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Newsroom: Global News Archive 2005
February
27 - March 5
European
research infrastructures: a means to boost knowledge...
EUROPA (press release) - Brussels,Belgium
Advances in material science... are crucial to Europe’s leadership
in the global knowledge economy... <MORE>
Leonardo
da Vinci Awards to launch Creativity & Innovation Week...
Canada NewsWire (press release) - Canada
... Entrepreneurship and Education. Entries for the Leonardo da
Vinci Awards close Friday March 11, 2005. For more information about
Creativity and Innovation Day... <MORE>
Responsible
entrepreneurship part of Flatbread Society's recipe
Canmore Leader - Canmore,Alberta,Canada
... founded the affiliated educational society with Nowlin as a way
of giving back to the community through what she refers to as
responsible entrepreneurship... <MORE>
Azerbaijan...
Extra State Measures to Entrepreneurship
Azer Tag - Azerbaijan
For maintenance of social and economic progress of regions and
dynamical development of entrepreneurship in the country with a view
of improvement of the mechanism of the state... <MORE>
Government
to Support Small Business
RIA Novosti - Moscow,Russia
The government regards the support of small business as one of its
key tasks in raising the country's economy. Minister of Economic
Development and Trade German Gref said this on Tuesday... <MORE>
Stable
biotech policy welcomed by industry
Business Standard - India
Research and entrepreneurship in biotechnology has got a leg up in
this budget with a move towards a more stable policy environment,
aided by incentives for a... <MORE>
Countdown
to closing date for Forth Valley Business Awards
Scottish Enterprise - Scotland,UK
The race is on for companies to get their entries in for the 2005
Forth Valley Business Awards... The awards are a key event in the
region’s business calendar and a chance for local firms to
shine... <MORE>
Techies
enter battle of the business plans
INQ7 Interactive, Inc. - Philippines
...to help create start-up firms that are intensive in technology
and innovation... the prime US business plan contest, the $50K
Entrepreneurship Competition of the... <MORE>
On
with your thinking caps
Age (subscription) -
Melbourne,Victoria,Australia
... "The idea that technology equals innovation is a misread of
what we are doing," she says. "But in a 21st-century
knowledge economy you need to have schools... <MORE>
10-year
plan for NI unveiled
Belfast Telegraph - UK
A strategic vision designed to make Northern Ireland a highly
productive global competitor within ten years was unveiled today...
<MORE>
Innovation
found lacking in Liberal budget
Toronto Star - Canada
... no doubt unintended message from the budget is that building a
innovative economy with high... Yet, if we fail to push the
innovation agenda, we will not be able... <MORE>
E
for Entrepreneurship
Ahmedabad Newsline - Ahmedabad,India
At this school, there's something new for children to learn: the
fundamentals of entrepreneurship. Satyamev Jayate... <MORE>
Business
groups the way to improve SoE's?
Viet Nam News - Hanoi,Vietnam
The formation of business groups are an inevitable result of Viet
Nam’s policy on economy diversification, said Dr Tran Tien Cuong,
head of the Planning and Investment Ministry’s (MPI) enterprise...
<MORE>
Toolkit
to ease industry/university collaboration
EE Times UK - UK
Collaborative working is essential if the UK is to compete in the
new global economy on the basis of innovation. Using... <MORE>
March
6 - March 12
HRDF
Embarks on New Program to Help Saudis
MENAFN - Middle East
... Dubbed "Entrepreneurship Development Training Program for
new venture creation", it will focus on business start-up
strategies for young Saudi entrepreneurs. ... <MORE>
UK
biotech gets a $1.6 billion shot in the arm
Pharmaceutical Business Review - USA
... encourage entrepreneurship, including lowering capital gains tax
and providing tax relief for corporate venturing. The creation of
the Biotechnology Innovation... <MORE>
Tapping
into global e-commerce markets with GiftWrap
ITWeb - South Africa
The spirit of entrepreneurship is thriving at The Innovation Hub's
new site, as tenant companies continue to come up with ... <MORE>
The
Lisbon strategy at midterm: Expectations and reality
Euractiv - Brussels,Belgium
... The conference dialogue resulted in a systematic ...
