[ad_1] SMEs account for the majority of businesses worldwide and are important contributors to job creation and global economic development. They represent about 90% of businesses and more than 50% of employment worldwide. Formal SMEs contribute up to 40% of national income (GDP) in emerging economies. These numbers are significantly higher when informal SMEs are ...

[ad_1] The Pentagon has picked the builders of a big chunk of its next-gen missile-tracking satellites, but the effort to detect Chinese and Russian hypersonic missiles depends on funds in the not-yet-passed 2024 defense budget. L3Harris, Lockheed Martin, and Sierra Space will build 18 satellites each for the Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture, with awards totaling ...

[ad_1] One thing is clear in the Pentagon’s first and much-anticipated defense industrial strategy: weapons and technologies must be purchased and ready for mass production quickly. But the question remains: Will there be enough money to make this happen? The Defense Department’s national defense industrial strategy, released Thursday, outlines four main priorities, all of which ...

[ad_1] Nigerian Communications Satellite (NIGCOMSAT) invites pioneering startups to soar to new heights through the NIGCOMSAT Accelerator Program. Designed for innovators with space and satellite-related solutions, this program is a launchpad to success in the dynamic realms of technology and satellite communications. NIGCOMSAT Accelerator Program is a transformative journey spanning key stages, offering a unique ...

[ad_1] Marines deploying to Asia for recent exercises learned to hide their command posts using local cell phone networks and other commercial tech, part of a growing push within the military to adapt to modern battlefields.  The Marines’ command posts, whose tell-tale radio emissions could give away their position to an enemy, were able to ...

[ad_1] BetaDen is offering a unique technology accelerator support package – at no cost! Could you be next to join the alumni of 50+ founders and get real help for real tech? Apply now for your chance to join the Cohort 8.0 programme, starting June 2024! Benefits of participation  9-month hybrid accelerator programme, 2-day per ...

[ad_1] 100x is looking for the next generation of social unicorns – organisations affecting positive change on the scale of billions. 100x Impact Accelerator Program is empowering radical thinkers everywhere to deliver the most impact at scale with world-class research in a world-class accelerator. How? They work together to define your endgame. They reveal groundbreaking ...

[ad_1] Army aviators juggle a lot of information to make sure their helicopters are ready to fight. So the 4th Combat Aviation Brigade recently coded up a tool to help. “They’ve got a maintenance program of record that gives them good information. They’ve got the mission program of record that tells them what they’re supposed ...