Archivo de octubre 2006
What could teams of high school students invent? This school year the answer to that question includes a memory stimulator for people with Alzheimer's and dementia; a reusable fire-extinguishing grenade for first-responders; and a pocket-sized arsenic filter to purify drinking water. With InvenTeams grants up to $10,000 each from the Lemelson-MIT Program, students and teachers at 20 high schools across the country are inventing practical solutions to a real-world problem of their choosing.
31/10/06: "Construye una Página Web"
Tenemos el agrado de comunicarle que el Portal Educativo EDUCARED-PERÚ de la Fundación Telefónica, está organizando el IV Concurso "Construye una Página Web". En esta oportunidad el tema del concurso será "Mejorando la calidad de nuestra educación secundaria: opinemos los alumnos". En el concurso podrán participar grupos de alumnos de tercero, cuarto y quinto de secundaria, que funcionarán bajo la tutoría de uno o más profesores, pudiendo llegar cada grupo a contar con un máximo de ocho integrantes. No hay límite para el número de grupos que podrá presentar cada institución.
Cada grupo participante deberá inscribirse en el portal Educared hasta el 10 de noviembre de 2006. A partir de ese momento cada grupo tendrá acceso a un módulo que le servirá para construir su página web mediante instrucciones muy sencillas y con ejemplos. El grupo podrá ingresar a través del mismo módulo para continuar la construcción de su página web cuantas veces sea necesario. La fecha límite para trabajar en la web en construcción es el 30 de noviembre.
Cada grupo participante deberá inscribirse en el portal Educared hasta el 10 de noviembre de 2006. A partir de ese momento cada grupo tendrá acceso a un módulo que le servirá para construir su página web mediante instrucciones muy sencillas y con ejemplos. El grupo podrá ingresar a través del mismo módulo para continuar la construcción de su página web cuantas veces sea necesario. La fecha límite para trabajar en la web en construcción es el 30 de noviembre.
31/10/06: The Business Anti-Corruption Portal
The purpose of this portal is to support small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) in avoiding and fighting corruption and creating a better business environment. Working actively against corruption will furthermore enable companies to adhere to the UN Global Compact Principle 10 on corruption.
As small and medium sized companies typically possess fewer resources than larger companies, these tools have been developed to support them in fighting corruption.
On this background, Global Advice Network is developing an Internet-based corruption portal co-funded by the Danish International Development Agency (Danida), which will be broadly applicable for companies operating in developing countries.
The portal contains a variety of instruments and information, which can be used alone or in combination. Some tools are new; others are well known procedures and methods adapted to smaller and medium size businesses.
Many corruption fighting tools have been created with the purpose of fighting corruption in OECD countries and are targeted at larger companies. This portal combines experience in this field with new tools for small and medium sized companies operating in developing countries.
As small and medium sized companies typically possess fewer resources than larger companies, these tools have been developed to support them in fighting corruption.
On this background, Global Advice Network is developing an Internet-based corruption portal co-funded by the Danish International Development Agency (Danida), which will be broadly applicable for companies operating in developing countries.
The portal contains a variety of instruments and information, which can be used alone or in combination. Some tools are new; others are well known procedures and methods adapted to smaller and medium size businesses.
Many corruption fighting tools have been created with the purpose of fighting corruption in OECD countries and are targeted at larger companies. This portal combines experience in this field with new tools for small and medium sized companies operating in developing countries.
31/10/06: Concurso Comunica tambien lo bueno!
CAD Ciudadanos al Día, Asociación de Comunicadores Sociales Calandria (institución que trabaja en comunicación pública), ReCrea (círculo de comunicación para el desarrollo de la Universidad de Lima) y Reddes (círculo de comunicación para el desarrollo de la Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú) son las instituciones que organizan el Concurso “Comunica también lo bueno! ” , que busca premiar a las mejores propuestas de comunicación que aborden las buenas prácticas de gobierno en los temas de gestión pública alrededor del Premio a las Buenas Prácticas Gubernamentales que organiza CAD Ciudadanos al Día desde hace dos años.
Una buena práctica gubernamental es una actividad o proceso que ha producido destacados resultados útiles y medibles en el manejo de una organización pública y que puede ser replicada en otras organizaciones para mejorar la efectividad, eficiencia e innovación de las mismas en beneficio de los ciudadanos.
