Additive manufacturing, commonly known as 3D printing, is exploding right now. GE estimates that by 2025, more than 20 percent of new products will involve additive processes of some kind. But there’s no cookbook that standardizes the recipes, which have oodles of parameters that determine the properties of the final part.

By bringing together public- and private-sector support for digital trade, the Global Fund for Ecommerce could help developing country entrepreneurs go global.

It’s not enough to simply “get” the startup mentality. Executives who want to use lean startup principles to compete in today’s fast-paced economy must do the hard work needed to transform their companies.

GE Ventures teamed up with Mayo Clinic and launched Vitruvian Networks, an independent technology company that uses advanced manufacturing and data analytics software to industrialize cell therapy.

Over 100 Ghanaian startups and entrepreneurs have been shortlisted for the 2016 Ghana Startup Awards.