Issue N° 93 - November 2011
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Ms. Simona Marzetti
INSME Association Secretary General
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Innovation stakeholders worldwide can already mark in their 2012 calendar the 8th INSME Annual Meeting on "Innovation across Borders: Building Competitive Nations through SMEs Networks".
This event is co-hosted by INSME and the World Technopolis Association - WTA (INSME Member), Daejeon Metropolitan City, Innobiz Association and Daejeon Convention Center, and will be held in Daejeon, Republic of Korea on May 21st -24th 2012.
The INSME Secretariat invites you to visit in the upcoming weeks the new official 8th INSME Annual Meeting website at: www.annualmeeting2012.insme.org (currently under construction)
If you are interested to attend, please, contact the INSME Secretariat at: insme2012@insme.it
For further details about the venue and the organisers, we also invite you to download here the presentation made by the Korean co-hosts during the former INSME Annual Meeting in Helsinki on May 23.
Stay updated on the 8th INSME Annual Meeting also on the INSME Portal, the INSME Twitterpage and on our LinkedIn Profile
Ms. Simona Marzetti, INSME Secretary General, met last October in Rome a high level delegation from Colombia (Chamber of Commerce of Manizales, Chamber of Commerce of Pereira), in order to identify synergies and opportunities for mutual benefits with regard to potential joint initiatives in the field of SME innovation and SME competitiveness, also with a view to explore the possibility of organizing in the future a joint international SME Congress in Colombia.
The delegation was accompanied by Abcnet (INSME Observer) and was in Itay on the occasion of the Rome Forum on the initiatives and opportunities of cooperation between Italy and Colombia.
- In late October, the INSME Secretary general met also in Rome Mr. Toshiyasu ICHIOKA, PhD Project manager J-BILAT of the EU-Japan Centre for Industrial Cooperation in order to learn more about opportunities of science and technology cooperation between Japan and EU members.
Read more below about J-Bilat.
INSME strongly welcomes and supports more relations and exchanges with non EE based organization with a view to provide further business connections to its Members worldwide.
A high level Chinese delegation led by the Shanghai Technology Innovation Center (STIC) organized a study tour in Rome on November 17 in order to have a better understanding of how to help companies have access to finance, intelligence and opportunities in Italy and seek incubator- based potential cooperative opportunities.
On this purpose, the delegation visited the premises of the INSME Member Innova which provided useful information about the Italian national innovation system. The Shanghai Science & Technology Development and Exchange Centre was also involved in the visit. STIC is a public agency under the Science & Technology Commission of Shanghai Municipal Government, which has already taken last year 10 majormeasures to support SME's growth and innovation in the global economic slowdown.
Find out more at: http://www.incubator.sh.cn/en/
On 18th October 2011 the European Commission published the 2011 "EU Industrial R&D Investment Scoreboard"within the context of the Industrial Research Monitoring and Analysis (IRMA) activities that are jointly carried out by the European Commission's Joint Research Centre (JRC) - Institute for Prospective Technological Studies (IPTS) and the EC - Directorate General for Research and Innovation.
The data collected show that R&D investment by top EU companies recovered strongly in 2010, with a 6.1% rise following a 2.6% decrease in 2009. However, data for the world's top 1,400 companies show EU companies as a whole lagging behind major competitors from the US and some Asian economies on R&D growth.
Download the report here
Learn more on EC press release at:
http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?
reference=IP/11/1205&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en
During the last months the INSME Secretariat has developed further contacts in the Gulf region, a key economic area where SMEs and innovation play more and more a crucial role for economic development:
INSME is pleased to announce to be partner of the upcoming Saudi Conference for SMEs and Entrepreneurs "Entrepreneurs and SMEs: a New Era for the K ingdom's Growth", organised by NASEBA, to be held on the 4th -5th December 2011 in Ryiadh, Saudi Arabia.
The event, official endorsed and to be opened by His Royal Highness, Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz, Governor of Ryiadh, will aim to enable Saudi Arabian Government officials and key decision makers from the private sector to meet Saudi SMEs, entrepreneurs and innovators, with a view to encourage entrepreneurialism and help create jobs in the private sector.
