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(Focus) Eunika Mercier-Laurent-The Innovation Biosphere_ Planet and Brains in the Digital Era-Wiley-ISTE (2015).pdf.txt

Open Innovation 2. 0. Living Labs (or any open innovation ecosystem) interlinked with other same-minded sites can be very powerful drivers for large-scale solutions engaging all stakeholders.

Although many companies display their initiatives on their corporate websites only a few are seriously practicing it.

as well as various comparators working for companies that pay for the number of clicks on their websites;

data center calories are recovered now to heat offices at the site. The new modular outsourcing center opened in 2013 is targeting a high level of energy efficiency.

the fire department or dispatching a response team to the emergency site. Camera records are analyzed to identify the offenders.

although this is not clearly mentioned in their website. 16 http://www. wisecity. hk/project. Innovation Landscape and Fields 41 1. 7. Tourism and business travel

However, their Website does not publish how many successful matches and long-term collaborations were initiated through this event.

limited to professional software, organizational Website, Intranet, social network and office tools. Often, the management of cultural aspects is limited to diversity management (mandatory),

These challenges should be addressed by applicants to various calls published on the website of the Agency.

Challenges and Innovation Policies 101 A large amount of documents on innovation policy are available on the website of the EU;

The EU website offers a â€oewho is who†facility9. The search engine facilitates consulting in three ways:

The DG Environment website offers access to the base of â€oegood Practiceâ€. As usual, the access to this base follows the traditional IT logic †access by area,

Companies in this area have set a Website http://www. le-sentier-paris. com/to be stronger together

://www. bouyguesenergiesservices. com/sites/default/files/140618cpdrone. pdf, 2012. BOU 14 BOUYGUES TELECOM History of home automation, Domotique.


(Management for Professionals) Jan vom Brocke, Theresa Schmiedel (eds.)-BPM - Driving Innovation in a Digital World-Springer International Publishing (2015).pdf.txt

Retrieved from http://www. whitehouse. gov/sites/default/files/microsites/ostp/pcast-advanced-manufacturing-june2011. pdf Hugos, M. H. 2004.

Retrieved from http://www. plattform-i40. de/sites/default/files/Report industrie4. 0 engl 1. pdf Lee, E. A. 2008.

https://smartmanufacturingcoalition. org/sites/default/files/spm -an operations and technology roadmap. pdf Welke, R. J. 2015. Thinking tri-laterally about business processes, services and business models:

An industrial site inspector can input inspection data directly, triggering maintenance requests. Enterprise mobile applications can improve efficiency

blogs, social networking sites (e g. Facebook), collaborative projects (e g. wikis), content communities (e g. Youtube), virtual social worlds (e g.

Some companies and organizations are already blocking the access to such sites (Frosch, 2007), but studies show that SM adapted to an organization setting can provide substantial benefits for organizations (Sena & Sena, 2008).

In turn â€oesuppliers†can access these sites and contribute innovation ideas. An example thereof is the connect+develop site of Proctor and Gamble;

a networking base for outsourcing process development (Proctor&gamble, 2014. Among other inventions, the site enabled expedited development of their pulsating toothbrush,

which was only an idea at the time and would have needed up to 5 more years in development.

found through their open innovation site, the joint research and development effort resulted in the product being on the market in a single year.

One way of using SM in the recruitment efforts is for companies to inspect popular sites

Tracing the progress of innovations borne on enterprise social network sites. Paper presented at the 34th International Conference on Information systems, Milan, Italy.

Some parking lots can be booked pre via the airport website. When the car has been parked the passenger needs to get to the right terminal

which was found on the website ariscommunity. com. It shows an abstract process-oriented representation of an insurance company.

based on information found on the website http://www. bpmroundtable. eu, /the cultural research conducted in Liechtenstein is situated mainly in the upper layer of the framework (with organizational characteristics that impact the whole process portfolio),

Retrieved from http://c. ymcdn. com/sites/www. simnet. org/resource/group/62bde4a1-974a-4105-BE98-BA41ED782AA3/presentations/makingitmatterinbusinessinno. pdf Forrester.

://i. dell. com/sites/doccontent/corporate/secure/en/Documents/listening -and-engaging-in-the-digital-mar keting-age. pdf Greenberg, P. 2009).


