It is obvious that the Internet already plays an important role in the small and micro firms investigated in the study
The Internet is essential for us, because it offers a huge amount of specific information that is needed to offer even better solutions for our clients
We are trying to use the Internet in the best possible way. If necessary we are also open for new ideas
to follow latest technology and Internet trends. Furthermore, the prerequisites of the surveyed firms are very good for the strategic application of new open innovation tools
Internet Marketing in the Internationalisation of UK SMES, Journal of Marketing Management, 13 (1-3), pp. 9-28.31.
Effects of the Internet on the marketing communication of service companies, Journal of Services Marketing, 19 (2), pp. 63-69.44.
The Internet and Foreign Market Expansion by Firms, Management International Review, 42 (2), pp. 207-221.59.
this trend is an outcome of the growing impact of the Internet, television, and other distractions at night.
and deepen learning about open innovation among entrepreneurs One way to accelerate the use of open innovation in small firms is to diffuse successful cases using audiovisual tools on the Internet.
Networks of learning in biotechnology, Administrative Science Quarterly, 41,116-145.32 In 2006, Netflix, a major movie rental company, organized a crowdsourcing contest on the Internet.
this trend is an outcome of the growing impact of the Internet, television, and other distractions at night.
and deepen learning about open innovation among entrepreneurs One way to accelerate the use of open innovation in small firms is to diffuse successful cases using audiovisual tools on the Internet.
Networks of learning in biotechnology, Administrative Science Quarterly, 41,116-145.32 In 2006, Netflix, a major movie rental company, organized a crowdsourcing contest on the Internet.
but also in the wave of internet-related innovators, or in the small group of successful startups, such as Google, e-Bay or Amazon, surviving the new economy bubble,
Many technological breakthroughs, including the original idea of the internet, originate from this source (Flamm, 1988;
There is another useful piece of information in Table 1. With the (partial) exceptions of the early pioneering ideas of John Von neumann and of the invention of the internet at CERN,
Apple) 5. Internet (UCLA/DARPA; packet switched multinetworks; http and html protocols; WWW (Berners-Lee) 6. Computational complexity;
but also in the huge growth of the videogame industry and of software applications after the internet revolution.
the Internet works today because of abstractions that were products of the human imagination. Computer scientists imagined‘packets'of information flowing through pipes,
This conceptualization led to the development of protocols that govern how data flows through the Internet,
We downloaded from the internet all CVS of all top 1, 000 scientists in the Citeseer service,
When the two radical innovations of the PC (in the 1980s) and the internet (in the 1990s) were introduced
and the internet exactly because they had experienced already the early benefits of the technology, while for European service companies the learning curve, in the same period, was much less favourable.
The internet: an experiment that escaped from the lab. In Computer science. Reflections on the Field, Reflections from the Field, National Research Council (ed.),pp 129 133.
Internet research with key search words such as high-growth enterprises, gazelles. Data from various secondary sources is used here not only for exhibiting numbers of high-growth enterprises but also for other indicators such as venture capital provision.
EEN provides an internet-based business platform to facilitate companies'networking activities. However, SMES'deeper participation in such platforms may be limited for several reasons:
of Micro United Network Micro United Network Pte Ltd (http://www. microunited. com. sg) provides voice, video and data through internet protocol product distribution
The company was incorporated in 1999 in collaboration with an India-based technology company that had years of experience in running niche distribution for internet-based products and solutions.
Internet research with key search words such as high-growth enterprises, gazelles. Data from various secondary sources is used here not only for exhibiting numbers of high-growth enterprises but also for other indicators such as venture capital provision.
EEN provides an internet-based business platform to facilitate companies'networking activities. However, SMES'deeper participation in such platforms may be limited for several reasons:
of Micro United Network Micro United Network Pte Ltd (http://www. microunited. com. sg) provides voice, video and data through internet protocol product distribution
The company was incorporated in 1999 in collaboration with an India-based technology company that had years of experience in running niche distribution for internet-based products and solutions.
internet subscription prorated to 1, 000 people, 2010 2 405 378 358 312 312 300 289 Appendices 49 Appendices 2. Development in the headcount of researchers employed by individual sectors
3) On 28 august 2006, the Commission issued a Recommendation to the Member States with a view to optimising, by means of the internet, the economic and cultural potential of Europe's cultural heritage.
It will give Europe's diverse and multilingual heritage a clear profile on the internet,
Web-harvesting is a new technique for collecting material from the internet for preservation purposes.
