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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:

Y Combinator Winter 2013 Demo Day, Batch 2: Meet Lollipuff, Goldbely, And More Y Combinator Demo Day, where 47 startups are taking the stage to pitch investors and press, continues to roll along. Here are short descriptions of the second group of presenting companies (the descriptions in the headlines come from the companies themselves). As we mentioned earlier, it’s a smaller batch of startups this time around, and since many of them are presenting on an off-the-record basis, this is the last group that we’ll be able to write about today. You can also check out our picks for the top seven startups from Demo Day, and our thought piece on a leaner, stronger, more modest Y Combinator. Screenhero: Screen sharing Screenhero is a screen-sharing tool that goes beyond simply showing what’s happening on one screen to let people collaborate together in realtime. The company relates what it has built to YC alum Dropbox, since it’s “one of those products that lots of people want, but you have to get a lot of little things right” in order for it to actually be useful.

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.

Ευρωπαϊκός Διαγωνισμός Κοινωνικής Καινοτομίας - Βιομηχανική καινοτομία - Επιχειρήσεις και Βιομηχανία Ο διαγωνισμός αυτός καθιερώθηκε από την Ευρωπαϊκή Επιτροπή στη μνήμη του Ντιόγκο Βασκονσέλος. Στόχος του διαγωνισμού είναι να βρεθούν οι καλύτερες λύσεις στον τομέα της κοινωνικής καινοτομίας, έτσι ώστε οι πολίτες να μπορούν να βρίσκουν ή να αλλάζουν δουλειά. Πάνω από 25 εκατομμύρια Ευρωπαίοι είναι χωρίς δουλειά. Πολλοί μάλιστα αναγκάζονται να δουλεύουν με χαμηλές αποδοχές ή βλέπουν ότι δεν υπάρχουν γι' αυτούς πολλές δυνατότητες στην αγορά εργασίας - συχνά, εξαιτίας του φύλου, της ηλικίας τους ή κάποιας αναπηρίας. Με τον διαγωνισμό αυτόν καλούνται οι Ευρωπαίοι να προτείνουν καινούργιες λύσεις που θα μπορούσαν να ανοίξουν προοπτικές για τη δημιουργία νέων θέσεων εργασίας ή τη βελτίωση των υπαρχουσών. Ο διαγωνισμός, που ξεκίνησε την 1η Οκτωβρίου 2012, προβλέπει ότι θα δοθεί σημαντική καθοδήγηση στα σχέδια που θα προεπιλεγούν.

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

Διαγωνισμός για την καινοτομία στην καλλιέργεια γης | επιχειρησεις , ελληνικες επιχειρησεις Σημαντική πρωτοβουλία για την προώθηση της καινοτομίας στην καλλιέργεια της γης, προωθεί η εταιρεία GAEA σε συνεργασία με την τράπεζα Πειραιώς και την Αμερικανική Γεωργική Σχολή. Πρόκειται για την υλοποίηση του διαγωνισμού Reinspire Greece ο οποίος έχει σκοπό την προώθηση ενός να καινοτόμου μοντέλου ανάπτυξης της ελληνικής και αγροτικής παραγωγής, στηρίζοντας ευρηματικές ιδέες νέων ανθρώπων. Στο πλαίσιο του διαγωνισμού, νέοι ηλικίας 18 έως 35 ετών που ζουν στην Ελλάδα αλλά και στο εξωτερικό θα μπορούν να καταθέσουν το επιχειρηματικό τους σχέδιο για την ίδρυση επιχείρησης στην Ελλάδα, με αντικείμενο τον πρωτογενή τομέα. Οι 10 πιο καινοτόμες προτάσεις που θα αναδειχθούν θα βραβευθούν με 25.000 ευρώ η κάθε μία, από την GAEA . Τα ποσά αυτά θα προέλθουν από τις πωλήσεις του βιολογικού παρθένου ελαιολάδου “ Antiparos ” που λανσάρει η GAEA στην αμερικανική αγορά.

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

Home page - State of the Innovation Union 2012 - Innovation Union The Europe 2020 strategy and its ʻflagshipʼ initiatives focus on investments in education, research and innovation as the key to achieving smart, sustainable and inclusive growth. The Innovation Union flagship in particular is about creating a vibrant, innovation-based economy fuelled by ideas and creativity, capable of linking into global value chains, seizing opportunities, capturing new markets and creating high-quality jobs. This communication summarises progress at Member State and European levels towards achieving an Innovation Union in 2012, and concludes by outlining areas where action is still needed. State of the Innovation Union Report 2012 For more detailed information on the research and innovation performance in EU Member States and Associated countries, see Innovation Union progress at country level 2013

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