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11 non-university scientific institutes (1, 760 employees 6 Humboldt University institutes (1, 056 employees;

8, 034 students 445 technology oriented companies (5, 286 employees Media City 146 companies (1, 763 employees

Industrial Estate 363 companies (4, 969 employees 8 Â WISTA-MANAGEMENT GMBH/Adlershof Projekt Gmbh 9

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entrepreneurs are connected to academic experts or the Lectors and knowledge circles policy of appointing a growing number of lectures


Building bridges-Social inclusion problems as research and innovation issues.pdf.txt

These interviews were conducted by members of the expert group in charge of the evaluation and by members of the Academic Unit.


Case study analysis report of online collaboration and networing tools for Social Innovation.pdf.txt

million paid employees. 12 This and other trends mark some shift towards more bottom-up forms of

provided by a given employer and a consequent reduction in employee rights within the existing

x People are able to find work that interests them/employees who fit their requirements much

team leaders and skilled employees), compared to former †normal†workplace x CSE: just over 100 start-ups create their own new businesses and jobs for unemployed

and experts can help fill these gaps using technology to gather and share information and assets in order to raise awareness, illustrate issues

well as volunteers and experts, all from the locality where the Repair Cafã is located. The

reciprocity and constitutes a new form of relationship between laypeople and experts, as well as between peers (expert-expert;

layperson-layperson, etc..In the Opencorporates case an open 64 Interview with Kate Groves, Director of Marketing and Communications, Streetbank. com, 2014

On-and offline forums like Repair Cafã s work because everybody can be an expert in

variety and demonstrating how some aspects of the wisdom of crowd (both laypeople and experts

volunteers & experts -Building capacity & skills collaboration, relationships & ideas -Some lack of ICT

50 employees Diabetiva DE) 100 Reach high-risk patients with diabetes mellitus type 2 who have displayed symptoms or

It has about 50 employees and is 101 https://click4life. hiv/de 102 www. cellslider. net

complementary audiences †in other words, patients, family members, clinical experts and researchers sometimes even pharmaceutical experts and policy makers.

Most of these communities bring together relevant global communities and do not build complementary offline communities.

Initiatives like patient briefcase or DIABETIVA are sure to make health-care experts, bodies and governments re

It has about 50 employees and is as a commercial supplier of products and services to the Danish health sector also a vendor with vision of

Employers are looking for employees who have developed skills for teamwork, problem-solving and interpersonal skills rather than punctuality and regularity (Davis 2013.

This infographic is the result of a collaboration between the design for learning experts TFE Research

the public, by professionals and by experts. It is open and free of charge -By using standard tools, parents,

pedagogical personnel or experts can monitor and diagnose the development of children. They can choose to

Teachers, games designers and curriculum experts come together in Mission Lab to develop effective learning materials

their employees, and as many people are under a lot of time-pressure in their spare-time it can be difficult to find

experts collaborating in Mission Lab. Teachers, games designers and curriculum experts work together to develop

new learning tools centred on gaming and learning. In MONDEY€ s case reciprocity works. There are already first

energy experts, legal and planning advisors, etc. who interact to complete tasks. The power of the

Cop is that different experts cooperate on a day-to-day basis thus building up shared knowledge

In a network of practice (Nop), a specific type of expert can directly link to similar experts potentially on a global scale, traditionally through conferences and

journals but today ICT enables this to take place online. Further, a community about practice (Cap


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if appropriate, outside experts Catalonia 2020 Strategy 16 5. The six priority areas of action


Collective Awareness Platforms for Sustainability and Social Innovation_ An Introduction.pdf.txt

†PNO CONSULTANTS LIMITED-Cheadle Hulme, UK †POLIBIENESTAR, UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA-Valencia, Spain †PURPOSE EUROPE-London, UK

networks of citizen experts around client's needs 16. Elgg http://elgg. org Elgg is an award-winning social networking engine

and experts that come together around the joint commitment of enabling more sustainable lifestyles 20. GNUNET https://gnunet. org GNUNET is a framework for secure peer-to-peer

who were not able to contribute to this book sprint will provide their expert views in the


Conference_Documentation_Museums in the Digital Age.pdf.txt

data centres, external companies and experts 3. Obtain Museums today must not only create digital objects themselves, but also obtain the

She is one of the European Museum Academy experts and a member of ICTOP (ICOM Committee Training Personnel

Expert Network on Culture and an appointed expert on culture and adult education by the European commission.


