After an initial planning and evaluation process by professional staff, Maccabi raised the idea of computerising Maccabi-affiliated independent physicians with the Independent Physicians Organisation
and it was agreed to set up a multidisciplinary committee comprised of representatives of the independent doctors and senior staff from the Maccabi Medical Department and IT Department.
and not when it is convenient for technical staff to provide it. When health IT was in its early stages,
Lack of Qualified Human resources as Barrier to Innovation BARRIERS TO INNOVATION IN SMES: CAN THE INTERNATIONALIZATION OF R&d MITIGATE THEIR EFFECTS?
SMES with a staff of 50 to 249 employees were found to be suffering more from this scarcity (60%)than did large firms (40%)(BITKOM, 2007b.
a) Financial constraints b) Finding qualified, suitable human resources c) Finding suitable cooperation partners with knowledge resources d)( International) Marketing of innovative products e
fast-growing markets such as China and India, may offer tremendous opportunities, e g. in the form of vast pools of qualified human resources in science and technology, cheaper labour costs and access to new, fast
Staff 14,942 Students 8, 438 7 Adlershof in Figures Science and Technology Park 11 non-university scientific institutes (1, 760 employees) 6
500 staff) Headquartered in Adlershof Utilization of UMG Si for solar cell production Microsystems and Materials Fields of Competence Semiconductor crystals Reference Materials Special Materials Catalysts Chemical analysis
buy and long-term lease, project development High quality community and service facilities Highly qualified staff Efficient networks Established basis for business with the international market Low costs in Berlin
they should bring talented people into the region, harness regional strengths on a global scale and foster an open exchange of knowledge, staff and expertise.
the jobs emerging from the staff salary and student living expenditure in the region and universities'economic activity induced by additional expenditure in the regional supply chain.
human resources, attracting talent to the region and developing stronger clusters. The Capital Region Growth Forum in Hovedstaden (2007-2020) is the most important regional body for innovation and business development:
This work was cofinanced through the European Social Fund through The Sectoral Operational Programme Human resources Development 2007-2013,
The passage from demand to research was mediated by a virtuous combination of use of existing capabilities, accumulated knowledge and human resources,
pedagogical staff & scientists with monitoring & documentation of everyday situations 17 Employment Context This section very briefly summarises the main findings arising from the desk research carried out across Europe in relation to strategic issues, trends and challenges
Slivers of Time's portal can be tailored to specific needs linking employers wanting short-term staff with workers offering flexible work,
80,000 job seekers with loose links to the labour market, with 13. 7m potential, facilitated by 9 full-time-equivalent staff across the UK.
plus 10 additional staff (team leaders and skilled employees), compared to former‘normal'workplace. CSE:
This model enables much greater control over the strategic disposition of personnel resources in deploying both permanent and occasional staff
The creation of a fully equipped workshop with skilled staff to instruct and assist in the use of the equipment that is needed,
The public sector staff involved (doctors, nurses and physiotherapists) have been very positive in their use and acceptance of the Patient Briefcase,
which normally require a staff home visit, an outpatient visit at the hospital or admission to hospital.
The technology enables the patient to maintain close personal contact with specialist staff and doctors, nurses and physiotherapists as in the hospital setting,
staff & scientists with monitoring & documentation of everyday situations-Advanced training for pedagogical personnel & parents in diagnostic skills.
In fact all cases support knowledge communities for the students, teachers and sometimes parents or other pedagogical staff and to varying degree technical designers (for instance game designers in the Quest to learn example.
Human resources The regional innovation policy mix does not target human resources in terms of supporting higher education institutions'education activity.
Priority 3 of the New Hungary Development Plan (Social Renewal) targets among other things tertiary education, specifically the development of human resources necessary for research development and innovation.
X X X X Science-industry co-operation and technology transfer X X X X X Human resources development X X X
It is to be achieved through the development of infrastructure and human resources and the realisation of a socially conscious
supporting innovation oriented developments, improving human resources, improving public services, revitalisation of natural environment, developing the region's transport structure.