El concurso apuesta por lograr trabajos cuyas propuestas permitan hacer conocidos los casos de éxito en entidades públicas para que éstos sean visibles a la ciudadanía.
La fecha límite de presentación de postulaciones es el viernes 22 de diciembre del 2006. La publicación de resultados será el 28 de febrero del 2007.
Las bases se encuentran en formato digital en: www.ciudadanosaldia.org Cualquier consulta o información escribir a: concursocomunica@ciudadanosaldia.org o llamar a los teléfonos: 4402787 / 4402788 / 4402754.
Una buena práctica gubernamental es una actividad o proceso que ha producido destacados resultados útiles y medibles en el manejo de una organización pública y que puede ser replicada en otras organizaciones para mejorar la efectividad, eficiencia e innovación de las mismas en beneficio de los ciudadanos.
El concurso apuesta por lograr trabajos cuyas propuestas permitan hacer conocidos los casos de éxito en entidades públicas para que éstos sean visibles a la ciudadanía.
La fecha límite de presentación de postulaciones es el viernes 22 de diciembre del 2006. La publicación de resultados será el 28 de febrero del 2007.
Las bases se encuentran en formato digital en: www.ciudadanosaldia.org Cualquier consulta o información escribir a: concursocomunica@ciudadanosaldia.org o llamar a los teléfonos: 4402787 / 4402788 / 4402754.
30/10/06: The Open University launches OpenLearn
The Open University’s commitment to broadening access to education is being taken to another level with the launch of OpenLearn, its major new open content initiative. The OpenLearn website will make educational resources freely available on the internet, with state of the art learning support and collaboration tools to connect learners and educators.
This £5.65 million project, supported by a grant from the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, will cover a full range of subjects from arts and history to science and nature, at all study levels from access to postgraduate. Available to learners and educators throughout the UK and worldwide, the project will be of particular significance in The Open University’s efforts to open access to hard-to-reach groups and tackle educational disadvantage both within the developed and developing worlds.
OpenLearn will be formally launched in London on 25th October 2006 at 1 Great George Street, Westminster. Keynote speakers include Bill Rammell, MP, Minister of State for Lifelong Learning, Further and Higher Education and Lawrence Lessig, Professor of Law at Stanford University.
This £5.65 million project, supported by a grant from the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, will cover a full range of subjects from arts and history to science and nature, at all study levels from access to postgraduate. Available to learners and educators throughout the UK and worldwide, the project will be of particular significance in The Open University’s efforts to open access to hard-to-reach groups and tackle educational disadvantage both within the developed and developing worlds.
OpenLearn will be formally launched in London on 25th October 2006 at 1 Great George Street, Westminster. Keynote speakers include Bill Rammell, MP, Minister of State for Lifelong Learning, Further and Higher Education and Lawrence Lessig, Professor of Law at Stanford University.
El Fondo de Inversión en Telecomunicaciones (FITEL) permitirá reducir significativamente el tiempo destinado a realizar proyectos de inversión en áreas rurales al ser adscrito al Ministerio de Transportes y Comunicaciones (MTC).
Con la conformación del nuevo Directorio del FITEL, que será presidido por la Ministra de Transportes e integrado por el Ministro de Economía y el Presidente del Consejo Directivo de Osiptel, se prevé que los proyectos de inversión no se demoren más de seis meses en ser aprobados porque se evitaría la duplicidad de funciones, entre el MTC y OSIPTEL, que ocurre en la actualidad.
La Viceministra de Comunicaciones, Cayetana Aljovín, participó de la sesión plenaria de la Comisión de Transportes y Comunicaciones del Congreso donde se aprobó por UNANIMIDAD el proyecto de Ley que, por un lado, otorga al FITEL personería jurídica de derecho público y, por otro, lo adscribe al MTC.
Durante su presentación, la Viceministra Aljovín absolvió las dudas de los congresistas sobre el tema y aseguró que los recursos del FITEL serán empleados exclusivamente para servicios de telecomunicaciones en áreas rurales o en lugares de preferente interés social.
