This publication of Eurostat demonstrates, with the aid of the relevant statistics, the progress made in recent years on research, development and innovation activities. Statistics on high-tech industries and knowledge-based services, patents and human resources in science and technology are also widely used to complete the picture. Continue reading
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The 2008 Horizon Report describes six emerging technologies or practices that will likely enter mainstream use in learning-focused organizations within three adoption horizons over the next one to five years. The Report, the fifth in this annual series, is produced as a collaboration between the New Media Consortium (NMC) and the EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative (ELI) Continue reading
Bangalore, a city of 6.5 million in the state of Karnataka, southern India hosts a successful cluster of information technology companies, both local (Infosys, Wirpo, iGate) and multinationals. The paper “Localized advantage in a global economy: The case of Bangalore’ Continue reading
The 2007 European Innovation Scoreboard Thematic Paper by Arundel A., Kanerva M., Van Cruysen D., and Hollanders H. (2007) Innovation Statistics for the European Service Sector, Pro Inno Europe, shed light to the diverting performance of Greece in the fields of innovation and growth-productivity-profitability. Continue reading
New interesting titles on Asia’ s innovation systems are presented in the catalogue “Innovation and Knowledge Management’ by Edward Elgar publishing. Asia’ s innovation system(s) is the main topic in the innovation and development section, and the success of Asian economies has made tempting to look for an Asian model of innovation. Continue reading
This first edition of the CORDIS focus Research Policy Supplement presents issues related to Regions of Knowledge (RegKnow) and the Mutual Learning Platform (MLP) initiative. Continue reading
Smart Urban Design provides direct links to main websites dealing with smart urban design, sustainable urban design, green urban design, organic and smart urban growth and development. Continue reading