It is to be achieved through the development of infrastructure and human resources and the realisation of a socially conscious
development of human resources of the demand and supply sides, presenting and spreading modern product development methods.
as is increased an documentation workload for staff and direct healthcare professionals. Other issues to be addressed include training, physical security and confidentiality of patient-related data.
and values of a museum's staff The services a museum manages The business model of a museum The way a museum communicates
Staff-mobile technologies in museums require staff to'think digitally 'and to apply this mindset across all aspects of their work.
whether those are its staff and their expertise, monetary funds for initial and continued development or the technical infrastructure needed to manage
which provided temporary staff for over fifteen years. Digitising the Stadtgeschichtliches Museum Leipzig. Volker Rodekamp 31 32 The entire process of collection management has now been changed
and additional staff to perform retrospective documentation. It has become clear that the broadened presence of the museum's collections on the Internet
Without additional staff and technical equipment, however, it will be a challenge to adequately serve these new requests
all members of staff personally contacted their colleagues, friends, associations and local communities-schools, families,
staff could be motivated and, most importantly, so that partial results could be communicated in a transparent and efficient manner to the public,
This may include human resources development activities that enhance SME competitiveness. Set under the Operational Programmes of the Member States H2020-Marie Sklodowska Curie Actions Via the RISE scheme
part of the Marie Sklodowska Curie Actions, SMES may benefit from international and intersector collaboration through researchand innovation staff exchanges.
and fragile, financially and technologically weak indigenous SMES, on the other. 3. Insufficient quantity and supplement of human resources for R&d and innovation.
i) Economic Development and Innovation OP (including the development of the creativity and the knowledge economy, support of innovation, R&d and ICT), ii) Human resources Development OP (development of the education and culture infrastructure,
New operational programmes for the planning period 2014-2020, more specifically the Economic Development and Innovation Operative Programme as well as the Human resources Development Operational Programme.
With regards to budget allocation, the higher education sector will receive HUF196. 6 billion (about €665m) in 2014 according to the Ministry of Human resources that is a 12.6%increase compared to 2013.24 3 PERFORMANCE OF THE NATIONAL RESEARCH AND INNOVATION
%)(IUS, 2013) The relative strengths of the Hungary are in human resources and economic effects (i e. medium and high-tech product as well as knowledge-intensive services exports.
Growth performance in human resources, intellectual assets and economic effects is above average and in firm investments and innovators well below average.
Human resources New doctorate graduates (ISCED 6) per 1000 population aged 25-34 0. 9 1. 5 7. 5%Percentage population aged 25
experiences as well as material and human resources needed for bringing innovative products, technologies and services successfully to the market.
and supplement of human resources for R&d and innovation The future of R&d and innovation activities is predetermined by the quality and quantity of scientists and engineers,
and supplement of human resources for R&d and innovation-The quota for publicly financed students enrolled at S&e faculties has been increased.
Apart from this figure, it should be mentioned that human resources in science and technology (HRST) as a share of the economically active population in the age group 25-64 is lower (35.4%)than the EU-28 average of 42.9%(Eurostat, 2012 figures).
The fine-tuning of the law on higher education (Act CCIV. of 2011) is under way based on a strategy consultation process launched by the Ministry of Human resources in May 2013.
According to the information obtained from the State Secretariat for Higher education of the Ministry of Human resources, ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian nations) member states, China,
academic and administrative staff exchange(-)National budget for higher education has decreased(+)Clear employment conditions(+)New collaboration agreements
Statistical Yearbook of Education 2011/2012, Ministry of Human resources, Budapest. Havas, A. 2010: ERAWATCH Country Reports 2009, Analysis of policy mixes to foster R&d investment and to contribute to the ERA:
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the governments of the economies covered and the World bank Group regional staff. Governments use Doing Business as a source of objective data providing unique insights into good practices worldwide.
and the World bank Group regional staff (figure 2. 2). For a detailed explanation of the Doing Business methodology,
The relevant laws and regulations Responses to questionnaires by private sector practitioners and government officials Governments World bank Group regional staff Steps included in the data verification process:
Governments and World bank Group regional staff After receiving the completed questionnaires from the Doing Business respondents,
the Doing Business team shares the preliminary reform descriptions with governments through the Board of Executive directors and regional staff of the World bank Group.
Through this process government authorities and local World bank Group staff in the 189 economies covered can alert the team about, for example,
or regional staff and provides explanations of the scoring decisions. Data adjustments Information on data corrections is provided in the data notes
and by broader consultations that have taken place over the years with World bank Group staff, country governments and the private sector. 1 AN OVERVIEW OF THE CHANGES The improvements are in 3 areas:
its staff no longer seeks approval from the head office for each individual connection request but instead submits batches once a month.
World bank Group staff and development professionals from around the world to showcase and discuss the impact of regulatory reform
IMF Staff Position Note 09/17, International monetary fund, WASHINGTON DC. Brown, Martin, Tullio Jappelli and Marco Pagano. 2009.
