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Newsroom: World News Archive 2006
April 30 - May
6, 2006
EU hoping to boost innovation through awards
EUPolitix.com -
Brussels,Belgium
... The commissioner also stressed the importance of innovation -
and intellectual property rights - in boosting the EU economy and
creating jobs. ...
Vietnam's Conflicting Impulses
Los Angeles Times - CA,USA
The Communists aspire to a 'knowledge-based economy' but resist
giving up financial and educational control that can stifle
innovation. ...
Gordon Brown backs £1.5m 'knowledge economy' research
Silicon.com - UK
... issues such as what the impact of the knowledge economy implies
for work, employment and welfare, building the right framework for
R&D and innovation, and how ...
Ireland is reaching US levels of entrepreneurship
Siliconrepublic.com -
Dublin,Ireland
The report found that Ireland is one of the leading countries in
Europe in terms of entrepreneurship and fast approaching US levels
of early-stage entrepreneur...
China's Action Plan on IPR Protection 2006
People's Daily Online -
Beijing,China
... To step up IPR protection and encouraged independent innovation
through the patent regime ... that of undermining the order of the
socialist market economy and that ...
Market force
EducationGuardian.co.uk -
UK
... US to hone their ideas under a new scholarship programme
launched by the National Council for Graduate Entrepreneurship and
the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation ...
Entrepreneurship among women rising in Japan
Zee News - Noida,India
Tokyo, Apr 28: The number of women and elderly people preparing to
start new businesses has been rising in Japan amid the aging of the
population that has ...
May
7 - 13, 2006
Promoting an ‘economy of ideas’
Engineering News (press
release) - Garden View,Eastern Cape,South Africa
... The emerging TT100 acknowledges excellence in entrepreneurship
and innovation and the leveraging of energy to catapult a business
towards leadership...
UK freelancers
reject 'entrepreneurship'
Freelance UK - London,UK
... Responding to whether the government is doing enough to promote
the benefits of entrepreneurship, she mused, “Entrepreneurship? ...
BDC promotes Aboriginal youth entrepreneurship
Globe and Mail - Canada
... for these students to learn hands-on the challenges involved in
starting up a business and to discover the many opportunities
entrepreneurship can bring," said ...
Universities valuable contributors to region’s economy
ChronicleHerald.ca -
Halifax,Nova Scotia,Canada
... The region’s knowledge economy is fuelled by university-led
research and... university campuses from outside the region, helping
drive innovation in business...
Entrepreneurship: the way forward
Jamaica Observer -
Kingston,Jamaica
... Career planners and other educators have therefore begun to
encourage students and job seekers to think of entrepreneurship as
an alternative. ...
Minister calls for investment in Africa's knowledge
BuaNews Online (press
release) - Cape Town,South Africa
... on the need for policy making approaches as a basis for the
transition to knowledge economy. "We also need to look at enhancing
the innovation capacities of ...
Getting new entrepreneurs out of the blocks
Cape Business News (press release) - Cape Town,South Africa
... Build Your Own Business, is the distillation of years of experience with new venture development at the Centre for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE) at the...
CBI demands better patent protection
Times Online - UK
... ability to compete in the global economy depends on how it
harnesses its knowledge and creativity. Only then can it create real
value from innovation in...
It’s small businesses that will save Kenya
Kenya Times - Kenya
... planners and policy makers should embrace kiosks and formalise
them. The need for innovative city planning is a must. The seed beds
of entrepreneurship...
Imperial physicist
recognised among European inventors of the year
Imperial College London -
London,UK
... Organisers hope that the scheme will encourage entrepreneurship
and strengthen Europes position as a dynamic centre for science and
innovation. ...
Anton de Souza: Head of Entrepreneurship, Ernst & Young
Moneyweb -
Johannesburg,South Africa
... So the competition is going to be great. It's also been likened
to the Oscars of entrepreneurship. So it definitely gives good
company. ...
May 14 - 20, 2006
Top awards can make your dream come true
ic Birmingham.co.uk -
Birmingham,UK
... co.uk which supports high-growth new and young businesses in the
West Midlands, also praised the awards' commitment to innovation.
"Entrepreneurship is the ...
Business wants
Minister for IP
Freelance UK - London,UK
... Only then can it create real value from innovation in the global
marketplace ... less expensive IP framework would also boost grass
roots entrepreneurship, the CBI ...
Need Financing: Make your pitch at BlueSky Festival
Channel News Asia -
Singapore
... The event is organised by the Action Community for
Entrepreneurship (ACE), Singapore's private-public sector
entrepreneurship movement...
School
Teams Present Entrepreneurship Projects
This Day (subscription) -
Apapa,Lagos,Nigeria
... they created economic opportunity by helping others better
understand market economics, acquire success skills, succeed in
entrepreneurship, develop financial...
Policies to motivate entrepreneurs
Financial Express.bd -
Bangladesh
... If he finds the government's fiscal policy as helpful or
favourable, the ... is a point, no doubt, that duty reductions to
motivate entrepreneurship will translate...
