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24 April 2014 ONE Conference Brussels 2014: Policies (R)Evolution and Every European Digital, Brussels The Future has begun. Member States and regions must lose no time in preparing the next generation of EU programmes for growth, says Commissioner Hahn after MEPs' vote on radical reform of EU Regional Policy in July 2013. The new programming period brings new investment budgets for Member States, seeking synergies between Regional Policy and Horizon 2020 in order to maximise the innovation opportunities. The ONE Conference is facilitating the joint effort of EU partners to build links between information networks and ICT Observatories for reaching ambitious common objectives of Europe 2020.

Accueil | Without Model Una politica industriale integrata per l'era della globalizzazione La presente comunicazione propone un nuovo approccio alla politica industriale, riconoscendo il ruolo centrale della concorrenzialità e della sostenibilità dell'industria dell'Unione europea (UE). A tal fine, è essenziale considerare la politica industriale in senso lato, comprendendo le politiche che hanno un impatto sui costi, sui prezzi e sulla concorrenzialità innovativa dell'industria e dei singoli settori, ma tenendo anche conto degli effetti prodotti sulla concorrenzialità prodotti da tutte le altre iniziative politiche che possono avere ripercussioni di rilievo su costi, prezzi e concorrenzialità innovativa. Vi rientrano non solo le politiche del mercato unico e le politiche commerciali, ma anche le politiche sui trasporti, l'energia, le politiche ambientali o sociali e consumeristiche. Il nuovo approccio della Commissione è articolato come segue:

Home La Fundación Corresponsables lanza los V Premios Corresponsables en España y Latinoamérica consolidando en esta edición el marcado carácter internacional que adquirieron en la pasada, para así conseguir una aún mayor difusión y repercusión, lo que interesará a vuestras organizaciones, tanto si están ya presentes en varios países como si lo piensan estar en el futuro. Financiación de empresas. ENISA Sérendipité Un article de Wikipédia, l'encyclopédie libre. Dans les pays anglo-saxons, les Serendipity shops sont des boutiques où l'on trouve des idées inattendues de cadeaux. Parmi les nombreux exemples de découvertes et inventions liées au hasard, citons comme exemple de découverte par sérendipité : la lithographie, le four à micro-ondes, la pénicilline, le Post-it, le téflon, le Velcro. Histoire du mot[modifier | modifier le code] Étymologie[modifier | modifier le code] C'est un néologisme, créé par calque de l'anglais « serendipity » donc un anglicisme. Origine[modifier | modifier le code] « … cette découverte est presque de l'espèce que j'appelle serendipity, un mot très expressif que je vais m'efforcer, faute d'avoir mieux à vous narrer, de vous expliquer : vous le comprendrez mieux par l'origine que par la définition. Le mot forgé par Walpole sommeille pendant un siècle[5]. Exemples de découvertes, inventions et innovations faites par sérendipité[modifier | modifier le code] 1936. - Le Post-it :

SME Performance Review - Small and medium sized enterprises (SME) - Enterprise and Industry The SME Performance Review is one of the main tools the European Commission uses to monitor and assess countries' progress in implementing the Small Business Act (SBA) on a yearly basis. With an emphasis on the measures from the SBA Action Plan, the review brings comprehensive information on the performance of SMEs in EU Member States and other 9 partner countries. It consists of two parts – Annual Report on European SMEs and SBA country fact sheets. Brussels, 26 November 2013 - The European Commission published today the 2012/2013 Annual Report on European SMEs. Annual Report on European SMEs 2013 is likely to mark a turning point for the EU SMEs. Reports are available here: Annual report: 2013 [12 MB] ; 2012 [3 MB] Database for the Annual report: 2013 [5 MB] Forecast methodology: 2013 [364 KB] SBA fact sheets The SBA fact sheets assess progress in implementation of the Small Business Act at national level. Please note that the SBA fact sheets: Summary Paper: Summary Paper 1. 2. 3.

