We have analysed carefully the seven core projects which have identified 93 Good Practices (GP) and worked on their transferability.
share skills or core competencies and resources in order to better respond to business opportunities, and whose cooperation is supported by computer networks.
Eligible costs include stand space, the catalogue entry, printing and translation costs for information and marketing material and travel costs.
The ERIK Action project was the 3rd consecutive project from the same core partnership, following ERIK and ERIK+(complemented by ERIK Network under Innovating Regions in
A Virtual Enterprise (VE) is a temporary alliance of enterprises that come together to share skills or core
stand space, the catalogue entry, printing and translation costs for information and marketing material and travel costs.
Ambitions, strategic plans and tools and catalysts in the innovation ecosystem...131 Lessons learned and conclusions for policy...
e g. the annual Brainport Monitor. Lessons from the OECD case studies for the project show this kind of capacity takes time
The core elements of the smart specialisation concept for policy include •Self-discovery or entrepreneurial discovery process.
Modern core technologies, referred to as â€oekey technologies†(KET) such as nanotechnology, micro and nanoelectronics, advanced materials, photonics, industrial biotechnology and advanced manufacturing
â€oethe main instrument is the Brainport monitor, an annual report that analyses the region on about
monitor also includes an analysis of about 30 reports with qualitative and quantitative analyses on Brainport relevant
11 With open innovation in the core of Brainport†s development strategy-along with new forms of participation-,the
systems are being developed in Poland and The netherlands to monitor Top Sector policies 17 The way through which policy instruments serve the priorities and the split of budgetary allocations to the prioritised
The GRDC Board oversees corporate governance, sets strategic direction and monitors the ongoing performance of the GRDC.
iv) monitors international developments in grains R&d and applies them locally when possible; vi) conducts periodic
Leuven and Aachen, Eindhoven constitutes the core of the European Top Technology Region ELAT. The
Monitoring is done on an annual basis in the Brainport monitor covering 40 statistical indicators on people, technology, business and basics.
The Brainport monitor contains trend analysis and benchmarking, inter alia comparisons with national average and, where
The monitor also includes an analysis of about 30 reports with qualitative and quantitative analyses on
hardware and embedded software technology) shows that collaboration is possible and might also be taken up fruitfully in other clusters.
31 With open innovation in the core of Brainport†s development strategy-along with new forms of participation-,the
research institutes with core R&d capacities and expensive common equipment were crucial in order to reach minimum critical mass in the region.
Local industrial structure analysis shows Gwangju lacks future core industries. Therefore, in order to prepare for the future,
and made this a core priority, committing hundreds of millions of support to encourage development and uptake of ultra-low carbon vehicles as well as a GBP
Ambitions, strategic plans and tools and catalysts in the innovation ecosystem Strategic priorities identified by the SEMIP to support the specialisation and innovation in the region
Ambitions, strategic plans and catalysts in the innovation ecosystem As mentioned in the chapters above,
The regional economy of Upper Austria is characterized by its very strong industrial core. The strong
Ambitions, strategic plans and catalysts in the innovation ecosystem Upper Austria uses a continuous process to identify new potential growth areas to be supported.
Ambitions, strategic plans and tools and catalysts in the innovation ecosystem In current process of policy and strategy planning the importance of S3 approach is recognised and
The connection between sector ministries, societal stakeholders and the core RDI system should be much stronger in the future.
and the core RDI system is insufficient. Also, the participation and activity of other stakeholders and
Ambitions, strategic plans and tools and catalysts in the innovation ecosystem Three thematic top expertise areas were selected by the bodies in Päijã¤t-Häme region as regional
The innovative core of the nascent cluster structures is underpinned with a growth-and competition-oriented basis by innovation
form the innovative core of the â€oehealthcare industryâ'†cluster which also includes health-related
development of the innovative core, such as, for example, medical imaging, regenerative medicine and diagnostics as well as by locating companies locally
Ambitions, strategic plans and tools and catalysts in the innovation ecosystem The capital region†s higher education and science landscape is multifaceted and unique.
and are hence able to focus on their respective core competences. The competence and reach of a cluster is expanded systematically in parallel to its growth process.
cluster management have to focus on the smaller innovative cores, where the close cooperation of academic institutions and enterprises gives the opportunity for sustainable growth.
monitors the state of Maå opolska economy; iii) Maå opolska Social policy Observatory which monitors and
collects the data from the area of social policy; and iv) Labour market and Education Observatory of
Ambitions, strategic plans and tools and catalysts in the innovation ecosystem The Maå opolska Region is currently at the process of updating RIS 2013-2020.
