This blueprint on Strategic Intelligence and Innovative Clusters is the result of a collaborative project of more than two years in duration which brought together 6 European regions and whose work is at the forefront of cluster policy. Its production was made possible by support from the EU’s Interreg III C programme, which was designed to promote inter-regional cooperation
Four new cities are under development in the western part of Saudi Arabia: King Abdullah Economic City (KAEC) in Rabigh, on the coast north of Jeddah, Prince Abdulaziz Bin Mousaed’s Economic City (PABMEC) near Hail, Knowledge Economic City in Al-Madinah (KECM), and Jizan Economic City (JEC).
DIME (Dynamics of Institutions and Markets in Europe) is a Network of Excellence of social science research units in Europe, sponsored by the 6th Framework Programme working on the economic and social consequences of increasing globalization and the rise of the knowledge economy.
Malaysia’s Multimedia Super Corridor (MSC) is focusing on the creation of a high-tech environment that can attract international investors (offering a ‘world class’ physical and information infrastructure, plus attractive financial incentives)Â and create a multiplier effect in the Malaysian economy.
The 3rd Community Innovation Survey reveals significant differences among countries in terms of innovation performance. The paper of Abramosky, Jaumandreu et al. focuses on 4 countries (France, Spain, Germany and UK) and analyses country-specific and sector-specific differences to explain this innovation pattern.
New Survey by Institute for the Future and IEEE Spectrum suggests impact of science and technology on life in the next 50 Years. More than 700 IEEE Fellows tried to foresee such things better than most, because they have so much to do with bringing them about.
Businesses must prioritise managing intellectual property and flexibility of work time and location to control organisational change over the next 10 years, according to the latest report from the Orange Future Enterprise coalition. “The way to work: space, place and technology in 2016” sets out the challenges to business of the future in light of evolving social, economic, political and organisational pressures.