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News from the INSME Members |
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UNCTAD: Small Businesses as a Way out of Poverty |
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This newly released brochure summarizes the main UNCTAD activities in the field of entrepreneurship and enterprise development, including a feature for the EMPRETEC programme "Women in Business Award", the first Annual Entrepreneurial Excellence Award.
Moreover, it provides policy advices to Governments and works with local institutions to implement a series of programmes to spur the creation and healthy growth of SMEs in developing countries.
Download the brochure
Learn more about the UNCTAD XII Conference in Accra (20-25 April 2008): http://www.unctad.org/Templates/Meeting.asp?intItemID=4287&lang=1
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F2F: more research and technology for the SMEs of the fashion sector |
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The European project Fashion To Future (F2F), coordinated by IPI, has come to an end. The project, supported by the EU under the 6th Framework Programme for R&D, over two years of activity, has helped European SMEs to foster their competitiveness and their skills in pursuing excellence through research, innovation, technology transfer in the enlarged Euro-Mediterranean fashion system.
Read more about the project and the Final F2F Conference in Istanbul: http://www.fashiontofuture.eu/f2f/detailed_about.php?id_article=7
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INSME's Picks in the News |
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Focus on...INSME Members |
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AREA Science Park |
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AREA Science Park is the Italian leading multi-sector science technology park. It is based in Trieste, in the North-Eastearn area, and is supported by the national Ministry of University and Research.
AREA aims at boosting Friuli Venezia Giulia region's competitiveness and business attractiveness by supporting tech-based business development and spreading innovation as well as distinctive knowledge and skills. Its more important activities concern basic and industrial research in four main sectors: life science and biomedical technologies; electronics, informatics and telecommunication; physics and new materials; energy and environment.
AREA offers a number of value added services for innovation with well proven methodologies: technology transfer, advanced managerial training, networking, clustering and internazionalization.
AREA Science Park is developing its innovation promotion strategy also at national and international level. An international branch office has been open in Beijing (China) in order to foster internationalization of hi-tech Italian SMEs, to attract in Italy investment from China and to establish joint R&D programmes. AREA has joined INSME in March 2008 to reinforce its transnational cooperation capacity.
Find out more: Area Science Park Presentation [4.685 Kb]
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Tenders & Calls |
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Interesting Initiatives |
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EU Finance Day Events |
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The European Commission is organising a series of one-day events in 2008-2009, the EU Finance Day for SMEs, in the Member States to inform about the EU financial instruments offered to innovative SMEs to get easier access to finance. These events are addressed to financial and business organisations representing SMEs, policy makers in national governments or regional authorities, chambers of commerce, local venture capital and business angels associations, organisations and networks promoting innovation.
For further information about past and future events, please visit: http://www.sme-finance-day.eu/index.php?id=10
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EU-China IPR2 project |
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Launched in November 2007 under the authority of the Ministry of Commerce of P.R. China and the European Commission, the Intellectual Property Rights Protection and Enforcement in China (IPR2) is a EU-China co-operation project whose activities focus on providing expertise to support the effectiveness of enforcement of IPR in China. That confirms commitment on both sides to create a reliable, efficient, transparent, easy accessible and sustainable environment of IP protection in Chine. The project has a 4 years duration (2007-2011) and it is addressed to all Chinese and European right holders, institutions involved in IP, law and policy makers, IPR agencies and institutions.
Read more at: http://www.ipr2.org
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Publications |
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European Research Advisory Board Final Report |
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EURAB is an independent advisory committee of 45 top experts from EU countries created by the European Commission to provide advice and recommendations on the design and implementation of the EU research policy.
EURAB recommendations are published in a report titled: "Energising Europe's Knowledge Triangle of Research, Education and Innovation through the Structural Funds".
EURAB focuses its attention on the creation of the European Research Area and the use of policy instruments such as the Community RTD Framework Programmes.
Download the final report
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Knowledge transfer between research institutions and industry across Europe |
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Published by the European Commission, these guidelines titled "Improving knowledge transfer between research institutions and industry across Europe" provide advise and support to universities and other research institutions to improve knowledge transfer between them, enhancing their links with industry across Europe. It is a starting point for discussions on a common European framework for knowledge transfer and how to turn it in economic outcomes.
Download the publication: http://ec.europa.eu/invest-in-research/pdf/download_en/knowledge_transfe_07.pdf
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PRO INNO: National and Regional Support Services for SMEs in the field of IPR |
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The European Commission, Directorate General Enterprise and Industry, has published the results of a new analysis called "Benchmarking National and Regional Support Services in field of IPR for SMEs".
The study was commissioned within the framework of the PRO INNO Europe project following the growing attention given to IP (Intellectual Property) rights, for protecting the results of innovation and the involvement of several organisations in this field.
