regarding technology products (Ram and Jung, 1990; Shih and Venkatesh, 2004; Huh and Kim 2008
The darker line displays participation in the lower complexity setting, the lighter line reflects higher complexity,
about the majority of small and micro size firms that constitute the core of the economy.
that constitute the core of the economy do not innovate. Most SME innovations are marginal improvements of already existing products, and
Entrepreneurship Monitor, Rapport voor Bel en Vlaanderen 2006 17 Wickham, Philip A.,Strategic Entrepreneurship, Pearson, Fourth
As core elements in the findings of this research, these concepts are essential, both individually
Global entrepreneurship monitor. Report on high-expectation entrepreneurship. Wellesley: London Business School/Mazars/Babson Barney, J. 1991.
Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) 2003 global report. Wellesley: Babson/London Business school/Kauffman Foundation Reynolds, PD, & White, SB.
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and functioning regional innovation system, where the core actors and suitable investment priorities and to allocate resources efficiently are more easily identifiable.
is reproduced also by focusing exclusively on a number of core and peripheral EU regions, in order to
expenditures and R&d spillovers both display a positive and significant correlation with innovation. And finally, all socioeconomic variables included in the social filter index appear to be robust predictors of
same specification for the regions in the core of Europe. The estimates confirm the presence of significant
differences in the factors that affect innovation in the core and the periphery of Europe.
By contrast, core regions, whose quality of government institutions is generally much higher, benefit little in terms of innovation from further increases in quality of government.
Peripheral regions Core regions 1)( 2)( 3)( 4)( 5)( 6)( 7)( 8)( 9)( 10 Patents application (t-1)- 0. 571***0. 573***0. 570***0. 570***0. 569***0. 484***0. 482***0. 484
SMES typically act as catalysts of economic growth and the scarce literature on OI in SMES indicates that small firms engaging in OI practices are more
behaviour, and resulting innovation capacities serve as catalysts to (developing economies (Benã¡cek, 1995; Peng, 2001;
v Each participating SME€ s core area of operation was standardized using the Standard Industrial Classification
In summary, a set of core issues and recommendations were agreed, as follows •recognition of the role of universities as a key partner in taking forward successful Smart Specialisation
The above set of core issues and recommendations could valuably feed into the assessment of RIS3 and monitoring and evaluation
The core question is how to design calls to meet common interests aligning regional development strategies with university research expertise and interests.
business area for private companies and a core driver of innovationâ€. Equally challenges facing the public sector †increasing demands from citizens for
and screen readers. In the UK, the †direct payments†and †In Control†programmes gave people with disability direct control over public budgets
printing, carpet weaving gardening, furniture manufacture, paper recycling and car washing. The first 9 social cooperatives to be set up employ more than 150 people with mental
rather than core costs. The lack of reliable and sustainable grant funding has left the sector vulnerable to outside shocks
Through this visual display, residents can see their greenhouse gas contributions in the areas of transportation
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
intervention on this tension is at the core of Amartya Sen†s Capability Approach (CA) 13. CA is a way to
approach human well-being that posits human freedoms at its core. These freedoms are described as the
-cost distributed and independent manufacturing (e g. 3d printing) in personalised digital-health whilst jointly reflecting on its impact on potential service users and on health-policy making with our research partners
preliminary planning, procuring hardware and/or software tools (installation, training and subsequent reorganisation), continuous maintenance, servicing costs and
the investments in their core business 2. THE DIGITAL SYSTEMS EVOLUTION AND THE ADOPTION PHASES
to the core business systems, modifying the internal working methods and processes and the internal culture and organisation
and includes outsourcing non-core operations, changes in processes and systems, and paying attention to legal and audit
a unique provider, to guarantee the independence from hardware and software platforms, the highest interoperability and the possibility to reuse the preexisting
which have become the core of a thriving regional innovation network including incubators, science parks, business
ability to attract highly qualified labor force will become one of its core competencies Bougrain and Haudeville, 2002.
