You can find the list of sales agents on the Publications Office website (http://publications. eu. int
-hold/commercial waste sites to take away their waste paint and retreat it. Newlife Paints also has
start-up Guide and a Web portal where technical guidance on measure -ment and relevant links are provided
website contains a wide range of resources that could be useful for eco -innovators www4. shwec. uwm. edu/shwec
construction site. Ecococon houses rely on a wood frame, straw as a thermal insulator, and clay
web-based map that pro -vides information on the supplier policy towards sustainability and results of Patagonia†s audits in
Regularly scan websites, join groups and †¢network proactively to identify emerging eco-innovative technologies, materials and
site in Wales achieving a significant return on investment and reduction of materials sent to land
www. ecodesigncentrewales. org/sites/default/files /EDC ORANGEBOX ENABLINGECODESIGNINWELSHIN -dustry. pdf Crawford Hansford & Kimber a cleaner printed cicruit board
mtrl. com/portal/site/mtrl/Home â€oeinformation Inspiration†•supports ecodesign through combining infor -mation (materials, life extension etc.
via websites and online social networks rather than by simply talking â€oeat†customers through traditional media
¢mental media and websites and communi -cate good new Eco-innovate! A guide to eco-innovation for SMES and business coaches
en. wikipedia. org/wiki/Green dot %28symbol%29 p. 34: The Footprint Chroniclesâ Â source: www. patagonia. com/us/footprint
Visit our website to get open access to our reports, interactive database with charts and maps, EU country profiles as well as
anamarinoiu@yahoo. com http://www. rei. ase. ro Abstract: -The paper presents the results of a qualitative research on the perception and implementation of eco
practices to the Commission services and published it on its website. According to the data gathered by BEREC, the majority of ISPS offer unrestricted Internet access
consumers on internet providers'websites on issues such as blocking/slowing down of services and download limits (94%and 56%respectively of websites assessed by
mystery shoppers provided no information on the aforementioned issues) 23 BEREC also investigated other aspects related to net neutrality,
comparison websites, retailers, regulators, consumer organisations •map best practices in the comparison of products and services across different
Private operators of comparison websites have also been invited as speakers The initiative is horizontal in scope, covering various sectors such as retail, travel
in order to verify compliance of such websites with EU consumer protection legislation. Of the 333 websites checked, 76%were flagged for
further investigation and will be followed-up by the competent national authorities in 2012 and 201335 Main action 7:
comparison of products and services, including through comparison websites see above at page 11 Main action 8:
consumers from using unregulated sites Main action 9: Via the implementation of the Directive on falsified medicinal
identify sites providing the public with legal offers of medicinal products through distance sales (2013-2014) and, primarily by means of a report the
acceptability, electronic delivery service and website authentication. The legislative process is ongoing 3. 3 RELIABLE AND EFFICIENT PAYMENT AND DELIVERY SYSTEMS
•Obstacles for (web) merchants who wish to benefit from the cross-border or central acquiring of card payments
"storage of information supplied by a recipient of the service"(hosting services such as social networks, web
In the L'Orã al/ebay case (July 2011) the Court clarified that"awareness"of illegal content can in particular be
associations and covering 39 different internet sites in Europe, focusses on disrupting and deterring the supply side of the online counterfeit market and improving
country is different to the obligation for web merchants to apply all requirements in the national law of the country of
comparison websites is important for consumers to be able to take full advantage of the Single Market
It allows web merchants to provide customers with rel -evant information •To limit the negative effects of Directive 2009/136/EC (the
technically not possible for web merchants. Besides that Ecommerce Europe would like to stress that the ability
Website: www. ecommerce-europe. eu Contact us at publicaffairs@ecommerce-europe. eu Twitter:@@Ecommerce eu
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and online via web stores. More recently, with the growth and universal spread of mobile devices such as smartphones and
that to be fully compliant one retailer needs 28 different websites with 28 terms and
legitimate and unbiased review sites, accurate comparison websites, effective and robust trustmarks 1. 5. Fair and safe payment systems †payment systems that are cheaper and more
comparison websites/tools, trustmarks, review tools 1 Also see the Commissions communication on the proposed Data protection
the other hand, comparison websites should be clear about what and how they compare from
Market, those ICT systems sitting with internet providers, telecom providers, banks, postal operators, retailers, public authorities, etc. need to be able to †talk to each otherâ€.
