The INSME Association
8th INSME Annual Meeting
"Sustainable Growth with Innovation: Building Competitive SME Networks"
22nd-25th May 2012
Daejeon, Republic of Korea
Co-hosted by World Technopolis Association- WTA, Daejeon Metropolitan City, INNOBIZ Association and Daejeon Convention Center.
32 International speakers from 14 Countries will attend our event!!
JOIN US and REGISTER ONLINE HERE!!
The 2012 edition of the INSME Annual Meeting will comprise the following international events:
-8th INSME Association General Assembly (INSME Members only)
-9th INSME Board meeting (Board Members only)
-International Thematic Roundtables
-International Conference
-INNOBIZ Global Forum (IGF), organized by the local partner INNOBIZ Association
-9th WTA Daejeon Hi-tech fair, organized by WTA
and on the 25th May will take place
- INSME-WTA-UNESCO International Training Program: "Managing the innovation-economy: challenges and opportunities for SMEs" jointly organized by INSME, WTA, UNESCO.
To read more, please, download the Agenda
Further information at: http://www.annualmeeting2012.insme.org/ or contact us at: insme2012@insme.it
Why Korea? A business view and a personal view by Dr. Raimund Broechler
(Senior Delivery Manager INTRASOFT International S.A., INSME Vice President)
Why Korea (and attending the INSME conference) by Mr. Stefano Carosio
(Industrial Innovation - Division Manager D’Appolonia S.p.A, INSME Member)
News from the INSME Members
Startup Weekend Abu Dhabi 2012
Startup Weekend’s motto: Build Community. Start Companies. No Talk. All Action.
The event is sponsored by Khalifa Fund for Enterprise Development (INSME Member)
To register and much more please click here.
NEW MEMBERS
The INSME Association is glad to welcome the following organizations which recently joined our network:
- RQ srl based in Italy
- Eidon Lab scarl based in Italy
- Asian Development Bank based in Philippines
- Small Business Development Foundation - SBDF based in Sint Marteen
At present, INSME comprises 91 Members based in 37 different countries.
If you are interest to join us,please, contact us at secretariat@insme.it
To find out more about our Members click here.
Life of the network
INSMEnews
Read our monthly newsletter:
INSMEnews - Issue n. 98 - April 2012
Please read the Spanish and Russian translated version of INSMEnews here
INSME Partnerships
INSME Association is partner of:
25th-27th November 2012 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Organized by Informa Saudi Arabia and National Exhibitions Co. and supported by the Jeddah Chamber of Commerce & Industry.
Further details at: http://www.izdeharsme.com/
INSME Members will benefit from a special discount on the Conference fee.
15th-18th September 2012 in Johannesburg, South Africa
Organized by Osiba Research CC (INSME Member)
Find out more at: http://www.isbc2012.org/
Find out more about our partnerships and sponsorships here
Highlighted events
Mediterranean Conference "Clusters as Drivers for Economic and Social Development in the Mediterranean Area"
Organised by İzmir Development Agency - İZKA (INSME Member),TCI Network,Economic Policy Research Foundation of Turkey, Ege University and Aegean Exporters’ Associations
İzmir, Turkey
17th -20th June 2012
XXIII ISPIM Conference "Action for Innovation: Innovating from Experience"
Organised by ISPIM (INSME Member)
Barcelona, Spain
Global Innovation Summit "Cultivating Innovation Ecosystems"
Co-sponsorsed among others by the African Development Bank (INSME Member), the Inter-American Development Bank (INSME Member), the World Intellectual Property Organization -WIPO (INSME Member) and Arab Science & Technology Foundation - ASTF (INSME Member)
Silicon Valley, California, U.S.A.
