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In his recent monograph on the history of Silicon Valley, Leslie Berlin, a Stanford historian, defines the factors that made the Valley world’s biggest hub of venture and innovation - Technology, Culture and Money are, according to Berlin, the three elephants upon which the Valley’s unique ecosystem stands; and a disruption of this unique ecosystem by local factors, such as expensive housing and growing inequalities, may eventually bring its demise.

The market constantly introduces innovation in the urban space, especially when it comes to tourism. The immediate response of cities facing the rising objection of hotels, cab companies and restaurants is to fight such innovations. But what if instead of battling in the courts and trying to ban new economic change, a city would actually embrace and encourage these initiatives? 

More than 30,000 venture firms were registered in South Korea in 2015, with $1.8 billion invested - these record numbers are not a mere coincidence, but a result of "Creative Economy" - a government policy implemented for the past four years and aiming to foster venture and startups at the Republic of Korea.

On April 22, 2016, "South China Morning Post", Hong-Kong's leading daily newspaper, has published an op-ed by Yesha Sivan, CIV Executive Director, discussing the paths Hong-Kong shall follow to transform yet again and remain a leading global city in the 21-st century. In his piece titled "Let's Design HK 3.0", Yesha discusses the importance of design and leadership in shaping the future of Hong-Kong.

By 2050, the world’s population will grow to more than 9 billion, and our appetite for meat will grow along with it. Cultured meat has the potential of becoming the perfect industrial meat alternative. Cultured meat is produced in a sustainable environment, and no living creature is hurt in the process. Our unique approach and technological concepts enable us to bring cultured meat products to the market soon.