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EPISIS INNO-net on service innovation new content available

The EPISIS INNO-net on service innovation has just released a proceedings report to the first EPISIS conference that was held in Copenhagen on 14.-16. June, 2010. To view the whole report, please visit http://www.proinno-europe.eu/node/25823

In addition, an interview with the leader of EPISIS’ Work Package 3, Mr Thorsten Egger of PT-DLR, is available via http://www.proinno-europe.eu/episis

New FP7 call "REGIONS of KNOWLEDGE 2011" for trans-national co-operation between regional research driven cluster published

On 20 July 2010 the European Commission has published a new call for proposals under the programme "Regions of Knowledge" inviting trans-national consortia of regional research driven clusters in the domain of sustainable transport to submit proposals for co-ordination actions.

The call is open until 9 December 2010 and has a total budget of 18.66 M€. For further information and downloading the call documents please visit the following web site:

http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/dc/index.cfm?fuseaction=UserSite.CapacitiesD...

Invitation to participate in upcoming ip4inno workshops (autumn 2010)

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The EPO will be running four workshops this autumn, each with a different programme using four or more of the twenty ip4inno modules, on topics ranging from: IP commercialisation, licensing, valuation and financing topics; patent information; and IP enforcement. The workshops will be making use of upgraded ip4inno teaching material, improved workshop exercises and updated information. Also, the EPO has recruited many of the authors of the teaching material to be used during the workshops, that way providing a rare opportunity to be taught by the experts who know the topics the best.

Upcoming events

From knowledge to competitiveness seminar

Sep 14 2010
Venue: 
Wolubilis in Brussels (251 Paul Hymans Avenue - 1200 Woluwe-Saint-Lambert)

On occasion of the Belgian EU Presidency, the Federal Public Service Economy organizes a seminar entitled “From knowledge to competitiveness” to be held on September 14th at Wolubilis in Brussels (251 Paul Hymans Avenue - 1200 Woluwe-Saint-Lambert).

The purpose of this seminar is to present and discuss three tools developed by the federal public authority to support innovation as a factor of competitive and sustainable growth. The seminar will focus on standardization, intellectual property and public procurements.

For more information:

Background note: Presentation note.doc

15th Annual International Conference on Innovation "Knowledge Flow In Innovation System: From Idea to Action"

Sep 15 2010
Venue: 
Riga, Latvia

The Baltic Dynamics conference is an initiative of the Baltic Association of Science/Technology Parks and Innovation Centres - BASTIC - and has been held annually since its inception in 1996. The conference venue is rotated between the Baltic States - Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. In 2010, it is Latvia's turn again and the conference will be held in the country's capital Riga, the largest city in the Baltic States.

In recent years it is not only the three Baltic States that have shown dynamic development in the fields of innovation and entrepreneurship. "Innovation links" between the countries around the Baltic Sea have been established and successful economic initiatives developed.

The conference organisers invite all involved with the dynamic innovation and entrepreneurship development - leaders of innovative companies, managers of science/technology parks and business incubators, public authorities responsible for innovation in the region, venture capital organisations, etc. - to present and discuss initiatives to make innovation strategies and policies happen.

More information is available here: http://www.balticdynamics.com/programme.htm

The energy challenges facing european industry

Sep 16 2010
Venue: 
SPA, Belgium

Since July 1st 2010, Minister Jean-Claude MARCOURT has been chaired the Council competitiveness / Part Industry of the European Union.

The Commission will publish the Communication on the new industrial policy and the European Act on Research and Innovation, two flagships of the EU 2020 Strategy.

A sustainable industrial policy and innovation will be the priorities of our presidency.