"A time bomb in the heart of Europe" (1) . France's competitiveness deficit is now being pointed at by our European neighbours. Public authorities and companies had not waited for their analysis to make such a diagnosis. From the shock to the pact, the capacity for innovation of
PlusInformation Systems Departments (DSI) deplore a lack of digital culture in Management Committees and are concerned about the consequences on the competitiveness of their companies Information Systems Directors (DSI) of large French companies stress that mastery of digital technologies is and will be essential to improve their
PlusIn the current economic context where resources devoted to innovation are under pressure, companies are seeking to pool their R&D spending with partners by launching collaborative innovation projects, whether with their suppliers, customers, or even competitors. Read More
PlusThere are 14 million of them in Europe, aged between 15 and 29 years old and excluded from any form of education or employment. Eurofound, the European Union's study and research agency, calls them the "Neets" for "Not in Employment, Education or Training".
PlusThe INSEE of Haute-Normandie, in partnership with the regional innovation agency Seinari, has just published a study on the behaviour of regional companies in the face of innovation. Although the regional innovation rate remains below the national average (51.3 % in Haute-Normandie compared with 53.0% in France), it is however worth noting that
PlusThe world is becoming richer, healthier, better educated, more peaceful, more and better connected, and people are living longer. And yet half the world is potentially unstable," according to Jerome C. Glenn, executive director of the Millennium Project and co-author of the "2012 State of the Future". Sound
PlusThe General Inspectorate of Finance has just published on its website a study that it had carried out at the end of 2011 and delivered to its supervisory authorities at the time Eric Besson and François Baroin in January 2012 on "Support for the digital economy and innovation". The 421-page report is
PlusAccording to a study, biometric identification combining convenience and security is the future of payment in Australia. After payment by smartphone thanks to NFC technology, it is now possible to pay by fingerprint or eye scanner. The Australians, in any case, are in favour of it. Indeed, 1/3 would prefer to live
PlusThe analysis of Outbrain and Econsultancy sheds new light on a growing discipline, Content Marketing. Today, Wednesday 3 October 2012, Outbrain publishes an in-depth study on Content Marketing in partnership with Econsultancy. The study looks at the strategies, objectives and issues of an
PlusAnalysis of the publishing market by Len Vlahos, Managing Director, Book Industry Study Group (BISG) The world digital summit "April in Paris" organised for the second consecutive year last April in Paris by the Jouve Group in partnership with CIGREF, brought together more than 150 leaders.
PlusOnline sales in France rose by 21% in the second quarter to 10.8 billion euros compared with the same period in 2011, driven by the opening of new e-commerce sites in a context of deteriorating consumption, according to the quarterly report of the sector federation published Thursday. On the
PlusToday, we face multiple problems when we travel: congestion in big cities, climate change, rising energy prices putting pressure on the private budgets of those who are forced to travel by car, and issues of social equality. Here are some of the
PlusBeyond its key role in a country's competitiveness, technological innovation is essential to provide relevant responses to the challenges posed by our commitment to sustainable development in terms of economic growth, environmental preservation and social progress. The technology foresight mission carried out by
PlusReport "Key Technologies 2015" of 85 key technologies in seven economic sectors: a prospective and insightful analysis for promising, creative and innovative policy decisions The fourth edition of the "Key Technologies 2015" study aims to identify strategic segments of our economy and to conduct an analysis of the strengths and weaknesses of these technologies.
PlusMarket Impact: the keys to innovation. The results of a survey of 20 companies with expertise in innovation management for companies in the textile-clothing sector. On June 14, R3iLab presented the results of the survey conducted among 20 companies as part of its Market Impact program,
PlusA typology of innovations can be established on the basis of two criteria: marketing impact, which concerns the impact of innovation on consumer habits, and technological impact, which is concerned with the influence of innovation on technology and the skills needed to implement it. Read More
PlusThe intensification of the banking crisis is hampering the development of innovation in Europe, according to the second quarter 2012 results of the GfK / Consumer Climate in Europe and the United States study. The European financial crisis intensified again in the second quarter. Consumers' assessment of the future of their economies and
PlusSwitzerland, Sweden and Singapore are at the top of the 2012 Global Innovation Index. The 2012 Global Innovation Index (GII), published by INSEAD eLab, an INSEAD research center, the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), Booz & Company, Alcatel-Lucent and the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII),
PlusConsumerisation is becoming more widespread in companies in the EMEA zone, despite security issues. A survey conducted by Aruba Networks shows that companies are investing in security, wireless networking, user access control, and bandwidth to meet the challenges of consumerization. Aruba
PlusThe AFDEL, the French Association of Software Publishers, has addressed the serious problem of deindustrialization in France. It issued a report in early 2012, making twenty specific proposals thanks to the contribution of the digital economy. Here is the third part of this report. 5. Digital Governance
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