EU Commission report on European competitiveness

30 September 2009 in Clusters, Crisis, Economy, Employment, European Union, Technology

The European Commission issued its Annual Report on Competition Policy for 2008. The report provides a summary of the most important developments with regards to EU competition policy and focuses on major enforcement actions. Furthermore, the ways in which tools of competition policy have been applied to combat the financial crisis are outlined and the [...]

EIT needs experts for the Knowledge and Innovation Communities (KICs)

30 September 2009 in Entrepreneurship, European Union, OECD, Research, Standardisation, Technology

The European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) launched a call addressed to individuals for the establishment of a database of independent experts to assist the EIT in the process of the evaluation and implementation of Knowledge and Innovation Communities (KICs). The database will include profiles from the following areas: Sustainable energy, Climate change adoption [...]

UNEP calls for end to barriers on fast-growing green economy

1 April 2008 in Environment, Research, Technology

A global ”green economy” is now emerging but governments must move fast to scrap the many barriers and fossil-fuel subsidies that hamper it, the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) said. Presenting an annual report, Year Book 2008, the Nairobi-based agency said investment in environmentally-friendly projects was rising fast and more and more corporations were driving to [...]

Standardisation should focus more on innovation

1 April 2008 in Clusters, Standardisation, Technology, Value Chains

EU standardisation policy should focus more on product innovation and competitiveness, the European commission argued on Tuesday in a new policy paper. Standards and technical harmonisation can help speed-up the uptake of environmental technologies and liberalise trade in rapidly-growing markets, it said.
The commission’s policy paper outlines actions for a more market-led standardisation policy. Current standardisation [...]

UNCTAD Information Economy Report 2007-2008

11 February 2008 in Development, Publications, Technology

The Information Economy Report 2008 reveals that although most developing countries remain far behind industrialized nations in availability and use of information and communication technology (ICT), some are emerging as major global suppliers of ICT products and services. The report analyses the current – and potential – contribution of ICT to knowledge creation and diffusion. [...]