Especially the firms located in peripheral and rural areas are forced often to rely on the generally available information sources due to the lack of relevant local
and monitors their implementation followed by the National Semester, i e. the implementation of the agreed policies by the
Data, a core component of the information infrastructure upon which our society is building its own open environment. 2
what Awargal and Weill 27 called softscaling, requiring three core capabilities for companies and their IT units to act as enabling factors for an
and Hadoop at the core of Nokia†s infrastructure POINT OF ATTENTION: Big data ask for a clear understanding of both
-tion have to be considered as a core target for the success of a Big data strategy
In this Chapter, we have discussed the business challenges of Big data as a core component of the information infrastructure upon which our society is building its
users to utilize the hardware, software, and networking infrastructure over the Internet. From this definition, three levels of cloud computing can be defined (see
Hardware ---CPU, Memory, Disk, Bandwidth Resources Managed at Each Layer Software as a service Saas Platform as a service Paas Infrastructure as a service
Iaas Examples Google Apps, Facebook Youtube Microsoft Azure Google Appengine Amazon Simple DB/S3 Amazon EC2
and the core competence in this field. The agreement between the implementing organization and the cloud computing service provider can be flexible enough
level resources requirements such as CPU and memory in order to fulfill all demands. The automated service provisioning has been researched in the past
One example is the usage of energy efficient hardware architecture that allows better utilization of hardware resources such as CPU and memory
Also, energy-aware job scheduling and server consolidation are two other ways to reduce power consumption by turning off unused machines
charge of their jobs of providing software and hardware support 4. Based on the last point, there will be a possibility of losing the expert
virtual assets, how it monitors these employees, or how it analyses and reports on policy compliance and the little or lack of visibility into the hiring standards and
called Virtual machine Monitor (VMM. It is a platform that allows multiple OS and related applications (called Virtual machines VMS) to run on a cloud machine
Hardware/Software Experience Fig. 2. 3 Cloud computing supplier selection. Adapted from 19 36 2 Cloud computing
infrastructure (servers, hardware, programs, processing) would be done by a vendor (††the cloud†â€),
example, there is no centralized system for the government to check and monitor the educational institutes and the results achieved every year.
TAM constructs are yet a core asset for the development of models, aiming to identify key drivers supporting IT as well as business executives decision making
Apart from traditional core constructs of TAM (such as perceived ease of Table 3. 3 Constructs and
Fig. 3. 2), that is one of the core TAM antecedents of behavioral intention; on the
specific characteristics of mobile phones (reduced screen size, etc. and the con -sequent search costs and constraints, e g.,
-tribution, which kept applications on corporate servers with only core parts or a subset of an application†s code installed on the device, making the other packages
Finally, Mobile device Virtualization solutions are a kind of hardware virtu -alization, allowing, e g.,, the use of two or more operating systems on the same
Considering them as a core marketing driver for digital business value, the Chapter discusses the main approaches and tools for
if companies want to monitor, identify, evaluate and face the impact of external risks that rise up from social networks and 2. 0 technologies.
-ante marketing intelligence activity let the firms monitor external environment identify potential threats, evaluate the impact
offered in Table 4. 3. The approach described is structured in two core steps •identify and decide
such as crystal liquid display and hard drives, and the sales of its participations††None †††Alex.
Always related to localization as a core feature, we point out the increasing relevance and interest into the applications of
achieved by lower spending in hardware and other types of infrastructures, as employees will be more mobile
In other words, instead of focusing solely on securing hardware devices, firms have to concentrate on protecting the corporate data that will be
-saging IM discussions while sharing documents on the screen with other employees at the company
and to display, explain and discusses proposed changes by sharing the screen of hisher laptop.