Download the final report in PDF format: http://www.proinno-europe.eu/admin/uploaded_documents/Benchmarking-Report-SME.pdf
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Recommended Websites |
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Technology Market |
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Technology4sme.net is an online mechanism managed by APCTT (Asian and Pacific Center for Transfer of Technology) to facilitate technology transfer services with a particular focus on SMEs in the Asia Pacific region. It includes a comprehensive database of sector wise technology offers and requests as well as technology suppliers and seekers. Technology Market represents a web-based market space for technology buyers and sellers to open dialogue with each other and negotiate exchange of technology offers and requests. The overall objective is to help SMEs from the Asia Pacific region to grow by establishing mutually beneficial technology based partnerships.
Visit the website: http://www.technology4sme.net/aboutus.aspx
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Passport to trade |
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"Passport to Trade" is an EU research initiative with the primary objective to provide on-line business support for SMEs interested in developing business links with companies in other EU countries.
This website acts as a "cultural translator" and provides business people, willing to do international business dealings, with a free on-line guide on the political, economic and business environment on 25 EU countries, as well as practical information on business meetings and practices. The information is available in English, French and German.
Visit the website: http://www.businessculture.org/index.aspx?text=1
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Recommended Newsletter |
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Events |
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Highlighted Events |
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Future meetings, workshops, seminars selected by INSME |
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15-17 May 2008 The 4th Sheikh Bahai Technopreneurship Festival Organised by the Isfahan Science & Technology Town (ISTT) in collaboration with IASP, the International Association of Science Parks. Isfahan, Iran
16-17 May 2008 The EU-LAC Summit Process Summit of the European Union, Latin America and Caribbean (EU-LAC). Lima, Peru
19 May 2008 EASY European Summit: "The Importance of Tax and the Regulatory Environment for Stimulation of Cross-Border Investment in Innovating Early Stage Businesses" Hosted by the Small Business Support Centre of Ljubljana (CRMG) and supported by the Agency of the Republic of Slovenia for Entrepreneurship and Foreign Investments. Ljubljana, Slovenia
22-23 May 2008 IT Rising Stars Meet in China The largest event in China focused on the most promising IT Start-ups from China and the West. Beijing, P. R. China
23 May 2008 Applied Policy Seminar: Early-Stage Financing and Investment Readiness of Innovative Enterprises Organised by UNECE (United Nations Economic Commission for Europe), Committee on Economic Cooperation and Integration. Moscow, Russian Federation
26-28 May 2008 Innovation Financing Seminar: Toward Regional (transnational - MEDA Scale) Approach of Financing Innovation Organised by Medibtikar in cooperation with ANIMA Investment Network (INSME Member). Casablanca, Morocco
27-28 May 2008 VALOR Annual Conference 2008 Organised by PRO-INNO Europe. Brussels, Belgium
28-29 May 2008 Business in China European Procurement Summit supported by CBI, Berlin Partner and CCPIT, the Chinese government body responsible for international trade. Berlin, Germany
4-6 June 2008 6th World Investment Conference. Making Europe more Attractive & Competitive La Baule, France
15-18 June 2008 The XIX ISPIM Conference - "Open Innovation: Creating Products and Services through Collaboration" Organised by ISPIM and supported by ESCEM School of Business and Management. Tours (Loire Valley), France
16-18 June 2008 NanoBio'08 Saint-Petersburg, Russian Federation
23-27 June 2008 The UNIDO Pharos Training Workshop: "Management of Change in Industrial Enterprise with UNIDO Pharos Software Suite" Organised by United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) and GOLEM IMS GMBH (INSME Member). Vienna, Austria
1-2 July 2008 Invest in Med Project Kick off Event Organised by ANIMA Investment Network. Marseille, France
2-4 July 2008 IV INSME Annual Meeting on "Encouraging SME Innovation and Growth: Increasing Capital Access" Co-organised by the INSME Association and the Administration Center of Innovation Fund for Technology-based SMEs (Torch High Technology Industry Development Center, Chinese Ministry of Science & Technology). Guangzhou (Canton), P.R. China
3-4 July 2008 The Company, Engine of the Mediterranean Organised MEDEF / UMCE with participation of ANIMA. Marseille, France
14-17 September 2008 XXV IASP World Conference 2008 The role of Science Parks in accelerating knowledge economy growth - contrasts between emerging and more developed economies. Johannesburg, South Africa
4-6 November 2008 35th International Small Business Congress - "An Entrepreneurial Odyssey - from local heroes to global champions" Organised by the International Small Business Congress (ISBC) in collaboration with the Institute for Small Business & Entrepreneurship (ISBE). Belfast, Northern Ireland
21 November 2008 4th Mediterranean Business Summit Organised by ANIMA in cooperation with The Economist. Marseille, France
26-28 November 2008 SIDEREUS 2008 Beijing, P.R.China
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