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Newsroom: World News Archive 2005
July 3 - 9, 2005
UK bids to be best place for science
Taipei Times -
Taipei,Taiwan
... our strong economic foundations, we propose a new industrial
policy built around the knowledge-based economy, high in skills,
embracing innovation, science and ...
Address inherent disabilities
Financial Express -
Bombay,India
...In many developed countries, [SMEs] have turned out to be the
fountainhead of innovation and a great source of competitiveness in
international trade...
Creating food for NZ thought
New Zealand Herald -
Auckland,New Zealand
How does New Zealand go about creating an entrepreneurial nation?
Local and international scholars have gathered in Hamilton this week
to pose the question...
North
Africa:Women Entrepreneurs the 'Motor for Development
AllAfrica.com - Africa
... is to raise consciousness among policy makers, investors and
bankers, and women and men in the Muslim world that women's
entrepreneurship represents an ...
Graduates ready for SmartCity
ITWeb - South Africa
... Youth Development Trust, The Innovation Hub and the Tshwane
Municipal Council. The first group was trained in life skills,
entrepreneurship and introductory ...
It's the
Entrepreneurs, Stupid!
Forbes - USA
A dearth of entrepreneurs explains the economic mess in Europe. What
a sad turn of events: France, after all, gave us the word
entrepreneur...
The big question: Do leaders need to be entrepreneurial?
MIS Magazine - Asia
... So it's a really good policy. I have not seen many companies
doing it. In fact, I think companies want to discourage
entrepreneurship on the inside. ...
A
long-term approach to helping the poor in Africa through private ...
Mongabay.com - USA
... job eradicating poverty, building dignity and respect,
encouraging entrepreneurship, and reducing ... Innovation in product
development will be key and may reverse ...
Raising the bar for bikes
Taipei Times - Taipei,Taiwan
Taiwan's bicycle industry was built on entrepreneurship rather than
on a strong cycling tradition. Up until the end of World War II, the
only bicycles in Taiwan were Japanese...
Old hand pledges to back the entrepreneurs
Telegraph.co.uk -
London,England,UK
... objectives", he singles out making sure the Business Link policy
works as a ... understanding of what we are trying to achieve for
entrepreneurship more generally ...
On Business: Has USA's idealism survived?
Belfast Telegraph - Belfast,UK
..."America is the only idealistic nation in the world." One wonders
how true that is today, July 4, 2005, Independence Day, where the
United States remains...
A review of small business policy in Bangladesh
Financial Express.bd -
Bangladesh
Small enterprises contribute to economic dynamism and
entrepreneurship. ... Industry policy in Bangladesh emphasises the
importance of small enterprises in the ...
Becoming an
Entrepreneur in a Changing Economy
AllAfrica.com - Africa
In an economy with a revolutionary reform programme that lays
emphasis on poverty alleviation and the private sector as the
driving force of economic revival, what are the challenges...
Creating
an entrepreneurial nation
Scoop.co.nz (press release) -
New Zealand
How do we go about creating an entrepreneurial nation? Strategists,
industry practitioners and scholars will be gathering at the Waikato
Stadium in...
July 10-16, 2005
Innovation Gives
Finland A Firm Grasp on Its Future
BizReport - USA
...Such research and development projects have helped remake
Finland's economy... Its $35 billion in annual sales drives the
Finnish economy...
Five keys to boost
economic growth
Czech Business Weekly -
Prague,Czech Republic
... A clear vision, an efficient economic policy, and an economy
based on a skilled population and innovation will enable us to take
our place among the European ...
Our place must be at the vanguard of the knowledge economy
VNUNet.com -
Haarlem,Netherlands
is a major campaign to examine the role of innovation in the UK
economy. ... Innovation is our future - not just for IT, but for the
UK economy as a whole. ...
We still have a lot to learn
EducationGuardian.co.uk -
UK
... advisers to help leaders focus on the role of innovation in
development. ... be replaced by new approaches that encourage
creativity, enquiry and entrepreneurship. ...
Women entrepreneurs the 'motor for development'
Business in Africa
(subscription) - South Africa
... is to raise consciousness among policy makers, investors and
bankers, and women and men in the Muslim world that women's
entrepreneurship represents an ...
OECD workshop urges governments to aid women entrepreneurs in ...
Harold Doan and Associates
(press release) - Rocklin,CA,USA
... policy strategies in favour of women-owned businesses. They also
urged governments to devote resources to promoting and encouraging
women's entrepreneurship, ...
Opinion: Globalization Could Compromise US Lead
Small Times - USA
... The best comparison is to how space-led innovation drove the
recent past. ... interest in better understanding the impact of
nanotechnology to our future economy...
World's their oyster - thanks to new business centre
ic SurreyOnline.co.uk -
Surrey,England,UK
... delivering innovation support to smaller firms.". Sir Digby
Jones, director general of the CBI, said: "Smaller firms are a major
driving force in the economy...
Entrepreneur sees Taiwan at center of new IC world
Eetasia.com (subscription)
- USA
... But the entrepreneurship is way behind... Lu: We need more
experienced engineers, like aged 40 or above, who think that
innovation and engineering work are the ...