(c) allowing the preservation of web-content by mandated institutions using techniques for collecting material from the Internet such as web harvesting,
Regional broadband and business internet costs could be reduced by ensuring the establishment of internet hubs in the region with direct international links without the need to connect via Dublin.
and offer access to books, information and the internet. An accessible library service for local communities is an important base for the knowledge economy.
AND COMMUNICATIONS A. Continued development of broadband technologies (including broadband loop unbundling) with provision of dark fibre on a regional and interregional basis and establishment of internet hubs in the region with direct international
especially in the public sector. Information technologies and the future internet provide new tools to achieve this.
it will enable next generation internet, radical new services and business models. It will transform how people work
electrochemistry, nanomaterials, Internet, mobile telephony...Fine chemicals, pharmaceutical preparations, medical technology industry, insurance industry and hospital system.
electrochemistry, nanomaterials, Internet, mobile telephony...Fine chemicals, pharmaceutical preparations, medical technology industry, insurance industry and hospital system.
In the age of the Internet, the analysis of the past and the present primarily requires the interpreted processing of written and spoken texts,
The Register is available in its current format in Hungarian and English languages from April 2011 on the internet, on the address https://regiszter. nekifut. hu.
Creative and Cultural Enterprise ICT including next generation internet and computing, information security, software, gaming, social networking, digital media, digital content, e-learning;
Creative and Cultural Enterprise ICT including next generation internet and computing, information security, software, gaming, social networking, digital media, digital content, e-learning;
existing and planned technology infrastructures (broadband networks) and other telecom-and internet-related services are presented in the Digital Agenda Scoreboard. 21 Human resources:
sustainable and inclusive economic growth through the realisation of the digital single market and the exploitation of the potential for innovation of fast and ultra fast internet and interoperable services and applications.
DAE has set ambitious targets for high speed internet infrastructure across the Union by 2020: 100%coverage of EU households at 30 Mbps minimum+50%take-up subscriptions
together with an affordable high speed internet infrastructure, are essential components of these ambitious goals.
Barriers and challenges Europe is facing an investment challenge in the financing of high speed internet infrastructure
because the benefits for society as a whole appear to be much greater than the private incentives to invest in faster internet network infrastructures.
or promoting specialisations in specific market segments or niches (such as micro-or nanoelectronics, photonics, embedded systems, smart integrated systems and complex systems engineering, next generation computing and future Internet, einfrastructures;
http://ec. europa. eu/information society/digital-agenda/scoreboard/index en. htm 85 Plan for high speed Internet Infrastructure (Next Generation Networks) The Guide
and Media supporting the exchange of good practice in the planning and the deployment of broadband and high speed internet infrastructure.
Regions are reminded to closely coordinate their plans with the actions included in the national plans for high speed internet (national broadband plans) with a view to exploiting synergies
telecommunications and software, computer programming, mecatronics, security, e-health, ITC for transport, new media, irrespectively networks of the future, internet services, software and visualization, media network and 3d
internet, integrated systems design, personal health systems, ITC for energy efficience and accessibility, informatics and artificial inteligence.
Life science, Health Scientific domain Specialisation area IT&C Networks of the future, internet and services, software and visualization, networked media and 3d internet, flexible organic and large area
ICT Analysis, management and security of big data Future internet Software development technologies, instruments, and methods High performance computing and new computational models A3.
and R&i programs include/assume KETS Biotech, ICT (Big data, future internet etc.),Advanced and nano-materials The R&i program fiches in the smart specializations fields provide where pertinent arguments pro/against the relevant KETS.
that aims to deliver sustainable economic and social benefits from a digital single market based on fast internet applications
networks of the future, networked marketing and media and 3d internet, flexible organic and large area electronics, personal health and preventive care systems, research and innovation IT network, etc.
concentrated round the creation of an information society for all by extending the access and use of Internet,
of Internet benefices depends more and more on Internet high speed access availability for citizens and companies,
which is based only on the quantitative dimension of the Internet connections, emphasizing the transfer speed of 144 kbps as a threshold for delimiting connections in broadband as compared to those in narrowband.
by means of a multitude of available technological options, ensures permanent access to Internet, at a transfer speed of at least 1 Mbs (value increasing progressively) and a monthly availability degree of at least 98,
%providing the maximum interactivity and access degree to the full on-line applications and digital content possible to be accessed by Internet.
and digital content possible to be accessed by Internet. 6 The value of the transfer speed of minimum 1 Mbs is applied to connections on broadband for the residential segment,
000 inhabitants at most, where at least one internet services provider is present. I. 2 Anticipated advantages for the development of broadband communication services Benefits of broadband communication access do not materialize by means of activities performances.