“Ningún centavo del Fitel será utilizado en gasto corriente”, enfatizó al señalar que el MTC actuará como Secretaría Técnica y los recursos del Fondo serán “sólo para la ejecución de los proyectos de telecomunicaciones, que es lo que nos preocupa”.
Por otro lado, la Viceministra explicó la importancia de que FITEL sea adscrito al MTC ya que no es función de los reguladores el distraer su atención en proyectos de infraestructura de telecomunicaciones ya que ello corresponde a la entidad concedente. Caso contrario se desvirtúa la función reguladora y el Osiptel podría convertirse en juez y parte.
Indicó que dicha situación generaba duplicidad de funciones y el objetivo es agilizar los trámites para beneficiar a los pobladores que no cuentan con servicios de telecomunicaciones.
Dijo que con el fondo de inversión de FITEL, que en la actualidad es de aproximadamente 100 millones de dólares, más los recursos del canon que cuenta el Ministerio se crearía un Megafondo que permitirá realizar más proyectos en beneficio de los pobladores que no cuentan con servicios de telecomunicaciones.
Con la conformación del nuevo Directorio del FITEL, que será presidido por la Ministra de Transportes e integrado por el Ministro de Economía y el Presidente del Consejo Directivo de Osiptel, se prevé que los proyectos de inversión no se demoren más de seis meses en ser aprobados porque se evitaría la duplicidad de funciones, entre el MTC y OSIPTEL, que ocurre en la actualidad.
La Viceministra de Comunicaciones, Cayetana Aljovín, participó de la sesión plenaria de la Comisión de Transportes y Comunicaciones del Congreso donde se aprobó por UNANIMIDAD el proyecto de Ley que, por un lado, otorga al FITEL personería jurídica de derecho público y, por otro, lo adscribe al MTC.
Durante su presentación, la Viceministra Aljovín absolvió las dudas de los congresistas sobre el tema y aseguró que los recursos del FITEL serán empleados exclusivamente para servicios de telecomunicaciones en áreas rurales o en lugares de preferente interés social.
“Ningún centavo del Fitel será utilizado en gasto corriente”, enfatizó al señalar que el MTC actuará como Secretaría Técnica y los recursos del Fondo serán “sólo para la ejecución de los proyectos de telecomunicaciones, que es lo que nos preocupa”.
Por otro lado, la Viceministra explicó la importancia de que FITEL sea adscrito al MTC ya que no es función de los reguladores el distraer su atención en proyectos de infraestructura de telecomunicaciones ya que ello corresponde a la entidad concedente. Caso contrario se desvirtúa la función reguladora y el Osiptel podría convertirse en juez y parte.
Indicó que dicha situación generaba duplicidad de funciones y el objetivo es agilizar los trámites para beneficiar a los pobladores que no cuentan con servicios de telecomunicaciones.
Dijo que con el fondo de inversión de FITEL, que en la actualidad es de aproximadamente 100 millones de dólares, más los recursos del canon que cuenta el Ministerio se crearía un Megafondo que permitirá realizar más proyectos en beneficio de los pobladores que no cuentan con servicios de telecomunicaciones.
28/10/06: CUWiN Completes Port to Meraki Mini
CUWiN is pleased to announce that we have successfully ported our flagship software to the Meraki Mini. Documentation on the port can be found at http://cuwin.net/manual/howto/meraki.
Porting CUWiN software to the Meraki Mini makes using CUWiNware even cheaper by dropping the price point of nodes that can run CUWiNware from a few hundred dollars to around $50. The Meraki Mini is perfect for making apartment buildings and office spaces wireless, as the infrastructure costs are significantly cheaper than wired installations.
Porting CUWiN software to the Meraki Mini makes using CUWiNware even cheaper by dropping the price point of nodes that can run CUWiNware from a few hundred dollars to around $50. The Meraki Mini is perfect for making apartment buildings and office spaces wireless, as the infrastructure costs are significantly cheaper than wired installations.
