Synopsis: Employment & working conditions: Working conditions: Work:


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why their work tools aren†t all available as mobile apps, as they are in the rest of their lives

But it also extends through their work experience they actively seek out opportunities to work in other

parts of the business and in other geographic regions And they engage extensively outside the business by, for

work †opening up the potential for one-to-one video meetings instead. Amazon, an online retailer, is using digital to invent new

business processes work, and how these all fit together, †adds Tom Velema, EY€ s EMEIA IT Advisory Leader. †Otherwise you

Her work in using mobile and analytics to drive greater sales is representative of where this role is headed (see next trait for more

digital changes the way many businesses work, opening up wholly new possibilities, but people have to buy into this vision, and

the core of the business and how it works, in order to explain how it can change in future

Prins, who prefers to keep work-related topics out of social media uses his passion for cycling as a source for non-work-related

updates and links them to technology, which in turn has helped him to forge a range of positive connections across the business

They are happy in their work: 64%plan to remain where they are, or move into a

approach to their education and work experience Se ct io n 4 It is clear that digital CIOS take a different approach to tackling their

express greater satisfaction with their work than their IT-intensive industry peers do. This is especially striking in three areas

%The work-life balance 33 %37%The allocation of resources such as head count and budget to IT

%Motivation and hard work Percentage of respondents who have chosen 8, 9 or 10 on a scale from 1=not required at all


Factors Influencing Innovation in SMEs in Romania - Holban Ionica.pdf.txt

work without taking people into accountâ€. â€oeenterprises of all sizes should be more flexible in

tied connection between the work tax and the suburb economy, comparing that between the income tax and gray economy.


Forfas_South_East_Action_Plan_Publication.pdf.txt

5. Unemployment and Labour Activation Measures 45â 6. Business Process Outsourcing & Shared Services and the South East

s labour and market skills analysis work on infrastructure requirements and on national development strategies. It includes inputs from Enterprise Ireland (EI), IDA and SFI, Fá

Finally, the percentage of those with lower secondary and below in the labour force in the South East is high (23 percent) compared to the national average (19 percent

and work in the area. Fáilte Ireland are currently developing a regional tourism development

A Business Support Unit has been established within the City council to work alongside the enterprise agencies and undertake promotional activities for the City internationally.

absorptive capacity weaknesses to work with the research teams and to make best use of the research

which builds on the work of Irish Energy Research Council and the EPA research programmes27.

and an ability to work in multidisciplinary environments33. The HEIS in the region will have a

improvement works at the Dunbrody museum in New Ross Fáilte Ireland supports tourism training and education at the Waterford Institute of

5. Unemployment and Labour Activation Measures Regional Unemployment Profile42 Overall, employment in the South East has declined by 37,200 relative to Q2 2008

The HEA Springboard initiative, aimed at assisting unemployed people to re-enter the labour market through the provision of part-time courses in areas of identified skills needs,

labour that could not be met from domestic or EEA sources. There was a significant contraction in the number of new employment permits issued to workers in the South East

Machinery Operatives †create additional needs given the unfavourable short term labour market outlook for sectors such as construction and traditional manufacturing.

 Industry and education and training providers need to work more closely together in the development and revision of course curricula to ensure that students have the most

 Work Placements: Structured internships and opportunities providing work experience opportunities within enterprise are hugely valuable in improving the success of students

and job†seekers. Internships should have identified goals and outcomes with a particular focus on employability  The Jobbridge programme should be examined with a view to identifying best practice

 From the perspective of FDI in shared services, IDA continues to work to attract

Call centre Technology also enables people to work from home, instead of in a traditional centralised, call centre location

the scale of the labour pool, and availability of multilingual skills in an urban area, and ease

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 and in the public

challenged to compete effectively because of the relatively high labour cost base here. Initial savings can certainly be offered,

 The Enterprise development agencies also continue to work with existing firms through transformational change initiatives:

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.

but also for their ability to work in a customer-oriented, continuously improving organisation  Ireland†s strong cohort of SSC Masters should be leveraged, sharing best practice

Researchers at SEAM work with a diverse range of companies in the pharmaceutical, biomedical and medical devices, electronics

majority of this work has been funded through EI€ s Innovation Voucher Scheme. The TSSG has created 11 spinouts in the mobile services/internet application space.

SFI will continue to work with IDA and EI to provide the people and ideas to underpin enterprise development in the region, as it is essential that the

but may not always reflect increased work or output levels. Also, not all GVA growth can be considered positive.

