IJIRD special issue: Intelligent Clusters, Communities and Cities

Posted at 27 January 2009 in Intelligent Cities / Smart 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:

Innovation in Europe, 2008

Posted at 22 January 2009 in Innovation Measurement

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

Innovation Clusters in Europe

Posted at 11 January 2009 in Innovation Clusters

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.

Portal of Walloon Clusters

Posted at 11 January 2009 in Innovation 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.

Intelligent Thessaloniki

Posted at 2 January 2009 in Intelligent Cities / Smart Cities

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

Globalisation of R&D and Innovation: Four reports

Posted at 1 January 2009 in Innovation

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.