Blanca Sorigué, re-elected as Vice President of the World Free Zones Organization
Blanca Sorigué Re-elected as Vice President of the World Free Zones Organization The Barcelona Free Zone, presented as District 4.0 leading economic activity related to the digital transformation of industry, once again played a very prominent role. The General Director of CZFB, Blanca Sorigué, attended the 11th edition of the World Free Zones Congress, which brought together 2,000 attendees from 160...
Industry 5.0 – Blueprint to Save Our Lungs
Are We Ignoring the Most Critical Predictive Maintenance of All? Industry 5.0 Holds the Blueprint to Save Our Lungs - Here’s How! In an era defined by Industry 5.0 - the human-centric convergence of AI, IoT, smart materials, and data-driven resilience - we have the unprecedented ability to transform our crumbling road infrastructure into living, breathing systems that protect public...
Building Gen AI Solutions
FOMO to Flow : Building Gen AI Solutions Unlock the power of Generative AI by learning to interact with large language models programmatically—and take it further with fine-tuning for customized responses. If you’re a software maker feeling the fear of missing out (FOMO) on the Gen AI revolution, you’re not alone. The way we build and interact with software is evolving...
SMEs to Automate & Integrate AI
Practical Advice for SMEs to Automate and Integrate AI 1. Start Small and Focus on One Problem ✦ Pick small, boring tasks to automate like answering customer queries, scheduling appointments, or managing invoices. ✦ Don’t try to automate everything at once, start with a single task and see how AI can help. For example, use AI to scan invoices and auto-fill them...
A Path to AI → GenAI → Agentic AI
A Path to AI → GenAI → Agentic AI The world of technology is evolving at lightning speed. Every week, new AI models, frameworks, and services make headlines. With the hype around LLMs, Agentic AI, MCPs, and A2A systems, it’s easy to feel like we’re always playing catch-up. But here’s the truth: without strong fundamentals, chasing the “next big thing” is...
Myth of Big Data
The Myth of Big Data The biggest myth about “big data” is that it exists as some grand, singular reservoir waiting to be tapped. In reality, useful data is rarely one massive pool. It is a mosaic—stitched together from countless small data points scattered across systems, processes, and organizations. The real challenge lies not in collecting “more data,” but in discerning...
Goodbye AI → Welcome SI
Roll Over AI, Synthetic Intelligence SI is here Is Synthetic AI Data poised to take over AI Data? Is AI nearing the end of product life cycle … Synthetic Intelligence (SI) is intelligence that is artificially constructed and seeks to imitate and surpass human reasoning and creativity. SI includes design of flexible systems that can function in learning, reasoning, decision making...
We Shape Our Tools; Then They Shape Us
We Shape Our Tools; Then They Shape Us Humanity has always defined itself by its tools. From stone blades to silicon chips, our inventions are not just things we use, they are things that, over time, change who we are. We build them to serve a need, to solve a problem, to enhance a process. But once integrated into daily...
SpamGPT – AI-powered Attack Tool
SpamGPT – AI-powered Attack Tool Used By Hackers For Massive Phishing Attack SpamGPT is a new AI-powered attack tool that enables hackers to conduct massive, highly effective phishing campaigns by integrating advanced artificial intelligence with automation usually seen in legitimate email marketing platforms. What is SpamGPT? SpamGPT is a “spam-as-a-service” toolkit marketed on the dark web, designed to automate nearly every aspect...
AI to Reshape Corporate Treasury
The AI Paradigm Shift Redefining Treasury Fraud : Thought Provoking Shots. "AI is poised to reshape corporate treasury by enabling greater automation, precision, and insight in forecasting, risk management, and decision-making." — Deloitte, “AI and the future of Treasury,” 2023 In January 2008, internal risk teams noticed suspicious trades in French bank, Société Générale. Jérôme Kerviel, mid-level trader in the bank’s Delta...
When a nation deleted a day & taught us about DATA
When a Nation Deleted a Day and Taught Us About Data Key takeaway: When Samoa decided to skip an entire day to realign with its future, it revealed a profound truth about measurement and governance: sometimes you must change the frame, not just the numbers, to move forward. They went to bed on Thursday and woke up on Saturday. No glitch....
Revolutionizing Digital Payments
Zelle : Revolutionizing Digital Payments Introduction In recent decades, the diffusion of digital technology into nearly every business and industries, also known as “digitalization,” has been remaking the U.S. economy and the world of work. Digitization in North America, particularly in the United States, is advancing rapidly. Zelle was established as clearXchange in 2011 by three large American banks, Bank of America,...
RETHINKING DIGITALIZATION DRIVE
RETHINKING DIGITALIZATION DRIVE …… A catalyst for boosting economic productivity overall. The biggest part in the drive for Digital transformation is the change of the way we think. To rethink Digital transformation is to reconsider how to drive efficiency, transparency, and competitiveness and systems enhancement. In a statement issued by Samantha Power of United States agency for international development in a development...
“Work is Worship” to “Work-Life Balance”
As we navigate the shift from "Work is Worship" to "Work-Life Balance" it's essential to revisit our core responsibilities. Here's a framework to guide us: *L*EARN: Primary responsibility of everyone is to continue Learning for the benefit of Self, Family & Society in an Evolving World. It's a responsibility to understand that the moment Learning stops, Wisdom takes a back...
The Art of Being Weird
The Art of Being Weird Chaos is the natural state of the universe - or at least it feels that way when you're living in the 21st century. Between corporate dysfunction, political circus acts, and technological revolutions, it's hard to find footing. But fear not. Three giants of philosophy - Dr. W. Edwards Deming, Sun Tzu, and Hunter S. Thompson...
Global AM Hubs Summit in Europe
DFactory Barcelona will host the Global AM Hubs Summit, the major Additive Manufacturing gathering in Europe • It will bring together more than 20 additive manufacturing hubs and organizations from across Europe, along with industrial leaders, experts, associations, universities, and institutions leading the transformation of advanced manufacturing. • Addliance, the new European alliance of 3D printing hubs, created to establish a...
Originality at Risk in the AI Era
Fading Edges of Human Thought : Originality at Risk in the AI Era Every era of progress reshapes humanity. Steam power accelerated production, electricity illuminated the world, and computing redefined efficiency. But none of these revolutions intruded into the very fabric of human thought as much as Artificial Intelligence now does. AI isn’t just a tool—it’s slowly becoming a thought partner,...
Smart Technology
How Service Firms Can Future‑Proof Their Operations with Smart Technology The Future is already here — But Most Firms Are Not Ready Services Firm - whether in consulting, legal, finance, compliance, Digital Marketing, Development, technology, designing, etc. - have always run on trust, depth of knowledge, expertise, and precision. But the world around them has changed dramatically. Today’s clients expect real-time...
FACTORY 4.0
Future-Ready Smart Manufacturing with BL450 Digital Twin Edge Terminal BL450 Digital Twin Edge Terminal delivers real-time factory data, 3D visualization and seamless integration with PLC, SCADA and MES for smarter, faster and more efficient manufacturing. Case Details Real-Time, Multi-Source Data Integration Deployed directly on the shop floor, the terminal seamlessly connects to PLC, SCADA and MES systems via OPC UA and Modbus TCP,...
Electric Sea Gliders
WIG Electric Sea Gliders low cost and sustainable Wing In Ground Electric Sea Gliders offer extremely low cost, efficient, zero emission, safe transport over the sea and inland waterways. They are ideal for logistics, defense, and tourism. Figure 1. Sea Glider from Waterfly Technologies It is now the turn of airplanes to be ‘electrified.’ The ‘new flight in town’ is the...