Find out more at: http://www.kingdominvestorssummit.com/portfolios/
saudi-conference-for-smes-and-entrepreneurs/
INSME is also involved as partner of the Izdehar SME Conference 2012, the premier exhibition and conference supporting Small and Medium-sized Enterprises in Saudi Arabia, organised by informa Saudi Arabia and National Exhibitions Co.
The event, including a SME and Entrepreneurship Summit, will be held from the 13th to the 15th May 2012 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
INSME Members will benefit from a 15% discount on the Conference fee.
Read more on the Conference website at: http://www.izdeharsme.com/
Taking into account the role of Chinese's textile industry in terms of opportunities and threats, China IPR SME Helpdesk issues an article on Intellectual Property issues across subsectors of the textile industry, with a view to provide useful information to protect foreign technologies and brands by infringement of Chinese competitors. In particular, this first part of the article focuses on trade marks and patents.
Download IPR Protection in China for the Textile Industry - part I
Part II will follow in the next months. Don't miss it!
Organiser: EuroTransBio initiative
Applicants: SMEs consortia from at least two countries/regions among Austria, Finland, Germany, Italy, Spain (Andalusia, Basque Country, Catalonia, Navarra), Belgium (Flanders, Wallonia), France (Alsace) and may include additional partners from research organizations or large industry.
Aim: Foster the competitive capacity of European biotechnology industry by supporting the research intensive SMEs and ther strategic partnerships.
Topics: All fields of biotechnology (red, green, white, blue and grey)
Deadline: 1st February 2012
Learn more at: www.eurotransbio.eu
Organiser: EUREKA's Eurostars Programme
Applicants: SMEs based in Eurostars member state
Aim: Stimulate the R&D performing SMEs to lead international collaborative research and innovation project by easing access to support and funding
Deadline: 1st March 2012
Find out more at: http://www.eurostars-eureka.eu
Organiser: European Commission
Eligibility criteria: A doctorate in quantitative economics (economic theory or statistics); at least two years postdoctoral research experience and author of articles relevant to DG Enterprise published on significant international scientific journals with peer review. No nationality requirements.
Aim: Strengthen in-house research potential by improving connections with the economic research community
Topics: Microeconomics and quantitative methods in the areas of industrial policy and economic reforms
Deadline: 30th June 2012
Read more and download the relevant documentation here
J-Bilat project, contributed by the European Commission, aims to facilitate EU-Japan cooperation in research and innovation with a view to reinforce collaboration and S&T partnerships. The project is based on the creation and development of an information support mechanism for the research community in Japan.
For further details, please, visit the J-Bilat website at: www.j-bilat.eu
Read the latest newsletter at:
http://documents.eu-japan.eu/media/publications/newsletter/october11.pdf
The tenth edition of the OECD Science, Technology and Industry (STI) Scoreboard 2011 "Innovation and Growth in Knowledge Economies" has recently been published by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development - OECD.
With over 180 comparable indicators, it analyses trends in science, technology, innovation and industrial performance in OECD and major non-OECD countries (Brazil, Russian Federation, India, Indonesia, People's Republic of China and South Africa). It also shows that the United States is still leading the way for research.
Download the Report here.
To learn more about the Publication, please, click here.
The Sustainable Manufacturing Toolkit, issued by the OECD - Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development, aims to provide a practical starting point for businesses around the world to improve the efficiency of their production processes and products in a way to contribute to sustainable development and green growth.
The Toolkit comprises the Start-up Guide, which provides easy-to-read guidance to help the reader understand the basic issues and start measurement step by step; the Web Portal which provides detailed explanation on indicators, technical advice on performance management and links to more guidance.
Download the Start-up Guide: Seven Steps to Environmental Excellence.
Doing Business 2012, a co-publication of the World Bank and the International Finance Corporation, is the ninth in a series of annual reports investigating the regulations that enhance business activity and those that constrain it.
The Report presents quantitative indicators on business regulation and the protection of property rights that can be compared across 183 economies and it ranks the economies in 10 areas of business regulation, such as starting a business, resolving insolvency and trading across borders.
To learn more, please, click here.
To download the full Report, please click here.
The European Commission has launched in 2011 the European Design Innovation Initiative (EDII) to exploit the full potential of design for innovation and to reinforce the link between design, innovation and competitiveness.