CURRENT SITUATION ANALYSIS II. 1 Overview on the existing situation on broadband communication services market During the last two years we noticed a remarkable evolution at the level of electronic communications market as regards internet services providing.
and the information available at the level of internet networks as well as the continuous development of services using as support the internet created a trend for young people and even a way of life.
indicate an annual rhythm of growth of broadband access connections to internet. According to data reported by internet providers
27 million broadband access connections to the internet provided at fixed points, with 760,000 more than in the similar period of 2007 (1, 51 millions) and 1,
42 millions broadband access connections to the internet provided on mobile points, with 420,000 more than the corresponding period of 2007 (1 million).
Dynamics of the total number of access connections to the internet, depending on the connecting means
GPRS Broadband access connections at mobile points prepaid cards for internet access and mobile phone users on prepaid cards with access to internet by EDGE, 3g12 Narrowband access connections
at mobile points mobile phone users on prepaid cards basis with access to the internet by GPRS43 abs. mil) abs. mil) abs. mil) abs. mil) abs. mil
Dynamics of the number of broadband access connections to the internet provided at fixed points,
Abs evol. mil(%)Total no. of broadband access connections to the internet at fixed points out of which:
%The greatest value in the total number of dedicated access internet broadband connections at fix points still belongs to the UTP/FTP cable connections (52,5),
Structure of the total number of dedicated access internet connections, depending on the support used, on 30.06.2008 Source:
broadband internet development continued at EU level with an increase of 19,23%during July 2007-July 2008.
Evolution of the penetration rate of broadband internet dedicated access connections during 31.12.2003 30.06.2008 Source:
ANC 31.12.2003 31.12.2004 31.12.2005 31.12.2006 31.12.2007 31 12.2008 Total no. of broadband internet dedicated access (mil) Penetration rate for 100 inhabitants66(%)Number broadband
internet dedicated access provided to clients, natural persons (mil) Penetration rate for 100 households67(%)0, 01 0, 10 0, 38 1, 09 1
0, 91 1, 69 1, 98 0, 04 1, 05 4, 34 12,49 23,02 27,04 66 Penetration rate for broadband internet
dedicated access for 100 inhabitants=no. of broadband internet dedicated access connections/Romania's population*100;
) 1 European commission country report 14 67 Penetration rate of broadband internet dedicated access connections for 100 households=no.
Of broadband internet dedicated access connections/no. of Romania's households*100; no. of households=7. 320.202 (source:
Evolution of the penetration broadband internet dedicated access connections during 31.12.2003 30.06.2008 Source: ANC Penetration rate for 100 inhabitants Penetration rate for 100 households Out of the total number of internet dedicated access connections a significant percentage belongs to natural persons
, approximately 87%,the remaining percentage, but not one to be neglected, is represented by connections of legal persons.
Structure of the total number internet dedicated access connections, depending on customers'category. Evolution during 30.06.2006-30.06.2008 Source:
ANC indicator 30.06.2006<128kbps=128kbps 31.12.2006<128kbps=128kbps 30.06.2007<128kbps=128kbps 31.12.2007<128kbps=128kbps 30.06.2008<128kbps=128kbps Total no. of internet dedicated
, 0007 1, 98 0, 0004 0, 29 As concerns the market of internet dedicated access connections at the level of institutions and companies,
Internet dedicated access connections depending on the type of infrastructure, existing in companies and institutions Source:
most companies and institutions (86%)where we have dedicated internet access connection, have unlimited subscriptions with monthly traffic,
and use rates of the internet as compared to the average at European level; Major differences between penetration rates of broadband networks in the urban and rural environment;
and Internet-the degree of digital alphabetization of the public administration Based on the objectives formulated before the elaboration of the strategy on the basis of a preliminary analysis (balanced development of infrastructure,
40 80 Access rate of broadband services at the level of the population 10,5 (2008) 20 100 Percentage of persons that use Internet for interacting with public authorities 2. 6
. 2 5 40 Rate of available computers at households level 26 (in 2006) 40 60 Percentage of persons that use the Internet for educational
These actions contribute to the achievement of preconditions for an extensive adoption of broadband connections to the Internet,
by creating a single market for digital, based on quickly and ultra-fast internet and interoperable applications,
universal access to much higher speed internet (30 Mbps or more) by 2020 and subscribing 50%or more of European households to over 100 Mbps Internet connection.
to stimulate investment in an open and competitive infrastructure for high-speed Internet and related services;
promote the access to the Internet for all the European citizens, in particular through measures to support skills and accessibility of digital services.
a European action plan for spectrum and technological neutrality of networks 2. Promoting the use of the Internet,
where there is no currently Internet service 7 providers. MCSI is the direct beneficiary of the funds.
