Startups and Innovation

The Cyprus Employers and Industrialists Federation (Oev) and non-profit association TechIsland on Friday signed a memorandum of understanding aimed at strengthening cooperation on technology, innovation and entrepreneurship in Cyprus. The ...

Limassol-based Top App Games reported $29 million in gross turnover in the first half of 2026 from its mobile game Ludus: Merge Arena on Thursday, as the Cyprus-based developer said the title ...

Cyta and Connect Europe held a workshop on the proposed European Digital Networks Act and revised cybersecurity rules, with Cyprus’ telecommunications infrastructure and the future security of digital networks among ...

The Employers and Industrialists Federation (Oev) and TechIsland will sign a memorandum of cooperation on September 18, 2026, aimed at strengthening collaboration on technology, innovation, entrepreneurship, skills development and the competitiveness of ...

Deputy Minister of Research, Innovation and Digital Policy Nicodemos Damianou said that artificial intelligence should be treated as an opportunity rather than an inherent threat, warning that the greater danger ...

Lebanon has signed the Digital Cooperation Organisation (DCO) Charter, paving the way for the country to become a full member of the organisation and creating new opportunities for cooperation with ...

Digital Innovation Hub Cyprus (DiGiNN) announced this week that it has supported hundreds of organisations and more than 1,500 professionals across Cyprus as part of efforts to accelerate digital transformation. In ...

Cypriot entrepreneurs flood RIF with proposals for early-stage funding The Research and Innovation Foundation (RIF) has received a record 284 proposals for its PRE-SEED programme, highlighting growing interest in creating and ...

Businesses are increasingly looking to secondary software licences as a way of controlling IT costs, as subscription-based models put pressure on budgets, according to an analysis by software broker Forscope. ...

Researchers are designing AI-powered virtual cities to help authorities predict street-level pollution and act where it is needed most. By Anthony King In cities, air pollution can vary sharply from ...

Companies that can control the rapidly rising cost of artificial intelligence could gain a competitive advantage as AI models become increasingly commoditised, according to PwC. The professional services firm said ...

The Digital Cooperation Organisation (DCO) has launched an international artificial intelligence challenge aimed at finding practical solutions to water-sector problems, with innovators from Cyprus among those eligible to apply. Cyprus ...

We attracted a technology industry. We have not yet built the machinery that creates new companies here. That takes matched money, and a five-year plan. By Alexey Gubarev When I ...

The Bank of Cyprus (BoC) is bringing its fintech hackathon back to Nicosia from November 27 to 29, inviting developers, startups, professionals and students to build working digital products around finance, artificial ...

Cyprus’ business competitiveness hinges on green and digital shift, says minister Cyprus’ business competitiveness increasingly depends on the green and digital transition, Commerce Minister Michael Damianos said on Thursday, noting ...

Cyprus technology sector leads decades-long surge in productivity Productivity growth in Cyprus remained concentrated in a small number of sectors over the past three decades, with information and communications technology (...

The European Researchers’ Night will return to Nicosia on Friday, September 25, 2026, marking 20 years of bringing science and research closer to the public in Cyprus with an event at the Cyprus ...

The Cyprus Defence and Space Industry Cluster (CyDSIC) held its first electoral general assembly on Tuesday, electing an eight-member board tasked with strengthening the island’s defence, security and space ...

Cyprus and Australia are looking to deepen cooperation in artificial intelligence, research and emerging technologies, with Chief Scientist Demetris Skourides pointing to Australia’s forthcoming participation in Horizon Europe as ...

Cyprus and Kazakhstan are looking to turn agreements signed during President Nikos Christodoulides’ visit to Astana into joint projects in artificial intelligence, space technology and applied research, Chief Scientist Demetris ...

Cyprus’ young robot builders will arrive at European University Cyprus on September 19 knowing almost everything their machines must do. Then, shortly before the national competition begins, the organisers will change ...

Two University of Cyprus researchers have secured European Research Council (ERC) Starting Grants worth around €1.5 million each to carry out five-year cancer research projects, the Research and Innovation Foundation (RIF) ...

Plug and Play Cyprus will host its first-ever innovation expo in Limassol on November 11, 2026, bringing together startups, investors and industry leaders as the accelerator prepares to conclude its first cohort ...

The Cyprus Computer Society (CCS) has submitted 33 recommendations to strengthen Cyprus’ National Artificial Intelligence Strategy 2032, calling for a greater focus on turning its ambitions into measurable and practical results. The ...