Moreover, additional colleagues can join the conference calls from their own devices Furthermore, heshe also spends a few minutes browsing the latest news from
provide a physical barrier like opening a notebook to display the screen. Also because media tablets and TABLET PCS are thinner, lighter,
much time looking at the screen of a tablet or phone, rather than interacting with
consumerization on the existing IT policies and procedures regarding hardware and software failure. Also, different support strategies can be utilized to control the
messaging communications by browsing through on-screen contact profiles that are represented by profile pictures and ††existence††indicators,
systems which include conferencing rooms that are enhanced with large-screen digital projectors that are connected to several PCS
using large displays and whiteboards The previous explained collaboration categories can be illustrated in a form of
-ferencing software complement EMS with screen-sharing as well as the ability for the voice interaction functionality that is necessary in synchronous online con
•train team members on using software using screen sharing ability with others •cheap calls on landlines and mobile devices
These plans should have the ability to monitor crowds actions and on the one hand, to adapt at runtime incentive mechanisms to prevent various
sensors or processors, but also to join their human intelligence and creativity. As a result, instead of focusing on simple and independent tasks,
campaign, aiming to engage core customers online and creating a direct dialog 3 Talktalk Business:
IT governance, at its core, clarifies accountability, roles and decision-making. It addresses concerns related to building a responsive
people monitor to see whether has been followed or not Adapted from 1, 7, 8 148 8 Digital Governance
which includes not only the core web team and business stakeholders but also the web managers within the organization and deep and rich support infrastructure that
-cute and monitor. Thus, they started with seventeen CSFS that they discovered from those studies;
-Gather a Core Team; 2-Assess What You Have; 3-Determine What You Want; 4
its core component at firm level should be first developed. Indeed, when a specific IT governance model is chosen and
and, in particular, into the IT governance domain as its core component at firm level, covering the advantages
innovative software and hardware products has always been the focus of Apple and, traditionally, most of its business operations were taking place in the field of
hardware and software products with a high degree of innovation, but it has radically transformed its business environment,
which is the core of Apple†s business model, allows the company to create and extract value on an ongoing basis
while the core of the banking activity behind it is managed by a traditional Russian Bank (VPB.
development and adoption of many other solutions based on the same core algorithms 10.4 Billguard Billguard 5 is a personal finance security system scanning credit card activity
is a collaborative conference room, enabling multi-user, multi-screen, multi-device interaction both in a physical and virtual meeting space.
screens and the distant communication systems seamlessly. Mezzanine wishes to transform the telepresence in infopresence, incorporating multiple users and
of all the video signals in the room across a series of displays, which function as a
and hardware engineers, committed to Table 10.6 User value indicators Fast learning Yes User interface Good
The core purpose of Oblong is to find ways to make computers more flexible, capable, interactive,
multi-screen, multi-device computing environments. The core technology plat -form, called g-speak, enables applications to run across multiple screens and
multiple devices In Table 10.7 competitiveness appears to be high on time-to-market drivers The company is solid and growing
and the technology is developing and inte -grating with more and more partner technologies. The market is interested
Agents see in real time a display showing customer engagement and distress level, providing also feedback on the quality of
trends we have considered the business challenges of Big data as a core com -ponent of the information infrastructure upon which our society is building its own
Lastly, in Chap. 5 we have discussed what can be considered as the core trend of the year, perhaps resulting from
At the core of the model is the traditional academic focus on internationally peer reviewed scientific research and postgraduate education.
At the core of the Institute†s Strategic Plan is its commitment to engagement and knowledge exchange with research partners, regional and national stakeholders and industry.
The Centre†s core expertise focuses on telecommunication networks, security and mobile services. Since its foundation in 1996, TSSG has become an important catalyst for driving economic change in the South East Region,
Three core factors to foster entrepreneurial culture The decision to become an entrepreneur or join an
•Steer and monitor degree of openness Attract partners •Develop brand for mutually beneficial collaborations
compromising their core fields of work Developing culture and organization Fostering a collaborative culture and
the opportunity to change, for example, the camera or the memory card without having to change the entire phone.
we have to start with specific topics †e g. 3d printing †around which co-creation can happen.
