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style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri; color:black'>woensdag 1 oktober 2008 16:52<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:120.0pt;text-indent:-120.0pt;tab-stops: 120.0pt;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><b><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri; color:black'>Subject:<span style='mso-tab-count:1'>                          </span></span></b><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri; color:black'>FW: Compera eNB (issue 3 | Oktober 2008)<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;mso-cellspacing:0cm;mso-yfti-tbllook:1184;mso-padding-alt: 0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes;mso-yfti-lastrow:yes'> <td style='padding:6.0pt 0cm 6.0pt 0cm'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center 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style='mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes;mso-yfti-lastrow: yes'> <td style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'> <p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:16.0pt'><span style='font-size: 8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#555753'><img border=0 width=66 height=1 id="_x0000_i1027" src="http://iwt.files.email.addemar.com/a_iwt/data/Image/images/spacer.gif" alt=spacer><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style='padding:1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right;line-height: 16.0pt'><b><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; color:#993333'>Issue 03|<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </td> <td style='padding:1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt'> <p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:16.0pt'><span style='font-size: 8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#993333'>Oktober 2008<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:1;mso-yfti-lastrow:yes'> <td style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=12 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;mso-cellspacing:9.0pt;mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes'> <td style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'> <div align=center> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="94%" style='width:94.0%;mso-cellspacing:0cm;mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes;mso-yfti-lastrow: yes'> <td style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'> <p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:16.0pt'><span class=texttitle1><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:8.0pt; mso-ansi-language:EN-US'>Greetings</span></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; color:#555753;mso-ansi-language:EN-US'> <br> <br> This issue of the COMPERA newsletter informs you on the progress that the COMPERA project has made towards further implementation of its activities. These activities range from offering support to managers of </span><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; color:#555753'><a href="http://iwt.fb.email.addemar.com/c8/e1881/h0a10d/l471/index.html"><span lang=EN-US style='color:#993333;mso-ansi-language:EN-US'>Competence Research Centres (CRCs)</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; color:#555753;mso-ansi-language:EN-US'> in the management of their centres to activities focused on improvement of the support measures of the funding agencies/ministries. In this context COMPERA aims also to stimulate the international cooperation both on the level of funding agencies/ministries as well as the CRCs that are funded by these agencies/ministries.<br> In particular, this newsletter focuses on the new joint activities: the toolbox for CRC managers (to be launched soon), the COMPERA conference with focus on CRC policies and international co-operation, and a joint study between the COMPERA-partners on international collaborations between CRCs. In addition, you will find an update on the on-going activities like the CRC-website, the results of the workshop for CRC-managers on long-term strategies, new partners in the COMPERA network and relevant national news from our partners<br> We hope that the information in this newsletter is of interest to you. We are looking forward to meet you through our e-tools or in person at one of our events. Please </span><span style='font-size: 8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#555753'><a href="http://iwt.fb.email.addemar.com/c8/e1881/h0a10d/l472/index.html"><span lang=EN-US style='color:#993333;mso-ansi-language:EN-US'>contact us</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; color:#555753;mso-ansi-language:EN-US'> if you have any comments or questions or if you would like to have your news listed in our next issue or website. <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> </table> </div> </td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:1;mso-yfti-lastrow:yes'> <td style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;mso-cellspacing:0cm;mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes;mso-yfti-lastrow: yes'> <td style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'> <p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:16.0pt'><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; color:#555753'><img border=0 width=66 height=1 id="_x0000_i1028" src="http://iwt.files.email.addemar.com/a_iwt/data/Image/images/spacer.gif" alt=spacer><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> </table> <p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:16.0pt'><span style='font-size: 8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#555753'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="94%" style='width:94.0%;mso-cellspacing:0cm;mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes;height:.75pt'> <td style='background:#993333;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt; height:.75pt'> <div align=center> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;mso-cellspacing:0cm;mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes;mso-yfti-lastrow: