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TCI Newsletter April 2005

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Enter the Dragon: China's Emergence and Competitiveness
TCI's annual Conference in Hong Kong
Go to the conference section to download the flyer and a
tentative schedule of the conference
http://www.competitiveness.org/hongkong
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Word of the President
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This month we are going to meet in Barcelona with part of the
Board of Advisors. We hope this meeting will be another step to
improve the structure of TCI and the services we are able to
deliver to our members. In our next newsletter we will inform you
about the outcomes of this meeting.

I am also happy to announce that we have a first flyer and
schedule for our 8th annual conference in Hong Kong. The
conference will take place on November 8 to 11, preceded by
cluster tours in the Greater Pearl River Delta. You can get some
information on the conference topics and location in the flyer.

I would like to encourage you to use the new Forum on the
Whitebook. It follows the discussion groups we had in the Annual
Conference in Ottawa and is meant to continue the dialogue on
these issues. You can have a look at the introduction or go
directly to the Whitebook Forums, where you will find the
introduction and the outcomes from the conference breakouts in
the first two messages. We want to continue the dialogue started
in the conference and the Whitebook - this is an opportunity to
bring as many knowledge together as possible adn for you to
exchange and get feedback on your experiences.

Best regards,

Alec Hansen

Baden-Württemberg enhancing its position as Open-Source-cluster
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Baden-Württemberg in Germany enhances the development of its
Open-Source-Cluster with a package of new initiatives. The MFG
(Center of Competence for Media and IT) is the motor behind some
of the measures taken. The aim is to create competitive
advantages and employment through the use of open-source-software
in research, the economy and administration.
More » http://www.competitiveness.org/article/view/468

Singapore tops the World Economic Technology report
The Global Information Technology Report 2004-2005
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In the recently published World Economic Forum's Global
Information Technology Report, Singapore took the top billing out
of a list of 104 countries. The report ranks Singapore as the top
economy in exploiting global information and communications
technology (ICT) developments.
More » http://www.competitiveness.org/article/view/469

Ras Al Khaimah (UAE) signs joint venture to set up Technology
Innovation Centre
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The government of Ras Al Khaimah, one of the United Arab Emirates
has signed a joint venture agreement with the Swiss Centre for
Electronics and Microtechnology (CSEM) in order to set up a
Technology Innovation Centre.
More » http://www.competitiveness.org/article/view/471

Korean government invests 784 million USD in high-tech cluster
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The Korean government intends to lure 790 billion won (784
million US dollars) in investments before 2010 to build an
industrial cluster for radio-frequency identification (RFID)
technology in Songdo, near the western coast city of Incheon.
More » http://www.competitiveness.org/article/view/473

First Chinese "Science City" to be built
Hefei City, provincial capital of the Anhui Province
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Hefei, capital of Central China's Anhui Province, is to become
the new home to China’s first ever “Science City”. The city is
actively seeking new technological industries and striving for
efficient use of energy and raw materials.
More » http://www.competitiveness.org/article/view/470

First World Forum on Regional Economic Development
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First World Forum on Regional Economic Development: More than 200
participants from all over the world gathered in Funchal on the
Madeira Island the 20-22 March to discuss improvements in
initiatives enhancing competitiveness, innovation and regional
economic development.
More » http://www.competitiveness.org/article/view/525

Update on the Baltic Sea Initiative
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The Baltic Sea Initative - Enjoy the videos on the latest
developments of the 11 nations competitiveness and innovation
intitiative.
More » http://www.competitiveness.org/article/view/526

International conference: Environmental and economy
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On Monday, 21st of March 2005 the Slovene Environmental Cluster
with Esotech as its leading company organized together with the
Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Slovenia, the 1st Annual
International Conference with the title "Environment and
Economy".
More » http://www.competitiveness.org/article/view/527

The members of our Board of Advisors
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Our Board of Advisors is composed by relevant personalities from
the world of politics, business, and international institutions
that have played an important role in the application of cluster
initiatives. The members therefore dispose all of important
experience in the field of clusters and can give valuable advice
to our Association.
More » http://www.competitiveness.org/article/view/416
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