 Facilitating works at St. Mullins  New recreation hall in Bagenalstown  New Town Parks in Carlow and Tullow

 Works have commenced on the water supply to Belview Port (completion 2010  Contract signed for Thomastown Waste Water Treatment Plant

 Water conservation rehabilitation works Wexford  Wexford Opera house  Broadband MAN in Wexford Town  M11 Gorey Bypass

Drivers Costs, Labour Value, time to market, scale flexibility Stage of Industry development Mature Relatively young,

skills, ability to work in a team and leadership skills are all relevant  In activities that involve HR services or Finance/Accounting †an understanding of country


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ï§Informed the work of the Midwest Task force appointed by the Tánaiste and supported

from its endowment of natural resources, population, labour, its economic and social capital, infrastructure and its location relative to markets.

labour/talent Leadership and Strategic Capacity outlining relevant organisations and indications of locally driven initiatives

are finding themselves without work and with uncertain prospects in the short term. The interest in entrepreneurship has increased significantly

Much of this work is undertaken at national level, and cross -agency collaboration has been effective in this regard over recent years.

commute to the GDA to work. The Midland's central location and close proximity to Dublin

and a demonstrated ability to work collaboratively to achieve objectives Points of interest and potential

HEIS to consider work placement where students would take up opportunities in a flexible and cost effective way42

45 This work has contributed to the deliberations of the Midwest Task force appointed by the Tá

but also presents an opportunity to work with this distinctive diversity through a more coordinated regional approach.


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and will choose where they want to live and work. Quality of life factors take on a new dimension in this context

an attractive quality of life †basically a good place to work, live and to do business In this context it is important that a location

labour/talent Leadership and Strategic Capacity outlining relevant organisations and indications of locally driven initiatives

However, continuing cost pressures, particularly in more labour intensive activities, combined with the deteriorating economic conditions globally present

and perhaps also a missed opportunity to work with this distinctive diversity through a more

and an ability to work in multidisciplinary environments22. The HEIS in the region will have a key role to play in developing and

government and it seeks to facilitate the supply of appropriately skilled labour to local employers by identifying regional skills needs

EI also works closely with the CEBS in the region, for example, enabling access to the EI


Fueling a Third Paradigm of Education The Pedagogical Implications of Digital, Social and Mobile Media.pdf.txt

As Thomas Kuhn noted in his seminal work, paradigm shift involves changing the basic assumptions that underlie an entire discipline (1962

Does active learning work? A review of the research. Journal of engineering education, 93 (3), 223-231


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Prior works, for the most part ignore the processes involved in the use of IT as a means of generating greater

Doesn†t Always Work: Continuing the Search for Consistency in Innovation Research, †Academy of Management


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R&d and technological capacity (118th) work against developing the country†s overall capacity to innovate and


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summarises the conclusions of this work 2 The Supergreen Project Supergreen1 is a 3 year Coordination

-turers, research and academic works, and the project consortium. The survey resulted in a list of 200 representative technologies of the following categories

After an extended review on industry and academic works 8†11, the impact of the 58 green technologies on the KPIS was quantified.

This work revealed the need for adequate and consistent statistical information on transport corridor flows that would allow a precise quantification of the European

It is our belief that the results of this work support the general conclusion that the

Acknowledgments Our work was supported by the European commission within the 7th Framework Programme under project grant agreement TREN/FP7TR/233573/††SUPER


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This brochure contains two outcomes of the actual work we do to stimulate and support the coordination and cooperation of national Smart Grids R&d initiatives in

The underlying motto throughout the whole work package (WP) 4 ʠԠInformation flow

Figure 1 Underlying Ԡmottoâ'†throughout work package 4 So this means that for the success of the work package ԠImplementation of Joint

Activitiesâ'†it is vital to -keep communication flow up -redistribute collected information after preparation and

other work packages Task 4. 4 Expansion to other programmes -Identification of benefits FOR &

Input for other work packages  †EU-Walk to Smart Grids Excellenceà Task 4. 3

other work packages Figure 2 Schematic depiction of ԠWP4  †Implementation of Joint Activitiesâ'â€:

programme works, etc. R&d Framework, Programmes & Policy National offcial documents, laws & rules Scenarios, Project information

programme, how the programme works, etc x Laws and/or rules which form the basis for R&d programme funding

series of structural and impulse-programmes and closely works together with industry and research institutions to provide adequate framework conditions to foster

demonstration funding, reflecting the need for scientific work in the Smart Grids area Hence, there are several programmes promoting research in the energy field in

networks, complementing work currently pursued by researchers in France in order to explore in greater detail other possible futures for electricity

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This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attributionnoncommercial-Sharealike 4. 0 International License Principal investigator and main author

and works through a combination of research, investments networks, grant funding and practical support to innovators

