Urenio Watch Watch: Collaborative Innovation

Regional Innovation Benchmarking

guidebook-regional-innopolicy-ass-and-bench.jpgA  new guidebook on regional benchmarking was produced by the IRE Secretariat, which provides an overview of the methodologies developed by eight regional innovation policy impact assessment and benchmarking projects carried out during 2005-2008. The projects on which the guidebook is based are ARISE, EMERIPA, EURO-COOP, IASMINE, IMPACTSCAN, INNOWATCH, MERIPA, and OMEN.

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Globalisation and Offshoring

globalisation-and-relocalisation1.jpgFoundation Focus (May 2008) brings some interesting data on globalisation, offshoring  and job loses. Based on the European Restructuring Monitor (ERM) research on restructuring trends in Europe during 2003-06, the article argues that offshoring accounted for 10% of cases of restructuring involving job loss (356 out of 3,475 cases in 2003’“6) and 8% of announced job losses. Continue reading

Europe’s Innovation Hot Spots

europes-innovation-hot-spots.jpgBusinessWeek Special Report on Innovation (April 2008) includes a   number of intersting stories about the state of European innovation,  Europe’s top inventors, and main innovation drivers. Included is a piece on Europe’s Innovation Hot Spots. European governments are making efforts to propel innovation on the continent by creating competitive clusters’”areas with businesses, research centers, and educational institutions centered around a specific sector. Continue reading