This OECD report analyses the current trends in international investment in innovation and the attractiveness policies already implemented. The book also explores the role of investment incentives that governments tend to give to international investors: their rationale, their impact and their usefulness. Continue reading
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The European Broadband Portal (EBP) has been tasked with the organisation of the on-line consultation of the blogosphere on the basis of a very preliminary description of the models of investment. The consultation will take place between the 1st and the 31 of May and will involve a very wide range of different stakeholders Continue reading
Most of the current ICT-based city and urban developments are deploying vertical solutions leading to an unsustainable sea of systems and market islands. This paper discusses how the recent vision of the Future Internet (FI), and its particular components, Continue reading
This is an Open Access paper from Springer, which explores “smart cities’ as environments of open and user-driven innovation for experimenting and validating Future Internet-enabled services. Based on an analysis of the current landscape of smart city pilot programmes, Continue reading
Globalization of R&D can be illustrated by multinational corporations, which are decentralizing their R&D organizations across advanced and emerging economies. This strategy optimizes the balance of cost and capability access and provides synergy with commercial development of a wider range of local markets. Continue reading
The findings presented in this EC Communication are based on a comprehensive global and EU modelling and scenario analysis on how the EU could shift towards a low-carbon economy by 2050 Continue reading
The 4th Knowledge Cities World Summit will take place in Holon and Galilee, Israel between 14 and 17 November 2011. This year the Summit is focusing on ‘˜Knowledge Cities for Future Generations’ . Continue reading