10_MOD_Innovation in Romanian SMEs - revised february 2013.pdf.txt

In the last two years, there was a noticeable increase in the percentage of SMES that created their own Internet sites,

%73.22%E-mail 56.51%62.86%61.54%61.07%72.52%74.81%69.93%Own site 27.97%24.12%23.77%11.54%16.20%33.33%33.26%Trade on line


2008 Innovation in Ireland.pdf.txt

which is available on our website www. entemp. ie. Innovation in Ireland 2008 3 The Government recognises the value that investment in research,

and will publish progress on our website. Ireland†s overall innovation performance will continue to be measured by the National Competitiveness Council in its annual Report to the Government


2011 Missing an Open Goal_UK public policy and open innovation.pdf.txt

whether this was an effect of Asian research sites and talent being more competitive â€

First, Amazon allowed other firms to sell their goods through their website, providing an extra revenue stream for Amazon.


2012 Evaluation_of_Enterprise_Supports_for_Start-Ups_and_Entrepreneurship-Publication.pdf.txt

upon existing websites. In the immediate term State agency and local authority websites should incorporate a standard roadmap that gives a clear pathway to

which agency is suited most to a firm†s or aspiring entrepreneur†s needs †with embedded links to the relevant websites35.

, Taxation, Website development, Time Management & Life Work Balance, Personal Effectiveness and Leadership Management 130 half-day involvement covering basic skills or information

There were some weaknesses identified through the survey involving website information, follow up networking and organisational issues surrounding some of the workshops.

ie To sign up for our email alerts contact us at info@forfas. ie or through the website.


2012 InterTrade Ireland Innovation Ecosystem Report.pdf.txt

including marketing (e g. new or improved websites) or investments in new technology (e g. IT upgrades.


2014 Irish Entrepreneurship Forum Report.pdf.txt

in conjunction with the programmes that the entrepreneurial community provides for itself. •Capital gains should be taxed at 20%rather than 33%to create incentives for investment in new enterprise. •A National Entrepreneurship Website for startups,

or date via a hosted website. 23. One-hour webinars should be hosted by Agencies

Startups. ie The startups. ie website was created by entrepreneurs to be a starting place for people interested in setting up their own business.

There are also a number of other Irish websites (e g. www. smallbusinesscan. ie, www. business-startup. ie,

etc) and these websites provide detailed information regarding starting a business in Ireland. Startup Grind Ireland Startup Grind is a global startup community designed to educate

and a national website advertising various activities. These activities and other events for entrepreneurs take place regularly across Ireland20.

Establish a national website and e-mail list (hosted and run by volunteers in the private sector for each part of the country,

r a t o r-r e l a t e d a c t i v i t y. Corresponding website development,

So many websites and sources of information are available that many people find it confusing and inaccessible.

While no one website can possibly answer every question at any time, a better national website resource is required,

which provides information on the supports available and signposts the user to relevant agencies. We acknowledge that the development of this website could be a substantial undertaking.

The private sector have developed already several initiatives that help direct entrepreneurs to relevant events and resources39.

These may provide models for the agency developing the national website, and are discussed further in Chapter 4 Vibrant Hotspots of Activity.

A National Entrepreneurship Website for startups should be established which contains relevant up-to-date information on services available

These Guides should be made available on the Revenue website and also provided to companies when they register for VAT. 64.

These Guides should be made available on the Revenue website and also provided to companies when they register for VAT. 7. 4 Taxation/social welfare T h e Fo r u m s u b m i t t e d a nu

Establish a national website and e-mail list (hosted and run by volunteers in the private sector) for each part of the country,

t e d a c t i v i t y. Corresponding website development, campaigns and media outreach should be undertaken. 50.

A National Entrepreneurship Website for startups should be established which contains relevant up-to-date information on services available

These Guides should be made available on the Revenue website and also provided to companies when they register for VAT. 7. 4 Taxation/social welfare 65.


2014 Irish Government National Policy Statement on Entrepreneurship in Ireland.pdf.txt

and promotion of female role models, targeted events and awards, support for female entrepreneur networks and promotion of a dedicated area on corporate websites.

An Employer Pack, available on the Department of Social Protection†s website, contains more details on these supports and services.

statistics website National Policy Statement on Entrepreneurship in Ireland 31 Innovation & Collaboration Fusion (technology transfer through company graduate-academic partnership) Challenge (business transformation

The irish public sector also presents market opportunities as a reference site to enable companies to tender for and secure contracts overseas. 6. 3. 1 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) in Ireland

valuable reference sites with major government customers which in many cases can be leveraged to enter international markets.


