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 Guidelines (structure of the meeting, logistic, financial aspects, communication and promotion, contact details)
 Template (please use this template for drafting your proposal)

Deadline for submitting candidatures: 15 July 2006.

For further information:
 http://www.insme.org/page.asp?IDArea=1&page=tenders

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 http://www.insme.org/page.asp?IDArea=1&page=upcoming_training_programmes
 http://www.insme.org/page.asp?IDArea=1&page=INSME_training_programmes

The strengthening of indigenous capabilities in the Arab region on issues related to entrepreneurship creation and development is the focus of this interview with Mr. Barhoumi, coordinator of the Arab Regional Center for Entrepreneurship and Investment Training (ARCEIT) set up by the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) in Barhain.  

Read INSME Interview with Mr. Barhoumi at:
 http://www.insme.org/page.asp?IDArea=1&page =interview&IDInterview=19

INSME keeps on developing relationships with other well established organisations that share with the Association similar scopes in order to exchange contacts, information and know how to make innovation happen in SMEs.

To this goal, a partnership has been recently established with the European Association of Regional Development Agencies (EURADA), managed by Mr. Christian Saublens. Based in Brussels, it gathers around 150 development agencies from 25 countries of the European Union and the Central and Eastern Europe.

More on EURADA at:
 http://www.eurada.org/

View the full list of INSME Partners:
 http://www.insme.org/page.asp?IDArea=1&page=partnership

Do you also want to partner with INSME? Contact the INSME Secretariat:
 secretariat@insme.it

» Call for Proposals

Title: Conference on The Triple Helix Paradigm for Development: Strategies for Cooperation and Exchange of Good Practice (Bristol, United Kingdom, 18-19 September 2006)
The conference will explore the triple helix model of innovation based on the dynamics of the interactive relationships between government, industry and universities in the creation, dissemination and sharing of knowledge in developing countries.
Issuer: Bristol Business School, University of the West of England, UK
Deadline: 15 July 2006

» Call for Applications

Title: EUROWARDS, The European Award for Entrepreneurs
Eligibility: business entrepreneurs from the entire European Union, the candidate countries, Iceland, Norway and Russia. This competition covers 4 categories (Encouragement, Seed, Start-up & Expansion) and represents and opportunity for entrepreneurs to meet and exchange ideas and experiences that will enable them to develop their activities in Europe.
Issuer: Spirit of Enterprise Group
Deadline: 15 September 2006

» Call for Proposals

Title: Reinforcing Synergies between Public Policies in Support of e-Business for SMEs
It aims to support and facilitate the exchange of best policy practices between e-business policy makers and/or SME support networks.
Call Identifier: Grant Programme 2006 - Action ENT/MAP/06/1.3
Issuer: European Commission, DG Enterprise and Industry
Deadline: 24 July 2006

The full list of calls selected by the INSME Secretariat is available on the INSME portal at:
 http://www.insme.org/page.asp?IDArea=1&page=tenders&Shw=1

EraSME.net - SMEs and research organisations cooperation

This initiative aims at creating a systematic exchange of experience between those programmes carried out by EU Member States to promote co-operation between SMEs and research organisations, also through cross-border SME-research co-operation.

EraSME is funded within the ERA-NET scheme (European Research Area Networks, 6th Framework Programme), the policy instrument of the European Union for coordinating the national research programmes in Europe.

 http://www.era-sme.net/public/

HiGroSME - Support High-Growth-Potential SMEs

Funded within the 6th European Framework Programme, this project targets innovative European SMEs with high growth potential (the so called gazelles) and helps them to achieve success on European and world markets.

Project duration: January 2005 - March 2007.

Countries involved: Ireland, Finland, Netherlands, Germany, Austria, France, Italy, Spain.

 http://www.higrosme.org/

In this paper, edited by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, patent data are used to measure innovative activities in many OECD member and non-member countries, including China, India and the Russian Federation.
Analysis of data from a wide range of sources shows that there has been a significant increase in the level of patenting for all the countries over the past 15 years and an increase in internationalisation of patenting activities (cross-border ownerships and patents with foreign co-inventors), reflecting the globalisation dimension of science and technology activities.

Download the paper at:
 http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/29/46/36599850.pdf

This report, edited by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), discusses the severity of the technology gap between and within nations, presents lessons from countries that have successfully improved their technological standing and suggests policy frameworks for developing countries to improve their technological capabilities.

Download the report at: 
 http://www.unctad.org/en/docs/ecn162006d2_en.pdf

Browse the INSME Library:
 http://www.insme.org//page.asp?IDArea=&page=library_subjects

03-05 July 2006
Bridging the Gap: Entrepreneurship in Theory and Practice
Organised by EDGE (Enterprise Development Growth and Expansion).
Singapore

05 July 2006
III Conference on Production - "Associativeness and Innovation"
Organised by the Peruvian Ministry of Production.
San Isidro - Lima, Peru

10-11 July 2006
Africa Small Business Summit 2006 - "Small & Medium Enterprises as an Engine for Employment & Growth. Challenges and Opportunities for the SME Sector in Africa"
Organised by the Commonwealth Business Council (CBC).
Abuja, Nigeria 

11 July 2006
Towards a European Small Business Act for Innovative SMEs
Organised by SUN&SUP (part of the European Commission's PAXIS initiative) and supported by SME Union and the European Federation of High Tech SMEs.
Strasbourg, France 

11-12 July 2006
WIPO-INSME International Training Program on the Role of Intellectual Property in Raising Finance by Small and Medium-sized Enterprises
Organised by the INSME Association and the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).
Geneva, Switzerland

01-02 August 2006
ICKM 2006 - "Creating Collaborative Advantage through Knowledge & Innovation"
Third International Conference on Knowledge Management by Asis&T (American Society for Information Science & Technology).
London, United Kingdom
   

08-10 August 2006 
WAITRO 2006 Biennual Congress - "The Business of Innovation"
Organised by the World Association of Industrial and Technological Research Organizations (WAITRO).
Saskatoon, Canada

 
22-25 August 2006
INORMS Congress 2006 - "Internationalisation of Research: The Big Issues and Opportunities of the Decade for Research Leaders and Managers"
Organised by the International Network of Research Management Societies (INORMS) and hosted by the Australasian Research Management Society (ARMS).
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

15-18 September 2006
China Small and Medium Enterprises Fair (CSMEF) and Sino-Italy Small and Medium Enterprises Fair
Sponsored by the National Development and Reform Commission of China, the Chinese Ministry of Finance, the Chinese Ministry of Commerce, the State Administration for Industry and Commerce of China, the China Banking Regulatory Commission, the People’s Government of Guangdong Province and the Italian Ministy of Economic Development.
Guangzhou, China
 
 
16-19 September 2006
2006 IASP Asia Division Conference on Science and Technology Parks - "Science Parks: Serving Knowledge-Based Business to Enhance Economic Development"
A joint event bringing together the IASP (International Association of Science Parks) West Asia Division 1st Conference, the ASPA (Asian Science Parks Association) 10th Annual conference and the 3rd Iranian Conference on Science and Parks and Incubators.
Isfahan, Iran

18-20 September 2006
BIOSPAIN - BIOTEC 2006
Jointly organised by ASEBIO (Business Association of Biotech Companies), CIDEM (Centre for Innovation and Business Development), PROMADRID, and the Spanish Biotechnology Association.
Madrid, Spain

18-19 September 2006
The Triple Helix Paradigm for Development: Strategies for Cooperation and Exchange of Good Practice
Hosted by the University of the West of England.
Bristol, United Kingdom