Gaming is a fast-growing sector, powered by the passion of 3 billion enthusiasts worldwide. With its substantial #revenue potential, the high-quality jobs it creates, #Gaming presents vibrant #opportunities for industry and governments alike. 

Digitalcity.brussels interviewed Guillaume Bouckaert - Game Designer - to dive deeper with insights on the topics that matter, including:

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Want to know more? Read and/or download our full report on the Gaming Industry in Belgium here: https://digitalcity.brussels/fr/a-propos/publications

Digitalcity.brussels interviewed Jean Gréban, coordinator of the WALGA association, to have a conversation over the Game industry in Belgium. 

Official structure for video games in Wallonia, WALGA represents the creation & development of video games, esport, serious gaming (educational games), gamification... Coordinator of the association, Jean is in charge of the development of the Walloon video game ecosystem. Active in this market since the 1980s, Jean had the opportunity to observe the growth and digital innovations of the sector. Our conversation tackles the Belgian ecosystem and highlights the constant trends and innovations of this market: AI, Virtual Reality, metaverse, e-sport. We also talk about the main professions and the possible training courses in Belgium to enter this fascinating industry. 

Want to know more? Download our dedicated industry watch report on our website: 

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#gaming #gamification #e-sport #seriousgame #ia #ai #vr #meta #training #emploi #job #belgium

Cybersecurity is a never-ending #issue, but its pace has accelerated with the shift to #remote work during the #pandemic and it has escalated since the start of the #war in #Ukraine. Today, #cyberhacking is a multibillion-dollar enterprise and #attackers use more & more cutting-edge & sophisticated tools, such as artificial intelligence or machine learning.

Besides, a common mistake is to believe that cybersecurity is a matter of #technology and #security. Regarding a study by BCG, 77% of #breaches are the result of an organizational / process or human #failure and only 23% by insufficient security technology. Viewing that the threat is increasing, no company or #government is immune. Today’s most elaborated & effective #cybercontrols will soon be obsolete. This is why companies need to ensure the #resilience of their technology and reinforce their #defenses to be proactive to emerging threats.

In this context, Digitalcity.brussels interviewed Phédra Clouner - Deputy Director of the Centre for Cybersecurity Belgium - to get her thoughtful #insights on the following points:

Listen to our episode where we examine the expanding cybersecurity threat and how we can mitigate and manage the digital risk by implementing forward-thinking defensive solutions.

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#digital #skills #job #career #formation #opleiding #ai #ml #automation #cyber #attacks #hacking #phishing #cloud #war #databreach #disruptive #intelligence #riskmanagement #crisismanagement #crisis

Reinventing models and building new sources of #revenue have never been more important for the #healthcare industry. Its potential is exponential : McKinsey Global Institute has estimated that we would save between $1.5b & $3b as of 2030. This will be driven by a combination of rapid developments thanks to Artificial Intelligence and  #automation. The pace of #change in toward new business models is already underway, for example with #virtual care, next-gen managed #care or the consolidation of care #delivery services / #institutions.

To understand the evolution of this promising industry that has accelerated due to the Covid-19, we have interviewed Azèle Mathieu and Eva Leclercq, both working at MSD (Merck & Co.). In this #Podcast episode they share their #vision on the market and tackle the coming #trends in terms of #technologies, health but also #careers and #training sessions available.

To be heard!

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#health #tech #healtech #digitalisation #it #ai #nextgen #opportunities #challenges #pharma #covid #trend #skills #career 

Josephine is a Design Strategist and works as a consultant at Microsoft. In this episode she shares what it's like to be a consultant, what is UX-UI Design and how it is part of a design thinking strategy. She also exchanges on her career and the skills needed to perform in this field. On the last part, we have a conversation on how businesses can improve their customer experience and increase revenue thanks to a creative / design approach and how UX designers play an extremely valuable role in DX (Digital Transformation). 

#UX #UI #DesignThinking #Consultant #Microsoft #Career #Training #Skills #DX #Revenues #Digital #Transformation #Opportunities #Challenges #DigitalTrends

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Saskia Van Uffelen is  a Belgian business woman involved in activities related to the skills impact of #digital transformation. After a career at Xerox, Compaq, HP or Ericsson, she is the Digital Champion for Belgium. Her task is to promote the benefits of digital as part of the European Commission’s efforts to ensure citizens acquire the digital skills they need to remain employable and productive.

Saskia has become over years a role model: not only as a digital ambassador, but also as an entrepreneur. Saskia consistently advocates a new way of working and is forging the path to digital transformation every day.

During our interview, Saskia explores the digital transformation, diversity, the skills’ gap, and the urgent need to adapt and be more resilient.

We are on the threshold of a completely new digital society, and this revolution also has consequences for companies and organizations. In the 100% connected world, not only the supply of jobs will change radically, but also their content. 

Our society is calling for a new model and citizens are in the driver's seat. Are we ready to fashion this new norms?

#digitaltransformation #skills #training #employment #corporate #organisation #business #digitalchallenge #opportunities #citizens 

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Since the Facebook corporation was rebranded to Meta in 2021, the metaverse has gone from a niche concept to a full-blown phenomenon. Following our interview with Alexis Vervelle, we wanted to explore some of the ways the metaverse may shape the future of businesses and how citizens can adapt and evolve. 

Listen to our new episode with our special guest Charles-Henri Marraud des Grottes - founder of XR One. 

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What exactly is the metaverse? What does it look like today? What are the innovative and practical applications of the metaverse in business? How it might evolve? 

All this and more is answered in this episode from Digitalcity.brussels podcast. We had a conversation with accomplished metaverse expert Alexis Vervelle - founder of VR Academie where he explains the benefits and limits of this ever-evolving technology and how businesses can start experimenting and investing in it. 

#meta #metaverse #nft #digital #digitaltransformation #technology #challenges #opportunities #business #avatar #gaming #brand #vr #ai #ml

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https://www.vr-academie.fr

With over 50% of the world's population now living in cities, national and local governments need to create motivation for developing smart cities and pave the way for large-scale testing of solutions in real-life urban environments. 

Belgium, Brussels Capital and many local services are actively working on developing smart technological solutions with a common objective: to reinvent our daily behavior, as citizens, in order to provide a sustainable response to the major societal, demographic, environmental challenges of our times. We interviewed Natalie Crutzen who gave us her perspective, actions and definition on this theme.

Natalie Crutzen biography : 

Doctor in economics and management since 2009, Nathalie Crutzen is Professor of Strategy, Performance Management and Sustainability at HEC Liège. In 2015, she founded the Smart City Institute in partnership with several private companies and the Wallonia Region.  

Community Managers serve as the face of a company.  By supporting communications on various social platforms, a Community Manager will ensure that content published meets brand guidelines and overall communication style. 

Listen to Fien Colson, Social Business Manager @ BECI to learn more about this job and how digital can help in building any business. 

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