27.07.10 Second meeting of the Expert Panel on Services Innovation in the EU

The Expert Panel on Services Innovation in the EU had its second workshop 14-15 June 2010.

Workshop 2 took place in Copenhagen, at the new IT University. The theme for Workshop 2 was ‘Services innovation as a catalyst for growth...

26.07.10 CENTRAL EUROPE Programme announces a cluster call

The CENTRAL EUROPE Programme has called for Expressions of Interest. One of the seven project concepts is "Boosting innovation through new cluster concepts in support of emerging issues and cross-sectoral themes"....

17.07.10 New themes on the Europe INNOVA Portal

Two new themes have been added to the 'Innovation in Services' section: Creative industries and Mobile services.

Under these themes you will find information in the Amsterdam and Stuttgart seminars as well as related documents...

14.07.10 Europe INNOVA Best Partnership Award 2010 ? call for nominations now open

The call for nominations for the Europe INNOVA Best Partnership Award 2010 is now open until 10 September 2010.

The Best Partnership Award will be given to the Europe INNOVA partnership that is found to be making the most...

14.07.10 The Declaration of Bilbao on "Fostering eco-innovation in SMEs"

The organisers of the 8th European Forum on Eco-innovation facilitated the formulation of the Bilbao Declaration on Eco-innovation in SMEs. The Declaration formulates recommendations on how the European Union can make...

11.07.10 Second application round for study visits will open on 19 July 2010

This second application round concerns study visits for educational and vocational specialists which will be held between March and June 2011

11.07.10 New EU Investment package set to boost trade and underpin investor rights

The European Commission today took the first step towards a comprehensive European international investment policy with two initiatives. A policy paper lays out how the new EU competence on foreign direct investment can be used...

11.07.10 Building transatlantic innovation bridges

The flow of European talent across the Atlantic has long been an issue of concern. A recent event explored ways of building bridges between US-based European researchers and innovators in Silicon Valley with innovation support...

11.07.10 OSIRIS Project to increase competitiveness of Europeans in ICT

IBBT leads an International Consortium which has acquired EU funding for coordinating and support action project and establishing an Open and Sustainable ICT Research Infrastructure Strategy.

09.07.10 The Cluster Observatory maps creative regions

Creative and cultural industries (CCI) were the focus of a report recently released by the European Cluster Observatory. The report, written by Professor Dominic Power and Mr Tobias Nielsén, uses the Observatory’s data as a...