One example of the potential in mobilising citizens to create collective knowledge is done the work by Cancer Research UK

for Europe and under the Horizons 2020 Work Programme As shown in this research, Europe has pioneered a reasonably comprehensive set of

under the Horizon 2020 Work Programme and in particular, but not limited to the Collective Awareness Platforms

Environment, Education and Skills, Culture and Arts, Work and Employment, Participation and Democracy, Neighbourhood Regeneration, Science

economies work †for example, valorising labour time equally, or linking currencies to data. In East Africa the development of M-PESA (a mobile financial payment system born

Projects and areas of work like Safecast or open source Geiger, the Smart Citizen Kit and open wearables are showing interesting

-work where bgiegie owners could share the data they were collecting. Safecast then worked with hackerspaces and used

The World wide web Consortium (W3c), an international community that works on developing and advocating for Open

Standards, the P2p foundation, that works on promoting peer-to-peer practices, and the Iot Council, promoting an open

The work by Nesta in the UK, on the tech for good incubator Bethnal Green Ventures, and the Waag society in Amsterdam, working on setting up and hosting

-works, and open hardware Through case study analysis we have sought to build up an understanding of

Most European cities work with sensors that monitor environmental conditions. Pollution, temperature, humidity and light sensors are installed that provide information that could be used to develop

sensor net works, free interoperable network services, open Wifi bottom-up-broadband, distribut ed social networks, p2p infrastructures

-works that incorporate a wide variety of wired and wireless links, nodes, routing, applica -tions and users.

The work by Tor on creating secure, privacy-aware and crypto tools that bounce Internet users†and websites†traffic

examples include the work by the Estonian Government and the not-for-profit Praxis on the Meiraha project,

as is the work by the social innovation research project COMMUNIA. The European Thematic Network on the Digital Public domain is an international association

open research works, is FLOK Society in Ecuador 45growing a Digital Social Innovation Ecosystem for Europe

The work by organisations like Raspberry Pi and Arduino illustrates the potential in open hardware

OCRACY CULTURE AND ARTS HEALTH AND WELLBEING WORK AND EMPLOYMENT S MA RT PU BL

Work and Employment DSI AREAS AREAS OF SOCIETY New ways of making Funding acceleration and incubation

OCRACY CULTURE AND ARTS HEALTH AND WELLBEING WORK AND EMPLOYMENT S MA RT PU BL

Work and Employment DSI AREAS AREAS OF SOCIETY New ways of making Funding acceleration and incubation

strategy of case study interviews, work -shops and events relevant to these com -munities, we have identified DSI actors as

-works in more depth than disconnected social networks. However, it is a large sample and thus worth exploring in de

-works and includes organisations such as iminds, Fairphone, the City of Amsterdam and Fab Lab Barcelona.

-works and new ways of making. The col -laborative economy and open knowledge is the specialty of the second largest †but

work together would strengthen the over -all resilience of DSI in Europe by com -bining open hardware, open data, open

The work -shop brought together over 70 DSI prac -titioners, researchers, experts, and poliy makers from different European coun

first won†t work. But it†s only through the process of constant idea creation that you

As outcome of the DSI policy work shop we have designed a Bottom-up Policy Toolkit for practicioners and policy mak

their work What the biggest barriers were that they faced and how to address them (through

what works (and what doesn†t). Finally it†s important to acknowledge that policy may not be able to solve some problems

-ticular public institutions and work done with public money †should be open and transparent

of creators (to control their work and to be able to make a living from their creativity) and the interests of society (access to

networks and to create collaborative work environments. In this context labs can be understood as spaces

•Observing potential users to see if the product works in their context •Quantitative responses to the idea, for example survey potential users to test

tools digital social innovations can apply to capture the impact of their work, from user

The work done by Wikiprogress is exploring new digital tools for including people in relation to what should be measured through the development of indicators, as well

beautiful design work Thank you to the projects Advisory Group who have been generous in sharing their own experience from working with


Guide to Research and Innovation Strategies for Smart Specialisations.pdf.txt

Putting entrepreneurial knowledge to work...12 How: Setting in motion regional change...12 Where: A role for every region...

