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 nnovation policy issues in seven candidate countries: the challenges
ISBN 92-894-5512-8, NB-NA-17058-EN-C This report, published by the Commission's Enterprise DG, is the second in a pair of Innovation Policy Studies looking at the innovation environment in the candidate countries. Of the seven profiled here, four (Latvia, Lithuania, Malta and Slovakia) are expected to join the EU In May 2004, Bulgaria and Romania continue to negotiate their terms of entry, and Turkey has not yet opened membership negotiations. Clearly this is a very diverse group of countries, and the study essentially treats them individually. The report finds that none of these countries have a fully fledged innovation policy yet and there is a major weakness in transforming scientific results into marketable products, compounded by significant shortfalls in investment.
Contact
European Commission
Enterprise DG - Documentation Centre
Fx. +32 2 296 9930
info-entreprises@ec.europa.eu
or see /innovation-policy/studies/geo_study3.htm
CT and economic growth
ISBN 92-64-10128-4, €21 The contribution of information and communications technologies to economic growth has promised much, but does the reality live up to the hype? This report by the OECD looks at research in 13 OECD member countries, examining the contribution of IC investment and take-up to economic growth, and the policies employed to encourage and respond to ICT take-up. Whilst it finds that ICT does have a strong impact on performance, the study notes there are marked differences in its impact on different countries, and the business environment in each country in particular can affect the impact of ICT. ICT is no panacea it concludes, emphasising the need for other changes in an organisation for positive impact to be created. Contact
http://oecdpublications.gfi-nb.com/cgi-bin/OECDBookShop.storefront/EN/product/922003031P1
 ECD Economic Outlook, No 73, June 2003
ISBN 92-64-10057-1, €61 The latest edition of the OECD Economic Outlook focuses on foreign direct investment in OECD countries. FDI is seen as a significant driver of economic growth, particularly in the EU accession countries, but more fundamentally it leads to ever-greater integration of economies. In most OECD countries, employment by foreign investors accounts for anywhere between one and four percent of business jobs in both manufacturing and services. The study also looks at the restrictions on FDI in many OECD countries and the impact of policies on both outward and inward FDI. Contact
http://www.oecd.org/document/45/0,2340,en_2649_ 37451_2668269_1_1_1_37451,00.html
C O N F E R E N C E S
nternational Forum on Micro-Nano integration
3-4 December 2003, Potsdam (Germany) This first international forum on the integration of nano- and microtechnologies is organised by VDI/VDE-IT, with the support of the nano- and microtechnology thematic group of the Innovation Relay Centres network. The goal is to bring together the two communities to explore potential synergies and interdisciplinary exchanges, with the underlying aim of transferring technology from research institutes to industry. Contact
H. Knobloch, VDI/VDE-IT
Tl. +49 3328 435 143
Fx. +49 3328 435 225
minit@vdivde-it.de
http://www.minit.org/
nline Educa
3-5 December 2003, Berlin (Germany) This major annual conference, supported by the German federal government and the European Commission's Information Society and Education and Culture DGs, brings together technological and content providers in e-learning. Two major plenary sessions will focus on on-line learning in higher education and on its use in corporate training. Besides these plenaries, a series of parallel workshops will look at a range of related topics, including the role of teachers and the changes needed in education policies to adopt e-learning systems. Contact
ICWE GmbH
Tl. +49 30 327 6140
Fx. +49 30 324 9833
info@online-educa.com
http://www.online-educa.com/en/
 orld congress of science producers
3-6 December 2003, Paris (France) With the theme 'science television at the crossroads', this annual conference brings together producers, broadcasters, journalists, and programmers to look at science on television. Many believe that television is the key to increasing public awareness and understanding of science, and EU Research Commissioner, Philippe Busquin, will be making a presentation on the Commission's plans to encourage science broadcasting. Contact
World Congress of Science Producers
Tl. +1 403 678 9260
Fx. +1 403 678 9269
science@banffmedia.com
http://banffmedia.com/science/index.html
 mall firms' strategy for innovation and regional problems
4-5 December 2003, Algarve (Portugal) The Innovaloc project, funded by the Improving human potential programme, part of the EU's Fifth Research Framework Programme, has looked at innovation in small and micro-enterprises and the local development dynamic. The project team, drawn from seven different countries, will present their findings at this conference, along with representatives from two related projects supported by the same programme. Contact
M. Cesário/S. Neves, University of Algarve
Tl./Fx. +351 289 815 949
geemaa@ualg.pt
http://innovaloc.com.sapo.pt/
 ifth international conference on grey literature
4-5 December 2003, Amsterdam (the Netherlands) Grey literature is that which is published by government, academia and industry on paper and electronically without the involvement of commercial publishers. In the networked world, this type of information has become a very valuable resource for the transfer of knowledge, and the conference seeks to promote research into the phenomenon. Contact
TextRelease, GL5 Programme and Organising Bureau
Tl./Fx. +31 20 672 1217
info@textrelease.com
http://www.textrelease.com/pages/2/index.htm
 enewable energy technology exchange event
4-6 December 2003, Vienna (Austria) Designed to promote technological exchanges in the field of renewable energy among organisations in the central European countries, this event is particularly focused on the countries which will soon join the EU. The brokerage event which forms the centrepiece of the occassion is being run by a group of Innovation Relay Centres from these countries, co-ordinated by IRC Austria. Contact
F. Brandstetter, Arsenal Research Vienna
Tl. +43 50 550 6349
Fx. +43 50 550 6390
friedrich.brandstetter@arsenal.ac.at
http://www.bit.or.at/energy/
 poline annual conference
9-11 December 2003, Barcelona (Spain) The second annual epoline conference on on-line patent information is organised by the European Patent Office. The conference will show how on-line access is changing all aspects of the patent system for both patent professionals and for users in industry and research environments. Participants will be able to get hands-on training in the epoline and esp@cenet systems, while parallel tracks will look at current patenting procedures and 'cutting-edge issues in intellectual property today'.
Contact
M. Lemercier, European Patent Office
Tl. +31 70 340 3588
Fx. +31 70 340 4237
mlemercier@epo.org
http://www.epoline.org/events/barcelona/en/intro.html
 uilding materials and construction - brokerage event
12 December, Athens (Greece) Organised by the Hellenic Innovation Relay Centre, this brokerage event will bring together companies and research institutes working in the field of building materials and construction to exchange technologies and methods. Meetings between participants will be pre-arranged by the organisers to ensure the most effective use of time for all parties. Contact
N. Kanatsoulis, Hellenic IRC
Tl. +30 22620 71811
Fx. +30 22620 71461
nkanatsoulis@cereco.gr
http://www.hirc.gr/events/buildmat03/Build03en.html
upporting centres of excellence in the accession states
22-23 January 2003, Vienna (Austria) The RECORD project, which holds its final conference here, set out to investigate benchmarking methodologies in current and future EU Member States. The conference provides the opportunity to explain the benchmarking process and show the prototype mapping of centres of excellence in the accession countries, as well as a broader forum for discussion among policy-makers and the project team. Contact
M. Schwarz-Wölzl, Centre for Social Innovation
Tl. +43 1 495 0442
schwarz@zsi.at
http://www.zsi.at/news/n0000010.html
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