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California Dreamin’ – then submit an abstract!

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Are you going to San Francisco/Silicon Valley in July 2012? Then submit abstracts now! Two great opportunities for service scientists, managers, engineers, designers, and more! Please submit abstracts now, before time runs out,  to these two back-to-back conferences! Human-Side of Service Engineering (HSSE) HSSE-2012 Conferences, July 21-25th, San Francisco, CA (Hilton) Abstract submission (preferred) deadline: …

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Is Education & Technology at a Tipping Point?

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Silicon Valley Forum event.  Twenty years ago most people (faculty, students, parents) had no access to the internet or web-enabled mobile phones.  Today many more do, and adoption rates in emerging markets such as India and China are accelerating fastest.   Ubiquitous access has important implications for “the business” of education, both short-term and long-term…  For …

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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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