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Achievement and Optimism |
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Optimism for the future, and pride in Europe's current rapid progress in building a network of dynamic regional innovation systems, set the tone at two major conferences held back-to-back in Lyon last November. |
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Fruitful Trend |
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The continuous monitoring activities of the European Commission's Trend Chart on Innovation are now generating a steady stream of information products, helping national policy-makers to learn from one another's successes and mistakes. |
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Storming the Ivory Tower |
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Future economic growth depends on the continuing supply of new knowledge. But Europe's public research institutes need to be more aware of the potential applications of their work, and to collaborate better with industry. A recent Innovation Policy study proposes a blueprint for action. |
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From GIS to Virtual Reality |
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Equipping the specialists and non-specialists involved in urban planning to work together far more effectively than in the past, an Innovation project has developed software which connects GIS databases to a powerful modelling and visualisation package. |
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Savings Flow from User Involvement |
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The requirement for unpolluted water is common to all Member States. Now, an Innovation project has shown that any effective solution must take account of multiple factors, including climatic conditions and the interactions between drainage systems, sewage treatment works and the receiving waters. |
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Casting Doubt Aside |
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In a recent CRAFT project, a group of small companies set out to improve the speed and flexibility of a traditional industrial process. The emergent benefits they discovered along the way reflect the spectacular returns which frequently reward investment in innovation. |
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Hitching a LIFT to Business Angels |
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The hopes of many start-ups quickly crumble when they seek funding from a succession of unsuitable investors, or approach the right ones inadequately prepared. Now, the Commission's LIFT service is helping entrepreneurs to find the financial backing necessary for successful innovation. |
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Invention - Realising the Potential |
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A range of intellectual property (IP) management schemes shared between eight research bodies has raised awareness through expert evaluation and advice on exploitation. A second project will further stimulate entrepreneurship, technology transfer and the creation of spin-out companies. |
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A New Gateway to Innovation |
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The European Commission's Directorate-General for Enterprise has launched a pilot action to increase Europe's innovation capacity by co-ordinating networks of key actors - early-stage venture capital funds, technology incubators, industrial liaison offices and academic experts. |
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December 2000 