2014-innovation-competitiveness-approach-deficit-reduction.pdf.txt

as the problems with the Affordable Care Act website so clearly demonstrated, we need a change in the rules

Fiscal years 2012-2022 (CBO, January 2012), www. cbo. gov/sites/default/files/cbofiles/attachments/01-31-2012 outlook. pdf. 6. For a definition

2014 to 2023 (CBO, November 2013), http://www. cbo. gov/sites/default/files/cbofiles/attachments/44715-Optionsforreducingdeficit-2 1. pdf. 8. Luke

accessed October 15, 2013), 365, http://www. whitehouse. gov/sites/default/files/microsites/ERP 2012 COMPLETE. pdf. 40.

Author calculations using data from SSDI website. See: Social security administration, 2013 OASDI Trustees Report (Table V. A3.

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accessed October 15, 2013), http://www. cbo. gov/sites/default/files/cbofiles/attachments/Historicalbudgetdata aug13. xls. 56.

accessed October 15, 2013), 191, http://www. whitehouse. gov/sites/default/files/omb/budget/fy2014/assets/spec. pdf. 65.

cbo. gov/sites/default/files/cbofiles/attachments/10-25-2012-Recent research on labor supply elasticities. pdf. 71. Moffitt, Robert A,


2015 Ireland Action Plan for Jobs.pdf.txt

The Department of education and Skills and the Higher education Authority are co-funding a promotional campaign centred on a new website †www. ictworks. ie â€

. ie website in 2014 and the Expert Group on Future Skills Needs has reported some shortages in some niche skill areas.

DES, HEA, HEIS) 5 Devise and implement a programme around a single website portal, through industry and agencies working together,

and commitment of additional staff in 2014, the focus has been on development of enhanced customer service (training, website, protocols with State bodies), seamless continuity of services (project supports/job creation, training

More information on the Scheme can be found at www. dcenr. gov. ie/nds and on the website of each LEO.

website resources for entrepreneurs and supporters and the Startup Gathering annual survey of Ireland†s startup sector) are planned by Startup Ireland in conjunction with the Startup Gathering initiative to maximise the impact

ï§The Startup Gathering website will provide a signposting of resources and supports available to entrepreneurs in Ireland thereby improving accessibility to Ireland†s innovation system;

and cultural and artistic collections either on Europeana or other websites in order to enhance our tourism offering to visitors from both home and abroad.

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2015-April-Social_Innovation_in_Europe.pdf.txt

The site provides the latest information on European social innovation. This first concrete action was launched in 2011 as a virtual hub connecting social innovators and providing an overview of actions throughout Europe.

2) the Transition Network†s website: www. transitionnetwork. org 10 The idea of †Peek oil†is one of the main motives of the transition towns movement. 11 Permaculture can be defined as †consciously designed landscapes which mimic the patterns

http://espas. eu/orbis/sites/default/files/generated/document/en/social innovation decade of changes. pdf Caulier-Grice, J. Davies, A. Patrick, R. Norman, W. 2012

http://csi. gsb. stanford. edu/sites/csi. gsb. stanford. edu/files/Themeaningofsocialentrepreneurship. pdf Dees, J. G. 2006) Taking Social Entrepreneurship Seriously.


A Comparison of Smart Grid Technologies_ 2012.pdf.txt

where he serves as the Site Director of the Center for Research and Education in Wind and as a 2011†2012 Resident Faculty Fellow of the School of Global Environmental Sustainability.


A digital agenda for European SMEs.pdf.txt

Europa. eu (2009), †E-commerce in the EU€, online press release, Europa. eu the official website of the European union,<http://europa. eu/rapid/pressreleasesaction. do?


A GUIDE TO ECO-INNOVATION FOR SMEs AND BUSINESS COACHES.pdf.txt

and agreements with several household/commercial waste sites to take away their waste paint and retreat it.

USA) website contains a wide range of resources that could be useful for eco-innovators. www4. shwec. uwm. edu/shwec The Money back through the window initiative of the •Kà VET

and have increased the speed of assembling houses at the construction site. Ecococon houses rely on a wood frame,

Regularly scan websites, join groups and •network proactively to identify emerging eco-innovative technologies, materials and processes.

