and areas of opportunity should be developed by means of a coordinated approach, involving the enterprise agencies, local authorities and other regional stakeholders.
and identifying new business opportunities. IDA Ireland will continue to focus on sustainability and growth opportunities through intense engagement with client companies in the South East Region.
EI will continue engagement with established clients in the region to discuss potential opportunities. A very close relationship is maintained with these clients by the Development Advisers
and an intensive round of new meetings started in September. A number of projects have been identified in Q4 2011 to be developed further, particularly in the food sector.
A focused and regionally coordinated approach needs to be taken to define opportunities specific to the region within the national context,
There are significant opportunities to increase national primary production in the dairy and beef sectors, by up to 50 percent,
and leverage regional assets such as Waterford Port, road and rail links to exploit opportunities in renewable energy supply chains.
and IDA and EI will continue to engage in discussions on supply chain opportunities for the region.
-A clear value proposition and coordinated marketing is required to realise opportunities in the cleantech sector for the region.
EI and IDA will continue to pursue opportunities in these areas building in particular on the evaluation and research strengths in the region.
-identify potential collaboration opportunities with existing enterprises in the region; -identify research partnerships with other HEIS nationally
and commenced engagement with relevant companies to highlight the attractiveness of this facility as a potential opportunity for a Greenfield investment or as an expansion opportunity.
Mentor appointed to one group of employees exploring business opportunity in call centre related activities. EI is undertaking a broader range of initiatives within the South East region to intensify their efforts on start-ups.
The fall off in opportunities in construction and traditional manufacturing has a particularly hard impact on certain occupational groups, in crafts and production operatives.
Job Opportunities in personal services Review the potential for further employment in the personal services areas and any barriers to jobseekers taking up opportunities available in the region.
and the need for continued focus at the national and regional level on both maintaining competitiveness, identifying new opportunities and building on strengths.
and provides each of the participants in the programme with the opportunity to identify products
capturing opportunities for productivity and innovation, supporting regional development, enabling greater public sector efficiency and marketing Ireland as a location for ICT-intensive FDI and R&d projects.
This represents a unique opportunity for water intensive industries to locate in the Waterford area
engineering and construction within the region may find increased application in the context of opportunities in the green economy.
The good quality of the natural environment and landscape presents opportunities for further development of cultural and recreational assets.
centred around the following opportunities: The lifting of dairy quotas from 2015; Building new international markets in dairy, beverages, seafood and niche meat products;
High growth opportunity in functional foods/nutraceuticals to address the‘wellness'market; and Ireland's‘green'image as a natural marketing lever in areas such as organic foods,
Realising Agri-Food Potential in the South East Harvest 2020 presents a particular opportunity for the South East region,
Alignment of research with near term development opportunities in the region, i e. ensure that areas being researched can be exploited in the region;
Continuation of Teagasc advisory role to assist potential agribusiness entrepreneurs in the identification and exploitation of opportunities in the area (in co-operation with EI and CEB's,
and consumers operate on a daily basis. Such change can create additional opportunities. Ireland has a growing base of companies in the sector, with many engaged in leading edge R&d and innovative activities.
There are opportunities for growth in a range of areas: Renewable energy; efficient energy use and management, water and wastewater treatment, waste management, recovery and recycling, green ICT applications and software and environmental consultancy.
Cross sectoral opportunity areas include; green financial services, green tourism, agri-food and green transport. Key Regional Assets In terms of natural resource endowments, the South East has fewer natural advantages in the renewable energy sector than other regions,
The opportunities arising within the green and cleantech sector may offer existing enterprises new business opportunities,
and new employment opportunities for skilled individuals emerging from activities in decline. The Environmental protection agency (EPA) is located in Co. Wexford
and develop opportunities in this area. However, regional opportunity in green and cleantech enterprise will be optimised in the context of coordinated and urgent response from Government and relevant agencies in addressing key barriers at the national level.
Key actions include: Address licensing and regulatory barriers to renewable energy and continue to focus on development of smart grid.