Innovation policies are at the core of this process. The government support system for enterprises is easy and simple to use,
nascent entrepreneurship according to the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor. †A recent success in fostering entrepreneurship: â€oerecent successes by The netherlands in improving the conditions for
â€oeinnovation-driven businesses of all sizes display better performance than others, with on average 13%higher productivity, more exports,
of the core ideas within the focus, connect and partner agenda, then explores how these ideas can be applied to
-up-skills, GEM Consortium (2013), Global Entrepreneurship Monitor 15. Diedrichs, E. 2013), Do SMES lose their appetite for innovation during the economic crisis?
which provide insights on two core questions: 1) What do entrepreneurs perceive to be the difference between entrepreneurial ecosystems around the globe in
Ram Chandra Dhakal, Executive director and Adviser Mahendra Raj Joshi, Member Netherlands INSCOPE: Research for Innovation, Erasmus University
•Third, think â€oehard connectivity††the city†s core physical infrastructure. Cities need a mix of planning and organic
monitors key trends, identifies global risks, charts relationships addresses gaps in knowledge and recommends ways to address
less-developed communities to core economic activities and services Effective modes of transport†including quality roads, railroads, ports,
is at the core of this strategy. However, Myanmar†s challenges are many and the road to prosperity will
eradication at the core of the SDGS but also recognizing that â€oechanging unsustainable and promoting sustainable
for core human rights, as well as discrimination and the treatment of minority populations and additional environmental indicators.
and should continue to monitor and improve the management of Swiss resources The sustainability performance of the United states
difference, d, in the average score of a core set of 62 Survey questions. We then compute the inter-quartile
123 core questions are all numerical questions of sections II through XI 6 Practically, under the old approach,
•The chart on the upper right-hand side displays the evolution of GDP per capita at purchasing
via data cards or USB modems. Subscriptions to public mobile data services, private trunked mobile radio, telepoint or radio
This is a core Government Finance Statistics (GFS) balance that measures the extent to which the general government is
USB modems, mobile hotspots, and other mobile broadband†connected devices Source: International Telecommunication Union, World
big data and get to the core of understanding big data†s risks and rewards Rebalancing Socioeconomic Asymmetry in a
agricultural fields monitor temperature and moisture levels, controlling irrigation systems. Devices in oil fields and deep well rigs track all aspects of drilling and fuel
monitor seismic data, borehole activity, environmental readings, weather, production utilization, storage capacity spot pricing (trading), transportation, inventory levels
may monitor parking space availability), but common standards allow information to be exchanged within, and among, these networks when those needs arise
metadata†in order to monitor the use of metadata and with some reasonable confidence one can ensure
manner can more easily monitor attacks and misuse of all sorts As a concrete example, let us assume a system
than we can by sifting through numbers on a screen. If a picture is worth a thousand words,
The first example of that sophistication is on display at a major network of hospitals in the Midwest to
obligation to monitor security device, server, and application logs, all of which generate machine data that provide insight into how,
of this chapter will focus on some core challenges that the authors believe could be particularly problematicâ€
controllers and processors can more easily understand and comply with permissions and policies defined for specific data.
has developed a system that screens payments and combines them with IP ADDRESSES, browser information and other technical data to identify and prevent
The total market for big data hardware, software and services in 2012 was US$11. 5 billion, whereas the
technologies (such as processors, storage, database management systems, and analytics) to perform efficiently grow even faster.
purpose-built hardware. Generic servers may be fine for smaller projects and proofs of concept, but specifically
mobile broadband subscriptions via data cards or USB modems Subscriptions to public mobile data services, private trunked
a member of the core faculty of Mckinsey†s leadership program for engagement management. Before joining
Ram Chandra Dhakal, Executive director and Adviser Mahendra Raj Joshi, Member Netherlands INSCOPE: Research for Innovation, Erasmus University
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