and Outlook 2010. Material resources and Waste. European Environment Agency, Copenhagen Eco-innovations focused on improving material
panels, which are cost-effective and have in -creased the speed of assembling houses at the
The Eup Eco-profiler is a cost-free Life-cycle Assessment software tool for Energy-using products and processes for SMES in this sector
Chain Methodologyâ software makes it possible to maximise in real-time the total community gains in
www. accenture. com/us-en/outlook/Pages/outlook -journal-2012-why-sustainable-supply-chain-is-good-business. aspx
ICT is defined as IT hardware, software and services, and telecommunications equipment and services Part I of the report assesses the economic impact of
Software Communication equipment IT equipment  The Economist Intelligence Unit 2004 13 Reaping the benefits of ICT
manufacture large quantities of ICT hardware and software Total factor productivity (TFP) growth, an important
broadband adoption and home of some of its software giants†currently ranks in the middle of EU countries
The importance of software in the ICT mix In the US, software has attracted the largest share of
ICT investment since the technology boom began in the early 1990s. By 2000, it accounted for about 14%of
Software nonetheless accounted for one -third or more of ICT investment in the UK, France and
Software investment tends to lag purchases of hardware. This may explain the more rapid growth of
software investment relative to total investment in the US, where firms made an early start in deploying IT and
software vendors can probably look to good times ahead in their European markets. Software markets in western
Europe proved relatively resilient during the technology slump of 2000-02, continuing to expand at moderate
software market will expand at a respectable 6. 6 %compound annual growth rate over the 2003-07 period to
graduates trained in software programming, network design and other technical aptitudes, and these are well represented in IT departments throughout
not enough to deploy new enterprise software or a What proportion of your ICT projects meet their business objectives
industry groups, entrepreneurs and software developers around the ability to patent software Many large ICT companies (including Microsoft, the
sponsor of this report) favour the extension of patents to cover software as a way to strengthen IP
protection across Europe and thereby create greater incentive for innovation. For their part, independent software developers view software patents as a
weakening of copyright protection, and thus no less of a threat to innovative activity in this field.
patents to software  The Economist Intelligence Unit 2004 23 Reaping the benefits of ICT
Telecoms, software and computer services 14 Professional services 12 Construction and real estate 8 Healthcare, pharmaceuticals and biotechnology 8
websites cutting across a range of topics (e g. political, social and internet tools, such as Skype.
Forecasting the World's Population, Panel on Population Projections, Committee on Population, National Research Council, 2000
A Panel Data analysis for OECD Countries. Paris: OECD, 2005 D†Amuri, F. and Peri, G. 2011. â€oeimmigration, Jobs and Employment protection:
The European environment †state and outlook 2010: assessment of global megatrends Copenhagen, European Environment Agency
††â€, World and European Energy and Environment Transition Outlook-WETO-T, Brussels: European
"Debating Europe. outlook for the future of Europe†s younger generation.""from http://www. scribd. com/doc/141856647/Gallup-Debating-Europe-Poll-Europeans-expect-a-Bleak
"Carnegie Endowment for International Peace Policy Outlook, 2011. As of 08/03/2013 http://www. carnegieendowment. org/files/driving force. pdf
††â€, International Migration Outlook. Renewing the skills of ageing workforce, OECD Publishing 2012e
††â€, Internet Economy Outlook, Geneva: OECD, 2012f ††â€, Looking to 2060:
††â€, OECD Employment Outlook 2012, OECD Publications, 2012h ††â€,"Economy: migration starting to rebound, says OECD,"27 june 2012i.
The new social operating system. The MIT Press Ratto, R, and Robert Ree,"Materializing information: 3d printing and social change,"First Monday, Vol
A panel data approach†The Social science Journal,(49) 2: 167-174 Sathyamurthy, T. V.,"Nationalism in the Era of Globalisation,"Economic and Political Weekly, Vol. 33
are provided with an easy spreadsheet based system for compiling monthly and annual reports. The reports from the districts are delivered to the
infrastructure, hardware platform, base software platform), ICT shared services (as communications services), ICT applications (as WEB services), the human operators and the
Biotechnology, electronics and telecommunication, industrial software applications, new materials WK1 10 their turnover Source: Clarysse and Duchã ne, 2000.
newly emerging industries like biotechnology and computer software (Audretsch, 1995. One answer is that knowledge inputs come from third-party firms
and accounting management software systems that enhance organisational and management capabilities, while at the same time reduce the high costs associated with managing SMES
-ups are in information technologies--software, Internet, and telecommunication software. Because these firms are focused more on providing a service and face much shorter development times, these companies
do not follow a clear technological innovation trajectory and are thus not easy to evaluate by public
development of new software, enhanced user friendliness, and other aspects (OECD, 2005). We define product innovation in terms of changes in materials, features, and design;
and software firms in southeast England. Research Policy, 31 (7), 1053-1067 Romijn, H, . & Albu, M. 2002).
