•Catalysts •Chemical analysis •Microsystems •Precision engineering •High vacuum technology 16 Microsystems and Materials
Marguerite Fund has the same goal, it catalysts private funding to projects that try to for example prevent climate change
The Commission monitors the program and pays out approved expenditures and verifies the control system With the policy EU tries to reach three objectives
planned and started to implement the construction of the core road network which covers the whole Europe.
using secondary sources form OECD, Erawatch and the European Regional Monitor database The European Regional Innovation Scoreboard (2012) provides a comparative
which is a Leader high region (Regional Innovation Monitor: Denmark 2012. Much of the success in regional cooperation was due to the Danish University Act that has
Regional Innovation Monitor: Denmark, 2012 A lot of literature has also been devoted to highlighting the merits of a very successful
Each platform is organized around core competencies in the region and the main activities are linked to networking, strategic
regional actors into the dialogue (Regional Innovation Monitor: Sweden, 2012 Similarly, the PRIM project (2008-2011) in Ostra Mellansverige (Process and Relations
region†s universities (Regional Innovation Monitor: Sweden, 2012. Finally, the Knowledge Navigator programme in Stockholm (2008 †2011/2012) involves different
Innovation Monitor: Austria 2012 Finally, in The netherlands, there is a legal requirement for higher education institutions to engage regionally.
companies (Regional Innovation Monitor: The netherlands, 2012. There are also some very successful initiatives in The netherlands aimed at fostering the cooperation between
orientation, especially with regard to SMES (Regional Innovation Monitor: the Netherlands, 2012 4. Conclusions. Towards Smart Specialisation
SME€ s (Regional Innovation Monitor 2011 Annual Report, 2012), but also a further need for regional coordination.
According to the Regional Innovation Monitor conclusions, †the underlying characteristics for world-class performing regions is that most programmes focus on
Monitor 2011 Annual Report, 2012, p. iv-v). This approach is integrated also in the â€oesmart specialisation†concept that represents the new paradigm at the EU level.
***Regional Innovation Monitor (2011: Annual Report 2012. Governance, policies, and perspectives in European regions. A report produced by Fraunhofer ISI in association with UNU
***Regional Innovation Monitor (2012: Baseline profiles (Denmark, Sweden, Austria Netherlands). ) Available from: http://www. rim-europa. eu/index. cfm?
In the present analysis we consider sectors defined as â€oeall Core NACE rev 2 -Private, nonfinancial activities†related to innovation1
1 All Core NACE activities related to innovation activities (B c, D, E, G46, H, J58, J61, J62, J63, K and M71
2 All Core NACE activities related to innovation activities (B c, D, E, G46, H, J58, J61, J62, J63, K and M71
to steer the mouse to the correct part of the screen. In some contrast, the student start-ups at
for personalising home care for older persons based on flexible infrastructure, hardware and software components fully open for other suppliers,
At its core, the sharing economy is aimed social innovation at transforming how some of the
centre hotel guests, they become community catalysts, just as their welcome into the community becomes an added value to their travel experience.
The core business of Opencorporates is to collect data on companies through web scraping tools and then to visualise the data which is mainly from company registers, but
monitoring devices to self-screen for health risks such as diabetes or heart attack, or online enabled calorie-tracking solutions.
x Game-changing technological innovations in production (3d printing, new trends in imaging technology for diagnostics, new materials such as lenses
It contains a solar powered touch screen laptop and other health assessment tools that allows a nurse or a midwife to do a high quality assessment of patients in a rural
demonstrate diverging network effects †whilst the platforms display all network effects depending on disease type and level of support requested,
The platform is the core element that seeks to revolutionise patient health care in that it creates a searchable, sharable history of all the patients past readings
it and use it to better monitor their condition. This will in time have two effects
increasing acceptance of IT solutions and IT skills among core target groups such as the elderly, and increasing
but the core technology of a †badge backpack†has already been refined b) Learning analytics-Learning analytics involve the collection, analysis and reporting of large datasets
scientists with monitor -ing & documentation of everyday situations -Advanced training for pedagogical personnel & parents in diagnostic skills
the Common Core standards While the Quest to Learn partnership isn†t an organised online network,
using the short scales to monitor one child or several children. Also, professionals and parents can get
question or review education policy as whole and review core indicators of â€oegood educationâ€. As a wider debate
or whether they become core elements of the curriculum but organised in a new way.
