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New study released – Socio-economic impact of open service innovation

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http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/newsroom/cf/item-detail-dae.cfm?item_id=7195 This study assesses the economic and societal potential and impact of open service innovation approach in Europe. The study is coordinated and led by Logica business consulting. The consortium consists of IBM, Nokia, Intel, Novay and Innovation Value Institute. The study considers the role of users and citizens in open, user-driven service innovation, as …

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Check out: http://iamfirst.dipdive.com/

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“i.am FIRST: Science is Rock & Roll” Mark your calendar for Sunday, August 14, to join us in watching “i.am FIRST: Science is Rock & Roll” – a back-to-school TV special about FIRST, airing on the ABC TV Network at 7 P.M. ET. Check out: http://iamfirst.dipdive.com/ ‘i.am FIRST – Science is Rock and Roll’ is …

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PICMET 12 announcement

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PICMET’12 will be held on July 28 – August 2 in one of the most beautiful cities in the world, Vancouver, BC – Canada. The venue will be the Sheraton Wall Centre Hotel right in the middle of the city. The theme of PICMET’12 is “Technology Management for Emerging Technologies”. Managing emerging information technologies, bio …

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Proposed Alliance Could Create International Engineering “Meta-University.”

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The Chronicle of Higher Education (7/10, Labi) reported, “If ambitious plans outlined” at a recent conference at Columbia University is realized, “several of the world’s leading universities could soon be collaborating on engineering-design projects and research activities, exchanging students and professors, and pooling their expertise to work more closely with industry.” During the conference, “deans …

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STEM Jobs Paying More, Growing Faster.

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USA Today (7/14, Davidson) reports, “Jobs in science, technology, engineering and math fields pay an average 26% more than other occupations and grew three times faster the past decade, according to a Commerce Department study to be released today.” The Obama Administration “is citing the report partly to put numbers behind its push to invest …

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“The Start Up of You” from NY Times Opinion

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employers are increasingly picky: “They are all looking for the same kind of people — people who not only have the critical thinking skills to do the value-adding jobs that technology can’t, but also people who can invent, adapt and reinvent their jobs every day, in a market that changes faster than ever.” http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/13/opinion/13friedman.html?_r=2