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N. 25, January - February 2006
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Innovation for generating greater and better
employments
Joaquín Almunia |
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| It seems difficult to discuss the fact that the promotion of basic
research, development and industrial innovation - normally referred to as
"R&D activities" - is essential to guarantee the sustainable and strong
growth of the EU Economy. Specifically, in order to offer a solution to a
European economy with a growth potential lower than 2 per cent that is
suffering from structural problems and loss of competitiveness... |
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Intellectual Property (IPR) management in FP7
projects
F. Moeschler, D. Dambois |
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| This paper summarises the Commission's intentions regarding the IPR
provisions for the 7th RTD Framework Programme ("FP7"), as reflected in its
recent
proposal for the Rules of Participation (adopted in
December 2005). This proposal still needs to be negotiated with the Council and
the Parliament. Accordingly, this paper should... |
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Some Comments on the Rejection of the "Software Patent" Draft
Directive
Dr. Monika Namysłowska |
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| On 6th July 2005, the European Parliament rejected the controversial
draft directive on the patentability of computer-implemented inventions. This
vote ended more than three years of legislative procedure and intense debate
between the Member States, large companies and SMEs, various organizations and
lobby groups, economists, lawyers,... |
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EE: e-government, e-voting and digital signing –
benefits for IPR and every citizen
Sirje Tambaur |
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| Estonia is dubbed E-Stonia by some - not because of an excessive
amount of stones all over the country but because of extensive use of various
e-solutions. Last year the 6th annual Worldwide Forum on Electronic Democracy
held from September 28-29 in Issy-les-Moulineaux, (Paris, France) ranked
Estonia 4th on the list of the Top 10 Who... |
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