Review panel visit The OECD Secretariat led an international panel of experts in a one-week peer review visit in
Andalusia from 12 to 16 april 2010. During the study visit, the expert team interviewed regional
drawing on the results of the diagnostic report, the panel review exercise, and additional literature and material about the Andalusia economy.
†New Madrileã os, Future Entrepreneurs†after they realized that one out of four applicants for
business management software (to 28%)and web and email (to 19 %Training of RETA agents:
Nuevos madrileã os, futuros empresarios http://www. madridpress. com/noticia/106049/INMIGRANTES/nuevos-madrile%C3%B1os
At Sybase, an enterprise software company that spun-off from the original WATCOM Corporation, with over 250 employees in its Waterloo
was guided by a private sector-led Entrepreneurship Implementation Panel; the operational part of the project was managed by a special enterprise team established within the Welsh Development Agency
defined as entrepreneurial philosophy that permeates an entire organization†s outlook and operations, and it refers to the firm†s actions per se (Chow, 2006).
Future research could examine using panel data for the prediction that a firm†s innovativeness enhances its probability of exporting
an empirical analysis in Turkish software industry International Journal of Innovation Management, 12,69-111 Aldrich, H. and Zimmer, C. 1986.
Charles Nicholson, Ultimate Software (U s.;and Klas Bendrik, Volvo Cars (Sweden •Other Gartner colleagues:
Turbocharging the CIO With Software Tools 2013 No. 4 The Psychology of Serial Innovation 2013 No. 3
INFA) is the world†s number one independent provider of data integration software. Organizations around the world rely on Informatica to realize their information potential and drive top business imperatives.
hardware and software), Consumer Electronics (such as TVS audio home systems and Blu-ray players) and Major Domestic
and technology outlooks which have been produced by various industry analysts and consultants in recent years. The main purpose of this exercise is to determine how large
Advanced Software Technology & Mechatronics Research Institute of Kyoto. Next to the academic knowledge institutes,
The most recent R&d data of the OECD Technology Outlook 2008 does not go beyond 2006
comparison, the closely related sector of IT and software employs 14,000 people with 2, 200
specialised in telecommunications equipment, microelectronics, photonics and software Wolfe, 2002. Consequently, the Ottawa cluster will be focused upon in this analysis
telecommunications equipment, software, and emerging photonics sector Capabilities Compared to other global microelectronics clusters the Ottawa cluster shows a strong
telecommunications equipment, software etc R&d tax credits important role in cluster strategy Regeneration of cluster activity ongoing
Flat Panel Displays LCD Displays Plasma Displays OLEDS and Other Displays Display Glass and Liquid crystals
%Flat panel displays 26%Lighting 8 %Information technology 21 %Optical communications 5 %Midecal tech. & life
Flat Panel Displays BMBF (2007) 61 119 7 Solar energy BMBF (2007) 9 31 13 Optical Components &
European industry has a weak position in the sectors of information technology and flat panel displays (Photonics21, 2007b.
emanating into service sectors such as health, software, architecture and construction telecommunication and engineering services. Advanced materials contribute to more efficient
Panel UK, 2000 The 7th framework programme of the EU directs in their activity in similar areas.
such as health, software, architecture and construction, telecommunication and engineering services, contributing to both product and process innovation.