PM urges assistance for youth with ideas
Jamaica Observer -
Kingston,Jamaica
Prime minister, Portia Simpson Miller on Sunday underscored the
importance of entrepreneurship to Jamaica's development, and urged
assistance for persons...
CEOs see innovation as growth driver for companies
Malaysia Star - Malaysia
... but added that in terms of risk taking and entrepreneurship
among Malaysian managers, “there is not enough happening there”. On
innovation among Malaysian ...
Report of the Small Business Forum is published; 97% of all ...
FinFacts Ireland - Ireland
... Entrepreneurship is important in terms of employment, wealth
creation, stimulating innovation, regional development and even
personal development...
Innovation nation
Warsaw Business Journal
(subscription) - Poland
... Ministry has presented a plan to maintain economic growth and
fight unemployment by increasing innovation and creating a
knowledge-based economy in Poland. ...
MCA graduates urged to consider entrepreneurship
The Nation, Malawi -
Chichiri,Blantyre,Malawi
Malawi College of Accountancy (MCA) Board Chairman Nkondola Uka has
urged the college’s graduating students to consider going into
entrepreneurship in the...
Canada Moves Toward A Smarter Economy
Eksport Aktuelt -
Oslo,Oslo,Norway
Today the Waterloo-region is on the top of the innovation index in
Canada, measured by the rate of change in the level of economic
activity. ...
May 21 - 27, 2006
Vaunted 'New Deal for Cities' is evaporating fast
Toronto Star - Ontario, Canada
... We are moving from a linear economy based on the extraction and processing of natural resources to one based on innovation sourced from the human imagination...
Competition: the secret weapon that keeps progress going
The Sunday Times - UK
... about innovation, we know that we cannot rely exclusively on the laboratories and research operations of existing firms to provide all the drive an economy...
HEC introduces innovation and entrepreneurship courses
Daily Times - Lahore,Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: The Higher Education Commission (HEC) has decided to introduce mandatory courses in innovation and entrepreneurship at the graduate and postgraduate...
Fledgling firms could turn over £240m a year
Belfast Telegraph - United Kingdom
... "It is Government policy that everyone ... Graham Davis, director of entrepreneurship at Invest NI, said: "In the coming year we will continue our focus on raising...
SME policy underway, says SMEDAN ... trains 5, 000 entrepreneurs
Vanguard - Apapa,Lagos,Nigeria
... said work is in progress on formulation of an SME policy which she ... last week, the Agency formally instituted her maiden Corpers Entrepreneurship Programme
(CEP...
BEE can boost entrepreneurial creativity
iAfrica.com - Cape Town,South Africa
The report provides data on the level of entrepreneurship in developing nations, which is intended to spark debate and inform policy....
'Ulster's Economy Needs Innovation and Imagination'
Black Enterprise - New York,NY,USA
By RICHARD SHERRIFF r.sherriff@newsletter.co.uk. VENTURE capital, research and development capability and workforce skills must become...
Ng: Emphasis on intellectual property
Sun.Star - Philippines
... This is something that is close to me, since it marries entrepreneurship and technology, which are essentially what I have been involved with in the last 20...
Boots marching on with 40th store
News Letter - Belfast,UK
... Graham Davis, director of Entrepreneurship at Invest NI, added: "Our drive for real change in attitudes towards entrepreneurship is starting to show some very...
BAIC shell craft graduates embark on the road to entrepreneurship
The Freeport News - Bahamas
By THEA RUTHERFORD. Albert Whylly, 55, was a little surprised to learn that he and Bradley Forbes were the only two men to
enrol...
£9.5m for industry-academia interface
Business Weekly - UK
... State for Trade and Industry, Alistair Darling, said: "Innovation and science ... real business opportunities is, therefore, vitally important for the UK economy....
Dept to help young girls become entrepreneurs
BuaNews Online (press release) - Cape Town,South Africa
... part of cellular network Cell C's national Take a ... dti's event is to initiate a dialogue with Soweto ... of growing and or encouraging entrepreneurship among girls. ...
May 28 - June 3, 2006
Holding on to black talent
iAfrica.com - Cape Town,South Africa
... I think currently as you know, the whole thing round entrepreneurship is that it is very big, it is right on top of mind and most young employees want to go...
New push to empower women entrepreneurs
Gulf Daily News - Manama,Bahrain
... been trained as an entrepreneur by the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation through its Arab Regional Centre for Entrepreneurship & Investment...
Ghana: Tapping Women's Entrepreneurship
AllAfrica.com - Washington,USA
... However, due to neglect, this sector has suffered greatly over several decades, contributing to a nationwide shift from productive entrepreneurship to petty...
STPI to set up seed capital fund for entrepreneurs
Business Standard - India
... VLSI (very large system integration) design tools to enhance entrepreneurship. ... the incubation centre would encourage and facilitate innovation without the...
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