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A sneak peek at the winners of the 2010 Imagine Cup: a taste of the future? Fabien Petitcolas, Director for Innovation, Europe - 12 August 2010

In few years, they will be creators of innovative start-ups, recognised researchers, or, why not, even heads...

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Going for Go Futures - 28 June 2010 Going for Go

Go is a game so complex that raw computing power was never going to be enough to turn it into a competitive...

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There’s a new woman in charge Futures - 28 May 2010 There’s a new woman in charge

It’s been all change in Brussels, and innovation now has a new Commissioner. And Máire Geoghegan-Quinn has...

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Microsoft welcomes the 'Digital Agenda for Europe' John Vassallo, Vice President - EU Affairs - 21 May 2010 | 3 comments

Microsoft welcomes the “Digital Agenda for Europe” as a bold roadmap for action. We share the European...

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Irish perspective: key programmes for business start-ups Kim Nielsen, Local Software Economy Lead - 18 May 2010 Irish perspective: key programmes for business start-ups

As I mentioned in one of my earlier posts, Ireland is one of Europe’s key hubs for innovation, offering an...

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Robotics gets personal Futures - 03 May 2010 Robotics gets personal

Huge industrial robots are now a mature industry. Young French entrepreneur Jean-Christophe Baillie believes...

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Meet the new biology Futures - 03 May 2010

Biologists have long had to fight against the idea that theirs is a ‘soft’ science. Now, armed with tools from...

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Video: hear IT students and young entrepreneurs talk about why IT matters Lisa Boch-Andersen, Senior Director for Communications Europe - 26 April 2010 | 2 comments Video: hear IT students and young entrepreneurs talk about why IT matters

We were at the Go digITal event during eSkills week earlier March and spoke to a number of ICT students...

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Cloud computing gives Europeans free data on air and water quality Lisa Boch-Andersen, Senior Director for Communications Europe - 13 April 2010 Cloud computing gives Europeans free data on air and water quality

An agency of the European Union, the European Environment Agency (EEA) provides independent and reliable...

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Microsoft President International at INSEAD: IT and climate change Ray Pinto, Senior Government Affairs Manager - 01 March 2010

I've just re-watched this video of Jean-Philippe Courtois talking to INSEAD about the role that IT can play in...

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Technology leadership in the 21st century: How cloud computing will change our world 16 March 2010 Technology leadership in the 21st century: How cloud computing will change our world

Brad Smith, Senior Vice President and General Counsel, Microsoft Corporation gave a speech on “Technology...

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New models to help understand European forests and climate change 14 January 2010 New models to help understand European forests and climate change

Major advances in data availability, together with recent advances in computational modeling and data analysis...

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Environment Dashboard 04 March 2010 Environment Dashboard

The Environmental Sustainability Dashboard for Microsoft Dynamics AX enables midsize businesses to easily...

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Somniloquy 10 January 2010 Somniloquy

Scientists from Microsoft Research in the United Kingdom and the United States and University of California...

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Microsoft Helps Businesses Reduce Carbon Dioxide Emissions and Costs 05 January 2010 Microsoft Helps Businesses Reduce Carbon Dioxide Emissions and Costs

The Environmental Sustainability Dashboard for Microsoft Dynamics AX enables midsize businesses to easily...

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Contributing to a “Better Climate” through Cloud Technology Ludo De Bock, Senior Director EU/NATO MS Corp - 14 December 2009

With Eye On Earth providing near to real-time information on Water and Air quality, encouraging two-way...

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Environmental Atlas of Europe Ray Pinto, Senior Government Affairs Manager - 14 December 2009

The European Environment Agency and Microsoft launched their latest project this month - the Environmental...

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'Sleep Talking' PC’s Save Energy and Money 11 December 2009 | 2 comments 'Sleep Talking' PC’s Save Energy and Money

A group of scientists from Microsoft Research in the United Kingdom and the United States and University of...

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European web event extraordinaire: Le Web Claire O'Halloran, Emerging Business International Lead - 10 December 2009

What is Le Web?

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Webinar on “Skills for Innovation”: introducing the main results from the Microsoft - IDC e-Skills Study Elena Bonfiglioli, Director of Citizenship - 10 December 2009

As you might have read in my recent post, the IDC last week published a report sponsored by Microsoft,...

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An insider’s take on the Dublin Data Centre: growth prospects and the local response Claire O'Halloran, Emerging Business International Lead - 04 December 2009

We were very proud to announce the grand opening of our Dublin data centre in September 2009.

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Open for innovation Futures - 01 December 2009 Open for innovation

John Wood, Chair of the European Research Area Board, gives a personal assessment of how research needs to...