- Picks in the News
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Kauffman FastTrac Meta Group Europe Entrepreneurs Award
Domain: Creative Industries
Applicants profile:
· high-growth potential start-up
· holders of an innovative business idea
Deadline for Applications: 21st May
Prizes: The TOP 3 entrepreneurs are invited for the Award Ceremony at 21st EBN Annual Congress 13 – 15 June in Lappeenranta (Finland) – receiving a lump sum of 1.000€ for travel & accommodation, exposure during the event (stand), International visibility, success story showcase
WINNER: plus two full scholarships for a TechVenture course part of the Kauffmand FastTrac offer – for a total value of 3.000€
How to apply: learn more http://www.eurussiainnoforum.com/page/entrepreneurs-award
Support: Vera Egreja Barracho vba@ebn.eu or Maria Laura Fornaci ml.fornaci@meta-group.comThe U.S. CROWDFUND Act
On the 5th April 2012, United States President Barack Obama signed into law the JOBS Act, which may be the most significant update to securities regulations since Sarbanes–Oxley was passed in 2002.
One portion of the new law, the CROWDFUND Act, has been creating a lot of buzz in Silicon Valley for months, as it will make it legal for startups the ability to raise money in small chunks from large numbers of non-accredited investors.To learn more, please click here.2012 State of Entrepreneurship Address: A Roadmap for State Growth
At the 2012 State of Entrepreneurship Address, held February 9, 2012, Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation interim president and CEO Benno C. Schmidt, along with National Governors Association (NGA) leaders Nebraska Governor Dave Heineman and Delaware Governor Jack Markell, called for state and local government policy changes to foster entrepreneurship and accelerate economic growth. During the third annual address, titled "A Roadmap for State Growth," Schmidt focused on reducing state and local legal and regulatory barriers to startups and young companies, which play a significant role in U.S. new job creation.
Watch the video here
European Social Entrepreneurship Funds
The European Commission has just published a proposed regulation on European social entrepreneurship funds which will introduce uniform requirements for the managers of collective investment undertakings that operate in this field.
The principal aim of this proposal is to provide support to the market for social businesses by improving the effectiveness of fundraising by investment funds that target these businesses.
Find out more at: http://ec.europa.eu/internal_market/investment/docs/social_investment/20111207proposal_en.pdf.OAS Member States Commit in Panama to Advance Science, Technology and Innovation in the Americas by 2025
At a meeting organized by the Organization of American States (OAS), the countries of the Americas adopted today the “Plan of Action of Panama”, by which they commit to work together to achieve by 2025 a series of goals in the areas of science, technology and innovation, in order to enhance the competitiveness of the region and promote the well-being of their citizens.
To learn more, please clik hereDoing Business 2012: Doing Business in a More Transparent World
Doing Business 2012, a co-publication of the World Bank and the International Finance Corporation, is the ninth in a series of annual reports investigating the regulations that enhance business activity and those that constrain it.
It presents quantitative indicators on business regulation and the protection of property rights that can be compared across 183 economies and it ranks the economies in 10 areas of business regulation, such as starting a business, resolving insolvency and trading across borders.
To learn more, please, click here.To download the full Report, please click here.OECD Science, Technology and Industry (STI) Scoreboard 2011
The tenth edition of the OECD Science, Technology and Industry (STI) Scoreboard 2011 “Innovation and Growth in Knowledge Economies” has been published by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. With over 180 comparable indicators, it analyses trends in science, technology, innovation and industrial performance in OECD and major non-OECD countries (Brazil, Russian Federation, India, Indonesia, People’s Republic of China and South Africa). It also shows that the United States is leading the way for research.
Download the Report here.
Horizon 2020
“Horizon 2020" , the Framework Programme for Research and Innovation, will be the successor to FP7. It is the new, integrated funding system that will cover all research and innovation funding currently provided through the Framework Programme for Research and Technical Development, the Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Programme (CIP) and the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT).
This will be a way to support researchers and innovators in Europe to help ensure that good ideas reach the market and generate sustainable economic growth and new jobs.
It will enter into force on 1st January 2014.Find information about the thematic workshops, component parts of Horizon 2020, here.
The European Commission has recently presented the outline of the Horizon 2020 Framework Programme.
The full texts are available on http://ec.europa.eu/research/horizon2020/index_en.cfm?pg=h2020-documents (For the moment, they are only in English)To learn more, please, click here.