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Oxford University Launches European Innovation Competition
by James Baron
As part of the EC-funded ULab project, the Oxford Internet Institute at the University of Oxford is organizing an online competition to identify the most innovative outreach and public engagement activities carried out by European Universities. Both individuals and groups may apply for awards. European Competition for Best Innovations in University Outreach and Public Engagement. [...]
Do Managers Prevent Innovation?
by James Baron
Innovation may be the key to a businesses survival and growth, in a changing world coorporations need to explore all avenues to ensure they can maintain their foothold on the market. And yet, its success rate in most companies hovers at just 17 percent. What prevents companies from innovating better? Space and Time One reason for the lack [...]
Neelie Kroes – Profile of the Vice President of the European Commission, a Figurehead for Open Data
by James Baron
Neelie Kroes is a former Dutch liberal politician who was appointed as the EU’s top antitrust official – one of the most powerful jobs in Brussels – in 2004 and in 2010 became Vice-President of the European Commission. Early Life Born on 19th July 1941 in Rotterdam, Netherlands, Neelie Kroes studied economics at the Erasmus University in Rotterdam [...]
Digital Agenda Assembly Proposes a Social Media Strategy for the European Union
by James Baron
Axel Schultze is a member of the Digital Agenda Assembly workshop in Brussels and CEO of Social Media Software company XeeMe.com. He recently outlined a proposal in three stages to develop a social media strategy in the European Union. 1. Pre Conference We build groups with all social media group attendees of the #DA12 event and create [...]
Interview with Robert-Jan Smits, Director General, European Commission DG Research and Innovation
by James Baron
Recently the European Young Innovators Forum interviewed Robert-Jan Smits, Director General of European Commission DG Research and Innovation. In the interview he discussed his personal ‘Great Ideas’ and his advice to Young Innovators. Director Generals Role Robert-Jan Smits mission as the Director General is to develop and implement the European research and innovation policy with [...]
Two Leading Innovation Websites Create the World’s Largest Aggregated Audience of Innovation Management Professionals
by James Baron
InnovationTools.com and InnovationManagement.se, the two leading websites for sharing new knowledge and inspiration on the topic of innovation, are now a part of the Global Innovation Network. Increased Knowledge This new partnership will facilitate an increased sharing of knowledge, best practices, tools and related resources among innovation practitioners and other professionals who want to bring [...]
Rex Strategic Innovations Commits $10M to Spur Startup Growth
by James Baron
Rex Healthcare, a not-for-profit health system affiliated with UNC Health Care, has launched Rex Strategic Innovations, to invest in startup healthcare ventures. The initiative will include Rex Health Ventures, which Rex officials tout as one of the only venture-capital investment funds started by a community, nonprofit hospital. The fund is being launched with an initial [...]
