The TAFTIE Board decided to appoint DASTI as new TAFTIE member in its meeting on 9th June, after a presentation by Thomas Alslev Christensen and a positive recommendation by the Executive Working Group.
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09.06 2010
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20.05 2010
In encouters with both EC (at the TAFTIE Policy Forum organised in June 2009) and with Eureka (TAFTIE Annual Conference in December 2009), TAFTIE was encouraged to give recommendations on how the SMEs' innovation support measures at EU level could be developed, organised and implemented from 2014 on.
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US launches updated Innovation Strategy
The US have updated their Innovation Strategy issued in September 2009 and now publish A Strategy for American Innovation.
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The main objectives for the Research Council of Norway’s Chairmanship has been to achieve added value for the member agencies through the meetings and activities, and to continue the Strategy roll out as approved by the Board in December 2007. The RCN has taken a new initiative to engage member agencies in strategic discussions at the EWG meetings, focusing on one thematic area at each EWG meeting.
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IWT annual report 2008
The IWT annual report 2008 can be downloaded: annual report 2008
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CDTI assumed the TAFTIE Chairmanship for the second time in its history taking advantage of the Spanish Presidency of the EU during the first semester in a period of time that before the beginning of the year was also felt as changing.
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Marko Mihkelson shared his views on recent developments and future scenarios in Russia with TAFTIE Executive Working Group Members in Tallinn on 16th February.
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TAFTIE of course fully agrees with the need to audit the use of public funding. But since in some occasions, the Commission's current practice of auditing FP6 projects has raised concerns among certain TAFTIE members and their clients, TAFTIE decided to send a letter to Commissioner Potočnik.
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Tekes funding in 2010
Small and medium-sized enterprises aiming at growth and internationalisation and Strategic Centres for Science, Technology and Innovation received an even larger share of Tekes funding in 2010. Tekes invested EUR 233 million in SME projects and nearly EUR 100 million in the Strategic Centres for Science, Technology and Innovation.
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Irish National Technology Transfer System
Since the Technology Transfer Strengthening initiative was launched in April 2007, Enterprise Ireland has worked side by side with Irish Technology Transfer Offices in higher education institutes to develop a world-class system for transferring valuable intellectual property from research into industry.