be heard!
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#health #tech #healtech #digitalisation #it #ai #nextgen #opportunities #challenges #pharma #covid #trend #skills #career
Josephine Scholtes - Design Thinking
Josephine is a Design Strategist and works as a consultant at Microsoft. In this episode she shares what it's like to be a consultant, what is UX-UI Design and how it is part of a design thinking strategy. She also exchanges on her career and the skills needed to perform in this field. On the last part, we have a conversation on how businesses can improve their customer experience and increase revenue thanks to a creative / design approach and how UX designers play an extremely valuable role in DX (Digital Transformation).
#UX #UI #DesignThinking #Consultant #Microsoft #Career #Training #Skills #DX #Revenues #Digital #Transformation #Opportunities #Challenges #DigitalTrends
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The path towards the digital transformation in Belgium
Saskia Van Uffelen is a Belgian business woman involved in activities related to the skills impact of #digital transformation. After a career at Xerox, Compaq, HP or Ericsson, she is the Digital Champion for Belgium. Her task is to promote the benefits of digital as part of the European Commission’s efforts to ensure citizens acquire the digital skills they need to remain employable and productive.
Saskia has become over years a role model: not only as a digital ambassador, but also as an entrepreneur. Saskia consistently advocates a new way of working and is forging the path to digital transformation every day.
During our interview, Saskia explores the digital transformation, diversity, the skills’ gap, and the urgent need to adapt and be more resilient.
We are on the threshold of a completely new digital society, and this revolution also has consequences for companies and organizations. In the 100% connected world, not only the supply of jobs will change radically, but also their content.
Our society is calling for a new model and citizens are in the driver's seat. Are we ready to fashion this new norms?
#digitaltransformation #skills #training #employment #corporate #organisation #business #digitalchallenge #opportunities #citizens
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How will the metaverse shape the future of businesses?
Since the Facebook corporation was rebranded to Meta in 2021, the metaverse has gone from a niche concept to a full-blown phenomenon. Following our interview with Alexis Vervelle, we wanted to explore some of the ways the metaverse may shape the future of businesses and how citizens can adapt and evolve.
Listen to our new episode with our special guest Charles-Henri Marraud des Grottes - founder of XR One.
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What is the metaverse ? An interview with Alexis Vervelle
What exactly is the metaverse? What does it look like today? What are the innovative and practical applications of the metaverse in business? How it might evolve?
All this and more is answered in this episode from Digitalcity.brussels podcast. We had a conversation with accomplished metaverse expert Alexis Vervelle - founder of VR Academie where he explains the benefits and limits of this ever-evolving technology and how businesses can start experimenting and investing in it.
#meta #metaverse #nft #digital #digitaltransformation #technology #challenges #opportunities #business #avatar #gaming #brand #vr #ai #ml
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https://www.vr-academie.fr
An interview with Natalie Crutzen on Smart City Management in Belgium
With over 50% of the world's population now living in cities, national and local governments need to create motivation for developing smart cities and pave the way for large-scale testing of solutions in real-life urban environments.
Belgium, Brussels Capital and many local services are actively working on developing smart technological solutions with a common objective: to reinvent our daily behavior, as citizens, in order to provide a sustainable response to the major societal, demographic, environmental challenges of our times. We interviewed Natalie Crutzen who gave us her perspective, actions and definition on this theme.
Natalie Crutzen biography :
Doctor in economics and management since 2009, Nathalie Crutzen is Professor of Strategy, Performance Management and Sustainability at HEC Liège. In 2015, she founded the Smart City Institute in partnership with several private companies and the Wallonia Region.
Nathalie Crutzen has developed her expertise in the following areas: strategic management, management control, innovation, sustainability and “Smart Cities”. She is responsible for various academic activities and is involved in numerous projects for developing "sustainable and intelligent territories".
Listen and learn: a career in Community Management
Community Managers serve as the face of a company. By supporting communications on various social platforms, a Community Manager will ensure that content published meets brand guidelines and overall communication style.
Listen to Fien Colson, Social Business Manager @ BECI to learn more about this job and how digital can help in building any business.
Setting up a career in Digital Marketing !
Listen to our new episode with Sasha Spelkens - Marketing Coordinator & PR Specialist at BECI. She tackles a range of issues and projects around her career. She has a broad expertise from Media campaings to Website project management, Content Marketing, CMS and of course... With a carefully considered strategy and testings she guides people discovering BECI; showing empathy, curiosity and creative consistency.
Digital Talk is a podcast by Digitalcity.brussels, the innovative hub promoting digital skills and training sessions in Brussels - www.digitalcity.brussels
Digital Days Talks - A discussion with Olivier Lambert
Digitalcity.brussels organized on 12 October a Digital Day with key actors of the ICT sector to tackle questions regarding employment & training in a fast-changing world.
Our experts have shared their insights on the digital transformation. In this episode, Olivier Lambert discusses the importance of training to face the digitization of businesses.
Digital Days Talks - A discussion with Benoît Caufriez on home-working
Digitalcity.brussels organized on 12 October a Digital Day with key actors of the ICT sector to tackle questions regarding employment & training in a fast-changing world.
Our experts have shared their insights on the digital transformation. In this episode, Benoit Caufriez discusses on home-working and how organization can innovate their way into the postpandemic era.
A discussion with Ludwig de Locht
Digitalcity.brussels organized on 12 October a Digital Day with key actors of the ICT sector to tackle questions regarding employment & training in a fast-changing world.
Our experts have shared their insights on the digital transformation. In this episode, Ludwig De Locht discusses the unprecedented speed of change within businesses linked to the sanitary crises
Digital Day Talks
Crises tend to give rise to innovations and insights. Today is just such a moment, raising challenges to long-held beliefs about how companies should operate and respond to the digital transformation. Employers, employees and job seekers have also seen their daily working lives changed, especially in terms of employment and training.
Digitalcity.brussels organized on 12 October a Digital Day with key actors of the ICT sector to tackle questions regarding employment & training in a fast-changing world.
Our 3 experts have shared their insights on the digital transformation :
- Episode 1 : Ludwig De Locht discusses the unprecedented speed of change within businesses linked to the sanitary crises
- Episode 2 : Olivier Lambert discusses the importance of training
- Episode 3 : Benoit Caufriez discusses on home-working and how organization can innovate their way into the postpandemic era