'core activities †Stimulating the birth of new CAPS initiatives Based on their own interests, the reader of this publication can choose for themself a
filtering mechanisms is probably the core element of awareness in CAPS initiatives Merging these two terms, the picture that emerges of collective awareness is one of
The core component of the CAPS world is made up of research projects for Grassroots Experiments and Pilots,
synergies with P2pvalue in terms of research activities on collaborative core technologies and with D-CENT with reference to XML-based activity streams and
GEO Smart monitor devices http://www. greenenergyoptions. co. uk/products -and-services/products A set of In-Home Displays, smart plugs and web visualisation
of energy consumption 19. Global network on Sustainable Lifestyles http://vision2050. net The GNSL is a global platform of practitioners
Communities of interest are at the core of CAPS developments. These groups may be geographically bound to one location
Core diï culties in setting these standards concern the low deï nition level of contents (deliverables), failure to determine the objectives and
is at the core of museum work today These four strategic areas are also behind
NEMO's current core activities: highlighting the value of museums for society, increasing collection accessibility for European citizens
core of museum business today In order to set the stage, Paul Klimpel examines museums'position in the digital age, situating
printing will begin to open up new capabilities to create, personalise and distribute culture Lifestyles will change,
The core value of a museum in the modern world-to enable visitors to lead more meaningful, better
material was stored still on hard disks in museums. During the second stage of digitisation, in the early 2000s, museums began
evident that the core of the problem is a matter of museum linguistics. Museum linguistics is
to the core of decision-making and public debate, it is now time for cultural operators
becoming Director, Ms. Pagella worked on the new display settings and restoration of Palazzo Madama that opened to the public in 2006.
American Art, USA (Archive display Page 21: Deutscher Museumsbund e. V. Verena MÃ ller Page 26:
printing)  † isâ setâ toâ becomeâ aâ highâ growthâ areaâ ofâ manufacturing.  Â
 Theâ classicalâ exampleâ isâ theâ DVORAK keyboard,  whichâ isâ consideredâ superiorâ toâ Horizon 2020 Expert Advisory Group â€oeinnovation in SMES€:
someâ ofâ theâ firstâ successfulâ applicants, Â andâ trumpetingâ theâ excellenceâ onâ display. Â Theseâ aspectsâ shouldâ alsoâ beâ reflectedâ inâ theâ basicâ communicationsâ literature.
what the core curriculum was and what the courses were but we remember the one teacher who affected us the most.
committees such as rank and tenure, core curriculum, academic technology university website, mission and identity, faculty senate with many
Three core forces and their combinations are the source of many technology trends: mobility, social and
technologies, supporting the technology trends in the three core forces. Besides their ability to support these other forces, they can also have a disruptive and innovative influence.
The room features six monitors to track a number of data visualizations and dashboards. Tweets, Facebook activities and blog postings that mention the
graduates with the knowledge and core transferable competences they need to succeed in high-skill occupations
2. Smart regulation to enable SMES to concentrate on core business 3. Making full use of the single market
ACTION 17 †Monitor the evolution of digital entrepreneurship Establish a digital entrepreneurship scorecard and monitor the evolution of digital
entrepreneurship across Member States: perceptions and aspirations towards digital entrepreneurship, the quantity and quality of digital and e-leadership skills, entrepreneurial
the European level with the aim to monitor, coordinate and leverage the different actions which
17 Monitor the evolution of digital entrepreneurship 18 Leverage the national †Points of Single Contactâ€
17) Monitor the evolution of digital entrepreneurship Establish a digital entrepreneurship scorecard and monitor the evolution of digital
entrepreneurship across Member States: perceptions and aspirations towards digital entrepreneurship, the quantity and quality of digital and e-leadership skills
matures, it is critical to continuously monitor the evolution of the European digital transformation. Academics, policy makers
Printer Plus Print Ltd www. plusprint. ie  Northern and Western Regional Assembly March 2015
the integration of design into core business operations Design as a Link between the Innovation Activity of the Firm and
criteria and monitors the impact of their investment in design and innovation over time†21 compared to Standard and Poor†s (S&p
of its core aspects is the creativity that emerges from the tensions among these various constraints. 28 However, design thinking is
3-D Printing QUAD-X LTD Manufacture of ATV & Quad Equipment Case studies Irish D
3d printing in 1986, when he was a secondary student in Ireland watching a BBC special.
to invent a 3d printer with such a low operating cost that the technology could be accessible to everyone. 3d printing
technology can be produced in plastics plaster, photopolymers, metal and occasionally, food. Mcor added one more material to the list namely paper.
3d printing in 2003 The developmental process required that the printer would be an easy to use robust design.
