Issue N° 113 - September 2013
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Dear INSMEnews Readers,
September, time for creativity
and new ideas!
Our network is steadily growing and our expectations to reach the magic 100 members
mark again seems to be a realistic result to be
achieved by end of 2013!
We will continue on our path to success
by considering ;-) :
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Ms. Christin Pfeiffer
INSME Secretary general
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INSME and the International
Society for Small and Medium Enterprises - ISSME have recently
signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the purpose of creating
synergies by strengthening knowledge, networking, growth and the
technological base of SMEs at a national, regional and international
level.Learn
more about the International Society for Small and Medium Enterprises
here
INSME has recently kicked-off one of the FP7 projects where the
network contributes as a partner.
Check all information about the MIRRIS project on the on the official websiteRead the interview hereLearn
more about the initiative hereCheck all details at this page
European Commission’s Vice President Tajani is
organizing missions for Growth in European and third countries to enhance cooperation between EU and other
countries and regions of the world in areas of mutual interest of
Enterprise & Industry Policy. Countries as Russia,
Brazil, China or India offer a huge untapped market potential, which
is estimated will account for about 60% of world GDP by 2030. At
present, these markets are only served by less than 10% of exporting
European enterprises. According to Vice-President Tajani, major non-EU
markets with strong growth rates represent significant opportunities
for European enterprises and so helping them to better exploit their
potential in the global arena is a clear priority to boost
competitiveness and create employment. Find all the details and register for the upcoming events on the official
Missions for Growth website.
The 2nd
EU SME Assembly is scheduled to take place in Vilnius,
Lithuania on the 25th and the 26th of November
2013. The event brings together SMEs, business organisations,
European, national and regional governments, academia and the media to
discuss how to encourage a Europe of
Enterprise.More information here
Even
in the U.S., the gender gap in entrepreneurship is still evident, as
the average rate of entrepreneurial activity for men from 1996 to
2012 was equal to 0.37 percent, while it was substantially lower
(0.23 percent) for women.
This article tries to identify the key-factors to revert this
trend, showing evidence from interesting studies, as for example
the Gender GEDI (Global Entrepreneurship and
Development Index).
Read the article
Have you ever wondered about how to
discourage people from using proper websites?
This article aims at showing the utility of reverse thinking in
order to find innovative solutions.
Read the article here
Since trade secrets and confidential information are critical to
company’s business operations, it is also essential to include
provisions protecting them in contracts with third parties.
However no protection is afforded
to "confidential information" under the Chinese law, unless it is
otherwise specified in a contract.
In this article, the China IPR SME Helpdesk (INSME Partner) shows the best way to protect intellectual property in China.
CAESIE is a bilateral
partnership initiative programme between the European Union and
Australia. It is specifically targeted to establish science
and technology collaboration and partnership between small and medium
enterprises (SMEs) and researchers in Europe and Australia.More information at the official
CAESIE page
The
African
Innovation Foundation has recently launched the Innovation
Prize for Africa (IPA) 2014 call for applications. The IPA
2014 competition focuses on five priority areas, namely
manufacturing and service industry, health and well-being,
agriculture and agribusiness, environment, energy and water and
ICTs.
Eligible innovations must be submitted by Africans for Africa.
Africans in the Diaspora are also allowed to apply if their
innovations are significant for Africa. In addition the innovation
or associated business must be registered in Africa.
The 2014 IPA will consist of three Prizes (First Prize: $. 100,000,
Runner-up Prize: $ 25,000, Special Prize for Social Impact
Innovation: $ 25,000).
The deadline to submit
applications is the 31st of October 2013.
More information at the official website
Social Ventures Hong
Kong (SVhk) has launched the Asia
Social Innovation Award 2013, that aims at inspiring a
social innovation culture in the region. SVhk welcomes the public to
generate and present any innovative idea addressing one of the three
social issues for this year: 1) Ageing Population; 2) Poverty and 3)
Parenting.
Evaluation results shall be released in early November. Each of the
six winners is expected tp be awarded with a prize money and the
winning ideas will be published on the SVhk website.
Candidates can submit their ideas in 200-500 words here by
the 6th of October 2013 (Asian participants) and by the
13th of October 2013 (Hong Kong participants).
More information here
Through to the European
Capital of Innovation Award, the European Commission
intends to acknowledge the outstanding achievement of a city in
building up an innovation ecosystem, i.e. a system which links the
citizens (People) with a built environment (Place) and public
organizations and policy-makers (Public) through business (Private).