Leadership and enhanced focus on specific areas where returns can be identified will be required for the successful realisation of opportunities.
and a focus on‘wellness'provide high growth opportunities. There is also a greater focus on enhanced efficacy of treatments 27 Programme for Government focuses on the application of technological innovation in established sectors of the economy like energy generation and supply
There has been an increase in disaggregation of value chain activities within the sector creating opportunities for smaller companies to position themselves within the global supply chain with innovative,
technology intensive solutions, partnering opportunities, shared revenue deals and licensing. Multinational companies in the sector are tending to focus on activities where they have strengths and to outsource non-core activities (such as late stage manufacturing,
A detailed overview of the trends and opportunities in Business Process Outsourcing and Shared Services type activities is contained in Section 6. ICT Services & Software
What has been termed‘The New Software Economy'36 sees a number of trends that provide both opportunities and challenges for software companies,
it provides opportunities for new converged products and customised digital content (e g. micro apps, digital gaming);
The South East is positioned strongly to avail of opportunities that will arise: The region already has an emerging strength in business process services
Games and digital media firms already located in the South East engage with the wider community nationally through the networking opportunities
as do based regionally initiatives that provide opportunities for cross fertilisation amongst a range of capabilities (animation, the arts, music, IT,
Structured internships and opportunities providing work experience opportunities within enterprise are hugely valuable in improving the success of students and job seekers.
with a view to identifying the potential for immediate opportunity in the sector for the displaced workers.
it is worthwhile outlining the different perspectives and opportunities for the following: 1. Business Process Outsourcing 2. Shared Services Activities and Functions Foreign Firms 3. In-house Contact Centres 1 Business Process Outsourcing Business
The emergence of Cloud technologies also opens opportunities for innovative IT firms. In 2009 Gartner estimated that the proportion of BPO services sourced through the Cloud would grow from 5 percent to 20 percent by 2012.
Technological developments and the evolution of the virtual call centre and home-based working54 should also offer considerable opportunities for regions throughout Ireland.
and the Cloud computing Implementation Group is considering Ireland's proposition in the context of emerging opportunities in Cloud which would have direct relevance for this sector as it evolves.
They see a continuous improvement model as an opportunity to increase scope and add highervalue activities,
The indigenous BPO companies face stiff competition from the larger global players based here not only for new business opportunities within the domestic market,
but also for skills and labour. 56 http://www. idaireland. com/news-media/announcements/58 Future growth opportunities exist particularly in the financial services sector
EI is also working with these firms to capture opportunities for internationalisation particularly in the expanding market in the UK for outsourced services in the more immediate term.
Opportunities for Ireland The sector globally is growing and evolving. The activities encompassed within BPO/SSC now span a broad spectrum ranging from high transaction/low margin through to higher added value knowledge intensive services.
and increased efficiencies could provide considerable opportunity for the growth of the indigenous sector. Cloud Technologies may offer opportunities for innovative IT companies to deliver IT infrastructures,
applications and services on an outsourced, managed basis-in effect, these companies would become part of the BPO sector.
Often individuals see BPO/Contact Centre as offering limited career opportunities, as a stepping stone into an organisation that offers wider potential,
and to offer career progression opportunities will become an even greater challenge62. Although not regarded as a barrier today, the availability of,
Many of these activities can be delivered from anywhere in the world to anywhere in the world-enabled by telecoms and internet technologies and presents opportunity for SMES and regionally based firms However
Outsourcing options should also be considered as part of the overall solution which could in turn offer opportunities for Irish based BPOS to develop scale. 62sustaining High performance in Shared Services An Irish Perspective, Accenture,
and target opportunities for internationalisation: EI's Prospecting Unit will undertake a review of the BPO sector,
The Prospecting team's work will focus on emerging export opportunities which the companies could hope to start generating revenue from in the next 2-5 years.
and commenced engagement with relevant companies to highlight the attractiveness of this facility as a potential opportunity for a Greenfield investment
or as an expansion opportunity. 66 Extracted from their direct submissions to the Minister for Jobs,
A mentor was appointed to one group of employees exploring business opportunity in call centre related activities.
and oriented around national priorities and the specific development opportunities of the region. Conclusion The higher education sector in the region can play an increasing role in meeting the growing educational needs of the employed
There is an opportunity through the existing regional authority and/or Spirit of Enterprise Forum to provide strong leadership
and areas of opportunity should be developed by means of a coordinated approach, involving the enterprise agencies, local authorities and other regional stakeholders. 74 A2.
and identifying new business opportunities. IDA Ireland will continue to focus on sustainability and growth opportunities in its intense engagements with client companies in the South East Region EI will continue engagement with established clients in the region to discuss potential opportunities.