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Horizon 2020 dedicated Expert Advisory Group on Innovation in SMES Consultation on the EU Strategic Work Programme 2016†17

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 settingâ upâ aâ poolâ ofâ independentâ dueâ diligenceâ experts;  deployingâ Phaseâ 1â coachesâ toâ supportâ theâ dueâ diligenceâ process;

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poolâ ofâ independentâ dueâ diligenceâ experts; Â deployingâ Phaseâ 1â coachesâ toâ supportâ theâ dueâ

coachingâ experts. Â Thisâ couldâ beâ achievedâ byâ selectingâ coachesâ withâ strongâ expertiseâ inâ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â

7 E g. statistics from the IMPROVE benchmarking database with 1, 693 valid datasets of European SMES with 250 employees or

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Members of the dedicated Expert Advisory Group on Innovation in SMES Â EAGÂ Chair: Â Â


Contemporary Education and Digital Technologies - Mladen Milicevic.pdf.txt

'curiosity and ingenuity, exposed them to content experts and real-world examples of classroom lessons, help them become


Deloitte_Europe's vision and action plan to foster digital entrepeneurship.pdf.txt

-enterprise with less than 10 employees In employment terms, almost 67%of workers are employed by SMES

with less than 250 employees and either an annual turnover of up to 50 million euros or a balance sheet total of no more

micro enterprises with 1 to 10 employees and a turnover or a balance sheet total less than 2 million euros, small enterprises with 10-49 employees and a

turnover or a balance sheet total between 2 and 10 million euros and medium-sized enterprises, having 50-249

employees and a turnover less than 50 million euros or a balance sheet total less than 43 million euros Micro Small Medium SME Large

putting today†s consumers, employees, citizens, patients and other individuals in a controlling position A reference framework, illustrated in figure 1,

further 18.5%of employed persons relied entirely on ICT to perform their task, ranging from 9

thus rapidly becoming a precondition for employees to become and remain employable. In its †Communication on e-Skills for the 21st Century and the Digital Agenda for

old, have fewer than 25 employees and have less than £20, 000 in gross assets. Additionally, the

investor cannot be an employee of the company nor have more than a 30%interest 16 After finding customers,

ï§On the other hand, labour law flexibility allows employees to switch between employees competitors easily United kingdom ï§Since early 2000 U k. †s digital economy is steadily growing

and public policy experts in the field of e-business, to share experiences and best practices and

experts from various industries can subscribe as a mentor (cfr. Startup Britain's Local Champions

success stories of fostering digital entrepreneurship, available skills and experts in the market 2 Impact:

willing to hire non-European highly skilled employees and non-European graduates from European universities with advanced degrees in science, technology, engineering or

which experts from various industries can subscribe as a mentor (cfr. Startup Britain's Local Champions

companies (of the total number of companies with 10 or more employees) use or have deployed


Design-Driven Innovation-Why it Matters for SME Competitiveness.pdf.txt

research consultants) and driven through the support of a dedicated project steering group Authors Patrick Lawlor, Senior Consultant &

Project Lead, CIRCA Group Europe /Adrian O†Donoghue, Policy & Research Officer Northern & Western Regional Assembly

Attitude to mistakes, tolerance of ambiguity employee empowerment and how decisions are made are all important aspects of an innovative culture and mindset of the firm

SMES (more than 10 employees Explore a Range of Sectors e g.,, Software, Medical, Natural resources Engineering Exporting;

-ful with over 30 employees but further growth was limited as the company was seen as a basic assembly shop with a

Twelve to fifteen companies, with two employees each, partic -ipate in workshops over three to four days.

employees each (one of which must be a CEO or senior manager on three half-day workshops over a two-week period.

support, from a suitably experienced design consultant, to support the implementation of the design project.

-rate provider, drawn from an Invest NI design consultant framework Participation in this programme costs Invest NI companies

more than 10 employees and operates in 3 stages Briefing events: potential participants will hear about the tools and

demonstrate that with the right mindset, tools, skills and expert mentoring †businesses can be transformed

/Patrick Lawlor, Senior Consultant The CIRCA Group Europe Laura Magahy, CEO MCO Projects Executive Chair Irish Design 2015 & Chair

and Innovation Consultants /Deirdre Mccormack, Chief Marketing Officer Mcor Technologies /Danny Mccoy, CEO, IBEC /Stephen Mcgowan, Director of Strategic

Adviser, Enterprise Ireland /Eugene Forde, Department of Enterprise Trade and Employment /Karen Hennessy, Chief executive Design and Crafts Council of Ireland


Developing National eHealth Interoperability Standards for Ireland - a consultation Document - HIQA 2011.pdf.txt

Additionally, the Authority is working with a small expert group on the development of standard code sets for laboratory and radiology investigations

delegate specific tasks to members of the committee or domain experts coopted to projects undertaken by the committee,

communities, professional bodies and domain experts who should be consulted on depending on the particular standard being developed


Digital Agenda 2014-2017 - Germany.pdf.txt

than 86,000 companies and 900,000 employees, the industry is an important factor for job creation in Germany.