Orangebox has set up a recycling centre at their site in Wales achieving a significant return on investment

involving all the company†s personnel from shop floor through to senior management. www. orangebox. com www. ecodesigncentrewales. org/sites/default/files/EDC ORANGEBOX ENABLINGECODESIGNINWELSHIN-dustry. pdf Crawford Hansford

and properties of materials including biodegradable, recyclable, renewable. mtrl. com/portal/site/mtrl/Home â€oeinformation Inspiration†•supports ecodesign through combining information (materials, life

and others issues through engaging customers in meaningful conversations through a variety of media, especially via websites and online social networks, rather than by simply talking â€oeat†customers through traditional media.

and websites and communicate good new. Eco-innovate! A guide to eco-innovation for SMES and business coaches. 51 eco-innovation observatory SIGMA€ Sustainability Marketing Guide contains four steps towards sus-•tainability marketing as well as some practical

Visit our website to get open access to our reports, interactive database with charts and maps,


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

and related website The websites in the table above give details on the results obtained so far.


Barriers and success factors in health information technology- practitioners perspective 2010.pdf.txt

It evaluated ten individual e-health sites in different European countries including Germany, Sweden, Romania, France, Czech republic, Belgium,


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Berlin_Adlershof.pdf.txt

Space for growth on site 42 Success Criterion: space for growth on-site 43 First incubator 1991 with 5 companies on 1, 000 mâ


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

or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission


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

a particular website/app, more a technological shift that enables the social innovation of flexible working

Eslife has a website with simple navigation in 3 steps: i notification of work or a task which needs doing,

-Online crowdsourced campaigning tool using website, mobile and social media to collect data and organise, increasing civic engagement

on website for project registration, finding, donating and volunteering plus social media -Started in 2008 by 3 grassroots activists in New york,

access and training sites in 17 local schools, eight UK-Online community access centres and 10

assistance for anyone to â€oerun a website like Fixmystreet in your country or city, for freeâ€. the

Fixmystreet Platform is for citizens who want to run their own sites. â€), 46 as well as the

website, mobile and social media) to create a multidimensional campaign to gather stories and raise awareness of the impact of housing benefit changes in Hackney.

a free blogging platform †to create a website that includes information on the changes, shows

crowdfunding (mirco-finance) based on website for project registration, finding, donating and volunteering, plus social media (Facebook, blogs, Twitter, Flickr, Vimeo) for constant updating

and all were were added to the map on the website to provide an easily accessible and illustrative visualisation of the housing benefit problems in Hackney.

published research findings on the website. The results of a mystery shopping housing exercise and

site-based projects, all of which are conceived, designed, and run by neighbours. This ensures community buy in, long-term caretakers and daily reminders of what†s been achieved.

directing them to the website was difficult. In addition, people could be somewhat apprehensive about sharing their details online,

version of the website, and will also soon join forces with 55,000 members of another neighbourhood sharing scheme.

The website provides a variety of offline tools for encouraging participation, such as fliers, custom posters, customised neighbour invitations or even making

The site also has a Google Refine reconciliation function that matches legal entities to company names.

but generally leaves communities to use the site without interference. The platform and its physical activities fosters trust, reciprocity and mutualism which

but generally leaves communities to use the site without interference. Thus, trust and ethics are driving features both to make the system work in a

One can also observe a trend of platform-based health-related websites that focus on the provision of

74http://www. forbes. com/sites/jenniferrooney/2013/03/26/the-opportunities-that-exist-in-the-market-of-well-being-mequilibriums

This is still a rather unexplored area particularly outside of the formal website domains Finally, platform technology is also enabling internet users to volunteer to improve health outcomes.

-Cell Slider is an interactive website that encourages members of the public to engage in cancer research

developers to maintain the website and researchers to interpret results in order to develop cures and treatments.

and the associated websites may be very much in conflict or opposing the views of dothiv as a charitable organisation;

manage and support Internet sites that conflict with the views and objectives of dothiv g. e. V. However,

developers to maintain the website and researchers to interpret results in order to develop cures and treatments.

others, shared through online social spaces, websites, and activities. Such learning is often informal and

The website informs about the project and its aims, too. This example has a strong focus on content creation and issue identification

sessions or online (contact form on the website. Ideally this creates a circulation and improvement of spoken

either by visiting the website, reading the book or using the short scales to monitor one child or several children.

