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New policy approaches to promote regional innovation ecosystems: the case of Spain in the EU context
The report ‘New policy approaches to promote regional innovation ecosystems: the case of Spain in the EU context’ of the Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities illustrates the recent evolution and future prospects of policies to support regional innovation ecosystems, pointing to the progress made towards a new model of multilevel governance of science and…
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Development of an Environmental Observation and Monitoring System for Ihobe
The Basque Environmental Agency IHOBE has implemented the creation of an Environmental Observation and Monitoring System, especially for the fields of climate change and soil protection. NAIDER and EURECAT, the main technological centre in Catalonia, have had the opportunity to collaborate for the first time in the support service for the development of this Observation…
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Circular Economy: Slow Transition by Member States despite EU action
Resource efficiency has been on the EU’s political agenda for more than a decade, but are Circular Economy activities in member states increasing at a fast pace? The European Court of Auditors found in an audit report that the results required for the set targets are not being achieved, with the following conclusions: Against this…
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Interactive Platform for the Vitoria-Gasteiz Urban Agenda 2030 Indicators Observatory
The City Council of Vitoria-Gasteiz has the technical assistance of NAIDER for the design, development and implementation of the Interactive Platform for the Indicator Observatory of the Vitoria-Gasteiz Urban Agenda 2030. NAIDER will contribute to creating an Indicator Monitoring System available to the citizens of Vitoria-Gasteiz that will serve as a tool for strengthening a…
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European Innovation Policy: Escaping the Media Technology Trap
The EU lags behind the US and China in innovation. With Europe’s competitiveness positioning a priority, a report by economists from Germany, France and Italy advocates focusing R&D investment on high-tech industries. The report recommends reforming the European Innovation Council (EIC), modelled on the US Advanced Research Projects Agencies (ARPA).
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Talent Map 2023
The Talent Map 2023 prepared by Cotec and Ivie (Instituto Valenciano de Investigaciones Económicas) uses 55 indicators to analyse which autonomous communities are leaders in creating, attracting and retaining talent and what factors make these territories poles. The regions of Madrid, the Basque Country and Navarre, followed by Catalonia and Aragon, are the main talent…
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65th Technical Committee of the Udalsarea network of Basque municipalities for sustainability
The 65th Technical Committee of Udalsarea, the first of the year 2024, took place last Thursday 11th April in the Plenary Hall of the Donostia City Council. During the committee, information was provided on the activity of the network in the last quarter and the next lines of work were presented. Among the issues discussed,…
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Call of Bizkaia Orekan Sakonduz for the financial year 2024
The 2024 Bizkaia Orekan Sakonduz call for proposals to boost regional competitiveness is open until 8 May. This year’s priorities are related to four major concerns of the Department of Economic Promotion: the articulation of collaborative governance spaces, the design of county strategic plans, the implementation of tools for knowledge and interaction with the business…
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Implementation of the Industry Plan of Vitoria-Gasteiz
The Vitoria-Gasteiz Industry Board held a plenary meeting today, 16th April, to discuss the progress of the Industry Support Plan, the main instrument for strengthening the competitiveness of Vitoria-Gasteiz as an industrial city, with those in charge of the city council. The Department of Economic Promotion, Employment, Trade and Tourism hosted the meeting with the…
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Design and conception of climate projections with Consorzio LaMMA
Last week we had the pleasure of flying to Florence to work with our colleagues from Consorzio LaMMA within the framework of the European SCORE project. During the visit we discussed the design and conception of coastal and river flood models for the port of Pasaia and the Oiartzun River. The idea we are working…