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Newsroom: World News Archive 2005
September 4 - 10, 2005
'We need
skills, not handouts'
iAfrica.com - Cape
Town,South Africa
"There is a tendency to address poverty with welfare -- social
entrepreneurship is about addressing such special issues through
business lines," Mbeki told ...
Aatos Erkko: Politicians inhibit entrepreneurship in Finland
Helsingin Sanomat -
Helsinki,Uusimaa,Finland
According to Erkko, entrepreneurship was "flattened" in Finland ages
ago, and the same unwillingness to support enterprise continues...
Innovation, technology must enter curriculum
Canada East - Canada
the province's universities are taking a challenging aim at an
increasingly demanding business environment that can only be
described as "a moving target."...
Universities fail to teach for real life, says tycoon
Scotsman - United Kingdom
... has become one of Scottish education's biggest donors, announced
a £100m endowment to his eponymous foundation, the Hunter Centre for
Entrepreneurship at the ...
Picking
up the pace on science and innovation
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
- New Zealand
... Labour believes that we need to make science and innovation the
backbone of our economy if we are to be a successful and prosperous
society in this new century ...
Nothing
ventured ...
Asia Times Online -
Kowloon,Hong Kong
...private equity investors witnessed the surprisingly successful
initial stock offering by Baidu, known as China's Google, and
Yahoo's $1 billion investment in Chinese e-commerce...
BITS Pilani and
Entrepreneurship Culture Made for Each Other
I-Newswire.com (press
release) - USA
... the Birlas. The Shekhawati region is synonymous with
Entrepreneurship and Pilani is right in the middle of this region. A
successful ...
September 11 - 17, 2005
Zoran against the World - Entrepreneurship in Transition
Global Politician -
Brooklyn,NY,USA
... And it is in dirt-poor and war-torn Macedonia. Behind this
incredible tale of entrepreneurship, uncommon in these
nether-regions, stands Zoran Rosomanov....
EU: Triggering a new generation of entrepreneurs: students breathe
new life into EU Entrepreneurship
noticias.info - Spain
...The student companies behind these and other products
participated in the 16th Junior Achievement - Young Enterprise
Europe[1] (JA-YE) Young Enterprise Europe Company of the Year
Competition...
World Bank
Project to Boost Entrepreneurship
AllAfrica.com - Africa
A high level entrepreneurship workshop convened by the International
Finance Corporation (IFC) - the private sector arm of the World Bank
group took place...
Why
democracy is America's second most valuable export
Inc.com - New York,NY,USA
...democracy--a system for political freedom--may take root best
when it is preceded or at least accompanied by economic freedom.
Wake up and
shed protectionism, Brown tells EU countries
ABCmoney.co.uk -
Birchington,Kent,UK
..Brown told the finance ministers of European Union countries to
respond to competition, especially from Asian countries, with
economic reforms instead of creating trade blocks...
September 18 - 24, 2005
Efforts To Produce Entrepreneurs Among Scientists
Bernama - Kuala
Lumpur,Malaysia
Efforts will be made soon to produce entrepreneurs among scientists
at universities in Malaysia, especially those involved in
biotechnology, said Science, Technology and...
EU unveils state aid innovation plans
EUPolitix.com -
Brussels,Belgium
... Boosting innovation is seen as key to help meeting the targets
of the re-launch Lisbon Strategy to be a leading world class economy
by 2010...
Government of Canada Announces New Program to Promote Innovation ...
Industry Canada (press
release) - Ottawa,Ontario,Canada
...which will share with Canadian industry in the costs of
innovation and technology... in Canada and that Canadian firms are
competitive in the global economy...
Minorities' entrepreneurship initiative launched
IrishExaminer.com - Ireland
... ethnic minority entrepreneurs, like himself, in Ireland include
the lack of an overall Government policy to deal with ethnic
entrepreneurship and difficulties...
Government of Canada announces $17.1 million to fund knowledge and
technology transfer...
Canada NewsWire (press release) - Canada
...These grants will strengthen interactions among publicly funded
research institutions through the support of regionally based
networks and expand the training of technology...
R&D key to economic development
Canada East - Canada
New Brunswick must increase its research capacity or risk losing
ground to emerging powers in China and India. That was the message
Premier Bernard Lord delivered...
Entrepreneurship is about making a difference
Standard - Nairobi,Kenya
...The government has in place a number of supportive programmes
meant to oil the engine of private sector development. One of them
is entrepreneurship development. Kenyans...
Banking South Africa's MBAs
Sunday Times -
Johannesburg,South Africa
The value, content and focus of MBA programmes are being intensely
debated. SA corporates and individuals are falling over themselves
to take up MBAs. Business schools...
September 25 - October 3, 2005
Economy 'loses from failure to back women'
Times Online - UK
... businesses are undercapitalised, which leads to
underperformance. When innovation is stifled the economy ultimately
suffers...
Innovation managment critical to growth
Computerworld Australia -
Australia
... Pistorius says innovation encompasses elements of creativity,
invention, ingenuity and entrepreneurship. As a formula it is
represented ...
Big or small, it's all in the mind
NEWS.com.au - Australia
... "The term small and medium-sized enterprise has become a
straitjacket for public policy.". And the definition of small
business and entrepreneurship has to...
Dutch economy still lagging behind Swiss, Scandinavian
Expatica - Netherlands
... They said that at a time when the Netherlands needed to compete
in terms of innovation, business here was still cost driven. "The
...
Equity to reduce poverty
Jakarta Post -
Jakarta,Indonesia
... the World Bank is merely the vanguard of the "Washington policy
consensus" on ... climate (all those factors responsible for growth,
entrepreneurship and investment ...
Namibia to Launch
Entrepreneurship Education
AllAfrica.com - Africa
NAMIBIA is expected to launch her first ever concept of
entrepreneurship education by 2008, intended as a foundation for
economic development and growth...
Here's what could make Kenya entrepreneurial
Standard - Nairobi,Kenya
By Prof Henry M Bwisa. Research shows two closely related factors
for successful entrepreneurship: an entrepreneurial opportunity and
entrepreneurial capacity...
Fear of failure curbs entrepreneurship in Europe
Sunday Business Post -
Dublin,Ireland
...the economic DNA which we need to build competitiveness and
innovation in Europe... the US benefited from "a tradition of
entrepreneurship and risk...
Great ideas are not enough
eTaiwan News - Taiwan
... in innovation is good news, most experts agree; countries,
companies and consumers all will benefit. Moreover, it reflects a
healthier global economy...
SMEs & access to R&D funding
EurActiv.com -
Brussels,Belgium
... "The European economy depends on SMEs, and it depends on
effective research and innovation. We have not successfully joined
these two together in the past...
Technology, rehabilitation and entrepreneurship
Jamaica Observer -
Kingston,Jamaica
... Mr Wallen is spearheading a revolutionary rehabilitation
programme (SSET) aimed at fostering entrepreneurship and
self-transformation...
The tycoon who wants to save the world
Guardian Unlimited - UK
...In June, he was knighted "for services to philanthropy and
entrepreneurship"... growing public profile and apparent readiness
to engage in policy arguments would...
Science to come alive in our city
ic Birmingham.co.uk -
Birmingham,UK
...we see very clearly that, in an increasingly competitive global
economy, the future... the worlds of business and centres of
research and academic innovation...
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