yes;height:7.5pt'> <td style='background:white;padding:3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt; height:7.5pt'> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;mso-cellspacing:0cm;mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes'> <td style='padding:2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt'> <p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:16.0pt'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; color:#555753;mso-ansi-language:EN-US'>01 </span><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; color:#555753'><img border=0 id="_x0000_i1029" src="http://iwt.files.email.addemar.com/a_iwt/data/Image/images/ster.gif" alt=ster><a href="http://iwt.fb.email.addemar.com/c8/e1881/h0a10d/l473/index.html"><span lang=EN-US style='color:#993333;mso-ansi-language:EN-US'>Toolbox for CRCs available soon</span></a></span><span style='font-size: 8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#555753; mso-ansi-language:EN-US'> <span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> </td> <td rowspan=5 style='padding:2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt'> <p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:16.0pt'><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; color:#555753'><img border=0 id="_x0000_i1030" src="http://iwt.files.email.addemar.com/a_iwt/data/Image/images/compera_logo.gif" alt="compera logo"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:1'> <td style='padding:2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt'> <p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:16.0pt'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; color:#555753;mso-ansi-language:EN-US'>02 </span><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; color:#555753'><img border=0 id="_x0000_i1031" src="http://iwt.files.email.addemar.com/a_iwt/data/Image/images/ster.gif" alt=ster><a href="http://iwt.fb.email.addemar.com/c8/e1881/h0a10d/l474/index.html"><span lang=EN-US style='color:#993333;mso-ansi-language:EN-US'>International conference on CRC Programmes and Policies</span></a></span><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; color:#555753;mso-ansi-language:EN-US'> <span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:2'> <td style='padding:2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt'> <p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:16.0pt'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; color:#555753;mso-ansi-language:EN-US'>03 </span><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; color:#555753'><img border=0 id="_x0000_i1032" src="http://iwt.files.email.addemar.com/a_iwt/data/Image/images/ster.gif" alt=ster><a href="http://iwt.fb.email.addemar.com/c8/e1881/h0a10d/l475/index.html"><span lang=EN-US style='color:#993333;mso-ansi-language:EN-US'>Joint tender for study on international co-operation between</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; color:#555753;mso-ansi-language:EN-US'> <br> </span><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; color:#555753'><img border=0 width=42 height=1 id="_x0000_i1033" src="http://iwt.files.email.addemar.com/a_iwt/data/Image/images/spacer.gif" alt=spacer><a href="http://iwt.fb.email.addemar.com/c8/e1881/h0a10d/l476/index.html"><span lang=EN-US style='color:#993333;mso-ansi-language:EN-US'>CRCs</span></a></span><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; color:#555753;mso-ansi-language:EN-US'> <span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:3'> <td style='padding:2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt'> <p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:16.0pt'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; color:#555753;mso-ansi-language:EN-US'>04 </span><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; color:#555753'><img border=0 id="_x0000_i1034" src="http://iwt.files.email.addemar.com/a_iwt/data/Image/images/ster.gif" alt=ster><a href="http://iwt.fb.email.addemar.com/c8/e1881/h0a10d/l477/index.html"><span lang=EN-US style='color:#993333;mso-ansi-language:EN-US'>Successful workshop on long-term strategies for CRCs</span></a></span><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; color:#555753;mso-ansi-language:EN-US'> <span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:4'> <td style='padding:2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt'> <p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:16.0pt'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; color:#555753;mso-ansi-language:EN-US'>05 </span><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; color:#555753'><img border=0 id="_x0000_i1035" src="http://iwt.files.email.addemar.com/a_iwt/data/Image/images/ster.gif" alt=ster><a href="http://iwt.fb.email.addemar.com/c8/e1881/h0a10d/l478/index.html"><span lang=EN-US style='color:#993333;mso-ansi-language:EN-US'>Evaluation of COMPERA Website completed</span></a></span><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; color:#555753;mso-ansi-language:EN-US'> <span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:5'> <td style='padding:2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt'> <p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:16.0pt'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; color:#555753;mso-ansi-language:EN-US'>06 </span><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; color:#555753'><img border=0 id="_x0000_i1036" src="http://iwt.files.email.addemar.com/a_iwt/data/Image/images/ster.gif" alt=ster><a href="http://iwt.fb.email.addemar.com/c8/e1881/h0a10d/l479/index.html"><span lang=EN-US style='color:#993333;mso-ansi-language:EN-US'>New partners in COMPERA : <br> </span></a><img border=0 width=42 height=1 id="_x0000_i1037" src="http://iwt.files.email.addemar.com/a_iwt/data/Image/images/spacer.gif" alt=spacer></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:8.0pt; font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#555753;mso-ansi-language: EN-US'>" VDI/VDE Innovation + Technik (Germany) <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style='padding:2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt'></td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:6'> <td style='padding:2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt'> <p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:16.0pt'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; color:#555753;mso-ansi-language:EN-US'>07 </span><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; color:#555753'><img border=0 id="_x0000_i1038" src="http://iwt.files.email.addemar.com/a_iwt/data/Image/images/ster.gif" alt=ster><a href="http://iwt.fb.email.addemar.com/c8/e1881/h0a10d/l480/index.html"><span lang=EN-US style='color:#993333;mso-ansi-language:EN-US'>Trans-European call for proposals focussing on inter-</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; color:#555753;mso-ansi-language:EN-US'> <br> </span><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; color:#555753'><img border=0 width=42 height=1 id="_x0000_i1039" src="http://iwt.files.email.addemar.com/a_iwt/data/Image/images/spacer.gif" alt=spacer><a href="http://iwt.fb.email.addemar.com/c8/e1881/h0a10d/l481/index.html"><span lang=EN-US style='color:#993333;mso-ansi-language:EN-US'>nationalisation for technology clusters and SMEs</span></a></span><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; color:#555753;mso-ansi-language:EN-US'> <span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> </td> <td style='padding:2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt'></td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:7'> <td style='padding:2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt'> <p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:16.0pt'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; color:#555753;mso-ansi-language:EN-US'>08 </span><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; color:#555753'><img border=0 id="_x0000_i1040" src="http://iwt.files.email.addemar.com/a_iwt/data/Image/images/ster.gif" alt=ster><a href="http://iwt.fb.email.addemar.com/c8/e1881/h0a10d/l482/index.html"><span lang=EN-US style='color:#993333;mso-ansi-language:EN-US'>CREST working group on industry-led competence centres</span></a></span><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; color:#555753;mso-ansi-language:EN-US'> <span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> </td> <td style='padding:2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt'></td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:8;mso-yfti-lastrow:yes'> <td style='padding:2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt'> <p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:16.0pt'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; color:#555753;mso-ansi-language:EN-US'>09 </span><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; color:#555753'><img border=0 id="_x0000_i1041" src="http://iwt.files.email.addemar.com/a_iwt/data/Image/images/ster.gif" alt=ster><a href="http://iwt.fb.email.addemar.com/c8/e1881/h0a10d/l483/index.html"><span lang=EN-US style='color:#993333;mso-ansi-language:EN-US'>News from the COMPERA partners : <br> </span></a><img border=0 width=42 height=1 id="_x0000_i1042" src="http://iwt.files.email.addemar.com/a_iwt/data/Image/images/spacer.gif" alt=spacer></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:8.0pt; font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#555753;mso-ansi-language: EN-US'>" Process started to establish Norwegian Centres for<br> </span><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; color:#555753'><img border=0 width=52 height=1 id="_x0000_i1043" src="http://iwt.files.email.addemar.com/a_iwt/data/Image/images/spacer.gif" alt=spacer></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:8.0pt; font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#555753;mso-ansi-language: EN-US'>Environment-friendly Energy Research (Norway)<br> </span><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; color:#555753'><img border=0 width=42 height=1 id="_x0000_i1044" src="http://iwt.files.email.addemar.com/a_iwt/data/Image/images/spacer.gif" alt=spacer></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:8.0pt; font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#555753;mso-ansi-language: EN-US'>" COMET - 2nd Call for Competence Centres (Austria)<br> </span><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; color:#555753'><img border=0 width=42 height=1 id="_x0000_i1045" src="http://iwt.files.email.addemar.com/a_iwt/data/Image/images/spacer.gif" alt=spacer></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:8.0pt; font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#555753;mso-ansi-language: EN-US'>" VINNOVA s Focus on Impact: now available in English<br> </span><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; color:#555753'><img border=0 width=52 height=1 id="_x0000_i1046" src="http://iwt.files.email.addemar.com/a_iwt/data/Image/images/spacer.gif" alt=spacer></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:8.0pt; font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#555753;mso-ansi-language: EN-US'>(Sweden)<br> </span><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; color:#555753'><img border=0 width=52 height=1 id="_x0000_i1047" src="http://iwt.files.email.addemar.com/a_iwt/data/Image/images/spacer.gif" alt=spacer></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:8.0pt; font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#555753;mso-ansi-language: EN-US'><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style='padding:2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt'></td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> </table> </div> </td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:1;mso-yfti-lastrow:yes'> <td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;mso-cellspacing:0cm;mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes;mso-yfti-lastrow: yes'> <td