Regions across Europe are celebrating Interreg and the benefits of territorial cooperation in a series of events taking place to mark the 3rd edition of European Cooperation Day on 21 September 2014. European Cooperation Day is designed to showcase how cooperation across borders has improved the lives of thousands of citizens of the EU and...
Since 2005, across Europe the fourth Friday of September is dedicated to the Researchers’ Night. This year, the Region of Tuscany called its Night BRIGHT 2014, to symbolise the ‘bright light’ that illuminates the darkness: the light produced by curiosity, tenacity, the will of human beings to understand the world, to push the boundaries of...
SOUL FI is a FIWARE accelerator funded by the European Commission aiming to grow web-based, innovative solutions (open data and crowd sourced data) for smarter urban life of EU citizens (topics are quality of life, mobility, resource efficiency, tourism). SOUL-FI will provide start up funding and targeted support services to talented entrepreneurs for bringing innovative,...
Innovation is a key driver for economic recovery: in this direction, businesses and organisations have never ceased to increase their competitiveness by combining research and technology. Following the first edition of the prize called “Firm + Innovation + Work” won by the project PITAGORA , in which Resolvo is partner ( involved in technical, managerial...
What do SMEs in Europe need from future EU policy? This is the core question of a consultation the Commission launched to help upgrade the EU’s Small Business Act (SBA). The SBA – a wide-ranging set of measures designed to make life easier for small companies – has already proved to be a good basis...
Juncker Commission announced today in Brussels. Visit the website of the European Commission to learn more about the allocation of portfolios: link
Follow the final conference of the FaRInn project on live streaming and twitter! @FARINNproject. The conference Responsible Innovation: The Southern European Way is happening today in Mytilene (Greece). Partners from 7 countries, international experts and local stakeholders meet to discuss how to make economic development more socially and environmentally responsible.
On the web page of La toscana nel mondo is now possibile to download the first number of the new series INTERNATIONAL ACTIVITIES BULLETIN. The aim of the bulletin is to provide a simple tool for the identification of funding opportunities to all the actors involved in the sector and operating in accordance with the Regional Governement...
The Internet Festival 2014 will be held in Pisa from October 9 to 12, 2014. Organised by Fondazione Sistema Toscana and under the Patronage of ISCOM, Internet Festival is based around the following subject areas: TAKE THE MONEY – understanding business changes and support ideas’ growth and innovative projects MAKE IT GOOD –ICT as raw...
The Italian Government has recently published the Italian Energy Efficiency Action Plan 2014, thus making a step forward in strengthening energy efficiency policy in the country. The Plan, drafted by ENEA, outlines energy efficiency goals (reducing energy consumption by 20%) that Italy has planned to achieve by 2020. The document details current tool as well...
