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| The Challenge of Change |
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It is not just ignorance or cost which makes markets slow to adopt technological innovation. Frequently, institutions and individuals are simply resistant to change. Technical success itself often depends on the ability to address and overcome such non-technical barriers. |
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Quality, Not Quantity |
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The evaluation of proposals submitted in response to the first call for Innovation projects has been completed. To assemble coherent clusters of projects, the evaluation experts employed a novel procedure which may in future be applied by other research programmes. |
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Rapid Evaluation |
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The commitment to extend and simplify the participation of small and medium-sized enterprises in European research under the Fifth Framework Programme is being fulfilled(1). By mid-May, the first evaluation of 328 Exploratory Award proposals had been completed. |
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How to Spin Straw into Gold |
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An innovative technology which allows a valuable building material to be produced from agricultural waste promises to solve two serious environmental problems - and has massive economic potential both in southern Europe and in the developing world. |
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A Polished Performance |
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The only factor holding back growth in the popularity of glossy, white ceramic floor tiles is their limited durability. Now, a consortium of tile and glaze manufacturers and merchants has employed advanced research facilities to perfect a new glaze which meets the requirements of the market in full. |
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I Know That Face |
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Access to modern office buildings and industrial sites often needs to be tightly controlled, but should not slow down the entry of authorised personnel. Only card-based systems currently meet these security requirements, but they are vulnerable to theft or misuse of the cards. |
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Taking Root in the Regions |
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For enterprises of every size, and in every industrial sector, competitiveness today requires proactive management of technological change. A recent evaluation found that the Innovation programme has stimulated the widespread application of new management tools and techniques. |
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I Can See Clearly Now |
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Advanced research carried out on behalf of the European Community frequently produces spin-off results with significant market potential. A recent project has brought one such technology to the brink of commercial success as an investigative tool for manufacturing industry. |
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July 1999