2010. http://www. nesta. org. uk/sites/default/files/local by social. pdf Golbeck, J.,Grimes, J. M,


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

it is a socio-technical solution that is composed of multiple ICT tools, such as websites forums, social networks, collaborative platforms, deliberating tools, data visualisation, etc

Project Acronym Project Full Title Project Website DECARBONET A Decarbonisation Platform for Citizen Empowerment and Translating

and back them up with websites. By using Cohere people can support or challenge each other's ideas

Esperanto, is a network of interconnected sites, where you can communicate, share collaborate with others

Anybody living in Rio de janeiro can log on to the website and denounce a problem and launch a campaign to fix it.

Reddit http://www. reddit. com Social networking service and news website where registered community members can submit content, such as text posts or direct

posts and determine their position on the site's pages. Content entries are organised by areas of interest called'subreddits

Slashdot http://slashdot. org Slashdot is a website based on, and runs, the Slashdot-Like Automated Storytelling Homepage software

and managing your website, in a collaborative way Yeswiki is written Free Software in PHP language under the GPL licence,

creating and managing an internet or intranet website 54. Your Priorities https://www. yrpri. org/home/world Your Priorities is an


Compelling issues for adoption of e-Health, Dr. Roberto J. Rodrigues 2008.pdf.txt

and exchanging patient data, with concomitant distrust for oï €-site data storage and access control

Website: www. ehealthstrategies. com Speeding up adoption depends on the presence of factors such as incentives competition, return on investment


Conference_Documentation_Museums in the Digital Age.pdf.txt

button was included that allows website visitors the ability to email any additional information they have directly to the museum.

were checked and the counter on the website was updated. Progress was monitored constantly so that further actions could be


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

access social media sites from cell phones. 4 They are also avid multitaskers, often using several technologies

go online, social networking sites, a video game, etc. you can be interacting with thousands of people (many of

http://strategicplanning. fairfield. edu/sites/default/files/innovative uni versity 140516. pdf International Journal of Social science and Humanity, Vol. 5, No.

university website, mission and identity, faculty senate with many subcommittees, various faculty and administrative search committees, etc


Council conclusions on the digitisation and online accessibility of culture.pdf.txt

-copyright material available through the site -the need to actively promote voluntary agreements 6 on the large scale digitisation and

cultural institutions to bring all relevant digitised cultural material into the site •ensure long-term digital preservation


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

To be selected, ideas must receive at least 10,000 votes on the crowdsourcing site. Once the project has received its 10,000 supporters,

into apps, websites or other products ï§Leverage success stories to increase awareness and encourage more people to use

central website linking to the national Points of Single Contact ï§Leverage the Service Directive to extend the scope of PSCS to other sectors (currently

All PSCS are part of the European EUGO network, a central website to access all PSCS in Europe.

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

online site was created to manage communications and provide a digital forum for the organisations to communicate at any time


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

You can print off a copy of the feedback form from our website and post it to us at

to the control sites and mortality by almost a half (41 The use of standards delivers key benefits in a number of areas.

â http://www. etsi. org/Website/Aboutetsi/Introduction/history. aspx Developing National ehealth Interoperability Standards for Ireland:

http://www. ithealthboard. health. nz/sites/all/files/National%20health%20it%20plan%20v11 1. pdf. Accessed on:


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

Website: www. ckw. applab. org 63 Gary Gereffi et al.""Skills for Upgrading: Workforce Development and Global Value Chains in Developing Countries

Website: www. smsforlife. com 3. 3 Offshore services Over the past two decades the offshore services industry has turned into one of the most dynamic

websites for people with disabilities The fields of ICT repair, maintenance, and sales are explored also as they continue to be a source of

Website: www. souktel. org 4. 2 Microwork and crowdsourcing As discussed in chapter 3, offshore services have turned into one of the most dynamic sectors employing

comprehensive list of businesses, sites, and forums that use crowdsourcing. 86 Crowdflower Crowdflower is one of the largest crowdsourcing platforms,

product categorization and labelling for major online retail and auction sites like Amazon ebay, and Taoboa, to customer database management, to content creation.

Website: http://crowdflower. com 86 Anjali Ramachandran, â€oecrowdsourcing Examples, †http://crowdsourcingexamples. pbworks. com and

http://crowdsourcingexamples. pbworks. com/w/page/16668424/Individual businesses%2c sites or forums that channel

products on an e-commerce site Referred to as a kind of digital blue-collar work, microwork requires little training, and many

Website: www. samasource. org 4. 3 Apps development There is speculation regarding how the growing trend of apps development will generate new

technical skills who can develop accessible software, websites, and other ICTS. Currently, however, there is a vast shortage of people with these skills.