style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'> <p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:16.0pt'><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; color:#555753'><img border=0 width=66 height=1 id="_x0000_i1048" src="http://iwt.files.email.addemar.com/a_iwt/data/Image/images/spacer.gif" alt=spacer><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> </table> <p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:16.0pt'><span style='font-size: 8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#555753'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=12 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;mso-cellspacing:9.0pt;mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes'> <td style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'> <div align=center> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="94%" style='width:94.0%;mso-cellspacing:0cm;mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes;mso-yfti-lastrow: yes'> <td style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'> <p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:16.0pt'><a name=anker1><span class=texttitle1><u><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:8.0pt; mso-ansi-language:EN-US'>01 Toolbox for CRCs available soon </span></u></span></a><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; color:#555753;mso-ansi-language:EN-US'><br> <br> The COMPERA team is currently working on a toolbox for CRCs. This is a compilation of good practice examples, references and links on topics such as :<br> <br> " Governance and research management<br> " Monitoring and evaluation<br> " Public awareness and Public Relations<br> " International Co-operation<br> " Public Private Partnerships and<br> " IPR issues.<br> <br> A first version of the toolbox will be available in early October. To check its functionality, we will send it around selected CRCs and ask them to comment on it. If you are interested in this consultation process, please contact us under </span><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; color:#555753'><a href="http://iwt.fb.email.addemar.com/c8/e1881/h0a10d/l484/index.html"><span lang=EN-US style='color:#993333;mso-ansi-language:EN-US'>compera@iwt.be</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; color:#555753;mso-ansi-language:EN-US'>. As a further step we will publish the toolbox on the COMPERA website. The integration of a discussion board is also in preparation.<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> </table> </div> </td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:1;mso-yfti-lastrow:yes'> <td style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="94%" style='width:94.0%;mso-cellspacing:0cm;mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes;mso-yfti-lastrow: yes;height:.75pt'> <td style='background:#993333;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;height:.75pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center; mso-line-height-alt:.75pt'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";color:white'><img border=0 width=1 height=1 id="_x0000_i1049" src="http://iwt.fb.email.addemar.com/images/templates/template1/spacer.gif" alt=spacer><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> </table> <p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:16.0pt'><span style='font-size: 8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#555753'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=12 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;mso-cellspacing:9.0pt;mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes'> <td style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'> <div align=center> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="94%" style='width:94.0%;mso-cellspacing:0cm;mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes;mso-yfti-lastrow: yes'> <td style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'> <p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:16.0pt'><a name=anker2><span class=texttitle1><u><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:8.0pt; mso-ansi-language:EN-US'>02 International conference on CRC Programmes and Policies </span></u></span></a><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; color:#555753;mso-ansi-language:EN-US'><br> <br> On Tuesday 3 February 2009 COMPERA will organize a conference on Competence Research Centre programmes and policies in Düsseldorf (Germany). The conference will be organised in cooperation with the </span><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; color:#555753'><a href="http://iwt.fb.email.addemar.com/c8/e1881/h0a10d/l485/index.html" target="_top"><span lang=EN-US style='color:#993333;mso-ansi-language: EN-US'>CREST working group on industry-led CRCs</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; color:#555753;mso-ansi-language:EN-US'>.<br> The event aims to bring together programme managers and policy makers in the field of CRCs to discuss and exchange views. The topics of the conference focus on good practices with the set up and management of programmes for CRCs, international cooperation and views on future perspectives of CRCs in the European innovation landscape.