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Newsroom: Global News Archive 2005
May
1 - 7, 2005
Fostering entrepreneurship with difference
Newindpress - Chennai,India
...according to Laxmi V Venkatesan, founder of Bharat Yuva Shakti Trust (BYST), one is bound to succeed if the right suggestion comes at the right time...
Cultivating entrepreneurship - Russian medical professionals visit
WNC...
Asheville Citizen-Times - Asheville, NC
... Marshall resident George Martin, 49, said cultivating entrepreneurship in a country that is new to free enterprise is a worthwhile
investment...
UK 'needs' a minister for IT and innovation
ZDNet UK - UK
...information sharing and communication. A policy environment to encourage innovation and entrepreneurship. Tom Willis-Sandford, director...
Carmel Ventures closes new $200m fund
Globes Online - Israel
The fund will focus on software and communications investments. Grove Street's Clint Harris: We are happy to be able to increase our commitment...
Dearth of start-ups threatens economy
Daily Yomiuri - Tokyo,Japan
...All these figures suggest that entrepreneurship, which was the main source of economic vitality for postwar Japan, has been in decline since the 1990s...
Winter wasteland to resort: Chinese entrepreneurship
Financial Express - Bombay,India
Spring is finally here, after a particularly long drawn out winter. For those living in the snowbound hinterlands, the warmer weather is particularly welcome...
Europe "behind US and Asia in clean car innovation"
Auto Industry - UK
...require innovation as well as regulation. Europe may lead the world when it comes to clean energy regulation, but it suffers from an alarming 'Entrepreneurship...
City drive for 'ideas' people
ic Liverpool - Southport,England,UK
THE Entrepreneurship Commission is close to preparing its 'green paper' on how to encourage more entrepreneurial activity on
Merseyside...
May
8 - 14, 2005
Meet the next generation
Bangkok Post - Klong Toey,Bangkok,Thailand
...the policy was announced, there are now financial resources for young people to kick off their business while we also offer a major in entrepreneurship as well...
The need to fine tune and enhance business skills
Malaysia Star - Petaling Jaya,Malaysia
...Some governments add entrepreneurship policy as a supplement to existing SME programmes, while others undertake niche or overarching entrepreneurship policy...
The route to a wealthy Wales
ic Wales - Cardiff,UK
...the feeling of growth and success is almost palpable. However, the question remains how Wales can capitalise on this mood and turn it into a thundering economic "roll"?...
British Library gets a million for innovative SME and entrepreneur
service
PublicTechnology.net - UK
...and innovation potential of London's enterprises". Sir Digby Jones, Director General, CBI, said: "SMEs are major driving forces in the economy...
Surrendering US leadership in IT
CNET News.com - USA
...century. Such innovation is vital to the US economy and national defense. Some historical perspective illuminates what's at
stake...
If this is wasteful, I'm a banana...
EducationGuardian.co.uk - UK
...trade and industry committee described us (in March 2005 in its report: Progress Towards the Knowledge Driven Economy, page 36) as "a unique innovation in
UK...
Australian economy slips on global scale
Age (subscription) - Melbourne,Victoria,Australia
Australia has slipped five places to be ranked the ninth most competitive economy in the world, amid concerns about its education system and international trade performance...
Malta favours EU competitiveness and innovation programme
Times of Malta - Valletta,Malta
...interest to Malta and the way the allocated budget is distributed shows the importance being attached to entrepreneurship and innovation in particular...
Wanted: well-informed people to create ideas
Times Online - UK
...So says Computing (May 5), which is backing calls for the Government to do more to co-ordinate policy on innovation, skills and entrepreneurship...
The need to fine tune and enhance business skills
Malaysia Star - Petaling Jaya,Malaysia
The shift towards a knowledge-driven, small-firms-dominated, and highly dynamic industrial structure has prompted policymakers around the world to emphasise the importance of
entrepreneurship...
Young Innovators Singled Out in Competition Aimed At Student
Boffins
AllAfrica.com - Africa
... Eugene Lottering. The fund's new National Innovation Competition aims to plug this gap and foster entrepreneurship among
students...
Eucomed publishes ten recommendations on FP7
Cordis News - EU
...Japan and Europe is urgently required to take the necessary EU actions to establish a balance between US, Japan and EU innovation economy,' concludes the...
