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China Should Accelerate the Pace of Open Innovation According to World Bank Report

China Should Accelerate the Pace of Open Innovation According to World Bank Report

Feb-28-12 By IdeaConnection
The speed with which China is changing is breathtaking. The world’s most populous country has the planet’s fastest growing economy and is undergoing what some commentators have described as a second industrial revolution.

To help its transition to a market economy a new research report calls for a shift in China’s development and growth model.

It lays out six strategic directions for the country’s future which includes accelerating the pace of open innovation.
Crowdfunding: The Road Tour

Crowdfunding: The Road Tour

Feb-26-12 By IdeaConnection
It may not be rock and roll, but Grow VC is going to take to the road next month in the hope of recruiting a bunch of new crowdfunding fans.

From 9th-11th March the community-based platform dedicated to entrepreneurs and investors will be driving its tour bus round Austin, Texas to coincide with The South by Southwest® (SXSW®) Conferences & Festivals.
How Open Innovation Can Help People Living with Diabetes

How Open Innovation Can Help People Living with Diabetes

Feb-25-12 By IdeaConnection
"Offering a $100,000 prize has yielded ideas in six months that would have taken four to five years to develop at ten times the cost."

That’s the verdict of Sanofi's Dennis Urbaniak, VP US diabetes who was commenting on his company’s previous open innovation competition that generated a wealth of ideas.

The multinational pharmaceutical company is hoping for more of the same this year, as it has just launched its second Data Design Diabetes Innovation Challenge contest.
TV Show to Shine the Spotlight on Open Innovation

TV Show to Shine the Spotlight on Open Innovation

Feb-23-12 By IdeaConnection
Open innovation is to get a massive public platform in the UK with a crowdsourcing initiative to support a major five-part TV documentary.

In the series, an average family home will be transformed into the home of the future with futuristic appliances and gadgets. At the same time an online community with thousands of contributors will submit ideas for new products and services to enhance home life.
Open Innovation Date for Your Diary

Open Innovation Date for Your Diary

Feb-20-12 By IdeaConnection
Here’s a date to put a ring round on your calendar. June 13th -14 2012 is when the 2nd Annual Open Innovation Conference will take place, in conjunction with INPEX, America’s largest invention trade show.

The event is being held in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and will bring together key open innovation practitioners from numerous industries for two days of inspirational and highly informative and practical talks, sessions and debates. They will address all facets of the innovation-to-market cycle.
How the Crowd Can Save You Money on Flights

How the Crowd Can Save You Money on Flights

Feb-19-12 By IdeaConnection
The Internet may well have made many of our lives easier, but sometimes it’s a little too packed with information, making searches cumbersome and time consuming.

Take cheap flights for example. There’s an ocean of virtual travel sites all promising to deliver bargain basement prices, but most rely on search engines to deliver their results.

Australian website Flightfox.com on the other hand taps into the crowd instead, and it claims to save travellers an average of $AUD 371 on their trips.
The White House Releases an Open Innovator’s Toolkit

The White House Releases an Open Innovator’s Toolkit

Feb-16-12 By IdeaConnection
On the last day of his tenure as Federal Chief Technology Officer, Aneesh Chopra used the occasion to unveil an open innovator's toolkit. It's a highly informative, practical and supremely useful collection of open innovation guides, techniques and case studies.

It also presents a list of 20 leading practices to help spur innovation across the public sector in local, state and federal governments. These are drawn from his experience with the projects he contributed to during his two years in office.
The UK Welcomes its First Open Innovation Campus for Drug Discovery and Development

The UK Welcomes its First Open Innovation Campus for Drug Discovery and Development

Feb-14-12 By IdeaConnection
Britain’s first ever open innovation bioscience campus has now opened its many doors for business.

Focused on early-stage drug discovery and development, Stevenage Bioscience Catalyst will pioneer a unique and collaborative environment for companies of all shapes and sizes, including virtual and start-up firms.
Open Innovation to Tackle Health Problems in Thailand

Open Innovation to Tackle Health Problems in Thailand

Feb-12-12 By IdeaConnection
To mark its 60th anniversary in Thailand, Royal Philips Electronics is embarking on a crowdsourcing initiative to develop innovative ideas to modern health problems that the country faces.

The company has created the ‘+’ Project to receive proposals on how best to improve the health and quality of life of Thai people.
White House Recognition for Scientists Without Borders

White House Recognition for Scientists Without Borders

Feb-09-12 By IdeaConnection
It’s congratulations to Scientists Without Borders for the recognition it received from the White House at a special event on Wednesday.

The web-based collaborative community was acknowledged for its model of generating world-beating innovations to solve long-standing global developmental problems.

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