That it would provide fitness for purpose across a range of demanding usage settings, without the
toxic fumes users of other 3d printers were exposed To further innovation challenges including enhancing the working system including software
launched a full colour 3d printer on the market called the Mcor IRIS The R&d structure required to ensure an
a 3d printing system that would use a commonly available cheap material such that the use of the technology could be
3d printer than was currently available while making it accessible and more affordable to a wider market
unique structure of the public-private partnership at the core of our operating model. â€
One of the core func -tions of Design Flanders is to encourage companies to incorporate
from Intertradeireland†s All-island Business Monitor survey pointed to a lack of strategic planning around how innovation can contribute
A core principle which underpins current health strategy, both in Ireland and internationally is need the to move from an organisation-centric model of care delivery to one
Strategic intelligence Monitor on Personal Health Systems Country Report France. 2009. Available online from Developing National ehealth Interoperability Standards for Ireland:
core objectives, and places people at the heart of all develop -ments zz Growth and employment:
by the core values and accepted rules on which our coex -istence is based Our value systems are based on our constitution.
we can ensure that certain peripheral areas are quickly gaining speedy access to high-speed networks through
consumers must be based on the core principles of trans -parency with accessible customer information, consent
promote digital skills as a core competency for all employ -ees. At the same time, we are determined also, as part of a
Another core element of the transition to renewable energy in Germany is the reduction of electricity consumption in
In order to offer attractive, user friendly and secure digital services, the Federal government will apply the following principles to its actions
business models unless they can be sure that the hardware and software used guarantees the confidentiality of their
developing and offering trustworthy hardware and soft -ware products and services that users can deploy to
Users†trust in secure digital infrastructures must be con -stantly reinforced. IT SECURITY is an important driver of
companies and authorities to operate and monitor digital infrastructures and to gain technical mastery of hardware and software components
33vi. S ICHERHEIT, SCHUTZ UND VERTRAUEN FÃOER GESELLSCHAFT UND WIRTSCHAFT zz To do this, we will also provide the Federal office for
4 Global Entrepreneurship Monitor, â€oegem 2011 Global Report, †(Babson Park, Mass: Babson College, 2011
hardware devices on which apps are designed to run. www. techopedia. com/definition/28141/app-economy
91 Monitor Group, â€oejob Creation Through Building the Field of Impact Sourcing, †(Rockefeller Foundation, 2011
and skills needed to effectively use hardware and software components. †116 Basic computer skills include (sample
•using a mouse and keyboard •understanding basic computer terminology and concepts •understanding operating system, programmes, and data
•installing software and hardware Advanced computer skills (sample •programming •using advanced features of productivity programmes
in addition to the standard core subjects (the 3rs of reading, writing, and arithmetic), the other three outcome areas are:
Monitor (GEM) estimated that 388 million entrepreneurs were engaged actively in starting and running new businesses in 2011 around the globe,
126 Global Entrepreneurship Monitor, â€oe2011 GEM Global Report. †It should be noted that the GEM surveys entrepreneurs
has a core function in this In addition to the employability skills listed in chapter 5, there are a number of entrepreneurial skills that
Core entrepreneurial skills and attributes132 *English continues to be recognized as key for conducting business and securing investors.
Other mobile payment processors that work with mobile devices, such as Square147, are also making business transactions easier for young entrepreneurs
A core piece of equipment is the 3d printer, allowing one to make three-dimensional solid objects of virtually any shape from a digital model.
Global Entrepreneurship Monitor. â€oe2011 GEM Global Report. †Babson Park, Mass: Babson College 2011 www. gemconsortium. org/about. aspx?
