They asserted that manufacturers may well take the opportunity to refine and improve some ijcrb. webs. com
vision, enthusiasm, future-oriented exploit external opportunities for inward investment and information gathering. In addition, Motwaniet al.
open up innovation opportunities to all staff and engage customers, suppliers competitors, and complementary organizations to develop new approaches to
bring opportunities for integrating data for journey planning and electronic ticketing, and smart cards to facilitate interoperability between public transport
-friendly for everyone, travel opportunities need to be equitable for all. This includes ACCESSIBILITY For ALL
However, the opportunities new scientific insights offer us, and the world in which we are able to make them reality, changes so rapidly that to
overview of the opportunities these instruments offer, as well as of the associated problems In his dissertation, yet to be published,
while such instruments do offer potentially major opportunities, a deeper study into their functionality and the conditions for their use is called for
opportunity. To enhance the performance and the growth of their company, they forge external tech
-logical opportunities (Cohen and Levinthal, 1990. So it will increase its initial weakness. To maintain their
opportunities for SMES. Larger firms rely on smaller firms for new ideas and technologies, may acquire small companies with
interpretation of firm innovation, the framework for our hypothesis development is based on new product/services, opportunity
opportunities for growth, and this can be exploited in an innovative fashion (Sexton & Bowman, 1991;
Growth intentions and innovation have been linked in previous studies as firms look to take advantage of opportunities renew processes,
and exhibit opportunity recognition and exploitation skills and thus three items that measured the willingness of firms to take on new opportunities
and also their willingness to adjust their business as necessary in order to exploit them. The proactive nature of firms to utilize opportunities was measured by action and decision-making
shown in uncertain situations Innovation throughout an organization was tested with regard to general business practices, such as whether firms search
through creating new markets and opportunities and increasing consumer willingness to pay more for added product benefits
R&d and Innovation opportunities •Review the issue of local authority rates and charges •Knowledge bases and Innovation Roadshow be
The opportunities of firms to innovate however depend on the strategies of global buyers and mode of governance of
This offers limited opportunities to innovate, as buyers and suppliers transact but do not interact.
also provide limited opportunity to innovate, as powerful global buyers control brands, designs marketing and/or market relations.
This severely limits opportunities of suppliers to innovate. As suppliers don†t conduct allactivities themselves, it is expensive and risky for them to switch
chains, a third mode, provide more opportunity to innovate, as suppliers conduct more activities themselves, have more buyers
buyers may still limit opportunities of suppliers to innovate, because a large number of suppliers depend on a small number of buyers.
more opportunity to innovate. Modular suppliers are specialized in components of final products modules), which they sell to more buyers.
global value chains, opportunities to realize innovations depend on the mode of governance and strategies of global buyers
At the same time policies restricted export opportunities. These market failures reduced opportunities of small firms to innovate and export.
The Soeharto period however also laid the base for second stage, as basic education improved sharply,
After a phase in which development opportunities were relatively open, the development path narrowed down. The crises matured the sector.
We are not really looking into the opportunity to modernize machines. The investments would be huge
them an opportunity to express themselves. In the west, designers give detailed specification to their workers.
and opportunities were lost. As respondent#1 expresses: †I actually turned down an order of KLM.
provide learning opportunities and processes of constructive destruction. Firms that survive and prosper have learned and are able to
Captive value chains in home accessories do provide opportunities to innovate. Most exporters that have operated in captive chains produced for IKEA.
Not only the mode of governance but also strategies of buyers determine opportunities to innovate (Gereffi 2005.
Strategies of IKEA have influenced indeed opportunities. IKEA initially contributed to the innovation process, but subsequent changes in value chain strategies resulted
Transactions provide ample opportunity to learn by doing. Typically, a buyer sends a detailed product specification or design concept, after which exporters prepare sample product (s). The
a physical distance and provide less opportunity for tacit knowledge sharing Modular value chain Many firms aim to establish their brand name in Indonesia.