of Internet/web literacy. The ICT enablers index takes into account affordability of Internet access, telecoms market
Meanwhile, an e-democracy website (dubbed â€oetoday I'm Decidingâ€) has been in place for citizens for several
the web Case study e-government†from the East 26  The Economist Intelligence Unit 2004
Google user data requests...29 Figure E. 4. 4: Percentage of user-data requests filed by governments where Google provided at least some
of the data requested...30 9 Introduction 1. 1. The context for this study and the European Strategy and
While the majority of the global population is projected to be connected to the web in the forthcoming
questions arise over the future balance of cultures on the web (Dutton, Dutta and Law, 2011;
which assesses the technical features of national websites as well as e-government policies and strategies applied in general and by specific sectors for delivery of essential services (United nations, 2012
which assesses the technical features of national websites as well as e-government policies and strategies applied in general and by specific sectors for delivery of essential services (United nations, 2012
websites cutting across a range of topics (e g. political, social and internet tools, such as Skype.
the web censorship category is focused primarily on websites that express views in opposition to those of the current
Google user data requests9 Source: Google transparency reports 9 The category includes the following countries, from
which Google reported having received requests (not all countries are reported to have filed requests in all years covered:
Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Hungary Italy, The netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Spain and the United kingdom. It comprises user-data requests, which
Percentage of user-data requests filed by governments where Google provided at least some of the data requested10
Google transparency reports However, it has to be kept in mind that data mining is not only a tool for the surveillance of citizens and
http://web. worldbank. org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/TOPICS/EXTPOVERTY/EXTEMPOWERMEN T/0,,contentmdk: 20272299 pagepk: 210058 pipk:
"BBC website, 2012. As of 08/03/2013 http://www. bbc. co. uk/news/business-18646423?
Development of Vocational training (Cedefop) website, 2012b. As of 07/2012 http://www. cedefop. europa. eu/EN/about-cedefop/projects/forecasting-skill-demand
SILC), code tesov190,"Eurostat website, 2012a. As of 09/09/2012 http://epp. eurostat. ec. europa. eu/tgm/refreshtableaction. do?
-engineering, manufacture and construction(%)code tps00063,"Eurostat website, 2012b. As of 07/2012 http://epp. eurostat. ec. europa. eu/tgm/table. do?
life expectancy for men and women, code proj 10c2150aâ€, Eurostat website. As of 18/07/2013: http://epp. eurostat. ec. europa. eu/portal/page/portal/population/data/database
Anti-terror Tacticâ€, Pew Research Centre website. As of June 2013: http://www. people -press. org/2013/06/10/majority-views-nsa-phone-tracking-as-acceptable-anti-terror-tactic/1
. & Vitak, J.,â€oeonline Social network Sites and the Concept of Social Capital, †Frontiers in New Media Research, 15,115, 2010
"United nations website, 2013. As of 08/03/2013 http://www. unesco. org/new/en/social-and-human-sciences/themes/youth/youth-definition
UNDP (2012),"Human Development Index,"United nations website. As of 08/03/2013 http://hdr. undp. org/en/statistics/hdi
and Sacha Wunsch-Vincent, Participative web and user-created content: Web 2. 0 wikis and social networking:
Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), 2007 Vodanovich, Shahper, Sundaram, David, Myers, Michael,"Research Commentary†Digital Natives and
World bank,"Population Growth rate (continued)- Population momentum,"World bank website 2001. As of 08/03/2013 http://www. worldbank. org/depweb/english/modules/social/pgr/index02. html
††â€,"World bank list of economies (July 2012),"World bank website, 2012. As of 08/03/2013
††â€,"Definition of Empowerment,"World bank website, 2013. As of 08/03/2013 http://web. worldbank. org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/TOPICS/EXTPOVERTY/EXTEMPOWERMEN
T/0,,contentmdk: 20272299 pagepk: 210058 pipk: 210062 thesitepk: 486411 iscurl: Y, 00. html World bank Development Indicators,"National adult literacy rates (15+),2012.
access system of local telecommunications sites used to provide low cost access to healthcare information in developing countries through a link to basic email (Kasozi and
of health website. Future expansion includes development of a WAN, to provide connectivity to the rest of the districts
communications services), ICT applications (as WEB services), the human operators and the managerial expertise to guarantee reliable services
New web-based information technologies are enabling SMES to attain global marketing capabilities at very low costs.