Monitor Group. Job creation Through Building the Field of Impact Sourcing. Rockefeller Foundation 2011. www. rockefellerfoundation. org/blog/job creation-through-building-field
periphery, not the core The solution lies in the principle of shared value, which involves creating economic value in a way that also creates value for
and innovation, will form a new core discipline in business schools; economic development will no longer be left only to public policy and economics departments
open source and open hardware environments supporting social innovation by empowering and facilitating citizens'participation. One of the projects is responsible for the
'core activities †Stimulating the birth of new CAPS initiatives Based on their own interests, the reader of this publication can choose for themself a
filtering mechanisms is probably the core element of awareness in CAPS initiatives Merging these two terms, the picture that emerges of collective awareness is one of
The core component of the CAPS world is made up of research projects for Grassroots Experiments and Pilots,
synergies with P2pvalue in terms of research activities on collaborative core technologies and with D-CENT with reference to XML-based activity streams and
GEO Smart monitor devices http://www. greenenergyoptions. co. uk/products -and-services/products A set of In-Home Displays, smart plugs and web visualisation
of energy consumption 19. Global network on Sustainable Lifestyles http://vision2050. net The GNSL is a global platform of practitioners
Communities of interest are at the core of CAPS developments. These groups may be geographically bound to one location
Open Hardware Open Networks Open Data and Open Knowledge Open hardware: These projects are inspired by the global do-it-yourself maker movement and the spread of maker spaces
They make digital hardware available for people to adapt, hack and shape into tools for social change
Safecast, a project that enables citizens to capture and share measurement on radiation levels, is one example of the potential
of open hardware. It was founded in March 2011 as a response to the accident at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant
hardware circuit board with a microprocessor, Safecast built their own Geiger counters. These were given to local volunteers
data, open hardware, open networks, and open knowledge; and they give rise to new DSI areas such as:(
Open Hardware Organisations M or e Fi lt er s Screenshot of the crowdmap www. digitalsocial. eu
Open Hardware Organisations M or e Fi lt er s 1 2 3 WHY IS DIGITAL
-ogies such as open hardware may have positive network externalities. Â This network effect applies in a straight
open hardware, open source software open knowledge, data storage and ana -lytics and are producing valuable data
networks, open hardware and distributed social networks can potentially serve collective action and awareness. Making data available as part of a
knowledge, open hardware 4. The area of society the organisa -tions and their activities operate and
Open Knowledge, Open Hardware, Open Data, Open Network. 4 Areas of Society: Health and Wellbeing, Finance and Economy, Energy and
-cost home 3d manufacturing tools (3d printers, CNC †computer numeric con -trol †machines), free CAD/CAM software, like Blender, 123d or Sketchup, and
hardware and makers movement, which embodies a combination of different design and technology methods, such as fast prototyping, open design, lean
Open hardware seeks to shift the attention away from consumption and resource ex -ploitation, to the creation of new capacities to build the products that people consume
The open hardware movement in particular is about how people share knowledge, skills and tools,
People working on open source hardware are creat -ing new organisations, such as the Open source Hardware Association, to coordinate
research projects, such as the open source cars Wikispeed, and build farming tools and new fabrication machines like the Reprap and others.
Interesting trends are emerging at the intersection between open hardware, DIY culture open source software and open data.
3d printing facilities (maker spaces and hacker spaces. There are now 96 known ac -tive hacker spaces worldwide, with 29 in the United states, Â according to Hackerspaces
counter, built on the Arduino open hardware board The team turned to †the crowd†via crowdfunding platform, Kickstarter,
open data, free and open software and open hardware Github, the collaborative service for open software developers, is revolutionising
to combine open hardware technologies with new learning methods to experiment with new educational practices, enhanced by the way technology is integrated within the
-works, and open hardware Through case study analysis we have sought to build up an understanding of
hardware and open knowledge, are be -ing harnessed by digital social innova -tion. Below we provide a more detailed
on open hardware to build the first Geiger counter sensor kit, on Crowdfunding to fund the development of kit, and on open
with sensors that monitor environmental conditions. Pollution, temperature, humidity and light sensors are installed that provide information that could be used to develop
Arduino OPEN HARDWARE OPEN HARDWARE new ways of making and using open hard ware solutions and
moving towards and Open source Internet of Thingst Open-source hardware consists of hardware whose blueprints are made publicly avail
-able so that anyone can study, modify, distribute, make, extend and sell the design or hardware based on that design.
The hardware†s source, the design from which it is made is available in the preferred format for making modifications to it.
hardware uses readily available components and materials, standard processes, open infrastructure, unrestricted content and open-source design tools to maximise the ability
and use hardware. Open-source hardware gives people the free -dom to control their technology while sharing knowledge and encouraging commerce
through the open exchange of designs The work by organisations like Raspberry Pi and Arduino illustrates the
potential in open hardware The core to Arduino is a simple, ultra low-cost circuit board, based on an open-source design, armed with a microproces
-sor which can be programmed with open-source software tools by the user. The idea is that anyone should be able to turn
devices using an open-source hardware board. Arduino has grown to become popular, selling more than one million units to
international maker movement of D. I. Y. hardware hobbyists, such as makerspaces and Fab Labs This makes Arduino a key building block of many digital social innovation initiatives
relying on open hardware, such as Safecastâ and theâ Smart Citizen Kit. The Smart 47growing a Digital Social Innovation Ecosystem for Europe
Smart Citizen Kit OPEN HARDWARE Citizen Kit is based an Arduino sensor kit that provides sophisticated sensor network tools to citizens,
The Smart Citizen Kit is based on two core components; the †kit †itself and the platform used to share data between people operating a kit.
