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Business talent country: mobility and attraction of talent
Naider has actively participated in the mobilization initiatives and attraction to the Basque country of talented professionals. a The first action in this sense was the strategic accompaniment to the Provincial Council of Bizkaia in the process of launching the Bizkaia agency: Xede of talent attraction. Bizkaia: Xede was a public-private initiative led by the…
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Economic research on the effects of innovation on the competitiveness of companies
The Spanish Foundation for Science and Technology (FECYT) promoted pioneering econometric research to analyze and measure the real effect in terms of competitiveness that investment in innovation has on Spanish companies. Much is said about the relationship between effort in innovation and business competitiveness, but in Spain there was not yet a scientific study that…
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Launch of innovative technological-business projects in the ict industry in andalusia
Specialized technical support for the launch of innovative technological-business projects in the ICT industry in Andalusia in the field of electronic devices, embedded systems and electronic components. The result has made it possible to make use of the Andalusian potential to build a limited number of realistic technological and business projects that develop lines of…
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Basque industry: the momentum
The second half of the 21st century brings us a new industrial paradigm with two clear axes. The first, continuity of the current one, will be characterized by the search for economies of scale, taking advantage of the cost advantages of mass production and the globalization of value chains. The second axis will be led…
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Energy, vector of local development
The world has to rapidly transform its energy system, shifting from one based on oil and fossil fuels to one without greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, characterized by a rational and efficient use of energy and energy sources clean and renewable. In this way, the serious consequences of climate change of which the IPCC, based on…
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Intelligent and flexible robots for the European industrial fabric
The Basque technology center IK4-Ideko coordinates and leads the European project Coroma, which seeks to develop a new concept of intelligent, modular and flexible industrial robots, with in order to advance the development of Industry 4.0 and thus strengthen the competitiveness of the European manufacturing fabric. The project designs different robotic applications, with the capacity…
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Video: Weeds
Artist Mona Caron, fascinated by nature’s ability to find its way around any crack, fills walls in cities around the world with gigantic weeds: His tallest mural was created in São Paulo, Brazil, for a group whose cause is to turn an urban highway into a pedestrian park:
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The earth, on unknown ground
2016 was the warmest year on record, and in 2017 extreme temperatures and weather conditions are likely to continue, the World Meteorological Organization has warned . The agency has published the statement of 2016 on the State of the Global Climate, in which It finds that changes in a number of environmental factors are going…
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The solar plant that never sleeps
The Chilean government has given the green light to an ambitious solar thermal plant project in the province of Tamagural that is expected to produce power 24/7 – a considerable achievement for a plant that relies solely on from the sun’s energy. As detailed Ars Technica, the plant will consist of three 150-megawatt thermal towers,…
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Video: Before the Planet explodes
Short film by the Cotec Foundation together with the study #Whymaps that clearly explains what the Circular Economy is and why we need it before the Planet explodes.