Industry and Innovation
An international conference Industry and Innovation is taking place in Sofia on 17-18 November. This year the topic will be "Building A Smart And Sustainable Economy". euinside is a media partner of the conference, organised by B2B media, because we believe that innovation is in the heart of sustainable growth. This belief is built deeply in the European economic strategy Europe 2020 too, where the main focus is put on innovation and its direct link to industry.
Toomas Hendrik Ilves | © European Parliament
E-stonian President Proposes a Fifth Freedom in EU -- Movement of Data
Who else, but the president of E-stonia – the EU country with the most advanced e-government – could suggest such a thing? The country, where voting online has been happening for a decade now. Toomas Hendrik Ilves adds that this is not just catering to the whims of the young urban el ... | © European Commission
Finally! Now We Have a Genuine European Union! #noroaming
After waiving visa requirements, introducing the Euro, and the creation of the banking union the suspension of roaming as of 15 June 2017 is the next big step in European integration. It is kind of ridiculous in a union where you use the same currency to be unable to use your phone and, even wor ... | © EU
Europe Is Losing Entrepreneurial Initiative and Needs Cultural Change
"Entrepreneurs are the heroes of our time". These words belong to Antonio Tajani, vice president of the European Commission responsible for the policy in the area of entrepreneurship and industry. They sound a bit far-fetched only at first hearing because statistics confirms them fully. Accordin ... | © EU
A Successful Completion of the Patent Reform
Yet in mid-November, after the meeting of the Committee of Permanent Representatives in the EU (Coreper) and the extraordinary meeting of the Legal Affairs Committee in the European Parliament (JURI) that followed there were clear signs that the problem with the unitary European patent will be s ... | © EU
20 Years Single Internal Market - Now Where To?
20 years have passed since the idea of a single market in Europe has come into practise. As it should, the anniversary was marked by a variety of initiatives. One of the most important ones was the adoption of the Single Market Act II by the Commission in the beginning of the month. The week of ... | © EU
The reform of the EU patent system - waiting for the solution
One of the pillars of smart growth, a prerequisite for the success of the Europe 2020 strategy, is the implementation of a policy for stimulating research and innovations. At this stage, however, it is - let us use a gentle expression - difficult for the business, the institutions and the citize ... | © EU
The Time of "Cheap" Economic Growth is Over
If something has become painfully clear in the last few years, regarding the global financial and economic crisis and its consequences, it is that the time of cheap economic growth is over. It is time for growth, generated by hard, highly educated and highly technological labour. Whoever will le ... | © B2B
The New Media - the Same Trust
In mid-November for the second time in Bulgaria a forum took place, dedicated to industry and innovation. The forum is organised by the business oriented magazine B2B. euinside had the pleasure to moderate the last panel of the two-day international forum, about smart TV and new media. The top ... | © European Union