Cyprus 4.0

By Christos Karaolis, president of the National Federation of Cypriots in the UK The Covid-19 pandemic has shaken the global economic system and forced a radical re-think of the strategies ...

“Blockchain technology follows the so called Gartner’s Hype Cycle that all nascent technologies go through. A lot of hype initially, many promises, people trying to invest or make money ...

“In business, authenticity matters; here, Cyprus has a strong voice, and that makes a difference,” comments Vicky Crease, a leader in the events industry with Cypriot roots in South Africa. “...

For PwC CEO Evgenios Evgeniou, Cyprus, coming out of the pandemic, has a critical need to make its business culture more creative and adaptive – in some senses, the Fourth Industrial ...

The pandemic has led to a mindset that is negative and unable to change. We often forget that our situation will not get better by chance but through our ability ...

“Cyprus has the capability to make the shift to a kind of Fourth Industrial Revolution orientation. A lot of emphasis in the past has been on things like accounting services, ...

“Working in Cyprus, we create an island within an island. Our focus is implementing our own culture not benchmarking against other companies in our sector. We are able to find ...

“In terms of operating in the fintech industry, Cyprus has an opportunity, if it could adapt its regulatory approach. There is too much of a box-checking approach – you say that ...

“Cyprus is at a turning point in terms of technology. For the first time, there is a real opportunity for technology to become a substantial force to drive the economy ...

“In the 23 years Amdoc has been in Cyprus, we have seen a very positive development regarding local talent in the field of computer engineering. We have a great experience with ...

“We run a social community for investing, listed in Germany. But I can tell you that in Germany, it wouldn’t have been that easy to set up our operations, ...

RISE recently developed the Covid-19 contact tracing application which will be put to work in Cyprus within a few weeks of this publication. We’ll be able to identify if ...

“Cypriot companies must look abroad, and become ‘extrovert.’ Engagement in international markets is the only path to financial strength and sustainability but also to derisking. Our government sees attracting foreign ...

Kerry Kyriacos Michael, a Cypriot, is a leader in London threatre. Democratising the workplace and building motivated teams is a fundamental part of Cyprus 4.0. Kerry Kyriacos Michael, one of the ...