22 BMW DE vehicles 121 22 Microsoft US software 60 23 Alstom FR electronics 121 23 Motorola US electronics 59
but also including software) with the specific needs of users in specific industry. Developing AMT thus means to have a deep
Workshop on Outlook on Industrial Biotechnology, DSTI/STP/BIO (2009) 22 Festel, G. 2006), Economic potentials and market strategies in the field of industrial (white
Foresight Panel UK, Materials (2000), Shaping our society, London Fraunhofer CNT (2008), Annual Report 2007, Dresden:
OECD (2008), Information technology Outlook, Paris: OECD OECD (2009a), The Bioeconomy to 2030: Designing a Policy Agenda, Paris:
OECD, FAO (2008), Agricultural Outlook 2008-2017, Paris: OECD Ontario (2007) Ontario Business Report, Ministry of Economic Development and Trade (Canada
the National Nanotechnology Advisory Panel, Washington: The President†s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology
software  firms  are  geekier  and  more  likely  to
A typical example of using social resources to innovate is the popular phenomenon of open source software 71
An illustrative case of online social networks is the trend towards open source software 71. An oft-given example is the Linux
Foundation. Open source involves collaboration between ï rms, suppliers, customers, and policy-makers of related products to
pool software R&d and generate shared technology. Instead of the traditional extrinsic motivations, external innovators have
Social online networks, such as open source software communities, offer valuable beneï ts for society by encouraging community members to share their knowledge
and specialisation in open source software innovation: a case study, Res. Policy 32 (7)( 2003 1217†1241
71 E. von Hippel, G. von Krogh, Open source software and the †private-collective†innovation model:
software company and, if we can do that, then we will be a much more exciting proposition for talented
software, hardware IT services and e-commerce Telecommunications Banking Media and entertainment Other Pharmaceutical and biotechnology
At the global software company SAP, for example, Americas CIO Michael Golz is clear on how digital has transformed the inner
engineering and in software, along with an MBA. In the telecommunications sector, one in five of these leading
Group Software Services Nedbank 2007 Advanced Management Programme, Harvard Business school 2005 †2007 Divisional Director
Director of Software Development Department Rambler Internet Holding 2000 †2006 Developer, Senior Developer, Head of
technology (including hardware, software and other IT services), financial services, life sciences telecommunications, online and e-commerce In addition to this survey, EY conducted an analysis of the
%Software, hardware and computer services Banking and ï nancial services 19 %8 %Chemical, bio-and medical technology
applications and software; green financial services; green tourism; green agri-food and green transport Green enterprise has a pervasive impact on a variety of other sectors enabling innovation
-sectors†include green ICT applications and software; green financial services; green tourism and green transport The increase in the number of international agreements in the area of energy and climate
waste management, recovery and recycling, green ICT applications and software and environmental consultancy. Cross sectoral opportunity areas include;
and competency in software development has seen also a growth in a variety of sub-supply and services activities serving the Lifesciences sector e g
Dataworks (Waterford based Irish software company providing manufacturing control systems), and Eirgen (Waterford based Irish pharmaceuticals company specialising in
An Enterprise Outlook 34 Regional Planning Guidelines for the South East Region SOUTH EAST EMPLOYMENT ACTION PLAN †FORFà S
35 ICT Software & Services are considered separately below SOUTH EAST EMPLOYMENT ACTION PLAN †FORFà S
ICT †Services & Software What has been termed †The New Software Economy†36 sees a number of trends that provide
both opportunities and challenges for software companies, and for small and medium sized companies and start-ups in particular
 Increasing end-user demand for less expensive, more efficient ways of paying for software  Vendors responding to these demands by embracing new delivery and pricing models
such as software as a service (Saas), infrastructure as a service (Iaas), platform as a service (Paas; and software on demand  The emergence of the networked value chain, a distributed business model where
different value adding activities are carried out where they can be done most efficiently and cost-effectively
36 Enterprise Ireland (2009) Best Connected-Software from Ireland-A strategy for development of the
indigenous software industry 2009-2013 42  The application of software technologies (such as Services Oriented Architecture †SOA
Open source, Web 2. 0 and Mash-ups) are continuing to drive the development of new
The dominant activity in the South East region within the ICT sector is software development
However, with the exception of the Sun Life Financial software development centre based in Waterford, activity is limited and small in scale.
programmes in software development. In IT Carlow, undergraduate courses are focused on software development, games development and IT systems management.
Its applications software and networks research programme (Gamecore) is focused on industry relevant research under a number of themes, such as networks, games engines and development, and
serious games for strategy, sports and health WIT also delivers strong undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in software
development. Based on its excellent track record in telecommunications software and systems research, through the TSSG Group, it is the first of the Iots in Ireland to lead an SFI
funded Strategic Research Cluster (FAME †Federated Autonomic Management of End-to-end Communications Services. The TSSG€ s main area of research is communications software
services and it has developed strong expertise in the areas of distributed systems and service oriented architecture
activities associated with the †new software economy†and include: Nubiq †mobile website generation and personalisation;
software development and are developing strong relationships with industry within the region in terms of undergraduate and postgraduate course development.