UK and Amsterdam in The netherlands, have shown an interest in supporting citizens to monitor environmental data and have
Another big trend related to open hardware is the evolution of the Internet of things Iot). ) People, places,
Open Hardware Open Networks Open Knowledge Open Data Arduino Avaaz Avoin Ministeriã Bethnal Green Ventures
Open Hardware Open Networks Open Knowledge Open Data Arduino Avaaz Avoin Ministeriã Bethnal Green Ventures
around open hardware and open net -works and includes organisations such as iminds, Fairphone, the City of Amsterdam
hardware network is the smallest overall it is the most highly interconnected and intermixed with open networks.
-edge, open hardware and open networks Even if an organisation is not central and so has only a few links,
-bining open hardware, open data, open knowledge and open networks 56 Growing a Digital Social Innovation Ecosystem for Europe
They combine investments in new hardware and software with experi -ments to discover better ways of delivering healthcare or reducing carbon emissions
standards should be at the core of the technical infrastructure. Open standards should have an adequate legal and governance backing,
new open ecosystem of services and applications could flourish, based on open-source and open-hardware developments
and Makerspaces with free software and open hardware training, or by the Open Data Institute (ODI) and Open Knowledge
In general, European funding has invested heavily in core European institutions in terms of digital innovation, in particular the formerly nationalised telecommunications companies,
and open hardware can then be built on top of a public federated platform in a dynamic and flexible way,
become public policy guidelines at the core of the technical infrastructure Technical solutions do not work by themselves,
Stimulating innovation, entrepreneurship and the knowledge-based society is at the core of the Europe 2020 Strategy
core process. http://www. citilab. eu/en The Danish Business Authority (responsible for managing the Structural Funds), in the framework of
This gives a core role for the public sector at regional and local level Christian Bason, the director of Mindlab21, a Danish agency for social innovation operating within
Indeed, participation is the core of the innovation by the CNAIS in addition to the integrated service
at the core of EU policies The second change that we have identified as significant for the future is linked to the
hundreds of †core actors†from all over Europe who attended the meeting. They were not only describing their perceptions
-cations could flourish in a participatory innovation model based on open source and open hardware development 2. Public federated identity management for the entire EU:
Increasingly, however, digital tools are used also as a core element to mobilise collective intelligence for the co-creation of public goods (e g.
Indeed, participation is the core of innovation at the CNAIS in addition to the integrated service delivery.
and the ongoing efforts made to design proper indicators to monitor improvements in the use of resources in a manner that can drive policy developments
Horizon 2020 is the funding arm of Innovation Union and a core part of Europe 2020 and the European Research Area.
to promote culture as the core of the EU€ s social fabric and a trigger for innovation to
Social Impact Measurement) and closely monitors EU initiatives The Enterprise Policy Group bringing together decision-makers from Member States
a core part of the initiative from the outset 3. 2. 7. Dormant funds Dormant funds are bank accounts where there has been no customer activity for a cer
The project†s core innovations are built around a context-specific repository of carbon reduction strategies.
and open hardware y achieving a better understanding of the techno-social issues related to key aspects
public commitments on the CSR issues relevant to each sector and jointly monitor pro -gressâ€
in terms of software but also hardware, such as Arduino or Raspberry Pi innovations considered to be low-cost state-of-the-art platform technology components.
and act as the core of a knowledge network or cluster serving the local economy and society.
While addressing this core issue, the overall objective of EGOV4U (CIP ICT PSP) is to empower intermediaries
the institution†s core processes, most of which have been endorsed by the Secretary-general 137a N N e X I
The best think tanks can act as catalysts, combining research, policy ideas, and prompts for practical innovation in advance
around the world in conversation through the use of Telepresence screens Images courtesy of Dialogue Cafã
•A business model that runs parallel to the core idea of the venture and which sets out how it can become sustainable
There are a number of ways in which core stakeholders can be incorporated in the structure of an organisation and
goal should always be to find ways for the core finance to come from those
a common core of meaning Transmitters We look at platforms as the nodes of the new economy,
and are reluctant to provide core funding. Grant -aided organisations are often the first to suffer in state budget cuts and
and the coverage of core costs. 4 403) Direct funding for individuals, including the grants given by Unltd
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