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Enterprise Estonia takes 13 Estonian companies with a joint stand to one of the biggest trade fairs for the defense industry – Eurosatory 2022 taking place in Paris from June 13th til June 17th.   Eurosatory is one of the largest defense industry trade fairs in Europe, held on every second year. Last time the fair was physically held in 2018 and it was attended by over 1,800 exhibitors and more than 57,000 visitors. Enterprise Estonia will go to the Eurosatory fair with a joint stand of companies for the fifth time, since 2014. According to Rene Ehasalu, the cluster

This is the eighth edition of the European Innovation Scoreboard (EIS), which provides a comparative assessment of the innovation performance of EU Member States, under the EU Lisbon Strategy. The methodology for the 2008 EIS is revised compared to that of 2007 with a stronger focus on services, non-technological aspects, and outputs of innovation. The analysis of trends over time is now based on changes in the absolute values of the indicators over a five year period, rather than the previous approach of measuring trends relative to the EU average. The EIS 2008 includes innovation indicators and trend analyses for

What will be the success factors of international competitiveness tomorrow? This question lies at the heart of each country in conditions of a growing global interdependence and competition. Competitiveness is based on the ability to create, transfer and use new and existing knowledge to produce unique products for global markets. In order to be successful, one has to possess attractive resources, as well as the knowledge and skills to use them. Finally, one must be aware of changes on the global market and be flexible towards them. It is widely understood that research, technological development and innovation (RTDI) are the

This survey treated innovativeness as implemented technologically new products, processes or services and significant technological improvements in products, processes or services. It requires an objective improvement in the performance of a product or in the way in which it is produced or delivered. An innovation has been implemented, if it has been introduced on the market – product innovation, or used within a production process – process innovation. The product, service or process should be new (or significantly improved) to the enterprise, but does not necessarily have to be new to the enterprise’s market. The technological innovation could include, but

Estonia is striving to become an innovation-driven economy by making leverage on available resources such as: a highly educated population, good research institutions in advanced sectors, well prepared and motivated public administration, good economic and logistic links with neighbouring countries (especially with the Scandinavian region). Aware of existing shortcomings, the public administration has designed and put in place a system aimed at speeding up and supporting the process of knowledge and technology development and valorisation in the view of transforming these resources into commercially exploitable assets. Such a system has already been operational and has produced appealing results. However, it