A very close relationship is maintained with these clients by the Development Advisers and an intensive round of new meetings started week commencing 19th september In addition,
A focused and regionally coordinated approach needs to be taken to define opportunities specific to the region within the national context,
There are significant opportunities to increase national primary production in the dairy and beef sectors, by up to 50 percent,
and leverage regional assets such as Waterford Port, to exploit opportunities in renewable energy supply chains.
-A clear value proposition and coordinated marketing is required to realise opportunities in the cleantech sector for the region.
-identify potential collaboration opportunities with existing enterprises in the region; -identify research partnerships with other HEIS nationally
and commenced engagement with relevant companies to highlight the attractiveness of this facility as a potential opportunity for a Greenfield investment or as an expansion opportunity.
Mentor appointed to one group of employees exploring a specific business opportunity related to the call centre sector.
The fall off in opportunities in construction and traditional manufacturing has a particularly hard impact on certain occupational groups, in crafts and production operatives.
Job Opportunities in personal services Review the potential for further employment in the personal services areas and any barriers to jobseekers taking up opportunities available in the region.
OPPORTUNITIES AND BARRIERS...69 CHAPTER 10. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION PROCEDURES IN GERMAN INNOVATION POLICY: AN OVERVIEW...
There are business opportunities and synergies to be exploited by better integrating social challenges at the core of innovation activities.
as well as the opportunities and barriers, of innovation to address social challenges. Participants also discussed a number of recent initiatives
The rationales and opportunities to foster innovation to address social challenges The growth of modern economic systems has generated more numerous, complex and urgent social challenges.
it is also an opportunity. There are business opportunities and synergies to be exploited in better integrating social challenges at the core of innovation activities.
Social challenges have a strong mobilizing effect, which would allow gathering of competences and resources, beyond sectors and disciplines boundaries.
seizing opportunities others miss and improving systems, inventing new approaches, and creating solutions to change society for the better.
everybody would have an equal access to education and healthcare, opportunities on the job market, fair representation and rights in courts of law,
they identify opportunities for interventions and change, apply their creativity and lift all the obstacles that may arise.
and opportunities and all are empowered to take charge of their own destiny. In other words, They will not give a man a fish;
More and more often, thanks to new technologies and opportunities for collaborations, Social Entrepreneurs are combining models to offer integrated social value chains and address all the needs of a given population;
Social Entrepreneurs have seen clearly this opportunities and organizations such as Ashoka's Youth Venture7, Do Something8,
OPPORTUNITIES AND BARRIERS Pieter Waasdorp Deputy Director Inter-ministerial Knowledge and Innovation Directorate, The netherlands and Karen de Ruijter Programme Manager, Societal Innovation Agendas
Opportunities In the past, social and economic objectives were sometimes in direct conflict with each other. Dutch government sees opportunities in combining these objectives.
A healthy business sector and good business climate contribute to both future welfare and innovative solutions to social problems.
Solutions for the protection from rising sea levels, for better healthcare and for a cleaner environment in turn offer businesses innovation and significant export opportunities.
as a result of a more efficient and effective use of labour and financial resources for exploiting economic opportunities and meeting social challenges.
what are opportunities and threats, what knowledge already exists and why is it not being used yet,
and Norbert Müllert in the 1970s, gives the participants the opportunity to work out concrete solutions
Experts and lobbyists have the opportunity to present their positions, but, like juries, discussions involve only the participating citizens.
There are now several hundred trained mediators in Germany, dedicated courses of study and various further education opportunities.
Innovative educators have an opportunity to blend face-to-face and digital learning models to advance an engaged, effective, efficient and affordable model of learning in the 21st century.
Innovative educators have an opportunity to blend face-to-face and digital learning models to advance an engaged, effective, efficient and affordable model of learning in the 21st century.
which results in opportunities for innovation in the small firm. Further support for our examination of IT
and thus less able to respond to changing technological and competitive market expectations and opportunities.
associated with our study are limitations that offer opportunities for future research. With only one key respondent per firm, respondents could have skewed a perspective of the different model components,
Productivity is enhanced further by a business sector that offers excellent on-the-job-training opportunities both citizens and private companies that are proactive at adapting the latest technologies,
and the scale opportunities afforded by the sheer size of its domestic economy the largest in the world by far these qualities continue to make the United states very competitive.