concentrates on elements supporting European entrepreneurship. ...
project implementation and the National Bank of... <MORE>
Commission
offers new tool to boost cross-border entrepreneurship
Euractiv - Brussels,Belgium
The Commission has developed a single-entry information source,
called the 'Your Europe' portal, to provide EU-wide business
information to enterprises and... <MORE>
Entrepreneurship
way to reduce abuse
Daily Express - Kota Kinabalu,Sabah,Malaysia
Sabah Women Entrepreneurs and Professionals Association (Swepa)
President, Datuk Nancy Ho, said entrepreneurship is increasingly
proclaimed as the solution to all economic ills... <MORE>
Why
Higher Institutions Must Focus On Entrepreneurship
AllAfrica.com - Africa
... He also urged members of the academia to ensure that training on
technological entrepreneurship forms an integral part of the
training in higher institutions... <MORE>
HRDF,
SEDI and Al-Falak to train young Saudi entrepreneurs...
AME Info - United Arab Emirates
has announced that it will conduct the 'Entrepreneurship Development
Training Program for new venture creation' focusing on business
start-up strategies for young Saudi... <MORE>
Small
businesses are key to Asia's economic growth
ABS CBN News - Philippines
Besides good governance, transparency and clear government policies,
entrepreneurship is the other main driver for development in the
Asian region... <MORE>
Tim
Sebastian for 'Entrepreneurs in Dubai'
AME Info - United Arab Emirates
... 'Entrepreneurs in Dubai' - the International Entrepreneurship
Forum and Exhibition - is set to attract a regional audience of
1,500... <MORE>
Competitiveness
Council backs Commission "partnership for growth and jobs"
EUROPA (press release) - Brussels,Belgium
...Council underlined that it had a key role to play in driving the
new initiatives and structural reforms necessary to meet the Lisbon
goals... <MORE>
Only
261 takers for business fund
New Straits Times - Persekutuan,Malaysia
Only 261 jobless graduates have used the Entrepreneur Development
and Co-operatives Ministry's Graduates Entrepreneurship Fund since
its inception in 1998... <MORE>
China
enjoys record high in venture capital investment last year
Insurance Digest - Sangrur,India
China saw a record high venture capital investment of US$1.27
billion in 2004, according to statistics made by a non-governmental
venture capital research... <MORE>
Adventures
in venture capital - the perfect pitch
Accountancy Age - London,UK
The hit BBC show, Dragon's Den, recreates the harsh, uncompromising
world of the venture capitalist... Here's how you can ensure your
pitch has the best chance of success... <MORE>
New
ideas taken up fastest in SA
Advertiser Adelaide - Adelaide,South
Australia,Australia
... "Every country in the world is now focused on making
innovation a force in driving the economy and, in Australia, South
Australia has turned out to be ahead of... <MORE>
Integration
and exclusion in the global economy
Newropeans Magazine - Paris,France
...if European and national central institutions and respective
governments empower sub-national governments, promoting action
together with local... <MORE>
OSCE
Centre helps publish handbook for entrepreneurs in Uzbekistan
noticias.info (press release) - Spain
The handbook "Modern Trends of Entrepreneurship Development in
Uzbekistan" was prepared by the Chamber of Trade and Industry
of Uzbekistan with the support of... <MORE>
A
hollow ring to those big-business gongs
Scotsman - UK
A FEW years ago... Scotland did not do enough to recognise and to
celebrate business success... [now] there is almost a danger of
having so many awards that we are too busy eating dinners to be
entrepreneurial... <MORE>
March
13 - 19
Budget
2005 - getting people into work
ITV.com - UK
... lone parents. New centres for vocational qualifications and
entrepreneurship will go to areas of high ethnic minority
unemployment... <MORE>
Europe
Focuses on Advanced Technologies
Expansion Management - Cleveland,OH
For the first time since 2000, optimism for the global economy and
Europe seems to be in the winds. According to the Global Business
Policy Council’s... <MORE>
Japan
Sends Educators to Babson College for Entrepreneurship...
