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EU to provide 45,000 micro-loans to unemployed and small entrepreneurs
EU Employment and Social Affairs Ministers have agreed on March 8, 2010 a new facility to provide loans to people who have lost their jobs and want to start or further develop their own small business. The European Microfinance Facility will have a starting budget of €100 million which could leverage more than €500 million in cooperation with international financial institutions such as the European Investment Bank (EIB) Group. The initiative is part of the EU's response to the crisis and is especially targeted at people who cannot normally obtain credit because of the economic crisis and the current lack of credit supply… Read more
15 March 2010
Transversal analysis on the evolution of skills needs in 19 economic sectors
The sector studies reveals the increasing polarization of the demand for skills and competencies. On the one hand, the strive of European production to pursue an excellence strategy, in order to sustain competitiveness in an increasingly competitive world, drives a strong demand for high skilled professionals. On the other hand, the growth of service industries drives a steady demand for both high skilled and low skilled workers. At the same time off-shoring of production activities is lowering the number of skilled jobs in Europe… Read more
15 March 2010
Alcatel-Lucent rolls out API bundles to radically transform the application development business model
Alcatel-Lucent bundles, and an associated revenue sharing model that radically transforms application development by eliminating upfront costs for developers and opening new revenue opportunities for service providers. The announcement is part of a larger push by Alcatel-Lucent to give developers the ability to use the network as a development platform in the same way they currently build applications for mobile devices and the Web. The company also announced a powerful new business and application modeling tool that allows developers to get the most out of their applications… Read more
15 March 2010
Alcatel-Lucent’s alternative energy program named a finalist in European Commission’s Sustainable Energy Europe campaign annual competition
Alcatel-Lucent announced on Friday 12th that it is one of the finalists of the European Commission's Sustainable Energy Europe Awards Competition 2010. Alcatel-Lucent submitted its "Alternative Energy Program for Global Green Telecommunications" in the "Market Transformation-Voluntary Commitments" category and entered the awards competition following its recognition as an Official Partner of this European Union initiative. Through this innovative program Alcatel-Lucent is developing and building the first truly industrial solution of wireless telecom base stations powered with alternative energies, such as solar, wind and fuel cells… Read more
15 March 2010
EABIS 2010 Colloquium on Corporate Responsibility and Emerging Markets: Call for contributions
EABIS has launched the Call for Contributions for their 9th Annual Colloquium at the Graduate School of Management at St. Petersburg State University (September 20-21). The 2010 Colloquium will explore how Corporate Responsibility is understood and applied in Emerging Market contexts and cultures - by old and new multinationals - and its viability as a framework for tackling critical challenges ahead. EABIS is calling for inputs and contributions that advance CR and Emerging Markets knowledge at a global, national or company level… Read more
15 March 2010
Building economies with a modern workforce with Microsoft
A recent survey found that in five years time 90 percent of all jobs will require ICT skills. Never has there been a more critical time for the region to invest in developing and enhancing e-skills. To achieve this, there must be collaboration between governments, academics, industry partners, and non-governmental organisations to find innovative ways to use the power of technology for improved social and economic development. Microsoft is committed to the EU Commission's e-skills strategy and Digital Agenda, and has already launched the Skills for Europe project… Read more
15 March 2010
China and India endorse Copenhagen Climate Accord
China and India joined almost all other major greenhouse gas emitters on 9th March in signing up to the climate accord struck in Copenhagen, boosting a deal strongly favored by the United States. More than 100 nations have now endorsed the Copenhagen Accord, a non-binding agreement reached after two weeks of tortuous wrangling at a 194-nation summit in December. The accord plans $100 billion a year in climate aid for developing nations from 2020 and seeks to limit global warming to below 2 degrees Celsius (3… Read more
12 March 2010
Accenture Study: Consumers want governments to address climate change
New research by Accenture shows that 85 percent of global consumers believe more government intervention in the energy market is the solution to reducing reliance on fossil fuels and addressing energy challenges.The online study, titled "The New Energy World, A Consumer Perspective", asked 9,005 consumers from 22 countries what they think about energy, climate change, and efforts to address them. Although 90 percent voiced great concern over increasing energy costs, only one-third of the respondents think that reduction in energy use is the answer… Read more
12 March 2010
New BASF report makes business sustainability transparent
BASF creates measurable value for employees, shareholders, customers and society with its products and solutions, as shown in the Report 2009 published by BASF on 11th March. The report combines economic, ecological and social aspects. The publication meets the internationally recognized Standards of Global Reporting Initiative for sustainability reporting. The independent institution reaffirmed maximum transparency for the third time in succession, issuing an A+ rating. The report documents BASF's economic, ecological and social performance and shows how sustainability contributes to corporate success even in times of economic difficulty… Read more
12 March 2010
IBM’s World Community Grid’s computing strength powers breakthrough research that will guide the development of new class of AIDS drugs
A team of researchers at the renowned Scripps Research Institute has discovered two new compounds that prove the existence of new binding sites on HIV protease. Associate Professor C. David Stout, senior author of the study, explained "These results open the door to a whole new approach to drug design against HIV protease," which is an enzyme used by HIV to create new, infectious viral particles. This experimental breakthrough will serve as the basis for new drug development to combat the increasing number of drug-resistant HIV strains and to improve the potency of current drug therapies… Read more
12 March 2010
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