<br> <br> More information on this event, including the programme, will be soon available on </span><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";color:#555753'><a href="http://iwt.fb.email.addemar.com/c8/e1881/h0a10d/l486/index.html" target="_top" title="link naar compera website"><span lang=EN-US style='color:#993333;mso-ansi-language:EN-US'>the COMPERA website</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; color:#555753;mso-ansi-language:EN-US'>, If you would like to receive further information and the programme by e-mail, please inform us : </span><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; color:#555753'><a href="http://iwt.fb.email.addemar.com/c8/e1881/h0a10d/l487/index.html"><span lang=EN-US style='color:#993333;mso-ansi-language:EN-US'>luebbers@vdi.de</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; color:#555753;mso-ansi-language:EN-US'><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> </table> </div> </td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:1;mso-yfti-lastrow:yes'> <td style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="94%" style='width:94.0%;mso-cellspacing:0cm;mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes;mso-yfti-lastrow: yes;height:.75pt'> <td style='background:#993333;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;height:.75pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center; mso-line-height-alt:.75pt'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";color:white'><img border=0 width=1 height=1 id="_x0000_i1050" src="http://iwt.fb.email.addemar.com/images/templates/template1/spacer.gif" alt=spacer><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> </table> <p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:16.0pt'><span style='font-size: 8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#555753'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=12 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;mso-cellspacing:9.0pt;mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes'> <td style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'> <div align=center> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="94%" style='width:94.0%;mso-cellspacing:0cm;mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes;mso-yfti-lastrow: yes'> <td style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'> <p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:16.0pt'><a name=anker3><span class=texttitle1><u><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:8.0pt; mso-ansi-language:EN-US'>03 Joint tender for study on international co-operation between CRCs</span></u></span></a><span class=texttitle1><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:8.0pt; mso-ansi-language:EN-US'> </span></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; color:#555753;mso-ansi-language:EN-US'><br> <br> The COMPERA consortium will start soon a new joint activity. Nine COMPERA partners have agreed to co-fund a study that should identify the state of the art, needs and perspectives regarding the international co-operation of Competence Research Centres. The study will allow the identification, in a structured way, of the needs and opportunities that exist at the level of the CRCs regarding international co-operation (including co-operation with other CRCs). It will also address barriers, if any, that exist at the level of the funding agencies and Ministries to respond to these needs/opportunities.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right;line-height: 16.0pt'><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; color:#555753'><a href="http://iwt.fb.email.addemar.com/c8/e1881/h0a10d/l488/index.html"><span style='color:#993333'>read more ...</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> </table> </div> </td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:1;mso-yfti-lastrow:yes'> <td style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="94%" style='width:94.0%;mso-cellspacing:0cm;mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes;mso-yfti-lastrow: yes;height:.75pt'> <td style='background:#993333;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;height:.75pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center; mso-line-height-alt:.75pt'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";color:white'><img border=0 width=1 height=1 id="_x0000_i1051" src="http://iwt.fb.email.addemar.com/images/templates/template1/spacer.gif" alt=spacer><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> </table> <p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:16.0pt'><span style='font-size: 8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#555753'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=12 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;mso-cellspacing:9.0pt;mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes'> <td style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'> <div align=center> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="94%" style='width:94.0%;mso-cellspacing:0cm;mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes;mso-yfti-lastrow: yes'> <td style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'> <p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:16.0pt'><a name=anker4><span class=texttitle1><u><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:8.0pt; mso-ansi-language:EN-US'>04 Successful workshop on long-term strategies for CRCs </span></u></span></a><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; color:#555753;mso-ansi-language:EN-US'><br> <br> On 5th March 2008 COMPERA organised a workshop for CRC-managers to discuss their opinions and challenges on long-term strategies of CRCs for durability. The aim of the workshop was to exchange views and experiences on this difficult topic and to support managers in their set-up and implementation of their CRCs long-term strategy. Five CRC-managers presented their long-term strategies and its implementation. These presentations were followed by an interactive discussion between the participants of the workshop. The presentations as well as an overview of the overall conclusions of the workshop are available on the COMPERA-website.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right;line-height: 16.0pt'><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; color:#555753'><a href="http://iwt.fb.email.addemar.com/c8/e1881/h0a10d/l489/index.html"><span style='color:#993333'>read more...