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Medica 2011
Medica is the world‘s no. 1 among the medical trade fairs: This is the reason why experts, decision makers, physicians, managers – people from all areas of healthcare and from all across the world meet at the largest event of the medical industry every year. ... Read more »
International Renewable Energies Exhibition 2011
A key event for the whole sector, Energaïa draws together all the main national and international players in renewable energies and green development. ... Read more »
Environmental Innovations = Pollutec Horizons 2011
Today's exhibition for tomorrow's solutions to environmental and energy challenges. ... Read more »
Data Center Conference
Datacenter Dynamics is the World's Largest Peer-Led Data Center Conference. The move to London's new International Convention Centre (ICC) at ExCeL marks a new era for DatacenterDynamics. The conference programme will be expanded to cover 5 halls over 2 days allowing for 70+ technical presentations, case studies, and panel discussions. ... Read more »
World Travel Market
World Travel Market is the leading global event for the travel industry. ... Read more »
The world's largest food and beverage fair
Over 6,500 exhibitors and around 150,000 trade visitors. Almost 300,000 m2 of inspiration, ideas and innovations. ... Read more »
Electronic Governance
International e-governance conference ICEGOV2011, a three day e-Estonia session providing in-depth overview of key e-governance projects. ... Read more »
Investment opportunities for mining suppliers
For those interested in investing in the mining industry, the Chilean Economic Development Agency is organising 5th International Investment forum, introducing investment opportunities for mining suppliers. ... Read more »
Chile, the mining superpower
Chile, being the most competitive, peaceful and stable Latin American economy, is hungry for investment. And it has a lot to offer; for example its mining industry is quickly expanding, as its rich natural resources still have significant reserves. ... Read more »
European Commission encourages innovation
European Union realises that the future steps towards a more responsive and competitive environment will require a great deal of innovation. As the European Commission states: ... Read more »
Service Innovation: Why it matters to Regional Development Agencies?
Innovation sits at the heart of the mission for most regional development agencies as it is crucial to the evolution and ultimately the competitiveness of economies. Set against a backdrop of public spending cuts, growing demands on Government and intensifying international competition, promoting innovation is one of the most sustainable ways of fuelling economic growth and creating jobs. ... Read more »
Mobile-Based Opportunities for Pharma Industry
mHealth stands for mobile-based or mobile-enhanced health solutions - solutions that are underpinned by the near ubiquity of global wireless networks and mobile devices. A new generation of cellphones, smartphones, or mobile-enabled diagnostic devices are opening up all kinds of opportunities of delivering innovative medical and health services direct to the patient, be they within the local community or remote parts of the globe. But what does mHealth mean from a commercial perspective? And which competitors will end up dominating this new arena? ... Read more »
French Industry Pleads Defense Cooperation with Germany
A few weeks after the Franco-British military cooperation agreement, the think-tank of the French industry, Institut Montaigne, held a vigorous plea for corresponding closer integration of French and German defence industries. The two countries needed to get back to a cooperation similar to those that brought about the Transall airplane or Tiger and Milan helicopters, said Jean-Paul Tran Thiet. ... Read more »
Background on Germany in Europe
Berlin has lost its ability to communicate with its European partners, writes the European Council on Foreign Relations in a widely commented study on the biggest economy of the EU. Its economic elites regularly complain about the lack of productivity in their partner countries, easily overlooking the somewhat parasitic positon of their companies within the European single market. The study that is available by clicking here is both a provocative analysis and an inspiring appeal to revert this trend in order to create a new dynamic for the EU. ... Read more »
Harmonisation of Corporate Tax in Europe
The Irish Crisis has triggered a debate on tax harmonisation between France and Germany. The French government is planning a major overhaul of the fiscal system in 2011 which will be prepared by a working group set up in the second week of December 2010. The French president Nicolas Sarkozy and other officials regularly praise the German tax system, which comes as a surprise to German officials who view their own system as extremely complicated and overdue for a fundamental reform. ... Read more »
Germany's Strategy for Electric Cars
President Obama once more promoted American-made electric cars during the EU-USA-summit in Lisbon, pushing for common standards with European carmakers. The US administration has set an ambitious target of 1 million electric cars on US roads by 2015. Germany, the EU’s largest economy and home to several global carmakers, appears less ambitious as the government’s target is 1 million electric cars by 2020. Government and carmakers are cooperating in eight test regions within the project under a program called National Plattform Electromobility. ... Read more »
Opportunities through M-Health
Innovations in mobile communications have opened up new ways of delivering healthcare and responding to some of the most persistent global health challenges. This is creating a whole new industry out of the convergence of ICT and healthcare, often referred to as Mobile health or M-health. But what precisely does it mean for domestic industries and regional development agencies ? Nicholas Mellor will be exploring this subject in a series of articles exclusively written for IBT Partners. ... Read more »
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