Archive for October, 2005

Digital Transformation Initiative for the Middle East

Intel announced the launch of the ‘Intel Digital Transformation Initiative for the Middle East’, a comprehensive, multi-year program that will expand Intel’s economic, educational and technology-related support throughout the region. Continue reading…

Collaborative Innovation Summit

At Business Innovation Factory’s Collaborative Innovation Summit (BIF-1), participants and storytellers shared stories about how boundary-less collaboration is transforming how value is delivered in every arena, from health care and education to security and entertainment. Continue reading…

Toronto Region Research Alliance

The Toronto Region Research Alliance is a innovative alliance of regional leaders engaged in transforming the Toronto Region into a world-leading centre for research and research-driven industry Continue reading…

Wall Street Journal’s Innovation Awards

The genome-sequencing technique from 454 Life Sciences was selected as the Gold winner in The Wall Street Journal’s 2005 Technology Innovation Awards competition. Innovative technologies from around the world were eligible for awards in categories including biotechnology, software, security, energy and the environment, among others. Continue reading…

InnoCentive

InnoCentive is a web-based community matching top scientists to relevant R&D challenges facing leading companies from around the globe. It provides an online forum enabling major companies to reward scientific innovation through financial incentives. Continue reading…

Knowledge Assessment Methodology

In order to facilitate countries trying to make the transition to the knowledge economy, the Knowledge Assessment Methodology (KAM) was developed by the World Bank Institute. Continue reading…

From Push to Pull: The Next Frontier of Innovation

An article, in the latest issue of The McKinsey Quarterly, shows how “smart”, modular, decentralized systems that connect an array of suppliers and other external stakeholders are providing a competitive advantage and changing the face of the efficient corporation. According to the authors, organizational success depends upon effective mobilization of resources. Getting the right resources to the right place at the right time can make the difference between desired impact and catastrophe. Continue reading…

Bridging the gap between idea and implementation

Great ideas abound at MIT, and the Deshpande Center strives to make them a reality. By funding novel early-stage research, and connecting MIT’s innovators with venture capitalists and entrepreneurial companies, the Center helps emerging technologies to emerge. Continue reading…

Knowledge Clusters and Entrepreneurship in Regional Economic Development

A report that provides to economic developers with an understanding of the latest research on the issues surrounding entrepreneurship and knowledge clusters as economic development strategies, along with practical new ideas and tactics. Continue reading…

Regions of Knowledge 1

The “Regions of Knowledge” pilot action, introduced by the European Parliament, aims to support experimental actions at regional level in four areas:

    (1) Technology audits and regional foresight: focusing on analysis of the regional economy and technological fabric as well as identifying future development scenarios for a knowledge based economy.
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