Archive for January, 2009

IJIRD special issue: Intelligent Clusters, Communities and Cities

Just published, vol.1 no4, the issue contains papers that outline parallel aspects and phenomena shaping simultaneously intelligent cities. Among the topics discussed are:
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Innovation in Europe, 2008

The European Innovation Scoreboard 2008 offers a comparative analysis of innovation performance of EU member states. It is the eighth edition of the European Innovation Scoreboard (EIS). The methodology for the 2008 EIS is revised Continue reading…

Innovation Clusters in Europe

Following the adoption of policies to promote the transnational dimension of clusters in Europe, the Commission published two surveys on statistical analysis and overview of cluster development and policy support in the EU. Continue reading…

Portal of Walloon Clusters

Five years after its creation, the site Portal of the Walloon clusters was redesigned. It now hosts 13 clusters supported by the Walloon Region: Automotive; Solid Waste; Green Building; Space; Micro technology; Nutrition; Clinical Research; ICT; Transport; Energy and Environment; Multimedia. Continue reading…

Intelligent Thessaloniki

The project concerns the design of broadband networks and digital services for 6 main districts of the city of Thessaloniki: the port area, the commercial city centre, the university campus, the technopolis business park, the museum of science Continue reading…

Globalisation of R&D and Innovation: Four reports

Four reports on the globalisation of R&D and innovation based on the top 1000 R&D spending companies reveal the hidden dynamics and changing geography of contemporary innovation. Continue reading…