27/10/06: Water Markets and Trading
Since the 1970s, supply augmentation strategies to meet water needs have waned, and governments have increasingly focused on demand management measures, including voluntary water transfers. Water demands have also changed as expanding urban growth, changes in agriculture, and increasing concern for the environment compete for water. Water rights regimes based on queuing principles lead to an inefficient allocation of water resources and may also result in other inefficiencies, such as overuse of land and inadequate adoption of capital-intensive conservation technologies. Water trading based on transferable water rights has been advanced as a solution to these problems. Trading helps equalize the marginal prices faced by various water users, thereby providing information about the value of water in alternative uses and creating compatible incentives. Putting water markets into practice introduces real-world complications of transaction costs and third-party externalities. We present these complications along with some major criticisms of water markets, and actual cases of water trading are discussed. We conclude with avenues of potential future research.
Perú 2021, en co-organización con la OIT y la Embajada de los Estados Unidos de America y con la colaboración de CONFIEP, AMCHAM; organizó el XI Simposio Internacional “Empresa Moderna y Responsabilidad Social” que tuvo lugar los días 4, 5 y 6 de octubre del presente.
El simposio congregó a los más altos funcionarios de las principales empresas, organizaciones internacionales, medios de comunicación, fundaciones y la academia.
Este importante evento contó con la participación de destacados expositores internacionales como el Sr. Pierre Hupperts, Presidente de la Consultora Holandesa Hupperts Visie & Strategie; la Sra. Mercedes Aragones, Past Vicepresidente de Wal*Mart México; el Sr. Richard Wells, Presidente del Lexington Group, el Sr. Johannes Galli, Fundador del Grupo Galli; el Sr. Rafael Fernández, Miembro del Comité Español del Global Compact; Jeff Senne, Gerente de Participantes y COPs del Pacto Mundial; el Sr. Mauricio Madeiros, Presidente de la Fundación Odebrecht, Brasil; entre otros, quienes trataron diversos temas relacionados con la RS.
Asimismo contamos con expositores nacionales como el Sr. Antonio Brack, Presidente del CONAM, el Sr. Federico Cúneo Presidente de Forum Empresa; el Sr. Gabriel Ortiz de Cevallos, Director del Instituto Apoyo y el Sr. Baltazar Caravedo, Presidente de Socios Perú.
Las ponencias resaltaron los esfuerzos que realiza el empresariado en el tema de la promoción de códigos de conducta y de valores como parte de sus estrategias de Responsabilidad Social Corporativa. Asimismo se presentaron los nuevos enfoques de la promoción y aplicación de la RS con las tendencias mundiales y la experiencia internacional y nacional. Para cada exposición se contó con destacados paneles, conformados por altos funcionarios de las empresas y organismos participantes
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El simposio congregó a los más altos funcionarios de las principales empresas, organizaciones internacionales, medios de comunicación, fundaciones y la academia.
Este importante evento contó con la participación de destacados expositores internacionales como el Sr. Pierre Hupperts, Presidente de la Consultora Holandesa Hupperts Visie & Strategie; la Sra. Mercedes Aragones, Past Vicepresidente de Wal*Mart México; el Sr. Richard Wells, Presidente del Lexington Group, el Sr. Johannes Galli, Fundador del Grupo Galli; el Sr. Rafael Fernández, Miembro del Comité Español del Global Compact; Jeff Senne, Gerente de Participantes y COPs del Pacto Mundial; el Sr. Mauricio Madeiros, Presidente de la Fundación Odebrecht, Brasil; entre otros, quienes trataron diversos temas relacionados con la RS.
Asimismo contamos con expositores nacionales como el Sr. Antonio Brack, Presidente del CONAM, el Sr. Federico Cúneo Presidente de Forum Empresa; el Sr. Gabriel Ortiz de Cevallos, Director del Instituto Apoyo y el Sr. Baltazar Caravedo, Presidente de Socios Perú.
Las ponencias resaltaron los esfuerzos que realiza el empresariado en el tema de la promoción de códigos de conducta y de valores como parte de sus estrategias de Responsabilidad Social Corporativa. Asimismo se presentaron los nuevos enfoques de la promoción y aplicación de la RS con las tendencias mundiales y la experiencia internacional y nacional. Para cada exposición se contó con destacados paneles, conformados por altos funcionarios de las empresas y organismos participantes
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El Instituto TECLIDES esta organizando el concurso “Ideas Emprendedoras Juveniles 2006” con el objetivo de promover una cultura emprendedora entre los jóvenes, la creación de nuevas empresas formales orientadas hacia el desarrollo sostenible y conseguir inversionistas o socios para realizar el sueño de tener una empresa de éxito.
