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08.10.12 Turning business ideas into reality
Enterprise Minister Arlene Foster has announced a new programme of support for those wanting to set up their own business.Entrepreneurs looking to develop a new business and turn their ideas into reality will now be able to avail...
[more]05.10.12 Collaboration key to making best use of technology in health service - Poots
Health Minister Edwin Poots has said that everyone must work together to exploit the use of technology to best effect in the delivery of health and social services.The Minister was speaking as he and Enterprise Minister Arlene...
[more]05.10.12 Substantial contribution to research and innovation in the Swedish 2013 Budget Bill
The Swedish Government is investing SEK 4 billion in research and innovation to strengthen Sweden’s position as a prominent research nation in the long term. The new 2013 budget bill will among other things focus on life sciences...
[more]05.10.12 Digital Agenda: New strategy to drive European business and government productivity via cloud computing
The European Commission's new strategy for "Unleashing the potential of cloud computing in Europe" outlines actions to deliver a net gain of 2.5 million new European jobs, and an annual boost of EUR 160 billion to EU...
[more]05.10.12 Europe 2020 Strategy Past trends and latest data for the headline indicators of the Europe 2020 strategy
The Europe 2020 strategy1, adopted by the European Council in June 2010, aims at establishing a smart, sustainable and inclusive economy with high levels of employment, productivity and social cohesion. The key objectives of the...
[more]05.10.12 New EU loan guarantee facility for innovative SMEs launched in Austria
The European Commission has today welcomed the commercial launch in Austria of a new European Union loan guarantee facility for innovative small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). The Risk Sharing Instrument (RSI), developed by...
[more]05.10.12 Commission proposes measures to tackle 'biopiracy' and facilitate nature-based research
Researchers and companies in the EU received a boost today with a new proposal that should provide reliable access to genetic resources from outside the Union. The proposal – a draft Regulation that would implement the 'Nagoya...
[more]05.10.12 OPEN DAYS 2012: Europe's regions join the call for a strong Cohesion Policy as Europe's growth fund.
The biggest annual event in the world of regional and urban policy marks its 10th anniversary at a crucial time for EU Cohesion Policy. Talks on the EU budget and the future shape of cohesion policy are entering their final and...
[more]01.10.12 Ten years of the SkatteFUNN Tax Incentive Scheme
This autumn marks 10 years since the SkatteFUNN Tax Incentive Scheme was launched. Since then, some 21 000 projects have been approved under the Research Council of Norway’s largest initiative for promoting research and...
[more]25.09.12 New working Paper: The Role of International Transfers in Public Investment in CESEE: The European Commission's experience with Structural Funds
Central, Eastern and Southern European Economies (CESEE) are the main beneficiaries of cohesion policy. In the context of the current financial and economic crisis, it is more than ever necessary to ensure that public money is...
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