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Africa’s First Cooperative Innovation Firm
Davis Cook is the CEO of the Research Institute for Innovation and Sustainability (RIIS), Africa’s first cooperative innovation firm. In an interview on the Africa in Space website he described the work of RIIS. “RIIS was established in 2008 as an innovation consultancy firm, and in 2010, the organization established OpenIX, its first Open Innovation
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Innovation Program Launched to Boost SMEs in Energy Supply Chain
The Utility Magazine website reported that an Australian-first open innovation program, titled GeneratER, has been launched by National Energy Resources Australia (NERA) to boost small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) in the energy resources supply chain and find local manufacturing and tech solutions
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Innovation: A New Look
The Global Finance website reported that while copying big tech verbatim doesn’t make sense, there are a number of potential innovation models that large incumbent companies might consider. One strategy is to give up trying to invent in-house, and instead commission research globally. Procter &
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How Can Innovation Flourish in Scotland?
The Herald website asked the question “How can innovation flourish in Scotland?” And answered: “Community Lab, the Edinburgh based start-up, has been wrestling with this challenge and is responding with an online platform for truly open innovation. Andrew Barrie, its founder, says:
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GeneratER: Open Innovation Challenge Program
The Nera website posted an Open Innovation Challenge in Australia. NERA is partnering with some of the energy industry’s leading companies who have committed to identify operational and business challenges and to work with Australian-based SMEs to pilot potential solutions. Using an open-source process
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Launch of the Open Innovation Challenge: Greenhouses
The Yahoo Finance website reported that Cycle Momentum and Hydro-Québec launched of the Open Innovation Challenge: Greenhouses as part of Écotech Québec’s Green Economy Week. The Challenge was created to promote the development and integration of technologies designed for optimal environmental
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Airbus Announces Big Response to Innovation Call
The Australian Defence Magazine website reported that Airbus has received an ‘overwhelming level of interest’ from the local industry following the launch of a nationwide “Call for Innovation” in February seeking SMEs and academia from the Australian aerospace sector to submit proposals
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Vallourec Opens to New Horizons with its 2021 Open Innovation Challenge
The World Pipelines website reported that Vallourec, a world leader in premium tubular solutions, has launched its 2021 Open Innovation Challenge around additional levers for value creation. Open innovation has been part of the Group’s strategy for decades, since the first VAM connections were developed
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Open Innovation Within Loughview Timber: How Knowledge Transfer Is Opening Doors to New Markets
The ARCOM Proceedings website posted a study which aims to determine the effectiveness of adopting an open innovation model in the context of SMEs. Loughview Timber, a small manufacturer based in Northern Ireland, is used as a case study. It is recommended that Loughview Timber continue to exploit the
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OneWeb Launches Innovation Challenge To Identify New Ideas & Collaboration For Innovation In Space
PRNewswire reported that OneWeb, the global communications network, has launched its first Innovation Challenge, an invitation to find innovative technologies, products and solutions, that will advance the world of satellite connectivity and spaced-based communications. The open innovation challenge
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