â€oethe main instrument is the Brainport monitor, an annual report that analyses the region on about 40 statistical indicators on people, technology, business and basics.
The monitor also includes an analysis of about 30 reports with qualitative and quantitative analyses on Brainport relevant
The core of this design process lies in the definition of priorities for knowledge-based economic development, identified on the basis of a region†s unique
monitor regional growth and innovation policy programmes and measures regularly; do you conduct ex-post evaluations of past policy actions in your region?
Every cluster has an innovation core: the R&d field is included in the core of the clusterâ€.
Ambitions, strategic plans and tools and catalysts in the innovation ecosystem Bottlenecks and threats Lessons learned and conclusions for policy
Ambitions, strategic plans and catalysts in the innovation ecosystem Opportunities for cross-border and international ecosystem development
Ambitions, strategic plans and catalysts in the innovation ecosystem Opportunities for cross-border and international ecosystem development
Ambitions, strategic plans and tools and catalysts in the innovation ecosystem Opportunities for cross-border and international ecosystem development
Ambitions, strategic plans and tools and catalysts in the innovation ecosystem Opportunities for cross-border and international ecosystem development
Ambitions, strategic plans and tools and catalysts in the innovation ecosystem Opportunities for cross-border and international ecosystem development
Ambitions, strategic plans and tools and catalysts in the innovation ecosystem Opportunities for cross-border and international ecosystem development
catalysts of activity for an entire economy (Chichoni, 2011), many of them fail. In Zimbabwe up
•Improved onboard e-services with screens providing information on real departure times and disruptions with alternative routes
EBSF can become the core of the transport network for seamless mobility of urban citizens
a successful combination of hardware, software and orgware, viewed from a societal and /or economic point of view
Hardware relates to the material equipment (mostly) involved and software concerns the knowledge in terms of manuals, software, digital content, tacit knowledge involved in
what at first sight are purely hardware innovations, such as the conveyor belt. Without the extremely radical social, financial and
Despite this growing core of shared insights, there is also a gap that can be distinguished between two major approaches in innovation studies.
The core of this approach is the actual conceptualisation of innovation as a process in which the
The growth of strategic alliances in new core tech -nologies during the 1980s illustrates this situation
their resources toward core activities. To obtain complementary assets, two solutions are possible Market transaction or co-operation.
trends, networks and corporate patterns in non-core technologies. Research Policy 24, 207†231 Jacquemin, A.,1987.
Global Entrepreneurship Monitor: Report on High-Expectationentrepreneurship, London Business School/Mazars/Babson 3 Bhide A. 2000.
Displays and designs and exhibitions improved a lot. In the past, the things I liked were made always by westerners.
continue to deliver its core role for a thriving European economy †in a user-oriented, safe and environmentally-friendly way
and businesses is at the core of the European transport policy Today, transport policy is at a crossroads.
