Archive for November, 2005

Digital Strategy 2006-2013 for Greece

DigitalStrategyIn 2005, was worked out by the Committee of Information technology for first time a completed Digital Strategy for Greece, regarding the period 2006-2013. Continue reading…

New Knowledge Economy portal in Romania

WASHINGTON, November 29, 2005 – The Board of Directors of the World Bank approved today a loan in the amount of US$60 million for a Knowledge Economy Project for Romania. Continue reading…

Buildings with Beauty and Brains

Take a tour of BusinessWeek’s architectural wonders of the world and find how innovative architecture meets cutting-edge technology in ten uniquely attractive and functional structures. Continue reading…

Conference on Entrepreneurship Education

The Roundtable on Entrepreneurship Education (REE) is designed to stimulate communication and collaboration between business, science, and engineering faculty who teach high-technology entrepreneurship in universities around the world. Continue reading…

Irish Competitiveness Report 2005

NCC_LogoThe eighth Annual Competitiveness Report (ACR) benchmarks Ireland’s performance for 171 key competitiveness indicators against 15 other advanced countries. Continue reading…

Digital Cities and Regional Networks

The first conference in New Zealand focusing solely on regional and municipal broadband infrastructure and grassroots IT initiatives took place at November 23 in Wellington. Continue reading…

Innovative Helsinki

HelsinkiMetropolitanAreaIn this post Mr. Gerrit Visser in his blog is presenting some interesting links on the Finnish model for innovation and development. Continue reading…

Innovation in Manufacturing

The 2005 Georgia Manufacturing Survey shows that companies basing their competitive strategies on the development of innovative products or processes enjoy higher returns on sales, pay better wages and have less to fear from outsourcing than do manufacturers relying on other competitive strategies. Continue reading…

OECD Science, Technology and Industry Scoreboard

As innovation becomes a key determinant for long-run economic growth and social well-being, the OECD Scoreboard provides a comprehensive picture of countries’ performance in the areas of science, technology, globalisation and industry. Continue reading…

World Summit on the Information Society

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Geneva, 18 November 2005 — The second phase of the World Summit on the Information Society closed today after almost a week of intense negotiations, eight plenary sessions, 308 parallel events organized by 264 organizations and 33 press conferences attracting around 19’000 participants worldwide.

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