AScribe - USA
...government is sending 16 of its business educators to Babson
College to participate in BabsonSEE for Dream Gate, a special
entrepreneurship training program at... <MORE>
Innovation
is the key
International Herald Tribune - France
In the 21st century, a new society is emerging where knowledge is
the primary production resource instead of capital and labour...
<MORE>
HH
Sheikh Hamdan speaks at Entrepreneurship Forum and Expo
Strategiy - United Arab Emirates
Speaking ahead of The International Entrepreneurship Forum and
Exhibition -- the world's largest gathering of self-start and
corporate business executives... <MORE>
Singapore
Overtakes the United States in the World Economic...
Public CIO - Folsom,CA
The United States has dropped four places and ceded top billing in
the World Economic Forum's Global Information Technology Report...
<MORE>
Patents
for profit: dystopian visions of the new economy
Open Democracy - London,UK
The struggle over intellectual property is the concern of more than
knowledge economy specialists, says Becky Hogge: it is a contest
over freedom as well as technology... <MORE>
Overcome
HR challenges
Financial Express - Bombay,India
...To foster entrepreneurship, we need to develop an attitude that
is not afraid to fail... The time is ripe for the industry to come
together and drive innovation... <MORE>
March
27 - April 2
The
next leap for India's knowledge economy
Financial Times - UK
... Fiercer global competition, bigger commercial risks, faster
innovation, shorter product cycles and shortages of key staff are
all transforming its western...
Commission
presents ideas for increasing gender equality...
Cordis News - EU
... now need to be more narrowly focused, to concentrate essentially
on certain disciplines or fields (engineering, entrepreneurship,
innovation and technology) or...
Citigroup
scholarship to DUC business students and sponsors UAE women...
AME Info - United Arab Emirates
In collaboration with Citigroup-UAE, Dubai University College (DUC)
has proposed a joint venture for Finance & Entrepreneurship (JVFE)
to enhance and initiate...
Why
Brown is wrong for No 10
Times Online - UK
Mr Brown is fond of mogul gettogethers at which he extols the
virtues of entrepreneurship, and praises America's flexible,
productive and innovative economy...
Intellectual
property a versatile asset
New Straits Times - Persekutuan,Malaysia
... We have to stop thinking like "katak di bawah tempurung"
and only within our own borders. Is Malaysia ready to trade in the
innovation economy? Why? No. ...
Lessons
of entrepreneurship
Financial Express - Bombay,India
... from the maturity and tenacity of the entrepreneurs, the
other big difference I saw was the passion that came from their
hearts and the focus on innovation. ...
Building
a legacy, one idea at a time
Saint John Telegraph Journal (subscription) -
Saint John,New Brunswick,Canada
... He won $20,000, first place in the university category of the
New Brunswick Innovation Foundation's 2005 Student Entrepreneurship
Prize. ...
Helping
hatch world beaters
New Zealand Herald - New Zealand
... The Icehouse (the Ice stands for International Centre for
Entrepreneurship) was established in ... by the Government as part
of its Growth and Innovation Framework ...
Students
Wake-up to their Enterprise Ambitions
www.a2gay.org.uk - Manchester,UK
Organised by the South East England Development Agency (SEEDA),
with the support of the National Council for Graduate
Entrepreneurship's Flying Start initiative ...
Defence
of intellectual property vital to economic growth
Bangkok Post - Thailand
...Europe saw the need to create centralised systems on
intellectual property to cover the growing demand for better,
cheaper, more simple and wide-covering protection...
Young
entrepreneurs across Europe try to make Lisbon a reality
Euractiv - Brussels,Belgium
Junior Achievement-Young Entrepreneurs (JA-YE) teaches more
than one million students per year about enterprises, and awarded
its 2005 prizes...
State
looks to spur innovation
Prague Post - Czech Republic
Innovation is essential to economies striving to compete with
emerging markets in Asia and... the government has made it a
priority for the future of the economy...
President
urges state support of entrepreneurship
Kazinform - Astana,Kazakhstan
In a short period of time such development institutes as
Kazakhstan Investment Fund, Development Bank of Kazakhstan,
Innovation Fund and others have considered ...
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