Putting entrepreneurial knowledge to work Smart specialisation addresses the difficult problem of prioritisation and resource allocation

specialisation to work ï¿Identifying sectors that can achieve critical mass should take into account the'principles of

plans and ongoing work. The studies try to identify what the weaknesses and strengths of the

with other regions and interregional work groups Example 2-International benchmarking in a Top Technology Region †Provinces of Limburg

Hence, the work for this analytical step of a RIS3 strategy should combine the above types of analyses with other analyses aiming at shedding light

of labour), context conditions for the operation of the cluster, labour market situation, etc It also involves an analysis of the linkages between the cluster and other clusters or

Tampere, Work Research center, Working Paper No. 85 (Final Report on Quadruple Helix Research for the CLIQ

supervising the work 39 programme, political and institutional support, and liaising with the European commission The chair of the SG was invariably a local notable drawn from the business community

the existence of key assets and capabilities (incl. specialised skills and labour pools) for each of the areas proposed and,

development and work in partnership Business and Innovation Centres (BICS) are support organisations for innovative

Infrastructures (ESFRI) and EC work, which should not be hindered by the lack of a European consolidated vision in the near future

through better preparatory work and capacity-building in procurement offices both as regards the identification of state-of-the-art


H2020 WP 2014-2015 Innovation in small and medium-sized enterprises Revised.pdf.txt

WORK PROGRAMME 2014 †2015 7. Innovation in small and medium-sized enterprises Revised This Work Programme was adopted on 10 december 2013.

The parts that relate to 2015 topics, dates, budget) have revised, with this version, been updated. The changes

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While certain Work Programme parts and areas have been identified explicitly as participating in the Pilot on

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SME participation is encouraged throughout this work programme and in particular in the priorities Industrial Leadership and Societal Challenges

SME instrument are described in the respective parts of the work programme. A complete list of topics and indicative budgets are provided below

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as access to the financial facilities supported under Access to Risk Finance of this work

demographic change and wellbeing work programme part 7 The commercialisation plan must demonstrate a credible path to the market also demonstrating the capacities

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General Annexes to the work programme, with the following exceptions Topic identifier Proposals for phase 1 are required not to provide a draft plan for

part H of the General Annexes to the work programme, with the following exceptions Topic identifier Proposals will be evaluated individually

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General Annexes to the work programme, with the following exceptions INNOSUP-1-2015 1. At least 75%of the total proposed budget shall be allocated to SMES

part H of the General Annexes to the work programme, with the following exceptions INNOSUP-1-2015

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suitable coaches and support their work that would address the recognised barriers to growth on the basis of a jointly agreed †coaching planâ€.

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of Enterprise Europe Network) that work in regions with a weakly developed consulting base and no own assessment and consulting tools;

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business associations, for their work with the SMES as well as training material for SMES HORIZON 2020 †WORK PROGRAMME 2014-2015

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ii) for the work with SME and (iii) during the design of new SME innovation support actions

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This action will support the work of the Advisory Group â€oeinnovation in SMES€. The Group

various work programmes and activities. Activities financed will include, but will not be limited to, assessments,

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The work of the expert group will be essential to get a better overview of the investment

to Risk Finance Work Programme), and should help ensure greater access to risk finance by

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Detailed budgets of the common call of the SME instrument is provided in the introduction of this work

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which to live and work. They improve Europe†s competitiveness, boosting growth and job creation. At the same time, research and innovation help make people†s lives

Welfare, Wealth and Work for Europe in the long term? These are essential questions about Europe†s future that need

Welfare, Wealth and Work for Europe †WWWFOREUROPE Supported by a â 8 million contribution from the EU 7th Framework programme, WWWFOREUROPE includes 33

well this new software works. Researchers in the TABULA RASA project are looking into the growing phenomenon


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determine how well the economic opportunity system works and the extent to which it is inclusive of the poor

In developing countries, ICTS offer tremendous potential to eliminate or at least work around a number of critical obstacles to economic growth (see Box 1

ICTS collapse distance and time, overcoming geographic isolation and substituting for expensive travel and lost work

15,000 developers directly but works externally with more than 750,000. 39 Large ICT companies are undertaking a variety of efforts to expand these partner networks or ecosystems

Through 110 Innovation Centers in 60 countries, Microsoft works with local universities, industry associations, government agencies,

sector partners on different projects †including 40 ICT business incubators around the world †in its work

those wishing to work with its platforms, and it makes significant investments in them. Microsoft†s Enterprise

Microsoft generally considers its work done and does not track that person further Alternatively, if a user starts his or her own business,

economies frequently forced graduates to relocate to find work. Fifty-nine percent, almost all of those that

is to work with thousands of small programmers and consultants around the world to spur â€oeinnovation via

Making Business Work for the Poor. Report to the Secretary-general of the United nations. New york, NY:

How to create public private partnerships with NGOS that work in emerging markets. Cisco systems Internal White paper

Making Business Work for the Poor. Report of the Commission on the Private Sector and Development to the Secretary

Mr. Kramer†s work in the nonprofit arena followed a 30-year career as an entrepreneur, principally in the book industry.

Our work is influencing the way business leaders think about markets, profit, poverty and the environment WRI's Markets and Enterprise Program produces economically sound policies, bold vision,


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