Panis Pieri

Cyprus has spent years talking about becoming an innovation economy. If the country wants to make that transition, research and innovation can no longer be treated as a secondary area ...

The strategy is stronger than a typical policy vision document. It understands Cyprus’s structural weaknesses and proposes institutions, infrastructure, sector-specific applications and governance mechanisms.  Its central weakness is execution ...

Founder Institute and Plug and Play Centre enter the market Cyprus is entering a new phase in its startup evolution. Two global platforms are now establishing a presence on the ...

Cyprus is preparing to accelerate its startup ecosystem with the launch of the Plug and Play accelerator programme, a three-year initiative designed to support early-stage companies, connect them with global ...

Cyprus is emerging as one of Europe’s fastest-growing innovation hubs. Startups founded on the island are building global products, attracting international investment and expanding into markets far beyond the ...

Public funding, new research centres and a growing venture capital scene have changed the landscape of the Cyprus startup and innovation scene. Startups are gaining visibility abroad. International investors are ...

We had an interesting interview with the Chief Scientist of the Republic of Cyprus and Chairman of the Research and Innovation Foundation, Demetris Skourides, who also chairs the National AI ...

In late January 2026, Moltbook started circulating as a “social network for AI agents,” with humans “welcome to observe.” The pitch is simple. Agents post. Agents comment. Agents upvote. Humans watch. ...

Eurostat data shows Cyprus has seen rapid growth in ICT employment over the past decade, with the strongest gains among women. A Cyprus Mail report, citing Eurostat, puts average annual ...

Cyprus is no longer a quiet player in innovation. It is now ranked among the top 25 countries in the Global Innovation Index and sits within the world’s top 40 startup ...

Research and Innovation Foundation boosted Cyprus’ presence at Slush 2025 with a 14-startup delegation Cyprus made a strong return to Slush 2025, entering Europe’s most concentrated tech event with a larger ...

Walking into Messukeskus on the first morning of Slush 2025 you feel the pace before you see it. The lights are low. The stages are loud. The queues for startup booths, ...

The Research and Innovation Foundation (RIF) is leading a national delegation of 13 startups to Slush 2025 in Helsinki, one of the world’s most influential gatherings for founders and investors. This ...

In shipping, minutes matter. What once took days of phone calls, couriered documents and manual verification now takes minutes on a shared, tamper-proof ledger. That ledger is blockchain. Shipping is ...

Shipping moves about 80 per cent of world trade by volume. Efficiency gains matter at system level. The sector emits roughly 3 per cent of global CO₂, while facing rising costs and ...

Invest Cyprus is positioning the island as a leading technology investment hub through strategic partnerships, targeted incentives, and a strong focus on innovation and digital transformation. In this interview with ...

Cyprus has long been seen as a tourist destination and a favourable tax haven, but it now stands at a pivotal moment: becoming a leading startup ecosystem in Europe. This ...

Cyprus leads the European Union in I nformation and communications technology (ICT) job growth between 2014 and 2024, showing impressive expansion in technology employment. According to recent EU data, Cyprus recorded a ...

Dr Marianna Prokopi Demetriades co-founded RSL Revolutionary Labs, inspired by personal experiences with cancer’s impact on her family. In this insightful interview, she discusses how patient-centric needs guided the ...

Founder and Managing Director of Capacitor Partners, Michael Tyrimos, has successfully scaled his consulting firm from a one-person startup to an international enterprise operating across Greece and Malta. In this ...

Real estate is evolving fast, with blockchain at the centre of this transformation, as highlighted during a panel discussion at the recently-held REALTYon 2025 expo in Limassol. During the discussion, we ...

The middle class in Cyprus faces seven deep pressures. Each limits your earnings, security or mobility. Technology can ease each burden. Yet no tool can replace strong political will. Without ...

Cyprus has been riding a five-year wave of growth in startups, innovation, and tech. Everyone’s clapping. But scratch beneath the surface and the cracks are hard to ignore. Yes, ...

Cyprus has made significant progress in attracting established tech companies to relocate their headquarters to the island, but there’s a critical aspect that needs improvement – the nurturing of early-stage ...