Final Staff Report, U s. Securities and exchange commission, WASHINGTON DC. http://www. sec. gov/spotlight/globalaccountingstandards/ifrs-work-plan-final-report. pdf. Weber, David P. 2013.
Vanuatu Registering property Vanuatu made property transfers faster by digitizing its land registry system and hiring and training new staff.
Sonam Tashi MINISTRY OF ECONOMIC AFFAIRS Wang Tshering PCT CONSTRUCTION Karma Tshewang VISIT ASIA Pema Wangda MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND HUMAN RESOURCES Karma Yeshey
Eritama MINISTRY OF LABOUR & HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT Anthony Frazier Pesega Iaribwebwe MINISTRY OF COMMERCE, INDUSTRY AND COOPERATIVES Willie Karakaua Maen MOEL TRADING CO. LTD.
OF FINANCE, TRADE AND INVESTMENT MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT PUBLIC UTILITIES CORPORATION SEYCHELLES NATIONAL PLANNING AUTHORITY SEYCHELLES PORTS AUTHORITY SEYCHELLES PUBLIC UTILITIES CORPORATION SEYCHELLES
if Europe wants to become a distinctive place for doing business. 24 the accomplishment of a goal that relies on ICT through the direction of human resources and uses of ICT.
Also, the 2013 Commission Staff Working Document'Strengthening the environment for Web entrepreneurs in the EU'24 proposes an action with regard to venture capital
and provides guidance for all staff in what they should do need. 02processcompanies management systems and structures with associated processes to enable
and it helps to change the mindset and culture of the staff. Thus it plays a twin role in innovation capability building.
Thus, it is important to communicate the company messageeffectively to its staff and to its customers.
The company employsover 50 staff and it supports a numberof additional jobs by utilising growersin Kerry and Wexford.
The company now employs over 40 staff and about 50%of them are graduatesof different disciplines with a strong contingent of engineering designers.
and staff to develop a range for 12-month and 5-year product concepts. Elements of the work have been incorporated in new product marketing.
http://www. hiqa. ie/publications/what-you-should-know-about-information-governance-guidehealth-and-social-care-staff.
BPO is a diverse category that contains activities related to the management of enterprise resources (ERM), human resources (HRM),
'or access online resources. 84 Souktel's Jobmatch Program connects thousands of job seekers in the Arab States with employers who are looking for staff through an easy-to-use SMS and mobile audio technology.
Non-IT jobs (such as human resources or marketing) which support app developers in the same company.
and human resources required to implement ICT strategies towards‘greener'and more resilient societies at the international,
such as finance, human resources, and customer services. Codefest An event where technical people convene to write computer code.
Human resource management (HRM) The management process of an organization's human resources, encompassing employee recruitment, selection, assessment and other functions.
CAPS representatives will describe the inputs of their project including the budget, the human resources available at project level,
PS21 has created systemic interventions such the Staff Suggestion Scheme that creates an opportunity for any public officer to directly submit ideas to improve public services.
A shift from managing human resources to building innovation capacity at all levels of government; A shift from running tasks and projects to orchestrating processes of co-creation,
and reflections and this data is analysed at a local and regional level by project staff to identify any patterns
Once it manages to generate sufficient revenue from loans to pay staff, costs and cover risk,
It enhances innovation and economic development strategies in a concrete way. 51 See also the proposals of the"Towards a job-rich recovery"communication and accompanying staff working papers:
Advisors work with management and staff combining strategic advice with social innovation (improving communication, raising personnel involvement etc.
investment into human resources and others are feasible. In case one part of the envisaged actions fall under the scope of one fund and another part under the other,
Finally, even internally, the European commission increasingly uses participatory training courses and events for human resources in a more socially innovative way. 5 http://ec. europa. eu/dgs/policy advisers/activities/conferences workshops/socinnov jan-2009 en. htm. 6
Advisers work with management and staff combining strategic advice with social innovation (improving communication, raising personnel involvement, etc.
as well as of the services developed, to enlarged communities across borders. 3. 3. 2. 5. Workplace Innovation Network Workplace innovation is a change in structure, human resources management, internal decision-making, relationships
Those innovations aim at improving staff motivation and working conditions, thereby enhancing labour productivity, organisational performance, innovation capability,
On 16-17 january 2014,1 800 participants from 70 countries-social entrepreneurs, EU staff, researchers and social innovation financers-gathered in Strasbourg at the Social Business Innovation Event
DG Human resources and DG Communication jointly hosted an Internal Communication & Staff Engagement seminar‘The Commission's vision, values and purposes'with 160 participants from all across the Commission.
and have been transferred with remarkable results to the medical treatment of patients in the US. 8 17) Feedback systems from front line staff and users to senior managers and staff.