It will also support the European Commission in developing a joint vision, priorities and actions to better integrate design into innovation policy.
To find out more, please click here.
The aim of the SWITCH-Asia Programme is to promote Sustainable Consumption and Production (SCP) in Asia. In this regard, this Newsletter is intended to connect project owners, policy makers and stakeholders in the world of SCP.
The E-Newsletter, published by the SWITCH-Asia Network Facility, is an e-version that will keep people updated with activities of the SWITCH-Asia Programme, the Network Facility and the SWITCH-Asia Projects.
Read the latest issue of the SWITCH-Asia E-Newsletter here.
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30th November -2nd December 2011
Mr. Paolo Anselmo, President of the INSME Association (Member of EAI), will take part to the discussion. EFI will include updates on the latest best practice and, bringing together the key players from the entire innovation spectrum, foster the commitment to invest, reduce fragmentation, leverage creativity and facilitate the technology transfer that is urgently needed in Europe.
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The Procluster Facilitator Training Workshop, organized by EPROCA - European ProClusters Association (INSME Member), combines the main considerations in setting up, managing and evaluating regional competitiveness programmes based on clusters. The objective of the event is to elaborate tools and methods to assist enterprises and their stakeholder groups to activate the necessary dynamics for a fruitful future. Furthermore, it will learn how to build up stimulating and respectful collaboration between different stakeholders, and how to increase the awareness of the comprehensive intellectual capital concept which offers tools to strengthen cluster facilitators' knowledge capital.
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14th - 20th November 2011
GEW 2011 - Global Entrepreneurship Week
Co-organized by the Kauffman Foundation and Enterprise UK
Worldwide
24th November 2011
3rd High-Level Conference on Industrial Competitiveness: "Delivering an Integrated Industrial Policy for the Globalisation Era"
Organized by the European Commission
Brussels, Belgium
28th - 29th November 2011
The Licensing Opportunities Forum 2011 (LOF 2011)
Organized by the Arab Science and Technology Foundation (ASTF - INSME Member) and the Licensing Executive Society-Arab Countries (LES-AC)
Sharjah, U.A.E
4th - 5th December 2011
Saudi Conference for SMEs and Entrepreneurs "Entrepreneurs and SMEs: a New Era for the Kingdom's Growth"
Under the patronage of and to be officially inaugurated by his royal highness prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz, Governor of Riyadh. INSME is a partner of the event
Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
5th - 6th December 2011
Innovation Convention 2011
Organized by the European Commission
Brussels, Belgium
5th - 8th December 2011
2nd International Small & Medium Enterprises Exhibition - SME 2011
Under the Patronage of the UAE Minister of Economy and organized by the International Specialized Exhibitions and Conferences
Abu Dhabi, UAE
6th - 9th December 2011
Open Innovation & IP Week 2011
With the partnership of the European Commission and BUSINESSEUROPE
Brussels, Belgium
8th - 10th December 2011
Entrepreneurship and new venture creation - International models and benchmarks
Organized by ISBE - Institute for Small Business and Entrepreneurship (INSME Member)
Bangalore, India
12th - 13th December 2011
Forum of the Committee Of The Regions "EU research and innovation: What role for regions and cities after 2013?"
Organized by the European Union-Committee of the Regions
Brussels, Belgium
12th - 13th December 2011
Understanding China Training Programme - Module 4
Organized within the framework of Understanding China Programme
Antwerp, Belgium
14th December 2011
6th Annual New England Venture Summit
Organized by youngStartup Ventures Inc.
Boston Dedham, Massachusetts, United States
19th January 2012
WORKSHOP "Social attitudes toward fostering entrepreneurship and innovation demand"
Organized in the framework of the European Commission INNO-Grips project
Brussels, Belgium
21st-24th May 2012
8th INSME Annual Meeting
"Innovation across Borders: Building Competitive Nations through SMEs Networks"
Organised by INSME and the World Technopolis Association - WTA (INSME Member), Daejeon Metropolitan City, Innobiz Association and Daejeon Convention Center
Daejeon, South Korea
17th - 20th June 2012
XXIII ISPIM Conference - Action for Innovation: "Innovating from Experience"
Organized by ISPIM-The International Society for Professional Innovation Management (INSME Member)
Barcelona, Spain
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