Members of the associations meet (bi) monthly, creating opportunities to share tacit knowledge. All maintain close contact with government.
five years politics in Indonesia has woken up to the economic, social and cultural opportunities of home accessories, with a range of policy initiatives, projects and road maps being developed
Constraints and Opportunities "Student working group, 2010 Lall S. 2001. Competitivenss, technology and skills. Northampton: Edward Elgar
and opportunities for improvement at all stages in the innovation process This approach can also identify smaller
new business opportunities for companies with the appropriate skills, innovative capacity and resources to benefit from the range of options offered by the IP
communications offer new opportunities for infrastructure access and charging systems. Interoperability between systems is needed so that road users can circulate throughout
also present opportunities to make them smarter, by adding facilities for self-monitoring and the communication of conditions to passing vehicles. â€
Sectoral Opportunities and Policy Issues Forfã¡s July 2013 Ireland†s Construction Sector: Outlook and Strategic Plan to 2015
opportunities. With its financial system stabilized, Europe†s central economic challenge over the next quarter century will be to raise productivity growth rates.
Its central opportunity will be to take advantage of the ICT engine to shift to a higher productivity path.
technology policies to create economic opportunities and improve quality of life in the United states and around the world.
opportunities for health professionals to take on new roles and to provide care in different and innovative ways.
Such systems create opportunities for health professionals other than doctors to order certain tests and to make treatment
procedure manuals †and assess how ICT can create opportunities for supporting new care delivery models rather than replicating
entrenching existing problems †rather than as an opportunity for truly reforming health care delivery Competing interests
domains of opportunity and the local concentration and agglomeration of resources and competences in these domains†(Foray, 2015.
in order to address emerging opportunities and market developments in a coherent manner, while avoiding duplication and fragmentation of effortsâ€;
allow emerging opportunities and market developments to be addressed in a coherent manner while avoiding duplication and fragmentation of efforts.
visibility and an opportunity to be recognised by potential counterparts looking for collaboration in a particular area.
opportunities and challenges for regional innovation policy Routledge: Abingdon Frenken, K. and Boschma, R. 2007.
represents a significant opportunity for Europe and for the industry Figure 9: Homes passed by cable
overcome the current economic crisis and grasp new opportunities. Innovating in education and training is a key priority in several flagship initiatives of the Europe 2020 strategy
participants the opportunity to comment, explain or propose missing policy recommendations In order to avoid an order effect,
reveal weaknesses, strengths, opportunities and challenges and increase the knowledge base for the scaling up and progressive mainstreaming of ICT-ELI
Policies should encourage learning organisations to embrace the technological opportunities available for opening up their learning materials (e g. open educational resources) and practices and
ICT offers unprecedented opportunities for educational stakeholders to connect with others beyond the constraints of time and space in order to open up
learning opportunities that are linked (i) directly to the experiences of teachers and (ii) enhanced by
and maintenance of †learning networks†that provide opportunities for professional peer exchanges (65.8%)(e g.
opportunities, in order to support peer learning and exchange of effective policies and practices among the Member States
opportunities and knowledge exchange on a large scale. Cross-border professional networks, such as etwinning (e g.
aggregate learning opportunities on a large scale (e g. learning resources for School Staff Professional Development) and exchange knowledge
networks) that offer a wider range of opportunities for peer learning and collaboration than the smaller networks
and/or transnational inter-linked portals, to aggregate learning opportunities on a large scale (e g learning resources for teachers'professional development) and exchange knowledge
networks-Today†s and tomorrow†s challenges and opportunities for the teaching profession. Brussels: European Schoolnet
and opportunities, in order to support peer learning and exchange of effective policies and practices among the Member States
networks) that offer a wider range of opportunities for peer learning and collaboration than the smaller networks
aggregate learning opportunities on a large scale (e g. learning resources for School Staff Professional Development) and exchange knowledge and'success stories'of
identifying common challenges and opportunities, in order to support peer learning and exchange of effective policies and practices among the Member
learning opportunities on a large scale (e g learning resources for teachers professional development) and exchange knowledge
that offer a wider range of opportunities for peer learning and collaboration than the smaller
opportunities, in order to support peer learning and exchange of effective policies and practices among the Member States
offer a wider range of opportunities for peer learning and collaboration than the smaller networks
learning opportunities on a large scale (e g.,, learning resources for teachers professional development and exchange knowledge
technology architecture, opportunities and solutions, migration planning, implementation governance and architecture change management. This continuous cycle is the key to successful information system
as possible and given the opportunity to thrive, in order to stabilise the European economy Although recognition of the importance of SMES can be seen as a step in the right
use of the opportunities that are available to you How to make your business benefit from the EU
7. Help SMES to benefit more from the opportunities offered by the Single Market Measures such as information provision on business opportunities and applicable rules in other coun
-tries as well as a more efficient patent system and the development of standards should stimulate SMES to trade cross-border
9. Enable SMES to turn environmental challenges into opportunities The demand for environmentally friendly products and services opens the way for new business oppor
The awareness of opportunities of EU-external trade is advocated by the Commission in order to over -come the dissuasive stance of SMES
2. Marie Curie Initial Training Networks (ITN) offers the opportunity to create networks for young re
There are two funding opportunities under this objective A. European Regional Development Fund (ERDF It focuses on the fields of innovation and knowledge-based economy, environment and risk prevention
There is also the opportunity of subscribing and receiving Press releases in the following webpage http://www. eif. org/news centre/press contacts/index. htm
On September 2009 micro-credit providers had the opportunity for the first time to express their interest for technical assistance.
