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In this Issue:
Updates on the life of the INSME Network
- INSME Secretary General appointed as a Member of the Board of Directors of ANIMA Investment Network (INSME Member from France)
- INSME President, Mr. Sergio Arzeni at the APEC CEO Forum in China
- 8 ways beside patents to appropriate the returns from innovation according to INSME Secretary General, Mr. Giovanni Zazzerini
- INSME welcomes a new Observer Member: SME Corporation Malaysia
- INSMEAcademy: join the INSME Community to learn more on social enterprises
News and contributions from the INSME Members
- The Small Enterprise Development Agency – SEDA (INSME Strategic Member from South Africa) at the Torino Fashion Week organized by Unioncamere Piemonte (INSME Full Member from Italy)
- INTRASOFT International (INSME Board Member from Luxembourg) will support CYTA Cyprus in its digital transformation mandate
- The European Trade Association for Business Angels – EBAN (INSME Full Member from Belgium) elected a new President and board of directors
- UNCTAD (INSME Honorary Member) and Alibaba Business School train African entrepreneurs
- The Global Innovation Index 2018
INSME’s Picks in the News
- The World Economic Forum, the Asia Pacific Initiative and the Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry recently opened the Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution in Japan
Tenders, Calls & Consultations
- The European Patent Office – EPO announces the European Inventor Award 2019
- COST – European Cooperation in Science and Technology launches a call for actions
- The Quality Innovation Award: participate to the competition
- Submit your application to the 2019 Cartier Women’s Initiative Awards
- Erasmus+ Programme: the Call for Proposals 2018 is now open
Publications
- The Digital Transformation Scoreboard 2018: “EU businesses go digital: opportunities, outcomes and uptake”
- The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) released the 2018 edition of its annual report "Foreign Direct Investment in Latin America and the Caribbean"
Recommended website
- THE NEXT SOCIETY: the official website is now online!
Events
- Highlighted events
- Future International meetings, workshops, seminars selected by INSME
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