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Constructive disruption Futures - 01 December 2009 Constructive disruption

Microsoft’s Akhtar Badshah wants to be a disruptive influence

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Jean-Philippe Courtois on "The good entrepreneur" Jesse Verstraete, Senior EU Communications Manager - 30 November 2009

Heard of The Good Entrepreneur? It’s a TV show where entrepreneurs from across Europe compete for a hefty...

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Windows 7 and European ICT growth 27 November 2009 Windows 7 and European ICT growth

Erich Andersen, VP and Deputy General Counsel of the Windows Business at Microsoft, speaking about Windows 7...

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An expert’s take: The state of European entrepreneurship Claire O'Halloran, Emerging Business International Lead - 27 November 2009

Cliff Reeves – General Manager of the Emerging Business Team (which in non-Microsoft speak means he works...

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John Vassallo on cloud computing and growth 27 November 2009 John Vassallo on cloud computing and growth

Microsoft's Vice President for EU affairs blogs via video on how ICT can stimulate Europe's growth

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EEA and the Eye On Earth Project 20 November 2009 | 4 comments EEA and the Eye On Earth Project

Information technology plays a crucial role in enabling EU environmental policy goals to become a reality. The...

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Environmental Atlas of Europe 14 December 2009 Environmental Atlas of Europe

Atlas, an online portal, uses the intuitive interface of Bing Maps to allow people to view stories about the...

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Windows 7 and the European ICT economy Claire O'Halloran, Emerging Business International Lead - 13 November 2009

Please click below to view a short 1-minute interview with Erich Andersen, VP and Deputy General Counsel of...

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John Vassallo on cloud computing & growth in Europe 27 November 2009 John Vassallo on cloud computing & growth in Europe

Microsoft's Vice President for EU Affairs talks about the role of ICT into driving European growth

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Best of Growth & Innovation Day 02 February 2010 Best of Growth & Innovation Day

Best of with Viviane Reding, Meglena Kuneva, Neil Holloway, John Vassallo, Alexandr Vondra, Jan Muelfheit

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On the agenda: Bridging the industry-university gap Richard L. Hudson - 01 June 2009 On the agenda: Bridging the industry-university gap

The EU’s education commissioner, Ján Figel’, is pushing for change in European universities – to the economic...

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ICT - the way out of the economic crisis Peter Wrobel - 01 June 2009 ICT - the way out of the economic crisis

Viviane Reding, European commissioner for all things hi-tech, is known for telling it like it is. A passionate...

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A call for global innovation Richard L. Hudson - 01 June 2009 A call for global innovation

As the global financial turmoil continues to cast its shadow, government leaders are gathering in Brussels to...

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European Research Council set for growth, says president Richard L. Hudson - 01 June 2009 European Research Council set for growth, says president

The European Research Council head urges basic research for economic growth – and charts a course for...

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A helping hand allows Hungarian firm to fund logistics project 01 June 2009 A helping hand allows Hungarian firm to fund logistics project

Since Hungary's accession into the European Union, the number of logistics operators in the country has been...

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Europe must be open to the world Janez Potocnik - 01 December 2008 Europe must be open to the world

“The creation of a single European Research Area (ERA) - to mirror the single market with the four freedoms of...

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The way ahead: the Global Lab Michael Kenward - 01 December 2008 The way ahead: the Global Lab

The much vaunted globalisation of business and politics has not by-passed the world of R&D.

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Microsoft sponsors prestigious award for European research Nuala Moran - 01 December 2008 Microsoft sponsors prestigious award for European research

One of Europe's leading pioneers in the field of medical image analysis has been awarded the €250,000 Royal...

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Forming innovation clusters Nuala Moran - 01 June 2008 Forming innovation clusters

Cluster Stew: the European Commission is formulating an all-embracing strategy on cluster development to boost...

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How to solve the cluster equation? Nuala Moran - 01 June 2008 How to solve the cluster equation?

In 1997, Microsoft opened its first big European lab – and it placed it in what was then Europe's only serious...

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Wanted: more ‘gazelles’ in Europe Richard L. Hudson - 01 June 2008 Wanted: more ‘gazelles’ in Europe

The Science|Business Innovation Board says Europe's innovation policies need to change, to encourage...

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Hungarian start-up secures 100 per cent funding for photosmart project 01 June 2008 Hungarian start-up secures 100 per cent funding for photosmart project

Budapest-based start-up eSpirit sought help from European Union Grants Advisor (EUGA) and applied for...

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Europe’s digital future: the challenges ahead 01 June 2008 Europe’s digital future: the challenges ahead

The Lisbon Strategy's aim is to make the EU ‘the most dynamic and competitive knowledge-based economy in the...

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Austrian start-up secures funding for video telephony project 01 December 2007 Austrian start-up secures funding for video telephony project

Vienna-based start-up IQ Mobile found that obtaining funding to develop innovative solutions was a...

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