</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> </table> </div> </td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:1;mso-yfti-lastrow:yes'> <td style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="94%" style='width:94.0%;mso-cellspacing:0cm;mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes;mso-yfti-lastrow: yes;height:.75pt'> <td style='background:#993333;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;height:.75pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center; mso-line-height-alt:.75pt'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";color:white'><img border=0 width=1 height=1 id="_x0000_i1052" src="http://iwt.fb.email.addemar.com/images/templates/template1/spacer.gif" alt=spacer><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> </table> <p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:16.0pt'><span style='font-size: 8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#555753'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=12 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;mso-cellspacing:9.0pt;mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes'> <td style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'> <div align=center> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="94%" style='width:94.0%;mso-cellspacing:0cm;mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes;mso-yfti-lastrow: yes'> <td style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:16.0pt'><a name=anker5><span class=texttitle1><u><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:8.0pt;mso-ansi-language:EN-US'>05 Evaluation of COMPERA Website completed </span></u></span></a><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; color:#555753;mso-ansi-language:EN-US'><br> <br> The core content of the COMPERA website addresses the core needs of the CRCs represented in COMPERA. CRCs are mainly interested in finding new partners, becoming more visible and getting to know the CRC-landscape in their field of innovation (see figure). This is the main outcome of the COMPERA website evaluation that took place in July and August this year. 61 CRCs sent us completely filled-in questionnaires - an impressive response rate regarding the vacation period during which the evaluation took place. <br> <br> </span><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; color:#555753'><a href="http://iwt.fb.email.addemar.com/c8/e1881/h0a10d/l491/document.jpg" title="a figure importance of the potential benefits"><span style='color:#993333;text-decoration:none;text-underline:none'><img border=0 id="_x0000_i1053" src="http://www.comp-era.net/Image%20Library/website_compera_kl.jpg" alt="importance of the potential benefits"></span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; color:#555753;mso-ansi-language:EN-US'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right;line-height: 16.0pt'><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; color:#555753'><a href="http://iwt.fb.email.addemar.com/c8/e1881/h0a10d/l492/index.html"><span style='color:#993333'>read more...</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> </table> </div> </td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:1;mso-yfti-lastrow:yes'> <td style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="94%" style='width:94.0%;mso-cellspacing:0cm;mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes;mso-yfti-lastrow: yes;height:.75pt'> <td style='background:#993333;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;height:.75pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center; mso-line-height-alt:.75pt'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";color:white'><img border=0 width=1 height=1 id="_x0000_i1054" src="http://iwt.fb.email.addemar.com/images/templates/template1/spacer.gif" alt=spacer><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> </table> <p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:16.0pt'><span style='font-size: 8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#555753'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=12 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;mso-cellspacing:9.0pt;mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes'> <td style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'> <div align=center> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="94%" style='width:94.0%;mso-cellspacing:0cm;mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes;mso-yfti-lastrow: yes'> <td style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:16.0pt'><a name=anker6><span class=texttitle1><u><span style='font-size:8.0pt'>06 New partners in COMPERA : </span></u></span></a><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; color:#555753'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <ul type=disc> <li class=MsoNormal style='color:#555753;mso-margin-top-alt:auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:16.0pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1; tab-stops:list 36.0pt'><strong><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-ansi-language: EN-US'>VDI/VDE Innovation + Technik (Germany)</span></strong><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-ansi-language: EN-US'><br> </span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:EN-US'>VDI/VDE Innovation + Technik GmbH (VDI/VDE-IT, </span><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><a href="http://www.vdivde-it.de"><span lang=EN-US style='mso-ansi-language:EN-US'>www.vdivde-it.de</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-ansi-language: EN-US'>) is a company founded by the VDI (Association of German Engineers) and the VDE (Association for Electrical, Electronic &amp; Information Technologies), two of the biggest science and technology associations in Europe. VDI/VDE-IT manages various innovation programmes related to R&amp;D, among which the initiative &quot;Networks of Competence Germany&quot; by the Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology. VDI-VDE joined COMPERA to become an integral part of the ongoing process of creating a European research area on the level of competence centres. It is the goal to exchange the different European concepts of networking and clustering the scientific and technological expertise and - by learning from each other - to develop innovation tools that will be beneficial for the participating programmes.<o:p></o:p></span></li> </ul> <p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right;line-height: 16.0pt'><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; color:#555753'><a href="http://iwt.fb.email.addemar.com/c8/e1881/h0a10d/l495/index.html"><span style='color:#993333'>read more...