Enterprise & Industry Magazine | Number 7 (2010)

Summary:

The main feature of this issue of the E&I magazine includes an interview with Commissioner Antonio Tajani as he takes over the portfolio of Industry and Entrepreneurship. It aso presents Galileo, the EU's global satellite navigation system, which should be operational by 2014. E&I takes a tour of the annual European SME Week and finds out how this initiative is ‘training business champions’. In addition, it explores the first results of the Erasmus for Young Entrepreneurs Programme and why e-skills are high on the EU’s agenda.

This issue introduces two new features.The first is ‘The floor to…’ which provides a podium for a prominent personality to speak on a particular topic. This time, Vice-President of the European Economic and Social Committee talks about design and innovation. The issues also contains the ‘Enterprise Europe Network in Action’ page highlighting the latest news from this network, which helps European SMEs do business in the single market and beyond.

Table of Contents:

• Editorial
• Smart, green and inclusive
• Galileo: a star performer for Europe
• A more innovation Europe
• Promoting and supporting entrepreneurship
• Erasmus for entrepreneurs gets off to a good start
• Bolstering Europe's creative industries
• Go digITal!
• Promoting e-Skills in Europe
• The Floor to Irini Pari - Innovation through design
• Enterprise Europe Network in Action
• News in brief & upcoming events