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Listen "027 - Federico Fernández: Innovation vs Regulation, E Governance & New Technology"
Episode Synopsis
Timothy Allen talks with Federico Fernández.
Federico is the CEO of ‘Somos Innovación’ also known as ‘We Are Innovation', which is a network of more than 30 think tanks based in Latin America and Europe dedicated to promoting progress through innovation, the adoption of new technologies and human creativity.
Unsurprisingly, the main focus of our discussion is innovation in all of its many incarnations. We examine the eternal struggle between regulation and innovation and dive into some of Federico’s opinions on inventive governance models, in particular Estonia and its innovative E governance system.
Enjoy the conversation.
TIMESTAMPS:
[0:10] Intro to the podcast. [2:50] The USA is still the home of innovation. [7:32] The culture of failure in Silicon Valley. [14:27] Every disruption brings a period of instability. [19:52] Innovation and Regulation. [25:26] Advocacy & research. [28:16] Innovations in governance - Estonia. [35:41] Reducing or eliminating red tape. [41:06] What are the trends in Europe right now? [44:17] Can Free Cities work? [53:09] Indexes of Innovation. [58:44] What's your favorite & most exciting innovation?
TWITTER:
Federico Fernández: https://twitter.com/gabrielhdm
Timothy Allen: https://twitter.com/MrTimothyAllen
Free Cities Foundation: https://twitter.com/freecitiesfound
WEBSITES:
We Are Innovation: https://weareinnovation.eu/
Free Cities Foundation: https://free-cities.org/
Federico is the CEO of ‘Somos Innovación’ also known as ‘We Are Innovation', which is a network of more than 30 think tanks based in Latin America and Europe dedicated to promoting progress through innovation, the adoption of new technologies and human creativity.
Unsurprisingly, the main focus of our discussion is innovation in all of its many incarnations. We examine the eternal struggle between regulation and innovation and dive into some of Federico’s opinions on inventive governance models, in particular Estonia and its innovative E governance system.
Enjoy the conversation.
TIMESTAMPS:
[0:10] Intro to the podcast. [2:50] The USA is still the home of innovation. [7:32] The culture of failure in Silicon Valley. [14:27] Every disruption brings a period of instability. [19:52] Innovation and Regulation. [25:26] Advocacy & research. [28:16] Innovations in governance - Estonia. [35:41] Reducing or eliminating red tape. [41:06] What are the trends in Europe right now? [44:17] Can Free Cities work? [53:09] Indexes of Innovation. [58:44] What's your favorite & most exciting innovation?
TWITTER:
Federico Fernández: https://twitter.com/gabrielhdm
Timothy Allen: https://twitter.com/MrTimothyAllen
Free Cities Foundation: https://twitter.com/freecitiesfound
WEBSITES:
We Are Innovation: https://weareinnovation.eu/
Free Cities Foundation: https://free-cities.org/
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