Home page for the TEPSIE project Design and creativity - Innovation - Enterprise and Industry There is political agreement in Europe that to ensure competitiveness, prosperity and well-being, all forms of innovation need to be supported. The importance of design as a key discipline and activity to bring ideas to the market, has been recognised in the commitment 19 of the Innovation Union, a flagship initiative of the Europe 2020 Growth Strategy. The European Design Innovation Platform The Commission is co-financing the implementation of the European Design Innovation Platform (EDIP) as an instrument to deliver its Action Plan for Design-Driven Innovation. The Platform aims to boost the adoption of design in innovation policies and support the creation of capacity and competencies to deliver these policies. Please find here the initial version of the European Design Innovation Platform. Implementing an Action Plan for Design-Driven Innovation On 23 September 2013, the Commission published a Staff Working Document "Implementing an Action Plan for Design-Driven Innovation " .

Innover par les usages SME Performance Review - Small and medium sized enterprises (SME) - Enterprise and Industry The SME Performance Review is one of the main tools the European Commission uses to monitor and assess countries' progress in implementing the Small Business Act (SBA) on a yearly basis. With an emphasis on the measures from the SBA Action Plan, the review brings comprehensive information on the performance of SMEs in EU Member States and other 9 partner countries. It consists of two parts – Annual Report on European SMEs and SBA country fact sheets. Brussels, 26 November 2013 - The European Commission published today the 2012/2013 Annual Report on European SMEs. The Report on European SMEs is prepared on a yearly basis. Annual Report on European SMEs 2013 is likely to mark a turning point for the EU SMEs. Reports are available here: Annual report: 2013 [12 MB] ; 2012 [3 MB] Database for the Annual report: 2013 [5 MB] Forecast methodology: 2013 [364 KB] SBA fact sheets The SBA fact sheets assess progress in implementation of the Small Business Act at national level. Policy Studies

Definition of Social Innovation - Industrial innovation - Enterprise and Industry The Second European Social Innovation Competition is closed since 11 December 2013. Take a look at the best ideas selected. The Competition, launched in memory of Diogo Vasconcelos, invites Europeans to come up with new solutions to reduce unemployment and minimize its corrosive effects on the economy and our society both now and in the future. Social innovation is not only desirable, it is necessary. It doesn’t matter if you haven’t found the right investor for your ideas yet. But there's more. Don’t keep your great ideas to yourself.

1001Réunions.com - ATELIER FILROUGE Europe 2020 in Italy The Country-specific Recommendations are documents prepared by the European Commission for each country, analysing its economic situation and providing recommendations on measures it should adopt over the coming 18 months. They are tailored to the particular issues the Member State is facing and cover a broad range of topics: the state of public finances, reforms of pension systems, measures to create jobs and to fight unemployment, education and innovation challenges, etc. The final adoption of Country-specific Recommendations prepared by the Commission is done at the highest level by national leaders in the European Council. Country overview Italy’s capacity to withstand the impact of the crisis is hampered by long-standing structural weaknesses. Over the past year Italy has adopted a range of relevant and ambitious measures with a view to safeguarding fiscal sustainability and spurring growth. 2013 European Commission's recommendations for Italy in brief European Semester Documents

Reinventing Europe Through Innovation October 2009 The President of the European Commission José Manuel Durão Barroso has released a report and a call to action to transform the EU from a knowledge society into an innovation society. The President said very convincingly, "I am passionate about innovation. Diogo Vasconcelos, SIX's Chair, is also Chair of the Business Panel on Future EU Innovation Policy. Europe and Innovation - Introduction to the European Innvoation Plan In December 2008 European Council called for a European Plan for Innovation. This should provide the basis for consultations and debate on the directions and possible measures to be included in a European plan for innovation that could be presented by the end of 2009. Business Panel on Future European Innovation Policy DG Enterprise has established a business panel to provide inputs from a business perspective on priorities for future EU innovation policy.

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