February 12, 2010
“What’s in a name? That which we call a rose By any other name would smell as sweet.” – William Shakespeare EU officials are toying with the idea of renaming Europe’s Framework Programme for Research and Technological Development. At present, the seventh framework programme (FP7) is under review and governments are already jockeying for position… » read more
Posted by Gary Finnegan
February 4, 2010
A troubling thought: are the pro-innovation policy wonks talking to the cost-containment pencil pushers? Doing the rounds of innovation conferences in Brussels, it’s clear that a huge section of the EU’s political and industry machinery is convinced we need to be more innovative. The logic will be familiar to most: we can’t compete with Asia’s… » read more
Posted by Gary Finnegan
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February 3, 2010
More workers are being hired on ‘no benefits’ contracts as employers look to cut costs At a meeting of European industrialists in Brussels yesterday, the President & CEO of Philips Electronics highlighted a new trend: in the Netherlands, he said, there is a marked increase in the number of independent workers. These, he said, are… » read more
Posted by Gary Finnegan
