DG717 Grand Opening in San Francisco
Location
San Francisco, USA
Date
5-6 November, 2013
To commemorate the launch of DG717, a startup support center in San Francisco, the event welcomed entrepreneurs, researchers, and government officials. Talks by Twitter (now X) co-founder Biz Stone and UI researcher John Underkoffler focused on environments that foster innovation. The opening ceremony, attended by the San Francisco mayor, and a pitch event with Japanese and U.S. startups emphasized the development of a global startup ecosystem.
Global IT History
Smartphone Penetration Surpasses 50%
Widespread Adoption of Cloud Computing
Growing Focus on Big Data and AI
Rise of GAFA and the Consolidation of the Mobile IT Ecosystem
- Global annual smartphone shipments exceeded 1 billion units, marking the mainstream adoption of mobile use
- The app market expands rapidly, with App Store and Google Play handling tens of billions of downloads
Widespread Adoption of Cloud Computing
- Enterprise-level cloud adoption accelerates globally
- AWS, Google Cloud, and Microsoft Azure begin solidifying their positions as core infrastructure providers
Growing Focus on Big Data and AI
- Big data analytics spreads across finance, advertising, and distribution sectors
- The role of data scientist gains recognition as a key profession
- AI research, particularly deep learning, transitions from academia to industrial applications
Rise of GAFA and the Consolidation of the Mobile IT Ecosystem
- Google, Apple, Facebook, and Amazon dominate search, OS, social networking, and e-commerce, establishing an overwhelmingly oligopolistic foundation for the mobile era
Speakers
Biz Stone
Twitter Inc., Co-founder
John Underkoffler
Oblog Industries, Inc., Chief Scientist
Howard Hartenbaum
August Capital
Kaoru Hayashi
Representative Director & Group CEO, Digital Garage
Joichi Ito
Director, MIT Media Lab / Co-Founder & Board Member, Digital Garage
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