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Newsroom: World News Archive 2005
May
29 - June 4, 2005
Can
Egypt join the knowledge economy?
SciDev.net - UK
... on current thinking about the need to support systems of
innovation across the board ... capacity needed both to participate
in the global knowledge economy and to...
Innovate
or founder, experts urge Finland's leaders
Cordis News - EU
... economy by the World Economic Forum three times in the past four
years, a group of experts in Finland has warned the country's
leaders to foster innovation or ...
Peace
Through Entrepreneurship
BusinessWeek - USA
When women have an economic stake in their communities, they'll have
a stronger hand in shaping their communities and ultimately in
promoting peace.
Innovation
drives buses
Belfast Telegraph -
Belfast,UK
... The contribution of a business such as Wrightbus to the Northern
Ireland economy needs to be understood and, as an exemplar, used to
help others. ...
Innovation
policy for a globalising India
Financial Express - Bombay,India
... Keeping in mind the innovation-based rivalry in the globalising
world economy, India needs to boost R&D activity of Indian
enterprises in a big manner. ...
Business
Concept Innovation
Trinidad & Tobago
Express - Port-of-Spain,Trinidad and Tobago
The words innovation and entrepreneurship have passed into common
parlance and are being accepted at their face value as part of the
solution to our economic ...
Diaspora
Entrepreneurship Leads to 'Win-Win' Scenarios
TechNewsWorld - Sherman
Oaks,CA,USA
As demonstrated in the examples of India and Pakistan, diaspora-driven
entrepreneurship represents a safe way to enter a new market like
Pakistan or some of ...
Did
the French Do Us a Favor?
Los Angeles Times -
CA,USA
... foreign minister would be better equipped to steer EU foreign
policy. ... competitive by reducing regulations and encouraging both
entrepreneurship and research ...
Made
in Europe: Italy seeks renaissance of industry
International Herald
Tribune - France
... In a globalized economy, companies can only compete if they
innovate and invest in ... of Telecom Italia and the tire maker
Pirelli, argues that innovation and the ...
World
Bank to Award ¢4.5bn to SMEs
AllAfrica.com - Africa
... creation and poverty reduction. The theme for the event was
"Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Job.". The Director
stated that about ...
June
5 - 11, 2005
Nature v. nurture
Australia Business Review Weekly (subscription) - Australia
... One believes it is a bit like teaching entrepreneurship - you cannot do it; innovation is a mindset that some people are born with. ...
How to encourage innovation success
VNUNet.com - Haarlem,Netherlands
Innovation Nation? is a campaign to examine the role of innovation in the UK economy. Computing, in partnership with Intellect, the ...
Professor hopes to inspire 1000 entrepreneurs
New Zealand Herald - Auckland,New Zealand
... to see entrepreneurship taught in schools, and more attention paid to the needs of enterprising individuals with a specific Government entrepreneurship policy...
Putin Opts for Champion Firms to Get Recognition
St.Petersburg Times.ru - St. Petersburg,Russia
... for some time - Russia has effectively abandoned its policy of stimulating ... superfluous meddling in the country's economy can seriously hamper entrepreneurship. ...
Prof. Hasso Plattner appeals for innovation initiative and ...
uniprotokolle (Pressemitteilung) - Germany
At a "Forum for entrepreneurship" on Monday, June 13, scientific patron Prof. Hasso Plattner appealed for an innovation offensive throughout German
society...
We need to reinvent the African university
SciDev.net - UK
Calestous Juma argues that addressing Africa's development challenges requires the creation of a new generation of universities that focus on solving community problems...
Supporting emerging entrepreneurs
AME Info - United Arab Emirates
Sharjah Higher Colleges of Technology (SHC) performs an important task in facilitating high standards of education in entrepreneurship within its catchment...
A new face for
SMEs: Estonian Maive Rute takes on the job as "SME Envoy"
EUROPA (press release) - Brussels,Belgium
A new face for SMEs: Estonian Maive Rute takes on the job as “SME Envoy”...
Why are one-person-enterprises not hiring?
EUROPA (press release) - Brussels,Belgium
... cohesion policy, research programmes, etc. The activities of the SME Envoy are also clearly contributing to one of the objectives of the Entrepreneurship...
Reform crucial to knowledge economy
Sunday Business Post - Dublin,Ireland
... the dichotomy this presents, but for any regulatory authority in the knowledge economy, there is a fine line between fostering innovation and preventing ...
Europe vs.North America: Who's winning the innovation race and why ...
Honeycomb Connect - Toronto,Ontario,Canada
... After all, when innovation is stifled the economy ultimately suffers. We definitely have to keep a close eye on what is happening in India and
China...
Ways to boost our innovation status
VNUNet.com - Haarlem,Netherlands
... risk-takers Innovation Nation? is a campaign to examine the role of innovation in the UK economy. Computing, in partnership with ...