opportunity to participate in funded projects through an annual call for proposals. The proposals are published by the Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive agency (EACEA
experienced businessmen looking for fresh perspectives and international cooperation opportunities http://www. erasmus-entrepreneurs. eu/page. php?
and opportunities the EU creates for their businesses, leaving many opportunities unused We hope that this publication has helped you in gaining a clearer perspective of
the main small business aspects of the EU operations and will function as a guide
Opportunities for Future Growth 36 CHAPTER 6 Strateg y Implementation 48 CHAPTER 7 Monitoring and Evaluation 52
opportunities in the Midwest and lays the foundations for strong and focused collaborative research and innovation activity
Both policy development and funding opportunities at European and National levels are focused increasingly on research, innovation and smart specialisation as a means
Opportunities for Future Growth The research and innovation sector is constantly evolving and in order to compete at a national
a series of key areas where there are opportunities to capitalise on the research and innovation
on new ideas to generate new business opportunities. The adoption of an open innovation approach between companies, academia and innovators in a region can assist businesses to
and existing businesses to develop new opportunities, making the Region a European and world leader in terms of R&i capacity and performance.
competitiveness and this Strategy represents an opportunity to rejuvenate the regional research and innovation sectors for
This Strategy will provide a greater focus on the particular strengths and opportunities in the Mid
This Strategy identifies unique opportunities for development and growth, based on the assets and capabilities of the region
development and funding opportunities at a European and a National level are increasingly focused on these development
Region capitalises on the opportunities that are presented by these high level policies and funding streams
on the national-level strategy and identifies regional strengths, priorities and opportunities The Research Prioritisation Report identifies a number of priority areas around which future investment
opportunity or problem with a registered knowledge provider. Since the scheme began in 2007 the Midwest Region has experienced a low take-up of the Innovation Voucher scheme relative to
for greater numbers of businesses to avail of research funding opportunities that are currently available.
opportunities including Horizon 2020. This is a collaborative approach whereby Tyndall is the coordinating mechanism for industry participation on a variety of
EU programmes and other funding opportunities. This approach supports the building of relationships within this sector, through enhanced collaboration and
importance in securing new contracts and procurement opportunities. While there are extensive linkages in the Region at present, the majority are informal in nature.
the single biggest opportunity for SMES. A recent study has highlighted that 75%of all Irish public
in tender bids if they had more market intelligence around opportunities. With growing public procurement opportunities in Europe and globally, Ireland is a low-level participant in this area.
Less than 2%of Irish companies have won successfully European tenders since 200317. In a programme
Regionally they work to provide networking opportunities and business information events and they also work with key influencers and decision-makers on behalf
Opportunities for Future Growth Chapter 05 5. 0 Introduction The profile of the Region that has been set
are opportunities to capitalise on the research and innovation capacity of the Region have been identified, namely
Good facilitation is required for collaborative opportunities to be identifi ed. Initially companies will be working in isolation
•To secure public funding to engage a Cluster Facilitator to identify regional opportunities for
Chamber with a view to building on the unique opportunities for the region to secure competitive advantage in the energy sector.
opportunities. In an open innovation culture the focus is to move away from a single large company
It offers the opportunity for businesses to identify and exploit complementary capability. The adoption of an open innovation approach between companies, academia and innovators in a region
opportunity to avail of the benefits of Open Innovation approaches •To lobby nationally for policy guidance in relation to data protection, IP and competition policy
Technology Transfer †Technology transfer is based on securing commercial opportunities for researchers and research institutions.
growth by providing an opportunity for entrepreneurs and innovators to pitch their ideas to potential
They also provide an opportunity for networking between researchers, entrepreneurs start-ups and innovative companies, students and investors.