May
15 - 21, 2005
Hübner uses links between cohesion and Lisbon objectives to make the case for regional funds
Cordis News - EU
...of making Europe's economy the most competitive in the world by 2010. The 2005 Spring European Council also highlighted a need for innovation poles and...
Mid East culture encourages innovation, says leading UAE ...
AME Info - United Arab Emirates
...runs from 23rd to 25th May at the Dubai International Convention Centre, Homayoun will be involved in a panel discussion on 'Empowering Youth Entrepreneurship...
Innovation will drive competitive growth
ITWeb - South Africa
... Grand Prix awards last year for its development of the South African English Acoustic Model, said that in SA innovation and entrepreneurship are
synonymous...
Dinkic, Lalovic present entrepreneurship development programme in ...
Invest in Serbia - Belgrade,Serbia and Montenegro
... 2001. He added that Kragujevac has received 520 million dinars in loans from the Development Fund to encourage entrepreneurship. ...
£100M To Back Best of UK Innovation In Scotland
a2Mediagroup.com - UK
The Technology Programme aims to ensure that Britain remains at the forefront of a knowledge based economy by exploiting emerging technologies and promoting...
Further Government Support For Increasing Ethnic Minority ...
a2Mediagroup.com - UK
... ESOL) provision should be better targeted through the Learning and Skills Council, and that Centres of Vocational Excellence for Entrepreneurship should be ...
Corporate social responsibility in China
Xinhua - Beijing,China
What happens when businesses are driven not just by maximizing profits for their shareholders, but also by benefiting the wider community... in which they operate? Sparks fly...
CRTC Limits Regulation for VoIP to Foster Competition
Marketnews.ca - Toronto,ON,Canada
...is the only way to facilitate sustained competition which in turn will promote rapid innovation benefiting both Canadian consumers and the economy...
Incorporate gov't and market roles
China Daily - China
...The local economy is developed mainly through the innovation of entrepreneurs. The government plays a relatively small role. Both models are successful...
May
22-28, 2005
The Beijing Consensus
WorldChanging - USA
...In fact, innovation-led productivity growth has sustained the Chinese economy and helped to offset disastrous internal imbalances...
Ontario invests in research and innovation
Canada NewsWire (press release) - Canada
...In today's knowledge-based economy, the places with the best educated, most... million in provincial matching of Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) awards for...
Innovation is key for Irish SMEs
Siliconrepublic.com - Dublin,Ireland
...To be market focused and innovation led -- that's the new sustainable business model.". Ryan's views on what it takes to grow an economy cannot be taken...
Entrepreneurship Still Not the Buzzword
Inter Press Service (subscription) - World
...Increasing entrepreneurship in the Middle East is of significant value not only to the business community in the region but also to the governments and...
Building big structures against the spirit of entrepreneurship
Khaleej Times - Dubai,
United Arab Emirates
DUBAI -- Entrepreneurship is not about building businesses with strong bottomlines, rather building businesses with strong moral responsibility and commitment ...
Slashing budget for competitiveness would be a major step backwards
Harold Doan and Associates (press release) -
Rocklin,CA
...to research and innovation less than two months after the they agreed to focus on growth and job creation in EU. How can the European economy be expected to...
Minister upbeat about 'future hydrogen economy'
Mail & Guardian Online -
Johannesburg, South Africa
..."My department has identified the hydrogen economy and related fuel-cell technologies to potentially change the innovation course of the country's natural...
Courage in the Face of Corruption
St Petersburg Times, Russia - St. Petersburg, Russia
...in quantity are excellence, adaptability, innovation, efficiency, accountability and transparency. These qualities are the hallmarks of entrepreneurship...
Mangena to Host Dialogue on Hydrogen Economy
AllAfrica.com - Africa
Science and Technology Minister Mosibudi Mangena is hosting a high-level dialogue on the hydrogen economy and the emerging fuel cells industry...
Creating investment friendly climate is Serbian government's
strategic goal
Invest in Serbia - Belgrade,Serbia and Montenegro
...policy is to create a business environment which is reliable for
investors, which means liberalised and politically and legally
stable...
What makes a good entrepreneur?
iAfrica.com - Cape Town, South Africa
The Open Day is an initiative of the UCT Centre for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE), which is dedicated to promoting entrepreneurship in the Western Cape ...