El evento esta dirigido a jóvenes de ambos sexos entre 15 y 21 años de edad. Las inscripciones son totalmente gratuitas y se inician este 15 de octubre. La primera etapa consiste en la presentación vía email de la Idea de Negocio (del 15 de octubre al 17 de noviembre), seguidamente los grupos que hayan presentado las mejores “Ideas de Negocios” tendrán hasta el 29 de diciembre para presentar sus Planes de Negocios. La gran final se realizará en la primera semana de enero del 2007 con la sustentación de los Planes de Negocios y la entrega de premios que consisten en capital semilla y becas de estudio para los tres primeros puestos. Los auspiciadores son: PERÚ 2021, AMANCO, ASOCIACIÓN BENALA, MIBANCO Y LA MUNICIPALIDAD DE ATE.
Puedes recoger tus bases y reglamentos en el local principal del Instituto TECLIDES, ubicado en la Av. Nicolás Ayllón 5631 – 5635, Urb. Los Ángeles de Vitarte, Ate, Para mayores informes nos pueden llamar a los teléfonos: 9878-4171 y 351-8994. Email: teclides@yahoo.com.
El evento esta dirigido a jóvenes de ambos sexos entre 15 y 21 años de edad. Las inscripciones son totalmente gratuitas y se inician este 15 de octubre. La primera etapa consiste en la presentación vía email de la Idea de Negocio (del 15 de octubre al 17 de noviembre), seguidamente los grupos que hayan presentado las mejores “Ideas de Negocios” tendrán hasta el 29 de diciembre para presentar sus Planes de Negocios. La gran final se realizará en la primera semana de enero del 2007 con la sustentación de los Planes de Negocios y la entrega de premios que consisten en capital semilla y becas de estudio para los tres primeros puestos. Los auspiciadores son: PERÚ 2021, AMANCO, ASOCIACIÓN BENALA, MIBANCO Y LA MUNICIPALIDAD DE ATE.
Puedes recoger tus bases y reglamentos en el local principal del Instituto TECLIDES, ubicado en la Av. Nicolás Ayllón 5631 – 5635, Urb. Los Ángeles de Vitarte, Ate, Para mayores informes nos pueden llamar a los teléfonos: 9878-4171 y 351-8994. Email: teclides@yahoo.com.
A report released by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) on Monday, October 16, 2006, shows that the patent system is an integral part of increasing global economic activity, with the increase in patent filings closely mirroring economic growth around the world. The WIPO Patent Report 2006 shows that companies are increasingly using the intellectual property (IP) system to protect their investments in new markets. The report reveals that a total of 5.4 million patents were in force worldwide in 2004, the last year for which complete statistics are available.
"This comprehensive report presents a complete picture of worldwide patent activity in an easily-accessible format. It shows the distribution of patent activity around the world and contains detailed information on some of the important trends of the patent system," said Dr. Kamil Idris, Director General of WIPO. "Over the past few years WIPO has improved its collection and analysis of industrial property statistics to assist policy makers, practitioners and other interested parties in better understanding the impact of the patent system on economic and inventive activity around the world," he added.
The Director General said "The report shows a marked increase in the use of the patent system internationally. It also shows that the patent system is being used for its intended purposes, namely to stimulate innovation and promote economic activity." Dr. Idris further noted that the report shows an increase in the use of WIPO's Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT). The PCT, which provides a simplified system for international patent filing, has become a major tool for companies seeking broad-based patent protection. The number of PCT applications grew at an average annual rate of 16.8% between 1990 and 2005 and topped 134,000 international applications in 2005. The PCT is now used in 47% of all international patent filings.
The number of patent applications filed worldwide almost doubled between 1985 to 2004, rising from 884,400 to 1,599,000 with an average annual rate of increase of 4.75% since 1995. This is in line with the average annual growth in world gross domestic product (GDP) of some 5.6%.
