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Turquie. How 24 Developing Countries Use Social Media. Internet use is up in developing nations, but going online is still a rare activity in many countries. The Pew Research Center conducted a global survey in spring 2013 that tracked technology adoption in 24 less-developed countries. The results show that cell phones are ubiquitous but smartphones still rare. Texting and taking pictures are among the most common uses of mobile phones. Among Internet users, social media is a popular pasttime. Here is the breakdown of social media use in the developing countries surveyed. StartupBRICS - Le 1er Blog en français 100% dédié à l'Actu Tech et Startup des Emergents. La relation client digitale dans les pays émergents, Le Cercle. Les pays émergents et le digital : quelques idées reçues, Le Cercle. Tourisme & Transport La grève à la SNCF reconduite jeudi Les cheminots ont reconduit la grève pour la journée de jeudi mais ils n’étaient plus que 11,8 % à être mobilisés, selon la direction de la SNCF.

Les pays émergents et le digital : quelques idées reçues, Le Cercle

Les... Les conducteurs concentrent la colère des voyageurs Le salaire et les conditions de travail des agents de conduite, noyau dur de la grève, alimentent les critiques des voyageurs. Politique Les élections régionales et départementales se tiendront fin 2015 Le porte-parole du gouvernement Stéphane Le Foll a annoncé mercredi que les élections régionales et départementales auront lieu concomitamment en décembre...

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Latin America. Middle East. Africa. Mobilizing Innovation: The changing landscape of disruptive technologies - tech-innovation-final.pdf. Most_innovative_countries_2014_011714.pdf. Top 10 countries for social media engagement: Time spent - Digital Intelligence daily digital marketing research. Younger Generations Drive Latin American and Asian Online Markets.

Many of the world’s fastest growing online markets are in Latin America and Asia where younger generations are driving digital adoption.

Younger Generations Drive Latin American and Asian Online Markets

A look at which global markets are driven by young Internet populations showed Venezuela having the highest percentage of its total online population age 15 to 24 at close to half (44.5%). Indonesia followed with 15-24 year olds accounting for 41.8% of its online population, followed closely by Vietnam (40.7%) and Colombia (40.2%). In comparison, the markets with the highest proportion of visitors age 55 and older were largely found in Western Europe, where markets often have an ageing overall population and more mature digital environments. Sweden topped the list with 26.1% of its online population in this segment, while one in four online users in Germany, Denmark and the Netherlands resided in the 55+ cohort. Tour du monde : les 10 autres Silicon Valley - dossier. Is it the rise of the 'Global Valley'?

Gonzalo Martin-Villa (@linmvp) is Global CEO of Telefonica Digital’s dynamic tech startups accelerator Wayra.

Is it the rise of the 'Global Valley'?

This article was also featured by the Huffington Post UK Silicon Valley is synonymous with information technology, from the founding fathers of the modern computer industry (Apple, HP and Intel) through to the giants of modern business software (Oracle and Adobe) to the internet generation (led by Google, Yahoo) via companies like Cisco that connect the world. But new research out there – the Startup Ecosystem Report 2012 - supports my view that we need to think not only about “the Valley” in one corner of California, but many locations all over the world, streaming across Sao Paolo, Bangalore and Melbourne to name a few. Digital innovation: why Silicon Valley will be replaced by a. Silicon Valley is still synonymous with digital innovation and information technology.

Digital innovation: why Silicon Valley will be replaced by a

But for me, the new research in the Startup Ecosystem Report 2012 by Telefonica Digital (@tefdigital) and the Startup Genome supports my view that we are seeing a shift to a global valley. You can see the evidence in entrepreneurial stories from all over the world, Europe included: consider SoundCloud (Germany), MindCandy (UK), Spotify (Sweden), Mail.ru and Yandex (Russia) and Rovio (Finland). Some of the global hubs will have local specialities, of course. London and Berlin are magnets for companies that work on the crossroads of advertising, marketing, digital arts and website creation. Bangalore is a hotspot for IT outsourcing. GIZ_10innovations_Technology-Hubs_Brochure.pdf. Trends & Markets. The Middle East travel market is growing rapidly with increasing numbers of people from the region booking holidays to Europe.

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Travellers from the Middle East, especially those from the more affluent GCC region, have a tendency to stay longer at destinations and spend more freely when travelling abroad. They are also more likely to use a mobile device to make key travel decisions. The region’s positive and enthusiastic attitude towards emerging mobile trends means that now is an ideal opportunity for European tourism boards to tap into these trends and create tailored marketing campaigns that leverage the unique features of the Middle Eastern mobile consumer base. World Economic Forum - Global Information Technology Report 2013. WEF_GlobalInformationTechnology_Report_2014.pdf.

Top 10 Countries With the Most Digital Natives. China is home to the world's largest population of digital natives, totaling more than 75 million people — that's almost twice as many as the U.S., which has more than 41 million. India and Brazil clock in at third and fourth place, respectively. Statista created the following chart, which lists the 10 countries that boast the most digital natives. Check it out, below, for the full results.

Have something to add to this story? Share it in the comments. Image: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images. Where in the World Are Digital Natives Most Densely Concentrated?