It offers employees more flexible and family-friendly ways of working. The phenomenon can not only help to secure skilled workers

The possible effects of digitisation on employee co determination must also be taken into account. Further -more, a noticeable impact on employment trends is to be

The skillsets of employees and job seekers will need to evolve to meet the requirements of digitisation, such as

and safety for employees with new working arrangements such as crowdsourcing or new working hour arrangements

Businesses and employees alike face particular challenges in updating their skills to tackle work in the digital world

with interested experts. We are coordinating and partici -pating in decision-making processes in the ITU€ s radio sec

experts process at UN level Moreover zz We are actively supporting the discussion processes in the UN Human rights Council and the UN General


Digital Opportunities_ Innovative ICT solutions for youth employment.pdf.txt

interviews to field experts, conducted by the teams of each country 5 World bank. World Development Report 2013:

troubling trend has emerged that experts call the skills mismatch. The skills mismatch is where â€oeover

States) only 43 per cent of employers said they could find employees with the right skills. 14 This mismatch

opportunities in the offshore services sector where the majority of employees are youth 3. 1 Agriculture

organizations and other experts to curate content and administer the services. Currently there are 98 CKWS operating in Eastern Uganda,

had achieved significant growth with 25 000 employees in 65 centres, compared to 9 000 employees each in El salvador and Guatemala. 79 Since these countries principally serve the

Hispanic market, the use of â€oespanglish†by clients requires call centre agents to also understand English.

group, such as paid employees. 85 84 World bank, Information and Communications for Development 2012: Maximizing Mobile, 75

hiring full-time employees †though, as critics point out, this also enables companies to avoid providing

as help developers and entrepreneurs to connect with potential investors, experts, and public sector leaders The mlabs are complemented by eight mhubs,

employee to play the character for the customer until a desired level is reached 105 Lehdonvirta and Ernkvist.

experts have developed new literacy frameworks in order to describe and delineate other types of ICT skills. These go by such names such as digital literacy, information literacy, ICT

hospital employees must be able to use medical records systems order supplies, manage appointments and perform other routine tasks on a computer that used to be

they propose a comprehensive framework that exemplifies the types of competencies many experts note are required to be digitally literate. 118

with global experts, web literacies refers to â€oenot only being able to read the web

•employee connection services •information on local labour markets •sector-specific training, often in collaboration with industry

and meet experts. They can also receive dedicated mentorship support and open a round of

Experts think that MOOCS, OERS, and OCW constitute a disruptive technology in education. MOOCS are

contacts with peers and experts in the field of interest; thus collaborative learning offers networking

A number of initiatives have been created to help employees get the required ICTS skills on the job. These initiatives are designed to prepare youth for a better and more

Education experts call this connectivism, where â€oeknowledge isn†t a set of isolated facts to be memorized.

Companies require evidence that new employees possess the skills needed for tasks that they will perform in their jobs

Many experts have linked the limitations of the educational systems to a lack of real integration of ICTS in

constituencies (customers, partners, suppliers, employees, etc..ERM goes beyond customer relationship management (CRM Flipped classroom An instructional model where students view video lectures and other online

and/or other experts come together to collaborate and produce software projects, apps, and other solutions

employee recruitment, selection, assessment and other functions Impact sourcing Socially responsible business process outsourcing (i e. by employing people from


DIGITAL SOCIAL INNOVATION Creating-shared-value.pdf.txt

while customers, employees, and a new generation of young people are asking business to step up

performance, and employee retention and capability The Connection Between Competitive Advantage and Social Issues There are numerous ways in

Society benefits because employees and their families Page 5 of 13creating Shared Value-Harvard Business Review

and the firm minimizes employee absences and lost productivity. The graphic below depicts some areas