Since 1995 there has been a continuous increase in the number of filings by patent applicants in their country of residence, reflecting steady growth in domestic inventive activity. The bulk of the increase in total filings is accounted for by international patent applications. Large increases in foreign patents filings in countries like Brazil, China, India, Korea, and Mexico reflect the internationalization of markets and production. Companies seeking new export markets or investing overseas are keen on protecting their inventions in these key emerging economies.
The report notes a boom in patent filings in northeast Asia over the past 20 years, most notably with the emergence of China and the Republic of Korea as major industrial economies. For several decades Japan has been the largest patent office in the world with more than 400,000 patent applications filed by residents and non-residents in 2004. In only 20 years, China has become the 5th largest patent office in the world (by number of patent applications filed) and patent filings by Chinese residents grew more than five-fold between 1995 and 2004 to reach 65,786. Today, the Republic of Korea is the 4th largest patent office in the world and is also experiencing very high growth rates with a three-fold increase in patent filings by residents between 1994 and 2004.
Although an increasing number of applicants are seeking protection for their inventions outside their country of residence, and emerging and fast-developing economies have been using the patent system more extensively, its use is still very concentrated. Five patent offices account for 75% of all patents filed and 74% of patents granted worldwide. These are the United States of America (USA), Japan, the European Patent Office (EPO), Republic of Korea and China.
The ownership of patent rights in force, or the patents granted over the past 20 years, shows even greater concentration, with residents of Japan and USA owning 29% and 22% respectively of all patents in force in 2004. As not every patent application translates into a patent - this may be for a variety of reasons, for example, an applicant may decide not to pursue the application or an application may be rejected - the number of patents that were actually granted in 2004 is 600,000, representing an average annual growth of 4% between 1995 and 2004.
A patent is granted for a period of twenty years, although extensions are possible in some circumstances. In 2004, of the total of 5.4 million patents in force worldwide, 81% were granted in six countries: USA, Japan, the United Kingdom, Germany, Republic of Korea and France. An analysis of the country of residence of the patent applicant, however, puts Japan at the head of the field followed by the USA, Republic of Korea, Germany, France and Russian Federation. It is to be noted that information on patents in force is not available for several offices that have relatively high numbers of patent applications, notably Argentina, Brazil, China, India and some European offices. Of the patents in force in 2004, 53% were filed in 1997 or later. Only 22% of the patents in force in 2004 were filed before 1994.
The report introduces the concept of patent intensity indicators that weight the number of patents by different measures of country size (population, GDP, research and development expenditure). Indicators of patent intensity show that Japan and the Republic of Korea, in particular, have very high rates of patenting as a proportion of GDP or of research and development activity. Per dollar of GDP, Japan and the Republic of Korea file five times as many patents as the industrialized countries of Europe and North America.
These indicators also show that many small industrialized countries have above average rates of patent filing, such as Australia, New Zealand, Finland, and Denmark. East European countries such as the Russian Federation, Ukraine and Belarus also have high rates of patent activity when compared with total GDP and with research and development expenditure.
The full report is available at http://www.wipo.int/ipstats/en/statistics/patents/.
"This comprehensive report presents a complete picture of worldwide patent activity in an easily-accessible format. It shows the distribution of patent activity around the world and contains detailed information on some of the important trends of the patent system," said Dr. Kamil Idris, Director General of WIPO. "Over the past few years WIPO has improved its collection and analysis of industrial property statistics to assist policy makers, practitioners and other interested parties in better understanding the impact of the patent system on economic and inventive activity around the world," he added.
The Director General said "The report shows a marked increase in the use of the patent system internationally. It also shows that the patent system is being used for its intended purposes, namely to stimulate innovation and promote economic activity." Dr. Idris further noted that the report shows an increase in the use of WIPO's Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT). The PCT, which provides a simplified system for international patent filing, has become a major tool for companies seeking broad-based patent protection. The number of PCT applications grew at an average annual rate of 16.8% between 1990 and 2005 and topped 134,000 international applications in 2005. The PCT is now used in 47% of all international patent filings.
The number of patent applications filed worldwide almost doubled between 1985 to 2004, rising from 884,400 to 1,599,000 with an average annual rate of increase of 4.75% since 1995. This is in line with the average annual growth in world gross domestic product (GDP) of some 5.6%.
