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1. Evolving Human-Computer Interactions & Interactive AI  How humans interact with computers will gradually shift in 2024. This change will involve increased comfort with digital humans, leading to more personal interactions with AI entities.  At The Engineered Innovation Group (EIG), we are already working on several projects that combine natural language processing (NLP), vision, speech […]

As part of his preview of 2024 administrative and legislative priorities, Governor Eric Holcomb this week announced one of his objectives is to “give students the skills they need to meet modern workforce demands by requiring a computer science (CS) course to graduate from high school.”   If enacted, Indiana would be the ninth state to require a […]

It’s no secret that marketers thrive on creativity and time-saving hacks and last year saw us, and many others, begin to integrate generative artificial intelligence (GAI) tools such as ChatGPT into our daily work. As 2024 gets underway, it seems opportune to discuss what we learned in 2023 and what that means for martech and […]

Last week, dozens of students from Indianapolis Public Schools (IPS) George Washington and Arsenal Tech High Schools students delved into the world of computer science career pathways with guidance from industry experts as part of the debut of a collaboration between Infosys, IPS and TechPoint.  Students had an immersive day exploring various cutting-edge tech domains […]

I’ve spent my professional career working in the world of venture capital, but my interest has reached new heights as I’ve gotten fully grounded as TechPoint’s President and CEO. In the past 20 months or so, I’ve become even more driven to help grow Indiana’s digital innovation economy and overall tech ecosystem.  Indiana’s leading policy […]

Hundreds of students and more than 50 companies from small startups, to enterprise-level organizations came together last week at historic Union Station in downtown Indianapolis. Each student was vying for a coveted spot for summer 2024 in what is now known coast-to-coast as “the ultimate tech internship program,” and potentially full-time jobs after college, too. […]

An October 2023 Burning Glass Institute (BGI) report identifying and assessing “Cities on the Tech Frontier,” makes the case that a proper evaluation of regional economic competitiveness cannot rely only on measurements of workforce size and earnings. Instead, evaluations should also focus on the quality of the workforces based on their communities’ concentration of leading-edge […]

TechPoint’s latest Pitch Night was sprinkled with applause throughout the four founders’ presentations, but the loudest and longest sustained support came when the launch of the Indiana Founders Network was announced.  More than 30 founders had already signed up to join the Founders Network by Index press time, a good portion of them coming during […]