MCSI promote projects on the development of broadband communications services, especially Internet services. A first step in this direction was made last year by installing 211 hotspots (wireless network providing free Internet service in a public area) in 34 counties.
In 2010 a number of 300 access points will be installed all over the country. 2. National strategy for implementation of universal service in electronic communications sector In Romania,
4 98,6 Companies with Local area network 90,9 86,4 Companies with internet 97,9 97,2 Companies with broadband 99,5 99,4 Company to use e-commerce 58,7 51,4 Personal computer using 50,1
53,5 Staff using internet 42,7 43,8 Companies with website 66,6 67,0 Companies using digital signature 28,0 24,4 Employees who received ICT training 13,8 17,4 Net
sending completed forms 24,2 25 25,5 HOMES Households with computer 74,1 71,5 Households with Internet 69,0 63,9 Households with broadband 66,5 61,9 Households with mobile phone 96,0
95,1 TV households 99,6 99,5 Population using computer 68,0 69,3 Population accessing Internet 70,1 67,1 Population purchase through internet 22,6 18,9 Source:
Migrationspfade ins Internet der Energie (acatech Studie. Springer verlag, Heidelberg u. a. Asmus, P.,Lauderbaugh, A.,2012.
3 Educación y sociedad de la información Distribución de los centros de educación privados y públicos con conexión a Internet según
/ANEXOS centros con conexión a Internet en el curso 2010 España 99,5%entre la Región y las áreas de capitales españolas
Científica Soft Management of Internet and Learning Materiales Magnéticos (GMM) Aceite de Oliva y grasas (GAO-UCLM) Simplificación, Automatización y Miniaturización de
Servicios de internet y telefonía para seguir en contacto con sus familias y universidades. -Editoriales:
Conexión a Internet. El 100%de los ciudadanos castellano Internet, utilizando una tecnología diferente según el lugar de residencia (97,86%por ADSL;
0, 03%por satélite 2mbps; 0, 92%a través de WIMAX, el 0, 78%a través de 3g y el 0, 41%restante puede acogerse a la solución
25%de. facilitadoras del uso de las TIC (Internet, telefonía móvil. castellano-manchegos tienen la posibilidad de conectarse a cnología 99 e RIS3 CASTILLA-LA MANCHA acceso de 1 Mbps incluida dentro
Centros públicos de acceso a Internet Sociedad de la Información, existe una Red de Centros Públicos de acceso gratuito a internet.
%)-Respecto a usuarios de internet, en último año, el acceso a redes sociales se ha disparado al 59,5%,casi 10 puntos por
empleados el 55,2%de las empresas disponen de acceso a Internet. De ellas el 95
/ANEXOS servicio universal de telecomunicaciones que entró en Castilla-La Mancha, con el fin de proporcionar. os Internet.
datos son los Castilla-La Mancha accede a Internet y el 61,6%a Internet de banda uno de los indicadores que mayor crecimiento
En el del total de los usuarios de Internet. ta 100 o un servicio de. s tecnologías en la o
l RIS3 CASTILLA-LA MANCHA-Por otro lado, el 97,7%las empresas de más de 10 empleados disponen de Internet
De las empresas con acceso a Internet el 34,3%es mediante telefonía móvil de Banda ancha (módem 3g.
El que se le da a Internet es la búsqueda de información (95,3%)y servicios bancarios y financieros (85%.
PP. a través de Internet y el 59,1%realiza la gestión administrativa completa de forma telemática.
De ellas, el 82,1%de las decir que ya el 52%de los eractuado Internet para consulta y descarga de formularios.