This could include front line service research to tap into the expertise of practitioners and front line staff
Ideas come from many sources, e g. citizens, service users, communities, front line staff, other sectors, or other countries.
The wing is now a permanent section of the clinic where staff and doctors can develop and prototype new processes for improving service delivery.
while allowing greater freedom of movement and freeing up financial and staff resources. The idea is to then refocus the prison day
which aims to generate new ideas from frontline staff through quality circles. These are usually based on the idea that frontline staff have better knowledge about potential innovations than PROPOSALS AND IDEAS 33 A Theatre of the Oppressed workshop in Philadelphia, USA, with Augusto Boal as the facilitator in the middle.
'called for a system of management that was based on collaboration between management and staff what he called, a system of‘profound knowledge'.
such as the World bank's Development Marketplace which seeks ideas from development practitioners and their own staff,
Allowing staff in an organisation to vote on which ideas and projects should receive early stage funding.
but to do so it involves those with some measure of private interests finance, staff, suppliers, and purchasers.
and the staff who carry them out. Yet the success of a social venture depends on an integration of the two.
Large commercial organisations have moved away from hierarchical organisations to models where there are relatively autonomous groups of front line staff, supported by the technical staff, and management.
and discipline to front line staff formerly supplied by hierarchical managers. The manager's task in this case is to assess variances in performance
and the relationships between a venture and its staff and volunteers. Conventional accounting takes little account of this intangible capital,
and with its own staff, board and volunteers. With many of them there will be formal agreements,
'Investing in human resources to ensure a social venture's openness is as important as investing in a building or machine.
as well as see the work of the employees and staff. It is always a useful exercise for a venture 4 76 THE OPEN BOOK OF SOCIAL INNOVATION to consider how it could best present its work
Developing its staff is important, not only for the venture itself, but to create a group of individuals able to put the ideas into practice more widely.
what is considered equitable with respect to all staff, volunteers, and the venture's beneficiaries. 144) Valuing the voluntary.
and decides what he/she needs in terms of staff and equipment. The parent company supports the new company until it is financially sustainable only then can the old and new companies compete against each other.
or growing an organisation's innovative capacity by investing in the professional development of staff.
and employing some 1. 5 million staff. It is involved already heavily in innovation through investment in research and development on pharmaceuticals and medical instruments
The model is based on the premise that organisations often underestimate the potential value of innovations being developed by their own staff.
employing 90 staff plus another 60 in the summer months. It runs residential and day courses and is generally an animator of new environmental technology. 299) Innovation accelerators bring people together to quicken the initial stages of innovation.
should be part of personal development plans. 319) Circuits of information from users to front line staff and senior managers.
But there are also many tools for encouraging staff to innovate, from managers to front line workers. 323)‘ Top slicing'departmental budgets for innovation, for example,
human resources and IT consulting services. 417) Philanthropic‘ebays'.'Philanthropic platforms such as Volunteermatch which help people find volunteering opportunities in their local area. 418) Donor platforms, such as Globalgiving, Altruistiq Exchange, Network For good, Firstgiving and Guidestar.
while exposing members of staff to new working cultures and experiences. Legislation and Regulation Grant-based organisations operate within a set of laws and regulations
We now have over 60 staff, working on over 40 ventures at any one time, with staff in New york and Paris as well as London and Birmingham in the UK.
This book is about the many ways in which people are creating new and more effective answers to the biggest challenges of our times:
and evolve but small ones can gain some of this ability through the skills of their staff and through taking part in the right kind of networks.
and technical assistance (such as marketing, legal, finance, human resources, and other business development services). By locating similar or complementary entities in proximity to each other, the incubator may also play a critical role in promoting knowledge transfer, both formally and informally,
As a consequence, due to the scarcity of human resources, very limited aspects of the‘real world'have been described.
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with most staff working collaboratively in a virtual office environment from four continents so as to ensure‘even the smallest contributions go a long way.'
at present, 86%of members seem happy for the staff to use it just as a guide,
While Avaaz is a global organisation with staff and members across the world, they are incorporated currently as a nonprofit 501 (c) 4 organisation in the state of Delaware, USA.
such as helping to ensure the physical security of the organisation's staff. According to Patel, the funds generated should support this priority for some time to come:
and staff are given a great degree of autonomy in choosing the types of projects they wish to work on;
two members of staff for one day a week; telephone line rental and call charges; printing and office supplies;
open source projects without having to employ a huge factory of staff. After recognising in the period following 2006 that official government funding streams had been wound down,
Tor has a staff of 30 paid developers, researchers, and advocates, plus many dozen volunteers who help out on a daily basis. In a year Tor has grown from 500,000 daily users worldwide to more than 4 million users.