Website: atedec. wordpress. com 4. 7 Green jobs There is increasing consensus in the development community that the global environmental crisis is an

Youth Report Website, last modified on December 29, 2011 www. unworldyouthreport. org/index. php? option=com k2&view=item&layout=item&id=23&itemid=128

of websites evaluating information Advanced web design e g. responsive design, accessibility Storytelling e g. multimedia augmentation

Your app, website or other idea may be great, but if you don†t understand marketing,

visitors to a website by obtaining a high-ranking placement in the search results pages of internet search engines such

SEO helps to ensure that a site is accessible to a search engine and improves the chances that the site will be found by the search engine

136 Jonathan Kalan, â€oewhy Jordan Looks More Like Kenya than Silicon valley, †(wamda. com, November 21, 2012

brief profile and a specific mentoring request on their website. The request is listed then in the

The website has more than 3 500 entrepreneurs and 2 600 business mentors enrolled, and it has made more than 2 250 matches.

also sign up on the website. Micromentor reports that participating businesses had a 75 per cent increase in median annual business sales and an 87 per cent survival rate year over year

Website: www. micromentor. org Social networks are important sources of community support and can provide access to capital, skills

Website: www. vc4africa. biz Contests are another popular way to compete for funding. Every year witnesses more and more contests

Website: world2013. itu. int/event/innovation Venture funds are also being established by many organizations to fund startups.

Website: www. oasis500. com 142 Devin Thorpe, â€oewhy Crowdfunding Will Explode In 2013, †Forbes, October 15, 2012

www. forbes. com/sites/devinthorpe/2012/10/15/get-ready-here-it-comes-crowdfunding-will-explode-in-2013

Website: www. iyfnet. org/build-your-business 6. 5 Mobile resources An increasing number of mobile phone resources are enabling entrepreneurs to access capital, process

it using the company†s 20 000 distribution sites. Users can deposit money, make withdrawals, or transfer

Website: www. 8villages. com /6. 6 Comprehensive programmes Many organizations and initiatives provide a suite of services,

Website: www. microsoft. com/about/corporatecitizenship/en-us/youthspark/youthsparkhub /7 Getting there †becoming ICT-savvy

Website: www. avu. org One appeal of the blended model for youth and lifelong learners is the flexibility it offers to combine

Website: www. coursera. org /152 Anya Kemenetz, â€oeonline courses are taking off: But there†s a major downside, †(Slate. com, November 2013

Website: info. p2pu. org 7. 2 Partnerships for learning and jobs As noted in chapters 3 and 4,

Website: code. google. com/soc 7. 3 Learning and innovation places The classic notion of the learning place is associated with organized institutions such as schools

Website: www. ihub. co. ke 7. 3. 2 Hacker/maker spaces Another type of space is the hackerspace, or makerspace.

Over a thousand users visit the site daily to access hundreds of titles in the repository free to download and distribute

Website: www. etnassoft. com 7. 4. 2 Games It is estimated that young people spend an average of two hours a day playing video and/or online games

Website: www. minecraftedu. com /167 Manuel Castells and Gustavo Cardoso, The Network Society,(WASHINGTON DC: Johns Hopkins Center for Transatlantic

Some of the major sites (e g. Facebook and Twitter became known as platforms for the exchange of personal stories and leisure activities, but more and

Website: www. ecdl. org 7. 5. 1 Badges New thinking is entering the certification arena,

www. forbes. com/sites/parmyolson/2012/09/06/why-estonia-has started-teaching-its-first-graders-to-code

and support as they have shown to be fertile sites for innovation and learning Promoting these kinds of activities requires openness to uncertainty and risk.

6, 2012. www. forbes. com/sites/parmyolson/2012/09/06/why-estonia-has started-teaching-its -first-graders-to-code

www. forbes. com/sites/devinthorpe/2012/10/15/get-ready-here-it-comes-crowdfunding-will -explode-in-2013

†UN World Youth Report Website. Last modified on December 29, 2011 www. unworldyouthreport. org/index. php?

Web 2. 0 Websites that allow users to interact, collaborate, and create content (in contrast

to static websites Web literacy Refers to not only being able to read the web but also having the ability to †writeâ€


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