Sheikh Hamdan Bin Mohammed opens 'Entrepreneurs in Dubai'
AME Info - United Arab Emirates
...Entrepreneurs in Dubai - the International Entrepreneurship Forum and Exhibition (IEFE) - has brought together an impressive line-up of some of the world's...
Arab policy makers endorse regional principles for
advancing microfinance
Middle East North Africa Financial Network - Middle East
DEAD SEA (JT) -- Policy makers from the Arab world on Saturday agreed on a common agenda for microfinance and endorsed a set of principles for advancing best...
Young Arab Leaders to host special program on entrepreneurship
Strategiy - United Arab Emirates
Young Arab Leaders (YAL) has announced that it will host a special programme to foster action-oriented discussions on entrepreneurship at the International...
£100m GBP to Back UK Innovation in Northern Ireland
NETCOMPOSITES - Chesterfield, UK
Northern Ireland businesses have the opportunity to turn ideas into commercial success with the latest 100 million GBP competition of the Department of Trade and Industry's...
Forum chases business ideas
Fiji Times - Fiji
A FORUM to discuss methods for encouraging development of entrepreneurship through the education system, to help expand job opportunities for young people will...
Crazy like an entrepreneur
Telegraph.co.uk - London,England, UK
...That's what I've learnt. When I could articulate entrepreneurship not as a growing business but as a sort of obsession it all made sense to
me...
May
29 - June 4, 2005
Research,
development spending to double by 2010
Prague Daily Monitor -
Prague,Czech Republic
... Prime Minister for Economy Martin Jahn and passed to CTK
yesterday. At present, the government spends CZK 16.5 billion on
research, development and innovation. ...
Assuring
US competitiveness
Washington Times -
Washington,DC,USA
... Second, a much larger share of our economy is idea-based, which
makes innovation and new entry easier, and also makes the
obsolescence of existing market power ...
Local
boy backs entrepreneurship
Age (subscription) - Melbourne,Victoria,Australia
By Philip Hopkins. Colin Dunn says entrepreneurship is no longer a
four-letter word. "People accept now that entrepreneurs create
jobs. ...
Lesson
for US: France is learning to compete
San Jose Mercury News - San Jose,CA,USA
... that the land of haute cuisine and haute couture is also the
land of innovation and entrepreneurship. ... Broadband policy is one
of those areas, Benhamou notes. ...
China
Evolves from Imitation to Innovation
Drug Discovery & Development
(subscription) - Rockaway,NJ,USA
... governmental funds are available to promote this type of
entrepreneurship. ... Meanwhile, policy adjustments have been
directed toward improvements on knowledge ...
Businesses
starting up at record clip in BC
Vancouver Sun - Vancouver,British Columbia,Canada
New business formation in British Columbia is growing as fast as the
economy and on track to reach a record 27,500 this year. Buoyant ...
Smart
example of innovation
ic Wales - Cardiff,UK
... we constantly think about high-technology businesses, forgetting
that innovation is key ... With globalisation affecting every
developed economy in the world, and ...
Our
mission is to make the UK a nation of innovation
VNUNet.com - Haarlem,Netherlands
... In the context of our economic landscape - the knowledge economy
- innovation has progressed to mean not just the introduction of new
methods and ideas but ...
Belarusian
Policymakers Seek IFC's Advice on Small and Medium ...
Harold Doan and
Associates (press release) - Rocklin,CA,USA
... are of interest to our ministry and the government, and they
will be incorporated in the development of a state policy on
development of entrepreneurship.". ...
Ghana
Development Marketplace competition
GhanaWeb - Accra,Ghana
... job creation and poverty reduction. The theme for the event is
"Innovation! Entrepreneurship! Jobs!" About 20 award
winners out ...
Germany's
Pioneering Corporate Managers
Working Knowledge -
Cambridge,MA,USA
... commercial orientation so that any new investment or innovation
still had to ... with] hard and fast principles of management or
entrepreneurship without devolving ...
Invest
In R&D And Build Up Innovation Culture, Says PM
Bernama - Kuala
Lumpur,Malaysia
... that a strong competitive SME-based is essential for a strong
economy but a competitive SME-based can only be built on a strong
foundation of innovation.
Shanghai
Yangpu District Introduces Intellects from Hong Kong ...
Yahoo News (press
release) - USA
... Science- tech Education'' and a key integral part of the
comprehensive development of Shanghai, but also the source of
knowledge economy and self-innovation. ...
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