Embracing the digital revolution at a regional level: Wallonia

Embracing the digital revolution at a regional levelPresentation for the digital counsel in charge of defining the plan for the digital future of Wallonia, Belgium.

March 27th 2015

Copyleft 2015 @xdamman - Please steal

Who am I?

4 Xavier Damman (@xdamman)

4 31, Dad, Wallifornian

4 Entrepreneur (Storify.com)

4 Hacker

4 Civil Engineer, master in computer sciences (UCL)

4 Member of the Social Media Counsel for the World Economic Forum

2B smartphones

Industrial Revolution4 Economies of scale

4 One size fits all

Digital Revolution4 Everyone is a potential producer

4 Platforms connect demand with offers

Startups matter

They empower people to work on what they are passionate about

They are a source of

growth & innovation

for everyone

100+ contributions

100+ contributions

5 Ways to a Startup-friendly environment

BEStartupManifesto1. Startup, Inc

2. Buy (from) startups

3. Educate & Cultivate

4. Pay it forward

5. #BEproud

BEStartupManifesto1. Startup, Inc

2. Buy (from) startups

3. Educate & Cultivate

4. Pay it forward

5. #BEproud

BEStartupManifesto1. Startup, Inc

2. Buy (from) startups

3. Educate & Cultivate

4. Pay it forward

5. #BEproud

Sign the manifesto!

StartupManifesto.be

How can a region embrace this digital revolution?

beAgile1. We need more agile companies

2. We need more agile workers

3. We need more agile governments

1. Agile companies

You can't thinkout-of-the-boxwithin a box

KPI #1

Number of companies acquired

Startups need to focus onProduct Market Fitall the rest is noise

KPI #2

Minimize interactions between startups and

administration

From we know better

To they know better

Stop targeted subsidies

They are interfering

Double down instead on the market

Think global, act local

KPI #3

Percentage of population who can understand English

2. Agile workers

KPI #4

Number of independent workers

3. Agile governments

Release early

Release often

Do things that

SCALE

Share the data

Empower people

An old organization that dies is not a failure

Failure is to not have new organizations to take over.

Make room for the new

Turn Wallonia into a land of opportunities

where anyone is free to innovate

without having to ask for permission

We have great talents in our region

They are being used at 10% of their potential

Empower them to quit their job

and innovate outside of the box

Then reward them

by acquiring their companies

Unlock their potential

Set them free

They will build Wallonia of tomorrow

beAgile1. We need more agile companies

2. We need more agile workers

3. We need more agile governments

ThankYou

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Embracing the digital revolution at a regional levelPresentation for the digital counsel in charge of defining the plan for the digital future of Wallonia, Belgium.

March 27th 2015

Copyleft 2015 @xdamman - Please steal

Credits4 Wind turbine: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/

Windpowerin_Belgium

4 Feel inspired: http://www.wallonia.be/sites/default/files/Eurostar.jpg

4 Don't ask for permission: http://djump.in

4 We have great talents: http://nestup.be

4 Plane taking off: http://www.logisticsinwallonia.be/