More tests investigated in-situ sensing to monitor the bearing capacity of roads under different weather
Monitor Integrated Safety Systems The objective of MISS was to enhance the safety and efficiency of transport operations through dynamic sensing
conjunction with smaller amounts of roadside hardware would allow coverage to be extended at much lower cost in
The vision of motorway commuters joining aâ platoon and watching aâ DVD or working on office
Global Entrepreneurship Monitor 2012 Global Entrepreneurship Monitor July 2013 Annual Employment Survey Forfã¡s July 2013
Ireland†s Competitiveness Performance 2013 Forfã¡s May 2013 Making It In Ireland: Manufacturing 2020
Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) 2011 Global Entrepreneurship Monitor September 2012 Annual Employment Survey 2011 Forfã¡
s August 2012 National Skills Bulletin 2012 NCC July 2012 Monitoring Ireland†s Skills Supply †Trends in Education and Training Outputs
Internet, although that itself drives growth. 31 They include hardware, software applications and telecommunications networks, and increasingly tools that incorporate all three
mobile commerce, improved self-serve kiosks, 3d printing, location awareness, and machine learning THE IMPACT OF ICT ON EUROPEAN PRODUCTIVITY
firms in terms of outsourcing and offshoring core business functions. 115 Again, such rules reduce the return on investment from ICT purchases,
reorganize itself around its core competencies. 141 These organizational effects of ICT end up facilitating more significant productivity gains than firms would achieve simply by
14 percent on digital cameras, multi-function printers, set-top boxes, and liquid crystal display (LCD) computer monitors. 159 The intent was to boost the production of these
high-value products in Europe, but the impact would have also been to limit ICT
††International Productivity Monitor 25 (2013: 37†40 43. S. Gilchrist, V. Gurbaxani, and R. Town, â€oeproductivity and the PC Revolution†(working paper, Center
through Creative Destruction, †International Productivity Monitor 20, no. 10 (2010: 68†84 57. Among others, see:
Productivity Growth Since 2000 and Future Prospects, †International Productivity Monitor 25 (2013 65†83
Printing and reproduction of recorded media Repair and installation of machinery and equipment Rubber and plastic products
mean, and to what extent must they be reflected in the core network We would propose that the DAE objectives should be interpreted such that networks
mean, and to what extent must they be reflected in the core network â We would propose that the DAE objectives should be interpreted such that
last mile) and the core networks that connect those access networks to one another and to the world.
The policy implications for broadband access networks and for the core networks that support them at national and European level include
users (due, for example, to smaller screen size. There are surely limitations on the ability of wireless solutions alone to meet DAE objectives in dense population
Screen Digest (2010), WIK calculations Content 80-100 %60-80 %40-60 %20-40 %0-20
Screen Digest (2011 Meanwhile, the â€oegap†between cable coverage and cable broadband penetration represents a significant opportunity for Europe and for the industry
Screen Digest (2011), WIK calculations 99 2 97 3 92 2 88 8 88 8
moreover at its core in the belief, or at least the hope, that increasing competition would in time obviate the
Screen Digest (2010: European Broadband Cable 2010, August Screen Digest (2011: European Broadband Cable 2011, August
Thompson, H. and C. Garbacz (2008: Broadband impacts on State GDP: Direct and indirect impacts, paper presented at the International Telecommunications Society 17th Biennial Con
which lie at the core of ICT-ELI require content and curricula that are customised open,
order to facilitate the innovative teaching and learning practices that lie at the core of ICT-ELI.
"Innovative pedagogical practices made possible by the use of ICT lie at the core of learning
wide-ranging connectedness lies at the core of ICT-ELI with significant scale and/or impact
They designed and built an innovative hardware and software system using touch screen clinical workstations which collected individual patient information,
analysed the data and presented information on national protocols. They demonstrated that the system could
Several core aspects of ehealth implementation are crucial. The first is need the to ensure that data
Aggregate patient data provide the core data on which regions or districts depend to properly perform
Dublin Core Metadata Initiative (DCMI The Dublin Core Metadata Initiative7 is engaged an organization in the development of interoperable
metadata standards, architecture, and modelling. Metadata is information that describes the source characteristics, and environment of data.
Touchscreen clinical workstations at the point of care: guiding protocols and managing data in Malawi.
Using touchscreen electronic medical record systems to support and monitor national scale up of antiretroviral therapy in Malawi.
This centralized repository of information describes the characteristics of data used to design, monitor document, protect,
response to the ehealth resolution, the Global Observatory for ehealth (GOE) was established to monitor and analyse the evolution of ehealth in countries
Regarding SMES, the European commission monitors progress in the fields of research and development and innovation, resource-efficiency and employment in
Cluster development involves identifying the Region†s core competence and putting formal structures in place to maximise the potential of that competence.
as a European TEN-T Core port. The ports of the Estuary are the third largest in Ireland by tonnage.
identifying the Region†s core competences and putting formal structures in place to maximise the potential of those competences
A cluster must be based around the core competencies of the region. This is a critical element of their successful development.
