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European Institute of Innovation and Technology looking for solutions to COVID-challenges

The European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT), established in 2008, is an EU executive body that aims to strengthen Europe’s ability to innovate. The EIT is an integral part of the Horizon 2020 programme, the EU’s Framework Programme for Research and Innovation. In the recovery phase from the COVID-19 pandemic, the EIT Governing Board has decided to mobilise EUR 60 million of additional funding...Read more
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Make-IT in Africa Initiative: Impact Report 2017-2019

MAKE-IT In Africa is an initiative launched in 2016 by the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) in Germany, together with the private sector, as part of BMZ’s Digital Africa Initiative.The Make-IT Alliance connects the experience and practical knowledge of successful technology companies, associations and entrepreneurship initiatives with the creative potential of young tech...Read more
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Cluster4Smart: first online training platform on cluster management

The first online training platform on cluster management will be officially launched on May 25th with a presentation webinar. Cluster4Smart offers nearly 60 hours of training on four key themes for clusters in the prospect of the industrial transformation 4.0. The content is presented in the form of video clips supplemented by course materials and fact sheets. Quizzes allow the learner to follow his or her...Read more
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International Cluster to Cluster Meeting - C2C 2020 | Goes digital!

The International Cluster-To-Cluster Meeting - C2C 2020 will be held on the 10th June 2020 in digital mode. The International Cluster-To-Cluster Meeting is a summit gathering clusters from different regions and countries aiming at exploring common areas of interest, activating new partnerships with clusters and other innovation actors, and exchanging innovative models for cluster collaboration. The event...Read more
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How clusters in East and North Finland support their businesses to find solutions to COVID-19 crisis

Communities, clusters and SMEs have all been hit hard by the COVID-19 epidemic. During the last few months we have seen rapid action taken by government as well as regional authorities to support businesses suffering from high fix costs without almost any sales under the current crisis. We have also seen clusters, networks and SMEs showcasing remarkable resilience and ability to help their members adapt to...Read more
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Study on the effectiveness of public innovation support for SMEs in Europe: Clusters can help!

The Executive Agency for Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises ( EASME ) is involved in implementing parts of the H2020 programme on behalf of the European Commission . They have recently launched a study on the effectiveness of public innovation support for SMEs in Europe . The study aims to understand: • the main factors hampering innovation in SMEs, particularly in the light of recent technological and...Read more
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MED-specific Scoreboard of Innovation

The Euro-Mediterranean Forum of Institutes of Economic Sciences (FEMISE) has created for THE NEXT SOCIETY a Scoreboard of innovation that includes particularities of the Mediterranean region while shedding light on the progress (or lack) achieved so far. Innovation scoreboards summarise different types of indicators that are related to the innovation process. The 78 selected innovation indicators in the...Read more
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Registering Top Level Domain names in China

Internet usage is truly booming in China, with more than 701 million ‘netizens’ (as of December 2016), China connects more people to the Internet than any other country. In fact, every fourth person on the Internet is from China. Facilitated by the increasing availability of broadband technology and the growing trend towards online shopping and purchasing, the Internet is an attractive business and...Read more
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The Social Economy in the Mediterranean

"The Social Economy in the Mediterranean" publication, coordinated by Juan Antonio Pedreño, president of the Spanish Business Confederation of the Social Economy (CEPES), brings together more than 500 pages, analysis and opinions of fifty personalities of the Government of Spain, the European Institutions and international organizations and experts in Social Economy. The work is a reflection of the...Read more
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The European Commission supports Member States in their transition to a climate-neutral economy

The European Commission has approved all requests made by 18 Member States for support with the preparation of their territorial just transition plans, which each Member State will have to draw up to get access to funding from the Just Transition Mechanism. The Just Transition Mechanism is part of the European Green Deal Investment Plan and will mobilise at least €100 billion of investments to provide...Read more
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