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The Competitiveness Institute Newsletter, Aug 16, 2005
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Word of the President
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This month I would like to draw your attention to a new book, recently published by Prof. Michael Enright, our conference host on the regional development in China. The book comes as a perfect introduction to this years' conference in Hong Kong:

"Regional Powerhouse: The Greater Pearl River Delta and the Rise of China", by Michael Enright, Edith Scott, and Ka-Mun Chang (Wiley 2005), captures the essence of China's largest and most internationally-oriented economic region. The Greater Pearl River Delta, consisting of Hong Kong, Macao, and the Pearl River Delta Economic Zone of Guangdong Province, has taken advantage of its complementarities to develop some of the world's most dynamic clusters and to become one of the world's leading economic regions. Whether you are concerned about competition from China, or excited about market prospects in China, the Greater Pearl River Delta region simply cannot be ignored. (More information on the book).

The Greater Pearl River Delta will be just one of China's regions highlighted at the 8th Annual Conference of The Competitiveness Institute, "Enter the Dragon: China's Emergence and International Competitiveness."
Register now at www.tciconference8.org! An early-bird registration fee is available before September 15! We recommend you to also book your hotel well in advance as this is a very busy time in Hong Kong. The conference host has arranged special prices for you at the conference hotel Shangri-La. For more information please see the website of the conference.

Hope to see you soon in Hong Kong!

Alec Hansen

New competitiveness strategy for ailing South Carolina
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A 116 page report by the South Carolina Council on Competitiveness was released last month. It contains a detailed strategy for the state on how to become more competitive nationally and internationally.
More » http://www.competitiveness.org/article/view/594

France offers grants to keep research groups at home
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French Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin announced plans in July to spend 1.8 billion US dollars on 63 industrial projects spanning from aerospace to medicine.
More » http://www.competitiveness.org/article/view/666

Centre for Regional Innovation and Competitiveness conference web
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Information on last month's conference by the Centre for Regional Innovation and Competitiveness (CRIC) on "Beyond clusters: current practices & future strategies", held in Ballarat, Australia, in cooperation with TCI, is now available.
More » http://www.competitiveness.org/article/view/668

Cooperation between German and Japanese micro-electromechanical researchers
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A memorandum of understanding was signed in Munich on Friday July 15 by researchers from the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft and Japanese colleagues from Tohoku University in Japan. Their joint objective is to develop MEMS, micro-electromechanical systems, for SMEs in Japan.
More » http://www.competitiveness.org/article/view/669

Connect Taiwan club must attract venture capital
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The Taiwanese Institute for Information Industry launched last month a private business club, "Connect Taiwan", that shall aim to link Taiwan's entrepreneurs with local and overseas venture capital firms, in an attempt to internationalize Taiwan's high-tech sector.
More » http://www.competitiveness.org/article/view/670

Competitiveness Company helps Jamaican firms competing
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The Jamaica Exporters' Association (JEA) has formed a subsidiary that has been given the task of improving the export competitiveness of local firms, with the aim of guiding them towards surviving in the global market. The subsidiary, Competitiveness Company, is a partnership between the JEA and the consultancy, On The Frontier.
More » http://www.competitiveness.org/article/view/672

New York state expands its life sciences cluster
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New York€™s Center of Excellence program and other high-tech initiatives are helping to finance the exapnsion of the biotechnology company OSI Pharmaceutical on Long Island.

More » http://www.competitiveness.org/article/view/675

Government of Kazakhstan develops new diversification policy
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The government of Kazakhstan is executing a new economic development policy concentrated on using the proceeds of their oil and gas riches to diversify their economy.

More » http://www.competitiveness.org/article/view/683

New Book on Regional Development in China
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Michael Enright, the host of our annual conference in Hong Kong, has recently published a new book on regional development in China together with Edith Scott and Ka-Mun Chang.
More » http://www.competitiveness.org/article/view/684

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