13.07.12 Commission launches innovation partnership for Smart Cities and Communities

One of the greatest challenges facing the EU is how best to design and adapt cities into smart intelligent and sustainable environments. Almost three quarters of Europeans live in cities, consuming 70% of the EU's energy....

13.07.12 EU and USA agree to foster transatlantic SME cooperation

EU and USA agree to foster transatlantic SME cooperation

Small and medium sized companies (SMEs) from both sides of the Atlantic should better profit from increased trade between the US and the EU. In the framework of the...

10.07.12 Northern Ireland: Foster launches new economic research programme

Enterprise Minister Arlene Foster has today published the DETI Research Agenda 2012-15, which sets out the priorities of DETI over the next three years.Commenting on the Research Agenda, the Minister said: “Economic research is...

09.07.12 Ireland: New € 2million clustering programme to promote cooperation between businesses and create more jobs

The Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Richard Bruton TD, launched a new €2million programme to encourage groups of businesses to collaborate to achieve specific business objectives, improve competitive advantage,...

09.07.12 Northern Ireland: Ministers congratulate Denroy Plastics on its R&D funding at Farnborough

First Minister Rt. Hon. Peter D. Robinson MLA and Enterprise Minister Arlene Foster have congratulated Bangor-based Denroy Plastics on securing European funding for a significant research and development project. The plastic...

06.07.12 Norwegian initiative to combat global health problems

e Government recently reiterated Norway’s commitment to this effort in the newly adopted Norwegian white paper on global health.

The Research Council of Norway’s Programme for Global Health and Vaccination Research (GLOBVAC)...

05.07.12 French competitiveness clusters evaluation published

The evaluation addressed the 2009-2012 implementation period, i.e. the second phase of this major innovation support policy in France. Its aim was to assess the relevance, coherence, efficiency and impact of the national policy...

04.07.12 CLUSTERS NEW TRENDS AND THEIR CHALLENGES FOR IMPLEMENTING RIS3

On 21 June 2012 over 75 European policy makers gathered in Brussels to review the linkages and synergies between clusters and the new regional policy framework known as RIS3 (Regional Innovation Strategies for Smart...

04.07.12 New programme on petroleum research

When the Research Council of Norway’s Large-scale Programme for Optimal Management of Petroleum Resources (PETROMAKS) concludes in 2013, its successor will be ready to go. The new programme will have the overall responsibility...

03.07.12 Northern Ireland: Foster announces new online initiative to grow NI global network

Enterprise Minister Arlene Foster has announced the creation of a new not-for-profit virtual organisation, Northern Irish Connections, to develop and grow the support of people with a connection to Northern Ireland by birth,...