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Newsroom: Global News Archive 2005
October 2 - 8, 2005
Innovation Strategy for the Helsinki Region
eFinland - Finland
The growth of the Finnish economy depends on its major urban areas
and primarily Helsinki Metropolitan Area. Competitiveness is an
essential but not sufficient condition for...
Innovation policy starts at school, says young fashion entrepreneur
EurActiv.com -
Brussels,Belgium
...Estonian entrepreneur Karoli Hindriks, 22, tells EurActiv how she
transformed her school mini-enterprise into a thriving fashion
business...
Expert: Innovation propels changes in world economy
Malaysia Star - Malaysia
... director for worldwide innovation policy at the International
Business Machines Corp (IBM), believes innovation is propelling
changes in world economy...
Entrepreneurship thrives in an enabling culture
Standard - Nairobi,Kenya
... That would mean that in the effort to build greater
entrepreneurship, it is useful to first understand the culture of a
people and work with it, not against it...
The Idea Economy: Battle over right to sell knowledge
International Herald
Tribune - France
... economy, the force in deciding winners and losers, is in the
balance. Today, the process for capitalizing - either financially or
socially - on innovation and ...
Middle Eastern hub of innovation and enterprise
Telegraph.co.uk - United
Kingdom
...in the past 15 years as an extraordinary hub of innovation -
despite the... The economy has shrugged off a sharp decline in
tourism, a stagnant agricultural...
France Wants Its Own MIT
Red Herring - CA,USA
... and in the development of key products of our future economy,"
the council... technology institute as a way to play a larger role
in technological innovation...
The d-word that spells wealth
Business Day -
Johannesburg,South Africa
... build its creative economy. But one of the conditions for
strategic success would be extensive capital expenditure on
infrastructure that supports innovation, ...
October 9 - 15, 2005
Battle To Lead In Innovation
CBS News - USA
... But innovation-intensive fields do face global competition, and
success in those fields is widely seen as vital to a healthy economy
with rising living ...
Businesses That Profit the World
BusinessWeek - USA
Duke University is trying something different -- a competition that
teaches valuable lessons in entrepreneurship while trying to solve
real problems for the...
New European Enterprise Awards: the search is on...
EUROPA (press release) -
Brussels,Belgium
A new annual competition for local and regional authorities, the
European Enterprise Awards, will recognise and reward initiatives to
support entrepreneurship...
CBI chief
highlights regional gap in job creation
The Herald -
Glasgow,Scotland,UK
... In a speech at the University of Ulster, Jones will say that the
CBI is worried by a "startling and growing gap" in regional rates of
new business formation...
Enterprise: we could do better
Belfast Telegraph - United
Kingdom
The official view, from the Government and business spokespersons,
is that Northern Ireland is not enterprising enough. Measurement of
this characteristic is not easy...
Knowledge Economy:
Are we ready to capitalise on it?
eGov monitor - London,UK
... During the 1990's under the Clinton Administration, the US
economy fuelled by technological innovation experienced
unprecedented growth and all parts of...
Making it Work Better
Calcutta Telegraph -
Calcutta,India
...People, money, technology, products and services, flow freely
into India. Local manufacturers must change radically to compete
successfully with these new entrants...
Innovation is necessary to preserve the American Dream...
News from Washington
University in St. Louis - Saint Louis,Washington,USA
... fast. The race is on in the global innovation and
entrepreneurship game, and the lead the United States relies upon is
in jeopardy...
Boost for Welsh entrepreneurs
News Wales - Knighton,UK
... Borough Council said of the initiative, “FRESHTIES represents
innovation using new ... When we ought to be encouraging
entrepreneurship as a viable career ...
DBT efforts to encourage entrepreneurship in biotechnology
Newindpress - Chennai,India
... ministry of science and technology, has formulated small
business innovation research initiative (SBIRI) scheme, in order to
promote entrepreneurship in that...
Pro-business candidate leads in Polish vote
Houston Chronicle - United
States
...a race that asked voters in the ex-communist country to grapple
with the Europe-wide issue of just how far to go in sacrificing old
welfare state protections for the promise of an American-style
economy...
October 16 - 22, 2005
Korea's innovation support system
Korea Herald (subscription)
- Seoul,South Korea
... could play an essential role in implementation of the new R&D
and innovation system ... It can be expected that they will
contribute to the economy in very positive ...
UK innovation gets 63 million government funding boost
PublicTechnology.net - UK
£63 million will be available to UK businesses this autumn to help
drive forward innovation and create prosperity for the UK economy
though the latest round...