38 Global Entertainment and Media Outlook 2011-2015, PWC, 2011. Data includes consumer spending on
market outlook for sectors such as construction and traditional manufacturing. A greater focus may be required in the provision of career guidance services and mapping out career
HP manufacturing and software development) †and/or are using Ireland as a base to address
and this is likely to increase with the advent of Cloud, Saas (software as a service) and Iaas (infrastructure as a service
Software systems Group and Separation Science would be regarded particularly well. While much of WIT€ s enterprise interactions involve companies from outside the South East region
The Telecommunications Software systems Group TSSG) in WIT has been identified as a world class research facility, with the capability to
Telecommunications Software systems Group (TSSG Based at the WIT, the centre for Telecommunications Software and Systems Group (TSSG) is a
major source of research strength for the region and nationally. Its research focus is on the
dramatic changes occurring in the telecommunications software industry, and on the wider converged communications industry, particularly in managing networks and in developing
entrepreneurs and software HPSUS who wish to locate in the South East. Today there are over
applications software and networks (Gamecore), geo-environmental technologies (Geocore and software development (the IT has collaborated with Unum in relation to the development
of a software development centre at the institute and Unum will offer internships in Ireland
and the US for students pursuing the four year BSC (Hons) in Software Development at IT
Carlow EI has provided â 1. 42 million for the establishment of a campus incubation centre in Carlow
Mycroft Waterford Financial services/Software. Newly established Irish base Foreign Citi Hedge fund Services Waterford Hedge fund administration services Foreign
Sunlife Information Services Waterford Software development, business administration and technical helpdesk services for Sun Life†s North american divisions Foreign
Technologies and Software. Other regions have potential to develop niche sectors, such as Creative Industries in the West.
software) base and a growing creative sector and activities (including digital media This'combination'of sectors provides an excellent base for development within the
developing expertise in telecommunications and software development, and has a good base of medical devices companies
Environmental products and Services, Software and other Services, Food and Tourism Key Data and Statistics †Midwest
allow 15 finalists to pitch their business plans to the judging panel. Throughout the year, they
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†Services & Software 16ï 18ï Realising Future Potential: Enhancing the Business Environment 21ï and Strategic Capacity 21ï
for example, biology, chemistry, engineering, electronics, logistics and software; and cross sectoral strategic collaborations and networking (regionally, nationally & internationally
software development provide a strong platform for future growth in emerging convergent sectors 9`A workshop for key economic stakeholders was held in Kilkenny on 9th june 2009
16 ICT Software & Services are considered separately below 17 Forfã¡s (2008) Catching the Wave †A Services Strategy for Ireland
ICT †Services & Software A new environment has emerged for software companies globally in what has been called
†The New Software Economy†19. This new context sees a number of trends that provide both
opportunities and challenges for software companies, and for small and medium sized companies and start-ups in particular.
These trends include 18 Expert Group on Future Skills Needs (December 2007) The Future Skills and Research Needs of the
19 Enterprise Ireland (2009) Best Connected-Software from Ireland-A strategy for development of the
indigenous software industry 2009-2013 FORFÃ S REGIONAL COMPETITIVENESS AGENDA: REALISING POTENTIAL: SOUTHEAST 17 ï¿
software ï¿Vendors responding to these demands by embracing new delivery and pricing models such as software as a service (Saas), infrastructure as a service (Iaas), platform as a
and software on demand ï¿The emergence of the networked value chain, a distributed business model where
The application of software technologies (such as Services Oriented Architecture †SOA Open source, Web 2. 0 and Mash-ups) are continuing to drive the development of new
The dominant activity in the region within the ICT sector is software development. However with the exception of the Sun Life Financial software development centre based in Waterford
activity is limited and small in scale. Nonetheless the region has important assets that have the
programmes in software development. In IT Carlow undergraduate courses are focused on software development, games development and IT systems
management. Its applications software and networks research programme (Gamecore) is one of four Centres of Research and Enterprise (CORE
within the Institute. Gamecore is focused on industry relevant research under a number of themes, such as networks, games engines and
The software development capabilities at IT Carlow were a key attractor in the recent investment by Unum, a US
established a software development centre in Carlow. The company is developing a strong relationship with
Software Development unit at the Institute, and will also offer internships within its company in
pursuing the BSC (Hons) in Software Development at the Institute FORFÃ S REGIONAL COMPETITIVENESS AGENDA:
WIT also delivers strong undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in software development. Based on its excellent track record in telecommunications software and
systems research, through the TSSG Group, it is the first of the Iots in Ireland to lead an SFI
The TSSG€ s main area of research is communications software services and it has developed strong expertise in the areas of distributed systems and service
companies typify the kind of activities associated with the †new software economy†and include: Nubiq †mobile website generation and personalisation;
software development and are developing strong relationships with industry within the region in terms of undergraduate and postgraduate course development.
