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The New Cultural Currency In 2014, Nairobi became a testing ground for China’s digital dominance when Huawei rolled out an AI-powered surveillance system across the city - a network of over 1,800 cameras and 195 monitoring centers, installed without public consultation and under virtually nonexistent data protection laws. These events signified the beginning of a silent yet profound shift in the dynamics of international relations. While the world's attention remained fixed o

In an era where artificial intelligence is reshaping industries, one Swedish organization decided to take a bold step into the future. Swedac, the Swedish Board for Accreditation and Conformity Assessment, recognized that staying ahead in the digital age wasn't just about adopting new tools – it was about transforming their entire approach to technology. A Journey of Discovery Swedac's leadership recognized that to truly harness the power of AI, they needed to do more than ju

In today's rapidly evolving technological landscape, the integration of artificial intelligence (AI) into organizations is no longer a mere possibility – it's an inevitability. As a recent HEPI/Kortext study found, over half of current university students have already used generative AI tools like ChatGPT to help with assessments. As leaders, we must recognize that for the next generation entering the workforce, seamless use of AI will be the norm. To prepare, we must embrace

Mining is at the backbone of our society. Why? because minerals extracted from mines are a part of every process and most products created. It ultimately even enables all services by being a component of products and the infrastructure used to deliver them. Without Copper and Platinum the digital revolution wouldn’t have been possible since copper is supporting every electrical wiring while platinum provides for high speed internet through optic fibers. This important industr

As Expo 2020, which concluded in March of this year, recedes further into the background, it’s worthwhile to take a look back to take stock and consider some of the insights that we can take away from this global exhibition of technology and innovation. World expos have always been an important showcase for global innovation and ingenuity. For example, the telephone, the Eiffel Tower, even ketchup, were first publicly debuted at world expos. We attended the Expo ourselves whe

Over the past few years, as more countries are planning for their future digital societies, Estonia has stood out from the crowd - even been called "E-estonia" by many. Stellar Capacity has included implementations from Estonia's digital society as case studies in our programs, and will share the reasons to why this small nation punches way above their expected bandwidth here. We might be tempted to claim that most of us are living in digital societies today, with people usin

“Ideas are easy, execution is everything.” Doesn’t that sentence perfectly sum up one of the biggest challenges professionals face – the gap between knowing what to do and actually doing it? So how do we bridge that gap? I think it has everything to do with successfully communicating and collaborating with people different from us; diversity of thought delivers more ideas – and more different ideas – than you will get from a group of people who are more or less the same. In

Leadership today is basically about managing change, no matter if you are leading yourself or the entire world. There is a conception that certain leaders are change leaders whereas others are just leaders. But come on, no individual, no organization, no city, no country can survive without an ability to manage change. Almost half of all work that is carried out in Sweden can and will most likely be automated in the years to come. However, and here comes the positive news, on