Expert Analysis

Data Economy 102: Understanding The Fundamentals of Data Exchange Market

“It would make for a far more efficient market if consumers were consciously aware of the trade-off occurring with regards to their data, and were able to participate in the value-chain of their data, beyond the opacity of a free app or service that appears unrelated to data sales.” Matt Hogan, Datacoup, CEO – Founder  Recap –  Data Economy 101 In our previous article, we…
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Expert Analysis

Data Economy 101: “Data > Oil”

“Data is a precious thing and will last longer than the systems themselves.” Tim Berners-Lee Inventor of the World Wide Web. Understanding Data Economy Data economy is a brand-new term that we have started to hear about very recently. Basically, data economy is a new…
Exponential Growth

Regulating Disruptive Technologies

New technological developments not only disrupt traditional economic and social status quo, but they also require a new order to be established and comprehensive set of regulations to be designed. As we watch technologies emerge, develop and disrupt with the speed of exponential advancement, one aspect along with many remains unresolved: Regulation. The existing regulatory framework, which at the…
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Expert Analysis

The Rise of AI: Human Dignity in the Age of Data

In April 2018, the EU Member States signed a declaration of cooperation on Artificial Intelligence, which includes the formation of a High-Level Expert Group on AI (AI HLEG) that consists of 52 experts who have been selected by the Commission will draft AI ethics…
21. Century Zeitgeist

Manipulation of Viewpoint

Our interpretation of history as well as our time, as it unfolds, are influenced by what we see, watch and read. How authentic, reconstructred or falsified they are? How are we influenced about how images conveyed messages? Do you recall the photograph in the title, which…
Exponential Growth

How to Surf on the Ripples of the Pebble Stone: 10 Essential Rules of Being an Exponential Entrepreneur in Exponential Times

‘’The ripples of the pebble stone that was thrown into the water in 1989 have spread over a period of 30 years and become a force that affects all layers of society’‘ states Mr. Faruk Eczacıbaşı in his book, “Daha Yeni Başlıyor”. These ring shaped ripples are nothing but the inevitable transformation waves of the internet and related technologies brought to our society. In…
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Exponential Growth

Setting the AI Code of Conduct for Turkey

Everyone Is Talking About AI — But Do They Mean the Same Thing? Artificial Intelligence (AI) refers to machines that perform cognitive tasks like thinking, perceiving, learning, problem solving and decision making. AI is a general-purpose technology with applications in…
21. Century Zeitgeist

The short-run effects of GDPR on technology venture investment

This article was originally published on VOX.EU, on 07/01/2019. The EU’s General Data Protection Regulation was a landmark piece of legislation stipulating how businesses approach consumers’ privacy with regards to data. Using EU and US data, this column explores how the legislation impacted technology venture investment. The implementation of GDPR had an immediate, pronounced, and negative…
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