Benchmarking R&D Activities
Benchmarking is the essence of EIRMA activities. Benchmarking will be the central them of this Special Conference, where speakers and participants will share information on issues such as recruiting, career management, rewards and recognition, R&D costs, idea follow-up, and commercialising R&D results.
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Learning How to Stop Projects
Many companies encounter difficulties when it comes to stopping an unfit project in due time. This Round Table provides an opportunity to exchange experiences in overcoming these difficulties: organisational, psychological, or lack of contingency planning. When partners are involved, it may be even more difficult to stop a project. Which are the right criteria? Who should be responsible? What are the appropriate mechanisms?
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The 2006 European Business Summit
The fourth European Business Summit in Brussels on 16-17 March is entitled Building a Europe of Excellence: Turning knowledge into growth. It focuses on subjects that are of direct relevance to EIRMA members and critical to the future of the European economy. The event is also a key meeting place for leading business people and European policy makers.
This year, the programme includes a session led by EIRMA and its sister organisations to mark the formal launch of our Responsible Partnering initiative. Speakers from industry, academia, public research and government will explain why it is important to improve relationships between science and industry and how this can be achieved.
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Uncertainty Management
Uncertainties regarding technical feasibility, financial requirements, resource availability, market acceptability, and societal issues have to be managed as part of the business process. R&D management increasingly involves anticipating problems, and managing public opposition and regulatory hurdles. It requires suitable tools for assessing the potential financial value of projects while they are underway. This Round Table looked at current thinking on these matters.
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“The best management development happens when experienced managers come together to learn from each other - to discuss common concerns and visit each other's companies.” - Financial Times
The European Industrial Research Management Association (EIRMA) is an independent, not-for-profit organisation, which aims to enhance innovation through more effective market-oriented research and development. Unique features of the Association include the networking and personal contact that the Financial Times recommends. It’s been offering this forum for 40 years.
EIRMA provides a platform for discussing ideas and exchanging practical experience. Its activities support companies in benchmarking and improving their innovation processes through well-managed and well-organised research and development. These establish EIRMA’s members as a natural first point of contact for policy makers and others seeking the business community’s insight.
EIRMA’s website provides further information on the items featured in IQ, other key aspects of research and innovation management and records of recent meetings and all publications.
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Events
Learning Group on Strategy Planning
The Next Decade: Europe’s Future in a World of Global R&D
Publisher
Andrew Dearing
adearing@EIRMA.asso.fr
Editor
Luke Collins
LukeCollins1@compuserve.com
Production
Freeway Media
www.freewaymedia.com
Innovation Quarterly is published by the European Industrial Research Management Association
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