complex web of public initiatives, governments try to develop â€oesingle point of sales†entries for SMES
and a just over a quarter have their own website, but just 4, 33%are involved in online selling
and buying transactions and under 1 per cent of SMES have intranet. In 15.56 %of the SMES have no IT facilities
3. 6 Use of Internet and Intranet in SMES The analysis of the purpose why SMES use Internet & Intranet point out that in more than 75%of the
companies†information technology is used for a better communication with customers and suppliers (see figure 5 A significant percentage of SMES use the Internet for gathering information about the business environment in
Intranet Selling/shopping online None of the above Own website E-mail Internet Computers 518 Nelu Eugen Popescu/Procedia Economics and Finance 16 (2014) 512 †520
Figure 5: Internet & Intranet use in Romanian SMES Source: CNIPMMR, White Charter of Romanian SMES †11th Edition, Sigma Publishing house, 2013
3. 7 Perceived benefits of IT applications in business Top benefits of IT application for their business processes in the Romanian SMES vision are data security
own websites (27.50%.%Only in 15.50%of SMES there are no IT structures. Usually enterprises use the IT
ï Train entrepreneurs for global e-commerce through, for instance, the development of a web localisation certificate programme
EVA was an online site that intended to implement advanced and innovative training programs for the changing needs of SMES and government officials through two courses.
business management software (to 28%)and web and email (to 19 %Training of RETA agents:
and would benefit from the development of a web localization certificate program by an organisation with expertise in global e-commerce
Web localization certificate programmes: Training entrepreneurs for global e-commerce Although entrepreneurship programs have offered training in e-commerce for many years
experience with global markets has shown that many websites are not appropriate to attract consumers in foreign markets.
Localizing websites, i e.,, customizing them for local cultures, will improve comprehension, navigation, site visit duration, and most importantly, purchasing (Singh and Pereira
multilingual websites that work in different national contexts. However, only a few localization training programs exist, leading to a human capital deficit in this area.
and the lack of web and IT expertise among traditional businesses. Curious about the region, online visitors could be attracted to
visit websites about local culture and products. At present, the region is served by two regional touristic websites, both of which do not reflect the state-of-the-art of web design and functionalities
Given its experience offering IT training, as well as its past role in the Digital Cluster program, RETA
international reputation by attracting global firms, such as Microsoft and Google, to both recruit from the region as well as establish research branches in Waterloo region.
ï Train entrepreneurs for global e-commerce through, for instance, the development of a web localisation certificate programme
report their e-mail, phone or website to contact. Of these 703 questionnaires, 51 were returned incomplete for the following reasons:
report their e-mail, phone or website to contact. Of these 703 questionnaires, 51 were returned incomplete for the following reasons:
Website: www. ecommerce-europe. eu Contact us at: info@ecommerce-europe. eu For reports: research@ecommerce-europe. eu
please contact us via our website www. ecommerce-europe. eu or send us an email at research@ecommerce
which delivers the most relevant experience for consumers as they shop across web, store and mobile.
for instance as consumers compared prices through comparison websites or looked for additional information. This number is expected to have increased to
What web merchants can do is using the information that online customers leave behind when browsing the Internet,
their site. Also, people like to follow trends and online shop owners should anticipate this by making suggestions based on
Other possibilities to personalize your website include providing consumers with the opportunity to give feedback,
their websites think along with customers. Potential buyers are now provided with reasonable suggestions based on previous site visits and purchases.
Companies cannot simply open a website with another extension than that of their home country and expect their proceeds to increase significantly.
translation of your website into the language of the target country. In this regards, a machine translation,
645,250 websites According to data received from national e-commerce associations, Ecommerce Europe estimates the number of B2c websites to have grown to 645,250 at the end of
2013, growing at a pace of 15 to 20%per year This number is set to grow even more given the growth
active B2c websites 3. 7 billion Number of parcels sent in Europe Highlights of Global E-commerce
accessing the web through a mobile device **Average worldwide Cross-border B2c E-commerce Most popular countries
purchasing through the web, consumers purchase most in the Information technology category (33.0%),followed by Major
%3. ebay 8 %Mobile commerce accounted for nearly one third of all online sales in the UK in the fourth quarter of 2013.
addition, about half of all visits to British e-retail sites was made through a smartphone or tablet during that period
In France, the number of B2c e-commerce sites is increasing rapidly. In 2013, there were around 138,000
active sites, which represents a growth of 17%compared to the preceding year In general, major credit cards are preferred the e
in a concentration of manufacturing sites in a few places worldwide The role of public support
campus rather than becoming established from external sites. Larger companies from the outside are getting involved in the Cambridge cluster mainly through M&as.
website, database, press releases but also coordinated events at industry fairs globally Secondly, it facilitates interaction between cluster firms,
companies†website where statements are being made around the message that â€oereach is an important driver for environmental responsibility in our companyâ€.