</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> </table> </div> </td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:1;mso-yfti-lastrow:yes'> <td style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="94%" style='width:94.0%;mso-cellspacing:0cm;mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes;mso-yfti-lastrow: yes;height:.75pt'> <td style='background:#993333;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;height:.75pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center; mso-line-height-alt:.75pt'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";color:white'><img border=0 width=1 height=1 id="_x0000_i1055" src="http://iwt.fb.email.addemar.com/images/templates/template1/spacer.gif" alt=spacer><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> </table> <p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:16.0pt'><span style='font-size: 8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#555753'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=12 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;mso-cellspacing:9.0pt;mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes'> <td style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'> <div align=center> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="94%" style='width:94.0%;mso-cellspacing:0cm;mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes;mso-yfti-lastrow: yes'> <td style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'> <p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:16.0pt'><a name=anker7><span class=texttitle1><u><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:8.0pt; mso-ansi-language:EN-US'>07 Trans-European call for proposals focussing on internationalisation for technology clusters and SMEs</span></u></span></a><span class=texttitle1><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:8.0pt; mso-ansi-language:EN-US'> </span></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; color:#555753;mso-ansi-language:EN-US'><br> <br> In April 2008 the INNET project launched its first pilot call &quot;Innovation Express&quot;. This call aims to foster the support for innovation activities between European clusters and/or between SMEs belonging to these clusters. The activities of the projects should focus on identifying, initiating, or developing a trans-European co-operation in view of increasing the clusters future joint innovation support or research, development and innovation activity. The call will be open until the end of 2008. The call documents and the submission guidelines are available on </span><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; color:#555753'><a href="http://iwt.fb.email.addemar.com/c8/e1881/h0a10d/l496/index.html"><span lang=EN-US style='color:#993333;mso-ansi-language:EN-US'>the INNET-website</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size: 8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#555753;mso-ansi-language: EN-US'>.<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> </table> </div> </td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:1;mso-yfti-lastrow:yes'> <td style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="94%" style='width:94.0%;mso-cellspacing:0cm;mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes;mso-yfti-lastrow: yes;height:.75pt'> <td style='background:#993333;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;height:.75pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center; mso-line-height-alt:.75pt'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";color:white'><img border=0 width=1 height=1 id="_x0000_i1056" src="http://iwt.fb.email.addemar.com/images/templates/template1/spacer.gif" alt=spacer><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> </table> <p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:16.0pt'><span style='font-size: 8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#555753'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=12 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;mso-cellspacing:9.0pt;mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes'> <td style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'> <div align=center> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="94%" style='width:94.0%;mso-cellspacing:0cm;mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes;mso-yfti-lastrow: yes'> <td style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'> <p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:16.0pt'><a name=anker8><span class=texttitle1><u><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:8.0pt; mso-ansi-language:EN-US'>08 CREST working group on industry-led competence centres</span></u></span></a><span class=texttitle1><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:8.0pt;mso-ansi-language:EN-US'> </span></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; color:#555753;mso-ansi-language:EN-US'><br> <br> In December 2007 a CREST (Committee for Scientific and Technical Research) OMC Expert Working Group was mandated to work and report on Industry-led Competence Centres, collecting the EU Member States approaches to the key aspects of establishing and managing competence centres with a view to developing recommendations on best practice. Ireland was selected to Chair the group, and the agency responsible is Enterprise Ireland. Work began in February 2008 and the final report is due for December 2008.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right;line-height: 16.0pt'><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; color:#555753'><a href="http://iwt.fb.email.addemar.com/c8/e1881/h0a10d/l497/index.html"><span style='color:#993333'>read more...