ACOA
announces $708 million to help develop region's economy
The Guardian -
Charlottetown,Prince Edward Island,Canada
... Innovation Fund's research support; $175 million for the
Innovative Communities Fund to build local economic capacity; $50
million for entrepreneurship...
The End of
Call Center Entrepreneurship: And the Flowering of Offshore
Outsourcing
India Daily - Whitehouse
Station, NJ
There have been few entrepreneurial ventures in business history as
rewarding as the offshore call center. Within Asia, there are ...
July 17-23, 2005
10-Year Science and Innovation Framework equipping the UK for the
future
noticias.info (press
release) - Spain
... knowledge based, global economy by investing in the best of new
and emerging technologies helping to make the UK the best place for
science and innovation."...
Achieving business success should not be easy
ic CheshireOnline - UK
... It, Dragon's Den; The Apprentice and soon-to-be- aired-in-the-US
The Million Dollar Idea have all contributed to a sort of TV
makeover of entrepreneurship. ...
Agency Aims To
Invest In Innovation
News Letter -
Belfast,Ireland
... development agency has revealed details of its revised corporate
plan which places a strong emphasis on entrepreneurship, innovation
and internationalisation...
Stagnation of R&D intensity a major threat to the European
Knowledge-based economy
EUROPA (press release) - Brussels,Belgium
The growth rate of R&D intensity (R&D expenditure as % of GDP) has
been declining since 2000 and is now close to zero. Europe is on
track to miss the objective it set...
Science and technology education the key to Africa's long road out
poverty
Cape Times (subscription) -
Cape Town,South Africa
... by investment not in science alone, but in complete "systems of
innovation". ... in science and technology, it is for engagement in
the global knowledge economy...
Scientists urge EU to create European Research Council
EUROPA (press release) -
Brussels,Belgium
... In today's emerging knowledge-driven economy, it is only through
constant innovation that Europe can maintain its competitive edge.
...
I still can't do a Hotmail in India: Sabeer
Chandigarh Newsline -
Chandigarh,India
Chandigarh, July 16: Entrepreneur Sabeer Bhatia today came down
heavily on the Indian Government for stifling entrepreneurship and
innovation and claimed that...
Program
encourages entrepreneurship among Nigerian high school ...
Mongabay.com - USA
... match-it's the "SAGE World Cup." Rather than kicking a ball
through a goal, these Students for the Advancement of Global
Entrepreneurship (SAGE) will ...
A philanthropic spirit that goes beyond self-promotion
Financial Express -
Bombay,India
... Group in Bethesda, a real estate marketing and consulting firm,
has donated about $90,000 to the National Foundation for Teaching
Entrepreneurship, a nonprofit ...
UK IT companies fail to make the global grade
ZDNet UK - UK
... of the key people responsible for ensuring the health of the UK
IT economy, Lord Sainsbury, undersecretary of state for science and
innovation, reaffirmed the ...
July 24-30, 2005
European R&D spending stagnating
DMeurope.com - Netherlands
The European Commission has issued new figures on research and
development that it says points to a 'worrying trend in R&D
investment and innovation in Europe'...
EU sets out tactics to create growth & jobs by pushing knowledge...
PublicTechnology.net - UK
The European Commission has tabled a comprehensive plan of EU
measures to boost growth and create more and better jobs by
promoting knowledge and innovation...
Close knowledge gap to heal injuries of history
Business Day -
Johannesburg,South Africa
...people charged with the transformation process: policy makers,
implementers... competitive, global, knowledge economies driven by
innovation and entrepreneurship...
UK
government scheme helps SMEs with funding
Plastics & Rubber Weekly -
Croydon,UK
... Trade and industry secretary Alan Johnson said at the launch:
"Entrepreneurship and innovation are cornerstones of competitiveness
in today's global economy ...
The culture of entrepreneurship
Financial Express -
Bombay,India
... What can these differences tell us about the real causes of
entrepreneurship? Policy changes at the national level cannot
account for the variation Gianetti...
Connections win over innovation
New Zealand Herald - New
Zealand
... Observers have increasingly realised that entrepreneurs play an
important role in increasing innovation, efficiency and competition
in the overall economy...
Business Boot Camp for Social Entrepreneurs at Santa Clara
University
Yahoo News (press release)
- USA
... Social benefit entrepreneurs in the developing world are cut off
from knowledge resources that support innovation in places like ...
"Social entrepreneurship is an...
The knowledge-based economy: Design aims to fill gap
New Zealand Herald -
Auckland,New Zealand
By Georgina Bond. Kiwis are good at coming up with new ideas, but
there's been a yawning gap between our innovation and our ability to
commercialise it...
Money For SMEs
50 Connect - UK
... Mr Johnson said, "Entrepreneurship and innovation are
cornerstones of competitiveness in today's global economy, but many
businesses with genuine potential ...
The wealth creation college
Telegraph.co.uk - United
Kingdom
... thinks that entrepreneurship in the economy is a Good Thing - it
drives economic growth and international competitiveness, and
creates jobs and innovation - ...
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