The current team (of 22 full-time staff) is comprised of individuals with a wide span of experience ranging from human rights 208 work to software development.
with most staff working collaboratively in a virtual office environment from four continents so as to ensure‘even the smallest contributions go a long way.'
at present, 86%of members seem happy for the staff to use it just as a guide,
While Avaaz is a global organisation with staff and members across the world, they are incorporated currently as a nonprofit 501 (c) 4 organisation in the state of Delaware, USA.
such as helping to ensure the physical security of the organisation's staff. According to Patel, the funds generated should support this priority for some time to come:
and staff are given a great degree of autonomy in choosing the types of projects they wish to work on;
two members of staff for one day a week; telephone line rental and call charges; printing and office supplies;
open source projects without having to employ a huge factory of staff. After recognising in the period following 2006 that official government funding streams had been wound down,
Tor has a staff of 30 paid developers, researchers, and advocates, plus many dozen volunteers who help out on a daily basis. In a year Tor has grown from 500,000 daily users worldwide to more than 4 million users.
The current team (of 22 full-time staff) is comprised of individuals with a wide span of experience ranging from human rights 208 work to software development.
the Communication and the accompanying Staff Working Document set out 5 broad priorities: -Develop legal rules to facilitate cross-border offers of online products
and advanced technological solutions This staff working document fulfills the commitment made in the Communication to report annually on the state of play of implementation of the action plan.
A partnership for new growth in services 2012-2015 12 accompanied by a Staff Working Document13 with a view to establishing guidance on the application of Article 20 (2) of the Services Directive
As the Staff Working Document provides only initial clarifications on the nondiscrimination clause on the basis of information gathered thus far,
PDF 12 COM (2012) 261 final http://ec. europa. eu/internal market/services/services-dir/implementation report en. htm 13 Commission Staff Working
and a Staff Working Document on knowledge-enhancing aspects of consumer empowerment. The Agenda presents a comprehensive vision for EU consumer policy in the years ahead.
000 staff, including 200 Phds, and 200 laboratories) proactively seeks and wins contracts with companies from the region as well as elsewhere in Europe and abroad, specialising in biotech, environmental and IT technologies.
and a much larger number of midsized firms directly employ staff working in UCL laboratories on corporate projects.
Business leaders need to invest in skills training for their own managers and staff, and provide incentives to encourage staff to undertake this training outside the workplace.
The organisations that will be most successful in harnessing ICT will train their staff not only how to use new technology,
but also in more challenging areas such as how to deploy technology for competitive advantage. In particular, managers will need to understand better the benefits,
But ultimate responsibility for using ICT more effectively to improve workplace productivity lies with the executives and staff of European organisations, public and private sector alike.
European commission, 2003, European Competitiveness Report 2003, Commission Staff Working Document Gordon, Robert, 2003, Five Puzzles in the Behavior of Productivity, Investment and Innovation, Global
Particular attention will need to be addressed to solve the shortage of skilled staff with manufacturers, grid operators, regulators, etc.
A prerequisite is the adequate technical staff trained by high level universities and other technical schools.
It will tackle the issue of an insufficient availability of skilled staff, particularly to achieve the development and deployment of innovative technologies.
Cambridge university Press Brooks, R.,Population Aging and Global Capital Flows in a Parallel Universe, IMF Staff Papers, Vol. 50, No. 2 (2003), pp. 200-221.
In Uganda hand-helds (Epihandy) are being used by healthcare staff for communication (e-mail), demographic studies and surveys, consultations and treatment guidelines (Kasozi and Nkuuhe, 2003.
hiring and deploying staff; processing and payments of staff salaries. Other activities include the purchase
and delivery Enhancing healthcare delivery through ICTS 151 of food for patients; collecting and analysing disease spread data in a country,
vaccine equipment, vaccine storage facilities, transport facilities, utilities, mobilization tools, laboratory supplies, staff housing, remuneration and allowances, recording facilities.
management of staff and equipment as well as enhance decision making process for long term plans. National level: An immunisation content management system that has all the information pertaining to immunisation (diseases, vaccines, schedules,
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