China to accelerate science development: Chinese premier
China Daily - China
China will beef up its muscle in independent innovation and speed up
the development of science and technology and education in the next
five years, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said...
German Innovation
Black Enterprise - New
York, NY
... Germany's economy reflects this need more than many, so much so
that the government even declared 2004 the "year of innovation...
SA is full of the spirit of entrepreneurship
The Mercury (subscription)
- Durban,South Africa
... The Business Partners function confirmed to me that the spirit
of entrepreneurship did not end or die with the likes of Wessels...
US Is Faulted on Protection for Ideas and Innovations
Black Enterprise - New
York,NY,USA
The value of the ideas and innovation that the US economy generates
is more than $5 trillion a year, roughly 42 percent of the country's
gross domestic product...
Value of US ideas is huge, but protection is lax, study finds
International Herald
Tribune - France
The value of the ideas and innovation that the US economy generates
is more than $5 trillion a year, roughly 42 percent of the country's
gross domestic ...
Entrepreneurs generally enjoy happier work life
National Post - Canada
... A Study of Entrepreneurship in Canada. On average, the
self-employed say they work 56 hours per week -- about 15 hours more
than paid employees, it said. ...
And now for social entrepreneurship
Standard - Nairobi,Kenya
... The most commonly quoted definition of social entrepreneurship
was formulated by Prof J. Gregory Dees of Stanford University in
1998...
Nobel puts focus on R&D
The Age (subscription) -
Melbourne,Victoria,Australia
A Nobel prize for two Australian scientists has put the focus back
on research and development and how much the corporate world spends
on it...
October 23 - 30, 2005
Entrepreneurship ultimate solution to poverty problem, says Arroyo
Philippine Information
Agency - Philippines
Quezon City (27 October) -- Incorporating entrepreneurship in basic
education system is the key to the country's economic growth and
stability...
The bright sparks of industry
Times Online - UK
... But what if you're a neuron short of being a bright spark?
Entrepreneurship and innovation are now a key part of many
university and business school courses...
Growing threats to investment in Ireland
Siliconrepublic.com -
Dublin,Ireland
... "It's something we need to worry about. The real driver for our
economy is R&D and innovation if we are going to generate long-term
sustainable jobs.". ...
Government Encourages Private Sector Investments in Innovation
Projects
Armenialiberty.org -
Yerevan,Armenia
...Today, the cabinet approved a draft law on “State Assistance to
Innovative Activities” which officials say is “the first step
towards establishing a science-intense economy in the republic”...
Towards a knowledge-based European economy
EUROPA (press release) -
Brussels,Belgium
... to build strong innovation systems, facilitating technology
transfer and entrepreneurship. ... of the key competences relating
to innovation policy are exercised ...
Protectionism and red tape slow European industry's response to
changing landscape
Financial Times -
London,England,UK
... is no formal body at the European level devoted to promoting
broader research co-operation and innovation across the..."It is
crucial for the European economy...
Credit unions supporting entrepreneurship
Jamaica Gleaner -
Kingston,Jamaica
WE NOTE with interest that Churches Co-operative Credit Union, in
preparation for its 35th anniversary celebrations in 2006, has just
launched an Entrepreneurs ...
Asian
tigers all set to overtake European giants
ABCmoney.co.uk -
Birchington,Kent,UK
... these measures. UK companies still lag behind their
international rivals in terms of entrepreneurship and innovation.
The UK companies ...
Small Business: Whiz-bang kids from abroad
The Sunday Times - UK
...Wilberforce Owusu-Ansah, a lecturer in entrepreneurship who works
with the South Cork Enterprise Board, will present a module for
Emerge, What They...
Arabs must face the 'flat earth' challenge: health, education ...
Daily Star - Lebanon -
Beirut,Lebanon
...Arab policy makers need to promote entrepreneurship, tax reform,
improved environment for innovation and technology transfer; they
should face the...
FF's plans for knowledge-based economy
Sunday Business Post -
Dublin,Ireland
... billion, as well as the further development of a ‘Strategic
Innovation Fund... and research at fourth level, underpinning the
knowledge-based economy to produce...
ADB bolsters funding for Kenyan women`s business
AngolaPress - Angola
... The ADB`s financial assistance to Kenyan banks and
entrepreneurship projects, currently amounting to US$960 million,
has... "The bank`s gender policy and related...
'Garbage jobs' stifle Spanish innovation
Financial Times -
London,England,UK
...With a degree in economics, he assumed it would be easy to find
in a country with a booming economy. But the only employment
available was poorly paid, short-term work...
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