GC (2010) Canadian Photonics Sector, Website of the Canadian government, available from http://investincanada. gc. ca/eng/publications/photonics. aspx
Minalogic (2010), Grenoble †A high-tech hub, Minalogic Website, available from http://www. minalogic. com/en/environnement-grenoble. htm
QPN (2010), Quebec Photonics Network Website, available from: http://www. quebecphotonic. ca Riese, J.,R. Bachmann (2004), Industrial Biotechnology:
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communities and hosted service webs facilitating co-operation and knowledge-sharing among innovating ï rms, customers, and
peers, external consultants, the print media, online webcasts or others They are interested strongly in building their career upon
development of the Belview Strategic Site is a particular advantage for manufacturing and services businesses
 the extension of the Waterford CITY MAN to service the Belview Strategic Site and Port area, including leveraging existing NRA duct infrastructure to maximise cost
date included EI/CEB representatives were available to employees on site every Wednesday during September/October since the announcement of closure.
 Active liaison with outplacement consultants (working with employees on site commenced in Mid september to identify potential start-up projects and discussions
a need to extend the existing MAN to meet enterprise needs at the IDA strategic site at
13 Google maps 24 securing business friendly services that are faster and more convenient alternatives to using
In particular, optimal wind sites in terms of electricity generation potential and proximity to the grid should be prioritised
waterfordbusinessinfo. ie web portal has been developed by Waterford City council in conjunction with the enterprise development agencies Waterford County Council has zoned 163ha †Waterford Knowledge Campusâ€.
Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to develop this site as Waterford Knowledge Campus The MOU sets out the development objectives of the campus to host the knowledge economy
landscape as well as heritage sites and gardens, which offer potential for further development of the tourism offering within the region (see Section 4
reference sites for Ireland. DEHLG, Dof Finance/National Public Procurement Policy Unit, OPW, State-Owned Enterprises such as ESB, Board Gá
availability of a utility intensive strategic site in Belview and other landbanks within the region.
National Heritage sites can act as significant attractors to the region in which they are sited. The continued development and promotion of such heritage sites in the
region, of which there are many, should be considered by local tourism interests Internationally Traded Services (excluding ICT) 35
Open source, Web 2. 0 and Mash-ups) are continuing to drive the development of new
Nubiq †mobile website generation and personalisation; Akruu †on-line billing and accounting services; Hasf6 â€
According to the Jobbridge website, on 2 december 2011, there were 189 employers from the South East advertising internships, comprising Carlow (19), Kilkenny (31), Tipperary South
Shared services are different in that they are centralised activities within a multi-site global corporation.
services activities with companies such as Facebook, IBM, Dell, Google, HP, Cook and others 3 In-House Call centres
 EI/CEB representatives were available to employees on site every Wednesday and CEBS are continuing discussions with a number of participants
on site from Mid-september to identify potential start-up projects  A mentor was appointed to one group of employees exploring business opportunity in
objective to provide a virtual (web based) †one-stop-shop†to provide information and
development of the Belview Strategic Site is a particular advantage for manufacturing and services businesses
 the extension of the Waterford CITY MAN to service the Belview Strategic Site and Port area, including leveraging existing NRA duct infrastructure to maximise cost
date included EI/CEB representatives were available to employees on site every Wednesday during September/October since the announcement of closure.
