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
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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.