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The first milestone of ECOPOL project achieved: about 100 case studies of good practice published

Submitted by Eleni on 25 January, 2012 - 18:03
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The work of collecting and analysing the examples of best practice has been ongoing since the second Reflection Group meeting in Brussels in October, where several important decisions were made. The first major milestone of the project has therefore now been achieved.

Helping SMEs go global through clusters

Submitted by Administrator on 17 January, 2012 - 15:10
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2012 will be the year for DG Enterprise and Industry that will mark the start of a new policy, namely better promoting SME internationalisation through clusters.

EXPERT WORKSHOP

Submitted by Administrator on 10 January, 2012 - 18:00
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On 29 February - 01 March 2012, the Unit for Support for Industrial Innovation of the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Enterprise and Industry is organising a workshop “Promoting cluster excellence & collaboration in Europe: How to further develop the European Cluster Excellence Initiative” in cooperation with ACC1Ó – Competitiveness for Catalonia, Brussels Delegation.

 

Innovation Festival Finale Conference in Milan

Submitted by Administrator on 10 January, 2012 - 13:14
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Italy

You are cordially invited to attend the Innovation Festival Finale Conference, which will happen between 26 and 28 February 2012 in Milan.

Innovation Festival is an INNO Action under the PRO INNO Europe Initiative. Over the last two years, the project has organized a series of events aimed at celebrating innovation across six European cities: Barcelona, Milan, Kortrijk, Lisbon, Vilnius and Tallinn.

Announcement of a design contest – "Put your cluster on the map!"

Submitted by Administrator on 10 January, 2012 - 09:04
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The European Cluster Collaboration Platform and the How to Grow Platform are, together with the support of the European Commission, launching a design contest aimed at better visualising and profiling cluster activities.

LEARNING FROM SOUTH KOREA AND SINGAPORE: BEST PRACTICES AND SUPPORT MEASURES FOR SME INNOVATION

Submitted by Administrator on 20 December, 2011 - 16:41
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A joint delegation from the  EPISIS and Inno-Partnering Forum INNO-Nets took part in a study visit to South Korea from November 21st  to 26th . The purpose of the visit was to learn from best practices from South-Korean policies, and measures in support of SME innovation and in particular service innovation, from the EPSIS perspective. 

Commission explores new forms of cooperation with Member States and regions for better SME innovation support

Submitted by Administrator on 20 December, 2011 - 15:06
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SMEs in the EU deserve better support for innovation. In a survey carried out in 2009, a majority of SMEs declared they were dissatisfied with the support they received. While it is evident that direct support for SME innovation is delivered by regions and Member States, it has been the role of the EU to support the establishment of effective innovation support through the utilisation of Structural Funds, the exchange of best practices for example supported by INTEREG, or the development of better practices in pilot actions, for example through Europe INNOVA and PRO INNO Europe®.

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European Commission’s report on Innovation: a priority to put back EU economy on track

Submitted by Administrator on 20 December, 2011 - 14:26
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As a birthday gift for the first anniversary of Innovation Union, the European Commission has made available a report on the progress and objectives for the nearest decade in Innovation.

The Innovation Union is one of the seven flagship initiatives of the EU2020 strategy for an inclusive economy and aims to improve access to finance for RDI in Europe.

In the report released this month, Innovation can be considered as an important catalyst for an improving economy. For this first year, good progress has been noticed.

London MOBIP 2011 - Connecting Mobile Services & Apps Entrepreneurs with Investors

Submitted by Administrator on 30 November, 2011 - 11:29
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Pitching Mobile Services & Apps Business to Success at London MOBIP 2011 Event

36 Mobile Apps and Services entrepreneurs pitched and presented for investment  and business opportunities at the London MOBIP Innovation & Investment 2011 held on the 16th & 17th November. This important event which was hosted by GLE with the support of UK Trade and Investment was held in the heart of TechWorld , the largest recognised international technology business event organised annually by UKTI and supported by the UK Government, attended by nearly 2000 visitors.

Conference "Boosting Innovation in Central Europe"

Submitted by groux on 28 November, 2011 - 10:08
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Germany

New Cluster Concepts in Support of emerging Issues and cross-sectoral Themes

How can clusters live up to the needs of future markets? How can they deliver the goods and services to match the requirements of global trends such as ageing societies or climate change? Against the backdrop of the overall cluster policy trends at EU level, the conference aims at exploring both the challenges and the potentials related to these emerging issues for innovation in clusters.