but there are currently limited opportunities for businesses and individuals to present their initiatives to potential investors in the Midwest Region
providing the opportunity for businesses/innovators to showcase their proposals to potential investors •To work with Innovate Limerick Ltd. to provide incentives to cultivate Limerick as a
that opportunities for research development and innovation are identifi ed and capitalised upon. It is recommended also that further
opportunities for collaboration and knowledge transfer are sought proactively. In this context it is recommended that the opportunities offered by Horizon 2020 and by the Knowledge Alliances and
Sector Skills Alliances of the Erasmus+Programmes are investigated particularly Enterprise Ireland and IDA Ireland: The wide range of supports available from Enterprise Ireland
•Internationally Traded Services-building on emerging growth opportunities •Logistics and Supply Chain Management-taking advantage of infrastructures and local skills
to opportunities for service providers to increase their subscriber base (ITU, 2014 Another key indicator that provides further
opportunities related to employment, education health, governance or peace-building, thus accelerating progress towards the achievement
on the opportunities offered by ICTS to developing countries calls surfaced for reliable and comparable data in order to
further examine the challenges and opportunities of big data, in particular data coming from ICT companies; that regulatory authorities should
the opportunities for big data and address current challenges in terms of big data quality Chapter 1. Recent information society developments
and there is an opportunity to explore their use in order to complement the existing, but often limited, ICT data
job opportunities and Freedom from discrimination. Also highly ranked, in 7th position, was phone and Internet access. By clicking
Better job opportunities Freedom from discrimination A good education Political freedoms Protecting forests rivers and oceans
opportunities for better understanding of their customers, which in turn leads to improved sales and marketing opportunities.
At the same time big data can help optimize network operations and create new revenue streams and business lines, for example when selling data
While the opportunities discussed above present what is analytically possible, data access and privacy considerations are complex and
limited information is available on opportunities for using big data to complement official ICT statistics. Although this report highlights some
identify opportunities and understand needs and constraints. Since many of the big data sources lie within the private sector, close
Governments have different opportunities and different roles to play in the exploitation of big data for monitoring and development.
and opportunities related to big data in the ICT sector. To this end, the key international stakeholders have to work together to facilitate
be formed to explore new opportunities and address challenges, including in the area of international data comparability and standards
which acknowledges that Big data represents new opportunities and challenges for Official Statistics, and which encourages the European Statistical System
ITU GSR discussion paper (2014), Big data-Opportunity or Threat. Retrieved from: http://www. itu. int/en/ITU-D/Conferences
Seizing Opportunities, Preserving values. Executive Office of the President. Retrieved from http://www. whitehouse. gov/sites/default/files/docs/big data privacy report 5. 1. 14 final print. pdf
The opportunity for digital technologies to create new businesses is real, and a quarter of respondents
business opportunities. One respondent noted that in his company, â€oethe belief is that digital technologies
understand the opportunity and are reluctant to change old ways. †Perhaps younger people haven†t seen the pile of
-cluding turning down the opportunity to provide chips for the original iphone. intel†s culture has long been built around maintain
-ful executives can capitalize on the opportunities generated by rapid organizational, technological and societal change
-cant disruptions and opportunities, our global team of over 3, 600 talented individuals work with leading
of the most useful opportunities of social media Ministry for Information Society (responsible All Ministries offering
opportunity for informal education Provide trainings on the methodology of developing digital skills Provide materials and programs to
opportunity for informal education Provide trainings on the methodology of developing digital skills Provide materials and programs to
data sharing opportunities and to facilitate interoperability. Main actions ï The creation of the National Interoperability strategy and review
Opportunities for users to provide feedback should be integrated into the design of new electronic systems to facilitate suggestions
-and-online-freedom-and-opportunity-cybersecurity In its Pillar III"Security and Trust",the Digital Agenda for Europe defines a series of cyber security
one of the most useful opportunities of social media Operational Structure ï Single web portal with access to
3. Collaboration †open data will provide opportunities to work together (improvement of service generation of data sets) with natural persons,
the opportunities if offers. For this reason, the European union has set up the ambitious objective, by
opportunities provide access to resources such as OER-Open Educational Resources. This type of resources can be used without
content, as well as an opportunity to develop digital interaction with the pupil/university students by creating, storing and sharing original
Romanian disadvantaged communities had the opportunity to create and store in the Europeana. eu library original cultural material which represent their community at European level