Employee productivity The focus on holding down wage levels, reducing benefits, and offshoring is beginning to give way to an awareness of the

and opportunities for advancement for employees have on productivity. Many companies, for example, traditionally sought to minimize the cost of â€oeexpensive†employee health care

coverage or even eliminate health coverage altogether. Today leading companies have learned that because of lost workdays

and diminished employee productivity, poor health costs them more than health benefits do. Take Johnson & johnson. By

helping employees stop smoking (a two-thirds reduction in the past 15 years) and implementing numerous other wellness

these kinds of employee approaches would spread even faster Location Business thinking has embraced the myth that location no longer matters,

racial discrimination reduces the pool of capable employees. Poverty limits the demand for products and leads to

Workforce development initiatives, for example, increase the supply of skilled employees for many other firms as well

employees Creating shared value will require concrete and tailored metrics for each business unit in each of the three areas.

employees and citizens and the increased scarcity of natural resources, will drive unprecedented opportunities to create shared


DIGITAL SOCIAL INNOVATION A Hitchiker 's Guide to Digital Social Innovation.pdf.txt

panels of individual experts (annual reviews. There will also be an impact assessment in January 2014, a report for the use of European stakeholders, including citizens.


DIGITAL SOCIAL INNOVATION Collective Awareness Platforms for Sustainability and Social Innovation.pdf.txt

†PNO CONSULTANTS LIMITED-Cheadle Hulme, UK †POLIBIENESTAR, UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA-Valencia, Spain †PURPOSE EUROPE-London, UK

networks of citizen experts around client's needs 16. Elgg http://elgg. org Elgg is an award-winning social networking engine

and experts that come together around the joint commitment of enabling more sustainable lifestyles 20. GNUNET https://gnunet. org GNUNET is a framework for secure peer-to-peer

who were not able to contribute to this book sprint will provide their expert views in the


DIGITAL SOCIAL INNOVATION Growning a Digital Social Innovation Ecosystem for Europe.pdf.txt

Senior Expert (Advisor) Digital Social Innovation 4 Growing a Digital Social Innovation Ecosystem for Europe

accountability and transparency by supporting journalists and other experts to access information and report key stories

-titioners, researchers, experts, and poliy makers from different European coun -tries, as it was very important for the DSI

employees etc What they were trying to achieve with their service, including any evidence they have

-ment policy experts Engaging citizens and nonprofits to find new ideas These labs focus on opening up government to voices and ideas from outside the sys

key stakeholders, such as domain experts and possible purchasers of the service to establish what social challenges need to be addressed and how

Gohar Sargsyan Adviser and founding member, OISPG; Consultant Logica Daniel Kaplan Founder and CEO, The next-Generation Internet Foundation

Simona Levi Founder, Forum for the Access to Culture and Knowledge Markkula Markku Committee of the Regions, Rapporteur Europe 2020

We would also like to thank the experts from around Europe who attended our DSI policy workshop in Brussels on

numerous experts in the Europe and internationally, some of them are researchers or commentators, others are


DIGITAL SOCIAL INNOVATION Guide to social_innovation_2013.pdf.txt

expert and practitioner It was commissioned by DG Regional and Urban Policy (European commission) under the supervision

or where experts arrive at solutions by linear analysis. Social innovation practices tend to be looser,

experts in social issues. They work intensively on developing a single idea over a 48-hour period.

others are managed by external experts or by local organisations which are themselves the result of local initiatives

hours of work for disadvantaged people were produced benefiting 266 employees ï 133 enterprises were mobilised through these works

housing, social services, immigration and other issues with specialist advisers. Their work has led to improvements in the terms imposed by unscrupulous employment agencies.

employ around one-third of private sector employees and produce about 20%of output The EU now has a number of funds and instruments for supporting microfinance

Google, which allows employees to spend 20%of their time on their own projects, and IKEA which

practices stand-up round-table meetings among other innovative practices allowing employees to tackle problems as they arise with minimum management interference

management and employees to explore more productive ways of working Results based entrepreneurship in The netherlands

an expert to help them implement the method. The voucher covers 50%of the cost up to a

citizens, interviews with experts, consultation committees and talks with organisations such as trade unions and business representatives.


DIGITAL SOCIAL INNOVATION social_innovation_decade_of_changes.pdf.txt

Advisers, with the support and input of Baudouin Regout, under the supervision of Jean -Claude Thã bault and Maria Angeles Benitez Salas

3. 1. 4. 1. Expert groups and networks...95 6 S O C i a L I N N O V A t I O N †A d E C a D E O F

3. 1. 5. 7. Employee financial participation...104 3. 2. Financing capacities and facilities...105

In 2009, the Bureau of European Policy Advisers (BEPA) organised a workshop5 with experts, civil society organisations, policymakers and social innovators.