 Active liaison with outplacement consultants (working with employees on site commenced on 15 september to identify potential start-up projects
 A portal website www. southtipperary. ie promoting industry and living in South Tipperary  Postgraduate Research Centre established in TI Clonmel campus
 Holmestown Landfill & Civic Amenity Site  New Ross Civic Amenity Site  Enniscorthy Civic Amenity Site
 New Ross Sewerage Scheme  Rosslare Harbour Sewerage Scheme  Gorey Regional Water supply Pipeline Scheme
98  Enniscorthy (Clonhaston) Sewerage Scheme  Taghmon Water supply Scheme  Coolgreaney Sewerage Scheme  Wexford WWTP extension 30k pe-45k pe
jobs. ie web search 5th october 2011 The following provides insights into which companies are currently recruiting and in what
Managing clinical trial processes, often across multi-sites and multi-jurisdictions. Clinical data management Supply Chain/Procurement services
and redesigning websites so that they are searchable by technology/capability and not based on a †research centre†promotion
volumes and information intensity, the increased use of graphics and video, interactive web -sites, and increased †e†enabled service delivery
and supports highlight its fundamental importance to all sectors and activities going forward 23 It is envisaged that the strategic regional approach would have a greater potential for impact, and
website (www. forfas. ie. For ease of comparison across regions, data tables are provided in the Appendix
Restructuring HEI research websites so that they are more easily searchable in terms of technologies and their applicability †as opposed to by Research Institute/Centre
Its website presents a comprehensive overview of the range of supports available, enables on-line requests for meetings with relevant agencies
developed a website to provide a †one-stop†information portal for businesses. It is a good
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enabled companies to manage multi-site operations across the world. ICT has been, and will continue to be, a key enabler for the remote delivery of services.
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National Heritage sites can act as significant attractors to the region in which they are sited. The continued development and promotion of such heritage sites in the
region, of which there are many, should be considered by local tourism interests Internationally Traded Services (excluding ICT) 16
Open source, Web 2. 0 and Mash-ups) are continuing to drive the development of new
Nubiq †mobile website generation and personalisation; Akruu †on-line billing and accounting services; Hasf6 †interactive radio;
availability of a utility-intensive strategic site in Belview outside Waterford City and other land-banks elsewhere in the region
website to provide a †one-stop†information portal for businesses. It is a good example of
Map of Enterprise Agencies from †waterfordbusinessinfo. ie†website Enhancing Quality of life The Southeast has many positive quality of life attributes,
include relevant indigenous companies as demonstration sites on inward investment itineraries and encourage joint overseas and indigenous company participation in trade
HEIS and research institutes to provide information on their websites from the perspective of the end-user (including industry interests in research) so that
Consider developing a regional web portal along the lines of the existing Waterford City website at http://www. waterfordbusinessinfo. ie
FORFÃ S REGIONAL COMPETITIVENESS AGENDA: REALISING POTENTIAL: SOUTHEAST 34 ï¿Harness the capabilities of the'new'highly skilled professional unemployed to identify
The IDA also provides serviced sites, preplanning approval and buildings (buildings are provided by the private sector on IDA serviced sites.
The IDA is developing a limited number of larger scale strategic sites that are intended to service utility intensive enterprise activity
e g. bio/pharma manufacturing, data intensive services Recent major IDA project announcements in the Southeast region
The Business Park has some Greenfield sites available for future development Wexford Business and Technology Park
The Business Park has some Greenfield sites available to suit both manufacturing and international services clients.
available) and Greenfield sites to suit both manufacturing and international services sectors Belview and Knockhouse Strategic Sites
Belview is a key strategic site developed by IDA Ireland to attract a cluster of cutting-edge
multinational utility intensive industries to the south-East. In Belview, IDA Ireland has assembled a 55-hectare (136 acre) land bank adjacent to Belview Port,
promoted as a key site for large process industry. IDA is working closely with Kilkenny County
serviced site The IDA have a further 2 sites totalling 76 acres, one site of 18.1 hectares (44 acres) and an
adjacent site of 14.2 hectares (32 acres) available for greenfield development in Knockhouse adjacent to the existing Genzyme facility
FORFÃ S REGIONAL COMPETITIVENESS AGENDA: REALISING POTENTIAL: SOUTHEAST 44 Business Sites In private Ownership Southeast Bio-Pharma Park, Carrick-on-Suir
Southeast Bio-Pharma Park is a 129 hectare (319 acre) landbank under private ownership. It
is proposed to develop a bio-pharma park at the site Kilmeaden Fields Kilmeaden Fields is a 26 hectare (64 acre) site with expansion potential to 105 hectares (260
acres) in the ownership of Glanbia. The site has been zoned for industrial/commercial/office and mixed use.
Power, water and gas available on site Development Site on Outer Ring road, Waterford Development site of c. 8. 5 hectares (21 acre) located at Ballycashin, Outer Ring road
Waterford in private ownership has been zoned industry and technology and has 650 metres frontage to the outer ring road.
All main services are in the immediate vicinity FORFÃ S REGIONAL COMPETITIVENESS AGENDA: REALISING POTENTIAL:
SOUTHEAST 45 Notes FORFÃ S REGIONAL COMPETITIVENESS AGENDA: REALISING POTENTIAL: SOUTHEAST 46 Notes
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