The contest is open until the 3rd
of December 2013. The award of EUR 500.000 will be granted
to the winning city to scale up its achievement. The experts will
examine and select the "Capital of
Innovation" which is supposed to be announced in spring
2014.
Read further at this page
In Autumn the European Commission will host two Information Days on SME
participation to Horizon 2020, specifically directed towards SME
support organisations (governmental and non-governmental).
The events will take place on the
18th of October and the 25th of November, in
Brussels, Belgium. Additional dates for Information Days
may be announced in September.
All details here
The European
Commission contracted the law firm Baker & McKenzie to carry out a
study on the role of trade secrets
and confidential business information as possible drivers for
innovation, competitiveness and economic growth in the EU. Read and download the report here
Based
on a survey of 246 CEOs from around the world, this report – issued
by PricewaterhouseCoopers
(PwC) - explores the changing role
and nature of innovation in today’s businesses.
To see how innovation is evolving, the findings are compared to a
similar study carried out in 2009. What emerges from the latest
survey is that CEOs are now taking personal responsibility for
directing and inspiring innovation as it becomes an ever more vital
element of business survival and success, but organisations are not
always ready to take advantage from new ideas.
Find the report at this page
The Center
for Data Innovation, developed by the Information Technology
and Innovation Foundation, conducts high-quality, independent
research and educational activities on the impact of the increased
use of information on economy and society.
In addition, the Center for Data Innovation formulates and promotes
pragmatic public policies designed to enable
data-driven innovation in the public and private sector, create
new economic opportunities and improve quality of life. The
Center for Data Innovation also sponsors the annual Data Innovation Day.
Check further details at Center for Data Innovation official website
Green growth means
promoting economic growth while reducing pollution and greenhouse
gas emissions, minimising waste and inefficient use of natural
resources, and maintaining biodiversity. It also means improving
health prospects for populations and making investment in the
environment, a driver for economic growth.
The OECD Green Growth Newsletter keeps
OECD Committees and other stakeholders informed about the activities
of the OECD in this key field of modern economies (new publications,
events, calls and so on).
Subscribe to the newsletter at this webpage
 18th
to 21th of October 2013ISSME World Conference 2013 Delhi, India The Conference, organised by the International Society for Small and Medium Enterprises – ISSME (INSME Partner), will open with a Public Agency Forum on "Fostering Sustainable Development of SMEs worldwide", where policies, best practices and case studies to identify areas of concern to the SME sector will be shown and discussed. After the Inaugural Ceremony, the Conference breaks out into three Plenary Sessions, 10 parallel workshops and a Symposium including debates on a wide range of themes. One of the highlights of this event is the ISSME Global Awards, as recognition to the outstanding achievements/contribution of global businesses, entrepreneurs and eminent personalities, institutions or organisations to the development and promotion of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises. INSME will actively intervene at the Conference represented by its Secretary General Ms. Christin Pfeiffer. Check the official
website of the event
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Organized by Khalifa Fund for Enterprise Development (INSME Vice-President), the ADEF 2013 will include a program of inspiring presentations, conversations, debates and workshops in addition to an exhibition and an award ceremony introducing successful UAE small and medium-sized enterprises. More information about the event here
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1st – 2nd of October 2013
Sustainability
Applied 2013
Organized by The Bloom Centre
for Sustainability
Mississauga, Canada
2nd – 3rd of October 2013
EBAN
Winter University
Organized by EBAN
Moscow, Russian Federation
7th – 8th of October 2013
Innovation
Days 2013
Organized by Universal Medica
Group
Paris, France
10th of October 2013
International
Entrepreneurship Symposium
Organized by the Anima
Investment Network, Sophia Business Angels and the Foundation
Sophia Antipolis
Nice, France
11th of October 2013
Launch of the 2nd European Social
Innovation Competition
Organized by the European
Commission in partnership with the UniCredit Foundation
Milan, Italy
22nd - 24th of October 2013
EPO Patent Information Conference
Organized by European Patent
Office and the Italian Ministry of Economic Development
Bologna, Italy
24th – 25th of October 2013
Innovation
For Financial Services 2013
Co-organized by ISPIM and
Lappeenranta University of Technology (LUT)
Singapore
2nd – 3rd of November
International
Workshop on Leadership and Entrepreneurship Development
Organized by the World Network
of Young Leaders and Entrepreneurs
Vihti - Helsinki Sub-region, Finland
4th – 6th of November 2013
10th Annual Conference on
Innovation Based Regional Development
Organized by the The
Technopolicy Network and King Abdulaziz City for Science &
Technology (KACST)
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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