</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> </table> </div> </td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:1;mso-yfti-lastrow:yes'> <td style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="94%" style='width:94.0%;mso-cellspacing:0cm;mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes;mso-yfti-lastrow: yes;height:.75pt'> <td style='background:#993333;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;height:.75pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center; mso-line-height-alt:.75pt'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";color:white'><img border=0 width=1 height=1 id="_x0000_i1057" src="http://iwt.fb.email.addemar.com/images/templates/template1/spacer.gif" alt=spacer><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> </table> <p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:16.0pt'><span style='font-size: 8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#555753'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=12 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;mso-cellspacing:9.0pt;mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes'> <td style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'> <div align=center> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="94%" style='width:94.0%;mso-cellspacing:0cm;mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes;mso-yfti-lastrow: yes'> <td style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:16.0pt'><a name=anker9><span class=texttitle1><u><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:8.0pt;mso-ansi-language:EN-US'>09 News from the COMPERA partners : </span></u></span></a><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; color:#555753;mso-ansi-language:EN-US'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <ul type=disc> <li class=MsoNormal style='color:#555753;mso-margin-top-alt:auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:16.0pt;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo2; tab-stops:list 36.0pt'><strong><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-ansi-language: EN-US'>Process started to establish Norwegian Centres for Environment-friendly Energy Research (Norway)</span></strong><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-ansi-language: EN-US'><br> A new Norwegian scheme  Centres for Environment-friendly Energy Research (CEER) seeks to develop expertise and promote innovation through focus on long-term research in selected areas of environment-friendly energy, transport and CO2 management in close co-operation between prominent research communities and users. <br> </span><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><a href="http://iwt.fb.email.addemar.com/c8/e1881/h0a10d/l498/index.html"><span style='color:#993333'>Read more...</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></li> </ul> <ul type=disc> <li class=MsoNormal style='color:#555753;mso-margin-top-alt:auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:16.0pt;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo3; tab-stops:list 36.0pt'><strong><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-ansi-language: EN-US'>COMET - 2nd Call for Competence Centres (Austria)</span></strong><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-ansi-language: EN-US'> <br> The competence centre programme COMET supports the building up of competence centres with a research programme jointly formulated by science and industry. The 1st Call allowed funding for 3 K2-Centres, 11 K1 Centres and 6 K Projects with a total of 125 million Euro federal funding. A 2nd call for all 3 programme lines is planned end of 2008, with an expected federal budget of about 125 Mio Euro. The selection procedure for K1/K2 Centres is based on a two stage procedure. K-Projects are selected in one stage. Participation of foreign partners is possible on certain conditions.<br> </span><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><a href="http://iwt.fb.email.addemar.com/c8/e1881/h0a10d/l499/index.html"><span style='color:#993333'>Read more...</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></li> </ul> <ul type=disc> <li class=MsoNormal style='color:#555753;mso-margin-top-alt:auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:16.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo4; tab-stops:list 36.0pt'><strong><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-ansi-language: EN-US'>VINNOVA s Focus on Impact: now available in English (Sweden)</span></strong><span lang=EN-US style='font-size: 8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-ansi-language:EN-US'><br> This report describes the VINNOVA ambitions and activities that aim to understanding and increasing the effects of the VINNOVA commitment to research, innovation and sustainable growth in Sweden. The report briefly describes the different processes used by VINNOVA to secure the quality in the alignment and implementation from an impact perspective. However, the report focuses on the descriptions of and conclusions from the impact analysis made by VINNOVA since the start in 2001. From an international perspective, certain aspects are unique. The report is now available in English at </span><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><a href="http://iwt.fb.email.addemar.com/c8/e1881/h0a10d/l500/index.html"><span lang=EN-US style='color:#993333;mso-ansi-language:EN-US'>http://www.vinnova.se/In-English/Publications/VINNOVA-Analysis</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-ansi-language: EN-US'>.<br> Two preliminary figures : </span><span style='font-size:8.0pt; font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"'><a href="http://iwt.fb.email.addemar.com/c8/e1881/h0a10d/l501/document.GIF"><span lang=EN-US style='color:#993333;mso-ansi-language:EN-US'>impact measurement scheme</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-ansi-language: EN-US'> and </span><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><a href="http://iwt.fb.email.addemar.com/c8/e1881/h0a10d/l502/document.GIF"><span lang=EN-US style='color:#993333;mso-ansi-language:EN-US'>time-based evolution of impact logic assessment.</span></a></span><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; 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