Following this workshop, President Barroso asked BEPA to investigate the definition and raison d†à tre

y the development of a network or group of experts to act as a reference point for

the debate amongst national and local experts, civil society organisations63 and the European institutions. Lately, the Group of European Experts (GECES) has contribut

-ed to the discussion about the different approaches to social impact measurement which is an important step towards the establishment of shared standards;

and discussed with a number of key experts in relevant areas The EPSIS shows that all EU Member States consider public sector innovation to be

twelve experts was asked to analyse the role of the public sector, barriers to innovation and the current gaps in policies focused on innovation in the public sector. Their report

experts in the field73 has produced a systematic overview of research findings from 17 European projects in the area of social innovation.

Microenterprises in Europe employ around one-third of private sector employees and produce about 20%of output

disadvantaged people were produced benefiting266 employees •133 enterprises were mobilised through these works •75%of beneficiaries were accompanied by a local insertion company (a type of training and employment social

which allows employees to spend 20%of their time on their own projects, and IKEA,

innovative practices allowing employees to tackle problems as they arise with minimum management interference In The netherlands and Belgium, workplace innovation is called †Social Innovation†and

both management and employees to explore more productive ways of working A Social Innovation Park in the Basque country

Advisers work with management and staff combining strategic advice with social innovation (improving communication, raising personnel involvement, etc.

Firms can use these vouchers to hire an expert to help them implement the method.

group of nine members which will be joined by Commission representatives and experts to implement a set of concrete and tangible actions stemming from the declaration

report by the European Expert Network on Culture, of one form of social innovation â€

In July 2013 the Bureau of European Policy Advisers held a high-level seminar on pub

At the end of 2013, the Expert Group on Public sector Innovation delivered the report Powering European Public sector Innovation:

3. 1. 4. 1. Expert groups and networks The European Commission†s expert group on social innovation (GECES-Groupe d†Ex

It is composed of 44 rigorously selected experts from various Euro -pean stakeholders and representatives from all the Member States and EU Institutions

public and private sector experts, organisations and resources d. The European Innovation Partnership on Raw materials

-vantaged employees is reduced from 50%to 30%.%Furthermore it will be possible for some social services and for a limited period of time (maximum three years), to

3. 1. 5. 7. Employee financial participation Employee financial participation (EFP) can be defined as the participation of employees

either through profit sharing or employee share ownership (ESO Extensive research confirms that companies partly or entirely owned by their employees

are more profitable, create more jobs and pay more taxes than competitors without EFP ESO in particular strengthens the corporate governance framework and positively im

-pacts on employee motivation and retention. Companies with ESO schemes also do not tend to relocate.

Furthermore, since employees are long-term shareholders, broadening employee shareholding would also stabilise capital markets. ESO is of particular impor

-tance for SMES (financing and business succession Despite their positive effects, as acknowledged in numerous EU reports, opinions and

recommendations, ESO schemes are used only extensively in a handful of Member States (such as the UK and France.

The Commission is currently conducting a pilot project on the promotion of employee ownership and participation173, which will

The jury was composed of experts in social innovation from various countries and back -grounds, who were independent from the European commission.

of 224 candidates in 24 countries were selected by EIB experts. To help the finalists develop their ideas and

presentational skills, finalists were invited to a two-day mentoring â€oeboot camp†before the finals, where experts

-ments, and involving employees and managers at all levels. Those innovations aim at improving staff motivation and working conditions, thereby enhancing labour productiv

experts from different Member States. Youth work and non-formal learning play an important role in social innovation, particularly by offering alternative ways of learning

well as a European event bringing citizens, experts and decision-makers into dialogue with each other. The national panels enabled citizens to discuss the use of participatory

part in the national panels before being discussed by an international expert panel at an international conference.

employees and policymakers to suggest research agendas in a certain field, the Social science and Humanities programme (SSH) has con

cross disciplinary effort of European experts based on participatory design approach in diverse and complementary fields (art and design, computer science, engineering, lin

60 foresight experts from Europe and beyond in a participatory workshop to co-create visions of the future of Europe as trans

3. 1. 4. 1. Expert groups and networks 3. 1. 4. 2. European Innovation Partnerships

3. 1. 5. 7. Employee financial participation


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