"Acceso rápido y ultrarrápido a internet",la red debe ser muy rápida para favorecer el crecimiento económico Necesitamos internet más rápido
y garantizar, para 2020 que todos los europeos tengan acceso a unas velocidades de internet muy sup encima de los 30
Mbps, y el 50%o más de los hogares europeos estén abonados a accesos a internet por encima de los 100 Mbps
Castilla-La Mancha en redes donde los operadores no están r proveedores a través de internet y tecnologías web, y realizando sus
Intensificar el posicionamiento de Castilla en Internet con apoyo a sectores clave como promoción turística y cultural.
-Distribución porcentual del ancho de banda en centros con conexión a Internet en el curso 2010-2011 Infraestructuras de transporte En
y públicos con conexión a Internet según determinantes de la vertebración territorial para se detalla:
de las TIC posicionamiento de Castilla-La Mancha en Internet con apoyo a la promoción turística y cultural.
de penetración de Internet en avanzando, junto con el resto de AAPP, en temas como la interoperabilidad, 100%de trámites
, una n aplicación de del INE y RIS3 CASTILLA-LA MANCHA Denominación indicador%trámites y gestiones disponibles en Internet Unidad
Internet Unidad Porcentaje Recogida de datos Mesa de Seguimiento de la RIS3 de CLM solicitará la información al Cálculo Se
registrará Administración Pública de Castilla realizar íntegramente por Internet Frecuencia de registro Cada año la Mesa de Seguimiento de la
Internet 63%73%%hogares con conexión a banda ancha fija sobre total hogares Indicadores de resultado Valor base Objetivo 2018 Indicadores
the percentage accessing the Internet has improved in 2013 and is now above the national average for the first time.
an effort made closer in the last two years. 80.8%of total online services can be carried out completely via the Internet.
93%of companies with Internet connection interacted with the Regional Government in 2012 (which has been above the national average for the last three years).
High percentage of the population that shows a lack of interest in ICT among people who do not use the Internet.
such as mobile applications and technology, cyber security, Big data, Internet of the Future, Cloud computing, all of which are crosscutting technologies for any economic activity
There is now an extensive and growing literature on the impact that internet and social media tools (such Facebook, Twitter and Instagram,
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'Prepared for the OECD Ministerial Meeting on the Future of the Internet Economy, Seoul, Korea, 17-18 june 2008.
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and your PC is connected to the Internet, simply click on the link. You'll find Statlinks appearing in more OECD books.
Knowledge spillovers decay with distance Unlike information that can be exchanged easily through the Internet, the knowledge that drives long-term growth is technical, detailed and context-specific (Auerswald, 2007).
Examples include transitions from telephone handset production to mobile Internet system design or from vehicle production to GPS, road sensing and safety equipment (OECD, 2007b.
either by using the internet, either by us, that this relationship enables production, especially in the media,
The development of the Internet and more particularly social networking sites opened up vast opportunities for user-led innovation that ranges from political activism (the Arab spring,
) is based a large Internet site offering a range of online services, including access to social environments, community services, municipal information,
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An electronic group is virtually a social network, in Kiesler, S. Ed.)Culture of the internet.
An Examination of Internet Effectiveness for Non-work Activities Pruthikrai Mahatanankoon is an Assistant professor of Information systems at the School of Information technology at Illinois State university.
His current research interests focus upon Internet behaviors in the workplace, mobile commerce, and management of IT professionals.
internet retail, virtual stores and interactive kiosks to name a few. By 2020, the online channel will become integrated from being an independent silo
Smart is the New Green Smart products with intelligent sensing technology are being integrated with internet technologies to allow systems to react
or even replaced by smart products and services, with intelligent sensing technology and internet connectivity driving better optimisation.
For example, built-in mobile hotspots will enable services such as internet radio, video streaming, web browsing and access to content to be downloaded in all connected devices under the same network.
Another is‘Nemid'a unique digital identity developed for Danish citizens to access government services and private services such as internet banking and postal services. 4. Live Example:
which uses collective bargaining over the internet to bring down the prices of services, thereby offering unmatched discount deals in the market for everyone.
and business) o There is an opportunity for technology convergence (such as digital intelligence, internet of everything and data analytics in buildings, homes, grids, water networks, hospitals, cities, factories and transport
and ensuring high-speed internet in all schools, he said. Regarding higher education, he stressed, students will benefit from the creation of e-courses
and related to the foregoing, the development of Internet technology has opened the door to an entirely new class of organization-wide data processing applications as well as enormously enhanced the potential for collective and cooperative forms of work organization.
The common standards defining Internet technology have the fortuitous feature that virtually all personal computers can be configured similarly
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