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ΚΑΙΝΟΤΟΜΙΑ
ΕΡΕΥΝΑ & ΤΕΧΝΟΛΟΓΙΑ | 06 - 08/2014
The current edition of "Innovation
Research & Technology" pays
tribute to the fifth Week of
Innovative Regions in Europe
(
WIRE V) which was successfully
held in Athens, June 12th and
13
th under the auspices of the
Greek EU presidency. WΙRE 2014
was organized by the National
Documentation
Centre
of
Greece (EKT) and the European
Commission
in
collaboration
with the General Secretariat for
Research & Technology. More than
50
speakers from 30 countries and
350
registrants participated in
the event which highlighted the
regional dimension of innovation.
With Europe’s attention to Athens,
the conference succeeded in
promoting the dialogue regarding
how the regions of Southern
Europe can design and implement
regional policies during economic
recession. The new Cohesion
Policy for the programming period
2014- 2020
and the new funding
opportunities for regions provided
the context for this year’s WIRE
and a starting point for productive
discussions.
This edition’s special tribute to the
WIRE 2014 Conference highlights
the most important conference
discussions
and
conclusions.
Smart Specialisation, innovation
and open knowledge economy
emerge as the driving forces for
regional development, growth and
building competiveness in a time
of economic recession. Our readers
will find exclusive interviews with
distinguished
representatives
from EU institutions, the academic
and business world as well as
articles and analysis pointing to
the increasingly important role
of innovation policies, open data
policies and the role of Science and
Technology metrics in designing,
planning and monitoring efficient
evidence-based regional policies.
For more detailed information
and analysis, the website
wire2014.eu hosts a precious
archive of multimedia content
regarding all sessions, useful links
and documents, news, exclusive
interviews and footage regarding
regional and innovation policies in
Europe.
WIRE 2014 International Conference was
successfully held in Athens
Highlights
Europeana for Research and
Tourism was a strategic meeting
organised on the 23th June in
Athens,
between
Europeana,
National Documentation Centre
(
EKT)
and
Culture24,
with
the support of the European
Commission and the Hellenic
General Secretariat for Research
and Technology. The event was
addressed at policy makers from
the research, tourism and culture
sectors. The aim of the event was
for policymakers to investigate the
value of reusing Europe's digitised
cultural heritage and Europeana
in particular, to advance growth
in tourism and research, and to
produce actionable measures for
all involved stakeholders to this
end.
The program of the event included
inspiring talks by academics and
tourism industry representatives
and break out table discussions for
elaborating the recommendations
produced in preparation of the
meeting by EKT and Europeana.
Finally, participants had the
opportunity to take part in the
reenactment of the Story of
Suzanna at the gardens of the
Byzantine Museum in Athens, as
part of the Van Go Yourself activity.
Europeana for Research and Tourism Event
The Community Innovation
Survey for the period 2010-
2012,
carried out by the
National
Documentation
Centre (EKT) in cooperation
with the Hellenic Statistical
Authority (ELSTAT), has been
completed and the official
statistics has been already
submitted to the European
Statistical Office (Eurostat). This
data submission puts Greece
back in the map of European
indicators for Innovation, after
a 6 year absence.
The Community Innovation
Survey (CIS) is the official
European survey for the
collection of statistics on
innovations and innovation
activities in enterprises of the
European Union. CIS results
are published in international
studies, such as the Innovation
Union Scoreboard, and are
used as a reference point for
assessing innovation in EU
countries and drawing new
strategies at European and
National level.
Following the survey results,
more than 50% of the Greek
enterprises are innovative in at
least one type of innovation,
with
the
majority
being
innovative
in
marketing
(36.79%)
and organisational
methods (30.24%).
Most enterprises proceed with
the acquisition of machinery,
equipment,
etc.
(73.55%),
while an important share of
enterprises performs Research
&
Development activities for the
development of innovations
(34.08%).
The
production
of CIS statistics in Greece
is implemented by EKT in
cooperation with ELSTAT, after
the assignment by the General
Secretariat for Research and
Technology. The publication of
the CIS 2012 national results is
due to be published in the next
weeks and will be available
online a
Statistics for Innovation in
Greek Enterprises, 2010-2012
info
WIRE2014
info
metrics.gr
Innovation Union
Scoreboard
Eurostat’s statistics on
innovation
Τhe
brokerage
forum,
MariMatch 2014, was organised
by Enterprise Europe Network-
Hellas
(
EEN-Hellas),
the
biggest network in Greece
for
entrepreneurship
and
innovation, at the International
Shipping Exhibition "Posidonia"
on the 4th & 5th June 2014
in Athens. The matchmaking
event was initiated by the
National Documentation Centre
(
EKT), EEN-Hellas coordinator,
in order to enhance Greek
businesses’
and
research
institutions' participation in
the event, for them to meet
potential international business
and research partners.
The event was carried out
successfully, as the participation
of Greek and foreign businesses
was high. 145 enterprises
(84
Greek, and 62 foreign
enterprises from 14 countries)
realised 350 bilateral meetings
inorder tomakenewmercantile,
technological
or
research
partnerships. It is noteworthy
that, although the event was
realised for the first time, the
number of participants, as well
as the number of meetings
that took place, overcame all
expectations.
MariMatch 2014: More than 350
business meetings at the International
Shipping Exhibition "Posidonia"
info
Europeana for Research and
Tourism Strategy Event
info
Marimatch 2014
Enterprise Europe
Network-Hellas