and competency in software development has seen also a growth in a variety of sub-supply and services activities serving the life sciences sector e g
Dataworks (Waterford based Irish software company providing manufacturing control systems), and Eirgen (Waterford based Irish pharmaceuticals company specialising in
s (2009) Health Life sciences in Ireland-An Enterprise Outlook FORFÃ S REGIONAL COMPETITIVENESS AGENDA: REALISING POTENTIAL:
Unum Software 200 Coca cola Beverages 100 FORFÃ S REGIONAL COMPETITIVENESS AGENDA: REALISING POTENTIAL: SOUTHEAST 39
wrote software for journalism and communication education. These pioneers were developing a wide range of creative digital learning tools such computer algorithms for analyzing student
particular e-groups software tool they used for online collaboration In this context, course management tools such as Blackboard and ecollege, at least as
Software such as Daqri 3d allows the reader of a magazine to point her or his mobile device at an AR enhanced image in the magazine and access the embedded AR
hardware, computer software, and per -sonnel)( Krishnan and Sriram 2000. Over time, firms that invest more than their
and improved software and technologi -cal sophistication of the workforce, no longer are reserved adaptations for the
, hardware, software, and person -nel) relative to other competitors within the same industry. Drawing upon a
to put their short-and medium-term growth outlooks on a â€oeglide path to steady growth. †3 With expected
Despite this rather optimistic outlook, the region may face the interrelated potential headwinds of a less
outlook. Indeed, the region has bounced back rapidly from the global economic crisis, when GDP growth dropped to 2. 8 percent in 2009.
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with outlook to 2025 to integrate a share of 39%renewable energy into the electricity
German electricity supply system 2015-2020 with outlook for 2025 -Estimation of the enhancement needs iof German distribution grids due to
Innovation Agenda gives  â€oean outlook on energy-neutral new construction and sustainable existing buildingsâ â€.
-ent operating systems such as Windows and Android, open standards have fostered innovation by allowing technologies like web browsers to be implemented over dif
-ferent underlying platforms, avoiding pro -prietary systems and vendor lock in on the web. This was a hard
open source Android operating system and spawned innovation in applica -tions worldwide; Facebook has enabled the building of thousands of apps and
open hardware, open source software open knowledge, data storage and ana -lytics and are producing valuable data
patents, open standards and free software together with the multi-stakeholder governance model Avoiding anti-competitive dynamics and lock in
-trol †machines), free CAD/CAM software, like Blender, 123d or Sketchup, and open source designs are now giving innovators better access to the enabling
open source software and open data. Projects and areas of work like Safecast or open source Geiger, the Smart Citizen Kit and open wearables are showing interesting
/CAM software and open source designs are now giving innovators better access to tools, products skills and capabilities they need to
-base, create visualisations using the Openspending software and to use the Openspending API. Although the Openspending
source software for the collection, visualisation and interactive mapping of information. The primary purpose of Crisisnet is
open data, free and open software and open hardware Github, the collaborative service for open software developers, is revolutionising
software foundation Wayra Unltd The Accelerator Healthbox London Clearlyso Angels Bethnal Green Ventures Tor Open
-sor which can be programmed with open-source software tools by the user. The idea is that anyone should be able to turn
software foundation Wayra Unltd Bethnal Green Ventures Tor Guifi. net Confine Smart Santander Makerfaire The different methods by which these organisations are supporting DSI
FB, Apple, Android Federated Social networks Diaspora Crowdsourcing Social web entrepreneurs Startup Europe Smart Cities Internet of
FB, Apple, Android Federated Social networks Diaspora Crowdsourcing Social web entrepreneurs Startup Europe Smart Cities Internet of
software patents Banning software patents and defending Network Neutrality will keep bottom-up innovation feasible and affordable
Software packages that are patented can be expensive and less accessible to potential individual innovators. Also the
Internet needs to continue to be a neutral space where creativity can continue to flourish
They combine investments in new hardware and software with experi -ments to discover better ways of delivering healthcare or reducing carbon emissions
open source software) can be obtained at a lower cost with a better quality from reliable suppliers, and that open standards and interoperability are implemented.
source software should be easy to acquire from government at all levels Open source procurement As an example, in 2004, the UK government launched
funding and all public-funded software should use open standards. For a definition of open standards, see Openstand Principles48
and Makerspaces with free software and open hardware training, or by the Open Data Institute (ODI) and Open Knowledge
analytics software to test demand Fi na n -ci al V al ue There has to be a market for
cohort/panel study, regular interval surveying Level 3 You can demonstrate that your product/service
Big OTT are Google, Skype, Youtube Netflix, Facebook, Amazon and EBAY 4 Sestini, Fabrizio.``Collective awareness
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-outlook-19991428. htm 85 https://www innovationpolicyplatform. org Figures Page 25 Natalie Ortiz (2012) â€oeouishare Summit
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