Archive for May, 2006

Intelligent Environments

The 2nd IET International Conference on Intelligent Environments, 5-6 July 2006, Athens, will provide a leading edge forum for researchers and engineers from across the world to present their latest research and to discuss future directions in this area. Continue reading…

Washington’s Innovation & Technology Metrics

Every year, the Washington Technology Center puts together a comprehensive analysis of trends and indicators that provide a statistical backdrop for measuring the state’s technology based economic growth. Continue reading…

Globalization of Innovation Symposium

“Symposium on the “Globalization of Innovation: Industry Trends and Professional Workforce Implications” sponsored by the Board on Science, Technology and Economy Policy of the U.S. National Academies took place on April 21, 2006 at Washington DC. Continue reading…

How to build a bulletproof startup

Business 2.0 magazine has published a 16-step guide that helps entrepreneurs to turn a new idea into a great company. The guide hopes to offer all the benefit of hard earned experience without having to actually endure the pain of making your own mistakes. Continue reading…

The WIRED Rave Awards

WIRED MagazineOn May 16 WIRED Magazine announced the winners of the seventh annual WIRED Rave Awards, honouring leading innovators in 16 categories. It is the magazine’s annual salute to the “People Changing Your Mind”, rebels and revolutionaries shaping the Wired world. Continue reading…

Digital City EXPO

The Digital City conference helps community leaders to understand the impact that true broadband can have on a community. Continue reading…

Finnish Innovation System

The paper of Ronald N. Kostoff, Rene Tshiteya, Christine A. Bowles, and Tuure Tuunanen ‘The structure and infrastructure of Finnish research literature’ identifies four main research topics that describe the core knowledge competences of the Finnish innovation system: (1) Wireless Networks and Mobile Communication, (2) Signal Processing, (3) Materials Science and Engineering, and (4) Chemistry. Continue reading…

SUPER - SME

SUPER-SME LogoThe SUPER-SME (SUpporting Potential and Existing Research intensive SMEs) project aims to contribute to the objective of raising the intensity of research expenditure and activity of enterprises in the participating regions through a mix of activities. Continue reading…

Unlocking European universities’ enormous potential

The European Commission has taken a position on how best to modernise Europe’s universities, in order to make their contribution to the EU’s objective to become a leading global and knowledge-based economy. The universities have enormous potential, much of which unfortunately goes untapped because of various rigidities and hindrances. Continue reading…

3M’s Seven Pillars of Innovation

BusinessWeek reveals the secrets of 3M’s success. 3M is 104 years old, but the company churns out cutting-edge products like a brash new startup. 3M stays so inventive by paying attention to the “Seven Habits of Highly Innovative Corporations.” Continue reading…