The China-India Race
Calcutta Telegraph - Calcutta,India
... a liberal financing system combined with a bold public policy of encouraging ... its emphasis on intellectual property rights, private entrepreneurship and capital ...
New graduates to guide aspiring businessmen
Gulf Daily News - Manama,Bahrain
By SOMAN BABY. MANAMA: A United Nations (UN) supported entrepreneurship development programme in Bahrain entered its second phase
yesterday...
KPMG Promotes Entrepreneurship Among Nigerian Students
AllAfrica.com - Africa
KPMG Professional Services has thrown its weight behind Entrepreneurship development in Nigeria by supporting awareness creation and entrepreneurial skill ...
Rwanda says R&D is critical to national development
SciDev.net - UK
According to a draft policy on science, technology and innovation policy, Rwanda will integrate science and technology into all sectors of the
economy...
South Korea Gives VC a Boost
Red Herring - CA,USA
The South Korean government will boost venture financing by $318 million as part of a package to stimulate the slumping startup industry...
June
19-27, 2005
Ontario Government Invests in Research to Increase Prosperity
Canada NewsWire (press release) - Canada
... "The ORCP is a key component of this, and will contribute to building an innovation economy which will ensure our future prosperity." For more details on the ...
Strengthening entrepreneurship can spur development financing ...
UN News Centre
...[Annan] stresses that entrepreneurship is responsible for much of the competition and innovation in the business world and is also held as central to nations trying...
America's Creative Decline
TheTyee.ca - Vancouver,British Columbia,Canada
Noted thinker Richard Florida says US is losing its lustre for global talent. Lessons for BC?
Hybrid talent will boost innovation
VNUNet.com - Haarlem,Netherlands
... knowledge economy. Innovation Nation? is a campaign to examine the role of innovation in the UK economy. Computing, in partnership ...
Entrepreneurship gives hopeful sign for people of Iraq
Yuma Sun - Yuma, AZ
The news out of Iraq continues to be grim for the most part. The continued terror attacks by insurgents against US forces and innocent ...
Global Summit of Women To Promote Wider Economic Participation
United States Embassy - USA
...approximately 900 women leaders from around the world will meet to exchange ideas and strategies on starting and expanding a business enterprise...
UK standards contribute £2.5 billion per year to the economy
ABCmoney.co.uk - Birchington,Kent,UK
...It shows that standards are at the foundation of making UK business more competitive by supporting innovation, streamlining business...
Design your own revolution
The Observer - UK
... What is at stake here is something fundamental to the way we see innovation, design and creativity and the way we organise our economy around
them...
DED provides practical guidance for developing national ...
AME Info - United Arab Emirates
... "The development of national entrepreneurship is one of the strategic objectives of the DED and we are working on several levels to ensure that our national...
EU Structural Funds are key to promoting EU R&D, says Hübner
Cordis News - EU
Between 2000 and 2006, some 13 billion euro, financed through the Structural Funds, will be awarded to research infrastructure...
Wales must pay more heed to design's role in economy
ic Wales - Cardiff,UK
...The importance of creativity to economic competitiveness is now recognised in UK policy circles and, notably, design was highlighted in both Labour and Conservative...
June 26 - July 2, 2005
An environment for innovation
VNUNet.com - Haarlem,Netherlands
Innovation Nation? is a major campaign to examine the role of innovation in the UK economy. Computing, in partnership with Intellect ...
Silicon Valley' in India
HindustanTimes.com UK edition - India
The objective of the meet is to analyse the key components of Silicon Valley entrepreneurship and their applicability in an Indian context from the perspective ...
India, Dubai sign pact to boost local entrepreneurship
Deccan Herald - Bangalore,India
The Dubai Government's specialised institution that encourages development of local entrepreneurship has signed a cooperation deal with India's National Small ...
Mix work and play for a very productive day
Independent Online - Cape Town,South Africa
... doing a doctorate through the Gordon Institute of Business Studies, to prove that the pathway for companies in the future economy is innovation, and requires ...
Leveraging The Knowledge Revolution
Harold Doan and Associates (press release) - Rocklin, CA
... An important part of India's innovation system is the diffusion of modern and more efficient technologies in all sectors of the
economy...
European Innovation Day - Issues for wireless players
3G Portal - UK
... journey to a knowledge based economy. Changing metaphor, Cox argued that the Chinese and others would dine off European initiative and innovation if patents...
RBH to uplift India's Entrepreneurship
India Infoline.com - Mumbay,India
... be to build on the existing cultural and knowledge base that exists in the Panchayat level, which he believe would uplift India's entrepreneurship, he
added...
China's technological and entrepreneurial advancement
The New Nation,
Bangladesh
... Valley's secret sauce an entrepreneurial infrastructure that ... For technological supremacy, 'Zhongguaneun' needs a ... is another distinctive advantage of
China...
Region missing out on IT boom
ITP.net - Dubai,United Arab Emirates
The Middle East is missing out on the global opportunities of the ICT boom because of a lack of innovation and risk taking in the region, a leading expert has warned...
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