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Communicating EU Research Innovation. A guide for participants.

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Communicating EU Research Innovation. A guide for project participants.[PDF] This short guide will assist participants and coordinators of Framework Programme projects to communicate strategically about their research What we call here "communication" is more than just an additional reporting burden. Europe’s future economic growth and jobs will increasingly have to come from innovation in products, services and business models. There is an enormous difference between communication strategically planned with these objectives in mind and ad hoc efforts for the sake of meeting contractual requirements. How often do we hear people say "let’s make a video to inform everyone" before giving any thought to what is to be achieved? How often do we resort to facts and figures, assuming they will be enough to convince people? Your contractual obligations are important, but communication is not an end in itself and quality is expected. Table of Contents Communic...

PRIX Ars Electronica Collide@CERN Residency Award

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Prix Ars Electronica Collide@CERN is the new international competition for digital artists to win a residency at CERN the world’s largest particle physics laboratory in Geneva. It is the first prize to be announced as part of the new Collide@CERN artists residency programme initiated by the laboratory. The submission plattform will be opened by September 15th 2011 here. The closing date for submission is extended until November, 10th 2011. Every concept submitted for consideration will be evaluated by a jury of experts in the order in which it was received according to the following criteria: Aesthetics, originality Compelling conception Innovation Technique and quality of the presentation Interest in the ideas of science as expressed by CERN In addition, as part of the residency at CERN, the winning artist will be expected to engage with the community of scientists at CERN by holding open workshops with them to share artistic knowledge and inspiration. He/she will al...

Online survey for communication study on energy research

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As part of a study on communicating energy research, the European Commission's Research & Innovation DG is carrying out a survey analysing how communication on European energy research is perceived by you, which communication channels you find most useful and in what areas you would like to see more communication. The on-line consultation is a fundamental tool for this study and we would be grateful if you could spare some time to complete it. Your answers will be confidential and the Commission will not have access to any individual responses. All results of this survey will be treated anonymously and will not be used for purposes other than this study. Now 10 minutes to complete the questionnaire .

2009 European Year of Innovation and Creativity

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L'Unione Europea ha scelto il 2009 come anno europeo per l’innovazione e la creatività ( European Year of Innovation and Creativity - EYCI ) con iniziative nel campo dell’istruzione, della cultura e della ricerca. L’inaugurazione ufficiale è in programma il 7 gennaio a Praga.