Rigidities in the labor market (144th) and weak financial development (133rd) also affect the development of business opportunities.
which provides its companies with opportunities for economies of scale. Nigeria's businesses are sophisticated also by regional standards (66th), with some cluster development,
As the Austrian representative to the EEGI (Michael Hübner) and the workpackage leader of the ERA-Net Smart Grids (Michael Hübner and Natalie Prüggler) we took the opportunity to initiate
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Enterprise Estonia is a large institution within the national support system for entrepreneurship, providing financial assistance, advisory, cooperation opportunities and training for entrepreneurs, research establishments, public and third sector.
and therefore a unique opportunity to for example, provide large amounts of wind power to the European market
Open data increases awareness and coordination, creates new opportunities for innovation, and strengthens inclusion, participation and, ultimately, human well-being.
Opencorporates (OC) provides a good example of the opportunities in open data. It was set up to in the wake of the financial crisis to make information about companies and the corporate world more transparent and accessible.
This could be done through growing the digitalsocial. eu network to enable more opportunities for collaboration;
scaling and attracting funding opportunities. Equally, as DSI evolves policymakers need to understand the extent to which the policies they are putting in place to support DSI are affective 10 Growing a Digital Social Innovation Ecosystem for Europe 1 15 56 69 21 2
At the present moment, the Internet offers unprecedented opportunities for collective intelligence via its increasing ubiquity and the massive amounts of data available for collective transformation into knowledge.
Right now few of these opportunities are being taken advantage of by European social innovators for the most part due to a lack of an open infrastructure and difficulty finding investment.
Growing a Digital Social Innovation Ecosystem for Europe 29 Participatory democracy strives to create opportunities for all members of a population to make meaningful contributions to political decision-making
as well as broadening the range of people who have access to such opportunities. Since so much information must be gathered for the overall decision-making process to succeed,
These sensors provide the opportunity to implement applications that help citizens to move around in cities.
or corporate forecasters who have the opportunity to access and analyse data. By making data open, governments and other large organisations and companies that hold or generate data about society have the opportunity to enable citizens to hold government to account for
what it spends, the contracts it gives and the assets it holds. Local authorities are playing a leading role in implementing open data policies
and opportunities to develop the knowledge and self-sufficiency toachieve inclusion in decision-making processes. These are some of the main initiatives within the DSI field that are focusing on capacity-building
and women bring new perspectives while improving access to information, education and work opportunities for women.
3 4 5 6 Opportunities 7 and challenges Generating Ideas Developing and testing Making the case Delivering
Opportunities and challenges: These include all the initiating factors for instance a crisis, new evidence, and inspiration.
or identifying the opportunities that a new change could bring about. Generating ideas: Most of the ideas you come up with at first won't work.
and who know what the problems/challenges/opportunities are. Make sure they represent a sample of the type of practice you are developing policy for
including any evidence they have of impact Opportunities and challenges What really helped them get their project of the ground
Identify the problems/opportunities. We asked everyone in the room to individually complete this template to quickly generate ideas:
Crowdfunding allows people to have the opportunity to support what they consider to be an attractive idea
innovation labs present an opportunity to activate networks and to create collaborative work environments. In this context labs can be understood as spaces
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.
identifies funding opportunities, and promotes new economic instruments (such as challenges, and prizes) should be promoted the,
scaling and attracting funding opportunities. As DSI evolves policymakers need to understand the extent to which the policies they are putting in place to support DSI are effective.
This focus could be on four key areas of opportunity in DSI. a. Collaborative economy b. Digital social innovation in cities and public services c. Open tools and distributed architectures
DSI has the opportunity to improve public services, cut costs and improve the environment. Easier procurement could be a route to scale
1. Grow the www. digitalsocial. eu network to enable more opportunities for collaboration through the platform,
such as the opportunity for organisations to jointly develop new projects and apply for funding through innovative mechanisms such as challenges,
offering opportunities in domestic and global markets. Finally smart specialisation contributes to inclusive growth between
and within regions by strengthening territorial cohesion and by managing structural change, creating economic opportunity and investing in skills development, better jobs and social innovation.
The synthesis and integration of this previously dispersed and fragmented knowledge should help to create a vision for opportunities in existing or new sectors.
Some companies are responding to these opportunities by increasing their overall internal R&d investment which is aimed not only at implementing available technologies
During the workshop, the region under review presents its strategy and has an opportunity to engage in dialogue with peer regions,
and foresight provide the opportunity to integrate the field knowledge held and concrete experimentation carried out, by regional actors in the spirit of an'entrepreneurial discovery process'.
identification of opportunities and barriers; stimulation of entrepreneurship/management of risk and uncertainty; market formation;
this helps to take into account innovation opportunities identified by leading actors (companies, universities, intermediaries, etc. Mixing regional experts with international experts helps to give more weight to the international competitiveness issue.