within this communities had the opportunity to be part of a new knowledge-based economy, through a
databases as an opportunity for informal education Enabler Provide trainings on the methodology of developing digital
cm) which provides the opportunity to transform the mobile telephone in: bank card, subscription or traveling ticket, ticket or
Opportunities Threats and constraints The development of an infrastructure for the egovernment of the public services
in order to benefit from the opportunities which were identified in Romania, in a regional framework ï Utilisation of European coordination opportunities in order to increase the performance level of
the interoperability between the informatics systems implemented at national level and for the improvement of cybernetic security
Opportunities Threats and constraints National and international financing programmes in the field of education, of ICT utilisation, research
According to the results of the SWOT analysis we can use the identified opportunities, such as Page 126 of 170
The opportunities which were identified at the ICT level in education will be used partly to propose a
Opportunities Threats and constraints The development of the informatics infrastructure in Romania, in order to be able to support the ICT
provide development opportunities applicable to the healthcare system in Romania, such as ï Provision of the interoperability of informatics systems in the healthcare field, targeting the
Opportunities Threats and constraints Page 129 of 170 The development of Europeana. eu †the unique
Opportunities Threats and constraints Page 131 of 170 Supporting the development of the unique digital
as a development opportunity within future unique digital market of the European union ï Development of legal framework with respect to the cross-border online services offer with the
Opportunities Threats and constraints The increase of the requests with respect to autonomous systems which include elements of
improvement of opportunities in the field of ICT innovations, such as ï Support of innovation clusters and competitiveness poles for the provision of externalities and of
Opportunities Threats and constraints RONET project laying backhaul will harmoniously complete the NGN developments into an overall NGN
exploring financial opportunities 2. Evidence of qualification confirming general management skills to the authorities, confirm to
In order to have a coherent mechanism for defining an opportunity and assessing change in the current
awareness and coordination, creates new opportunities for innovation, and strengthens inclusion, participation and ultimately, human well-being
Opencorporates (OC) provides a good example of the opportunities in open data. It was set up to in the wake of the financial
enable more opportunities for collaboration; increasing early stage seed-funding programmes and other types of nonfinancial support for DSI start-ups;
spreading, scaling and attracting funding opportunities. Equally, as DSI evolves policymakers need to understand the extent to which the policies they are putting
opportunities for collective intelligence via its increasing ubiquity and the massive amounts of data available for collective
Right now few of these opportunities are being taken advantage of by European social innovators, for the most part due
Participatory democracy strives to create opportunities for all members of a population to make meaningful contributions to political decision-making, as well as broadening
the range of people who have access to such opportunities. Since so much information must be gathered for the overall decision-making process to succeed,
These sensors provide the opportunity to implement applications that help citizens to move around in cities
longer only government or corporate forecasters who have the opportunity to access and analyse data.
and companies that hold or generate data about society have the opportunity to enable citizens to hold government to account for
and opportunities to develop the knowledge and self-sufficiency toachieve inclusion in decision-making processes. These are some of the main initiatives within the DSI
work opportunities for women SECTOR SPECIFIC REGULATION/DEREGULATION 8. Establish a European Innovation Lab Network
Opportunities and challenges These include all the initiating factors †for instance a crisis, new evidence, and
the opportunities that a new change could bring about. Â Generating ideas Most of the ideas you come up with at
Opportunities and challenges What really helped them get their project of the ground and helped them to scale up
/opportunities We asked everyone in the room to indi -vidually complete this template to quickly generate ideas
Crowdfunding allows people to have the opportunity to support what they consider to be an attractive idea
INNOVATION LABS In the context of future DSI policy, innovation labs present an opportunity to activate
Suggestion Scheme that creates an opportunity for any public officer to directly submit ideas to improve public services.
-fies funding opportunities, and promotes new economic instruments (such as challenges, and prizes) should be promoted the
scaling and attracting funding opportunities. As DSI evolves policymakers need to understand the extent to which the policies they are putting in place to sup
This focus could be on four key areas of opportunity in DSI a. Collaborative economy b. Digital social innovation in cities and public services
DSI has the opportunity to improve public services, cut costs and improve the environment. Easier procurement could be a route
1. Grow the www. digitalsocial. eu network to enable more opportunities for collaboration through the platform, such as the
opportunity for organisations to jointly develop new projects and apply for funding through innovative mechanisms such as
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