•Industry/businesses †are at the core of every cluster •Public bodies/government agencies †make policy decisions
the core regional competence •To secure public funding to engage a Cluster Facilitator to identify regional opportunities for
Its core feature is the ICT Development Index (IDI), which ranks countries†performance with regard to ICT infrastructure, use and skills.
displays the lowest growth in fixed broadband estimated at 2. 5 per cent and reaching a
reducing expenses associated with the printing and distribution of textbooks. The benefits are particularly attractive for remote schools, where
Its core list of 57 ICT indicators, covering many aspects of the information society and economy, is used widely by countries in the course
a set of measurable targets that would help monitor and track progress towards achieving those goals over the next five years
existing ICT statistics to better monitor information-society developments •Which type of data from ICT companies
benchmark measure that serves to monitor and compare developments in information and communication technology (ICT) across
The definitions of the following core indicators of the Partnership on Measuring ICT for Development included in the IDI were revised at
also displays the widest range and the lowest average value (3. 19. The minimum value is
One of the core projects of the Qatar National Broadband Network is the deployment of a fibre-optic network
basic sanitation†also displays a significant Chapter 2. The ICT Development Index (IDI 74 Box 2. 4:
Europe displays by far the highest average IDI value of 7. 14. The regional IDI values of the CIS (5. 33), The americas (4. 86
display relatively high levels of more than 20 per cent penetration by end 2013. Uruguay registered the highest absolute increase from
level playing field and monitor the liberalized electronic communication markets (ITU, 2013b Regulators have thus become the custodians of
understand dengue fever outbreaks, 6 monitor prescription drug use (Simmering, Polgreen and Polgreen, 2014), predict unemployment claims
benchmark countries†ICT developments, monitor the evolution of the information society and identify digital divides The telecom industry†s use of big data
parking occupancy monitors, CCTV, integrated public transport card readers and GPS data derived not only from phones but also from
widely-adopted list of indicators is the core list of ICT indicators developed by the Partnership
The core indicators on ICT infrastructure and access include indicators on mobile-cellular and mobile-broadband subscriptions, which remain
example, one of the core indicators reflects the types of online activity pursued by Internet users
mobile network operators monitor and forecast their revenue at the cell-tower level. Emerging research in Africa shows how reductions in
25 For the latest list of core ICT indicators refer to 2014 edition of the â€oemanual for Measuring ICT Access and Use by Households
http://medicine. yale. edu/core/projects/yodap/index. aspx 33 For more information, and to view the outcome reports of this project,
46 A media access control (MAC) address is a unique identifier that is assigned to network interfaces mostly by a hardware
data cards or USB modems, subscriptions to public mobile data services, private trunked mobile radio, telepoint, radio paging and
USB modem/dongle) or as an add-on data package to voice services which requires an additional subscription.
i. 1 GB for USB/dongle (computer-based) subscriptions ii. 500 MB for handset-based subscriptions
but excl. mobile data subscriptions (via data cards, USB modems and M2m cards). 7) Estimate
USB modems and dongles, mobile broadband(>256kbps at least in one direction up to HSPA+),Wimax, Pre Wimax, SID and
and a core strategic consideration, 81 %believe their companies will be somewhat or much more competitive in two years.
important provider of mobile processors, in -cluding turning down the opportunity to provide chips for the original iphone. intel†s
gain an edge in mobile processors to start this cultural change, intel†s top 25 executives gathered for a strategy discussion
the core infrastructure Migration of the already existent services (both those directed towards citizens and those used as internal
ï The laws, norms and EU's core values apply as much in the cyberspace as in the physical world
ï Granular purchase of hardware and software solutions does not provide transparency on governmental level
forming the core infrastructure Enabler Migration of the already existent services (both those directed towards citizens and those used as
hardware, software and operations ï Reduction of costs for the migration of services towards new platforms
data movement are similar to those of other"Open"movements such as open source, open hardware open content, and open access
within which ICT skills act as core competences Web 2. 0 platforms are currently used for professional development
Romania displays its best ehealth performance in the area of patient data storage and the use of a
ï Monitors progress towards the implementation of the Commission's Recommendations ï Facilitates the exchange of information and good
and the rest of 28.0%is assigned to the Hardware sub-sector At the beginning of 2011, in Romania, 14,595 of SMES activated in the ITC field, representing approximately
The solution involving granular acquisition of hardware and software does not provide transparency at governmental level
ï Monitor †This phase in the lifecycle of an initiative will check progress against the planned targets
ï Monitor ï Statement ï Current dimension ï Current Performance ï Policy Context ï Process Analys is
Government Enterprise Architecture †the core initiative for egovernment ï Creating the legislation and operational framework for implementing Government Enterprise
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,
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