New opportunities are emerging in old regions as a result of connections and conversations that are now occurring but
Giving all participants the opportunity to shape the policy priorities is the key point to establish
of course, have to make their own analysis of funding needs and opportunities for their RIS3 strategies.
RIS3 presents an opportunity to do so and will enable regions and their innovation actors to identify
Times of crisis often provide a good opportunity to generate such new Visions, starting from the wellacknowledged need to escape the crisis. The main difficulty for a Vision is to be ambitious but still credible:
which give the opportunity to diffuse synthetic material on the RIS; and press and TV campaigns.
in order to select a few priorities focusing on the existing strengths of the economy but also on emerging opportunities.
spreading the money across the most powerful lobbies with the frequent outcome that there were too many priorities aimed at preserving the status quo rather than looking at future opportunities;
Particular attention should hence be devoted to the regular exploration and consideration of emerging opportunities. If such a process of discovery is found missing or wanting,
This means, for instance, verifying that market opportunities and the comparative advantage of the region with respect to other EU
The European Cluster Observatory tool offers such benchmarking opportunities; Collect, if necessary, more detailed statistical data and perform qualitativebased surveys to better understand the dynamics of regional clusters to be used for implementing smart specialisation strategies.
The European Small Business Portal provides information on possible funding opportunities for SMES. 46 How to act?
providing market opportunities via market replication projects, for which SMES constitute the main target group;
the Council, 65 the Parliament66 and the Commission. 67 In this context, the Commission has produced the'Practical Guide to EU funding opportunities for Research
Universities will appreciate the opportunities that their regions present for their activities as'living laboratories'opened to international linkages;
ecall), a cleaner environment and more efficient energy networks (smart grids, smart metering), inter-modal and sustainable cities (smart cities), new media opportunities and easier access
and prepare for tomorrow's opportunities. The long-term competitiveness and innovation potential of regional and rural areas and the ability to achieve the fundamental objectives of both regional and rural policies depend on the good planning of these investments.
which will open up great opportunities for regions. Regions should indeed analyse those opportunities, either as an emerging sector,
or as a means to modernise traditional sectors. Barriers and challenges 93 (COM (2009) 512) 94 See Article 5 (1)( c) ERDF:'
offering great opportunities for the sectors but making it necessary for them to develop new skills,
and outside the EU and can lead to missed business opportunities. Moreover, cultural and creative sectors face difficulties in accessing the resources they need to finance their activities
or take advantage of global competition opportunities (often niche markets). Many reports are showing that lots of SMES do not use the full potential of either the internal or the external market.
96 Small Business, Big World A New Partnership To Help SMES Seize Global Opportunities, November 2011111;
Opportunities for the Internationalisation of SMES, August 2011; The EEN Network can help SMES find sustainable partners to implement their internationalisation strategies;
or fostering market opportunities (e g. by stimulating private or public demand for eco-innovations). Starting with demand issues provides more chances for successful innovation than starting with R&d grants,
as it allows the design of the innovation process to more precisely match the market opportunity
Also in Europe public procurement holds an enormous so far largely unused potential for providing demand pull for innovation and market opportunities for innovative firms,
109 Commissioning a strategic analysis and approach on the region's own characteristics, assets, challenges and opportunities as regards its environment, natural assets, renewable energy potential and climate impacts in the studies
Eco-innovations also create major opportunities for growth and jobs and increase European competitiveness within the global market,
The aim is embed to eco-innovations from the outset in the design and development of the strategies and programmes for innovation and tap into its opportunities.
Nature Eventually, the challenges that regions face in terms of adaptation to climate change and the preservation and management of their natural assets ask for innovative approaches for regions to fully benefit from the underlying opportunities.
as it can create new business opportunities, provide new perspectives to citizens, and help the modernisation of the public sector. It can also be a vehicle for making policies more responsive to social change
But social innovation can create new business opportunities, e g. in growth sectors like health and education.
1. 4 Is the priority-setting in the strategy based on an identification of market opportunities/economic potential informed by an entrepreneurial search/discovery process,
and test specific entrepreneurial opportunities? 172 2. Is the strategy evidence-based? How have areas of strength
and identify opportunities for the region to expand/into new domains. 117 3. Does the strategy set innovation and knowledge-based development priorities?
cross-clustering and the identification of innovation opportunities at the interface between different disciplines/industries/clusters?
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