http://www.euractiv.comLatests DocumentsUNEenSat, 17 May 2008 13:32:38 GMThttp://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss5editor@euractiv.comwebmaster@euractiv.comhttp://www.euractiv.com/cssea/logo.gifhttp://www.euractiv.com/10360http://www.euractiv.com/en/innovation/ict-comes-aid-unemployed-portuguese-textile-workers/article-172319?Ref=RSS Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) are key to reverting the negative effects of globalisation on the job market. They were behind a successful project launched two years ago to help the suffering textile sector in Portugal and have been renewed and extended to other industries.Tue, 13 May 2008 10:30:00 GMTtcm:29-172319-16http://www.euractiv.com/en/innovation/health-innovators-get-top-prizes/article-172288?Ref=RSS A number of medical technologies have been awarded a symbolic European innovation prize for their contribution to improved quality of life and technical progress in Europe. Fri, 9 May 2008 10:35:00 GMTtcm:29-172288-16http://www.euractiv.com/en/innovation/vienna-bratislava-join-forces-bid-eit/article-172252?Ref=RSS Slovakia has joined Austria's bid to host the proposed European Institute of Innovation and Technology in the hope that a twin-city headquarters initiative will convince ministers to give them the nomination.Thu, 8 May 2008 10:35:00 GMTtcm:29-172252-16http://www.euractiv.com/en/innovation/patents-battleground-climate-change/article-172192?Ref=RSS Using patents to block competitors must not be allowed to creep into the eco-innovation sector as many believe it has in the area of communication and information technologies, writes Alison Brimelow, the president of the European Patents Office. Wed, 7 May 2008 11:00:00 GMTtcm:29-172192-16http://www.euractiv.com/en/innovation/regulated-labour-markets-dynamic/article-172115?Ref=RSS Europe does not need more highly regulated job markets but rather increased investment in human capital if it is to meet the dual challenge of achieving both economic efficiency and social justice, Wolfgang Merkel, the director of the Social Science Research Centre in Berlin, told EurActiv Slovakia in an interview.Mon, 5 May 2008 10:55:00 GMTtcm:29-172115-16http://www.euractiv.com/en/innovation/interview-regulated-labour-markets-dynamic/article-172112?Ref=RSS Europe does not need more highly regulated job markets but rather increased investment in human capital if it is to meet the dual challenge of achieving both economic efficiency and social justice, Wolfgang Merkel, the director of the Social Science Research Centre in Berlin, told EurActiv Slovakia in an interview.Mon, 5 May 2008 10:45:00 GMTtcm:29-172112-16http://www.euractiv.com/en/innovation/commission-missing-point-small-business-act-smes/article-172036?Ref=RSS As the Commission yesterday presented the conclusions of its public consultation on the Small Business Act (SBA), SMEs have heavily criticised the initiative for not addressing the key question of whether or not it should be binding. Tue, 29 Apr 2008 10:50:00 GMTtcm:29-172036-16http://www.euractiv.com/en/innovation/eu-downbeat-economy-amid-rising-inflation/article-172002?Ref=RSS Slower growth and record-high inflation are the gloomy economic forecasts for the EU's near future, according to Commission estimates presented on 28 April.Tue, 29 Apr 2008 07:00:00 GMTtcm:29-172002-16http://www.euractiv.com/en/innovation/eu-business-cautiously-optimistic-economic-prospects/article-171944?Ref=RSS Although economic growth is expected to continue to slow, EU businesses still consider the EU economy sound enough to outperform the US for the third consecutive year, according to an assessment by BusinessEurope.Fri, 25 Apr 2008 10:35:00 GMTtcm:29-171944-16http://www.euractiv.com/en/innovation/eu-removes-barriers-qualifications-transfer/article-171898?Ref=RSS Having your educational and professional qualifications recognised in another country came a step closer to realisation on 23 April 2008, as the presidents of the Council and the Commission signed a joint recommendation on boosting the mobility of learners and workers across Europe.Thu, 24 Apr 2008 10:03:47 GMTtcm:29-171898-16