Since 1995 there has been a continuous increase in the number of filings by patent applicants in their country of residence, reflecting steady growth in domestic inventive activity. The bulk of the increase in total filings is accounted for by international patent applications. Large increases in foreign patents filings in countries like Brazil, China, India, Korea, and Mexico reflect the internationalization of markets and production. Companies seeking new export markets or investing overseas are keen on protecting their inventions in these key emerging economies.
The report notes a boom in patent filings in northeast Asia over the past 20 years, most notably with the emergence of China and the Republic of Korea as major industrial economies. For several decades Japan has been the largest patent office in the world with more than 400,000 patent applications filed by residents and non-residents in 2004. In only 20 years, China has become the 5th largest patent office in the world (by number of patent applications filed) and patent filings by Chinese residents grew more than five-fold between 1995 and 2004 to reach 65,786. Today, the Republic of Korea is the 4th largest patent office in the world and is also experiencing very high growth rates with a three-fold increase in patent filings by residents between 1994 and 2004.
Although an increasing number of applicants are seeking protection for their inventions outside their country of residence, and emerging and fast-developing economies have been using the patent system more extensively, its use is still very concentrated. Five patent offices account for 75% of all patents filed and 74% of patents granted worldwide. These are the United States of America (USA), Japan, the European Patent Office (EPO), Republic of Korea and China.
The ownership of patent rights in force, or the patents granted over the past 20 years, shows even greater concentration, with residents of Japan and USA owning 29% and 22% respectively of all patents in force in 2004. As not every patent application translates into a patent - this may be for a variety of reasons, for example, an applicant may decide not to pursue the application or an application may be rejected - the number of patents that were actually granted in 2004 is 600,000, representing an average annual growth of 4% between 1995 and 2004.
A patent is granted for a period of twenty years, although extensions are possible in some circumstances. In 2004, of the total of 5.4 million patents in force worldwide, 81% were granted in six countries: USA, Japan, the United Kingdom, Germany, Republic of Korea and France. An analysis of the country of residence of the patent applicant, however, puts Japan at the head of the field followed by the USA, Republic of Korea, Germany, France and Russian Federation. It is to be noted that information on patents in force is not available for several offices that have relatively high numbers of patent applications, notably Argentina, Brazil, China, India and some European offices. Of the patents in force in 2004, 53% were filed in 1997 or later. Only 22% of the patents in force in 2004 were filed before 1994.
The report introduces the concept of patent intensity indicators that weight the number of patents by different measures of country size (population, GDP, research and development expenditure). Indicators of patent intensity show that Japan and the Republic of Korea, in particular, have very high rates of patenting as a proportion of GDP or of research and development activity. Per dollar of GDP, Japan and the Republic of Korea file five times as many patents as the industrialized countries of Europe and North America.
These indicators also show that many small industrialized countries have above average rates of patent filing, such as Australia, New Zealand, Finland, and Denmark. East European countries such as the Russian Federation, Ukraine and Belarus also have high rates of patent activity when compared with total GDP and with research and development expenditure.
The full report is available at http://www.wipo.int/ipstats/en/statistics/patents/.
In just seven years of operation, the caseload of the Arbitration and Mediation Center of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) topped the 25,000 mark with a case that has just been decided. Since it launched its domain name dispute resolution services, the WIPO Center has resolved disputes under the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP) and various other policies. The 25,000th case related to a cybersquatting dispute handled under the UDRP in which the panelist ordered the transfer of the domain name to the trademark owner, the Red Lion Hotels chain.
In the period since the launch of its dispute resolution services under the UDRP in December 1999 through August 2006, 9,567 UDRP or UDRP-based cases (generic top level domains, gTLDs and country code top-level domains, ccTLDs) have been filed with the WIPO Center, covering 17,912 separate domain names involving parties from 136 countries.
These figures rise to 25,085 cases (please see Annex 1) when the caseload of the various ad hoc "sunrise" dispute resolution policies, designed to avoid the flood of cybersquatting cases generated by the initial introduction of domain names, namely .info Sunrise, .biz STOP, .name ERDRP and .mobi Sunrise cases, are taken into account. As these policies are applicable for a limited time, these cases are received on a non-recurring, one-off basis. With the exception of the cases in the .mobi domain, which has commenced only recently, all WIPO sunrise cases have been resolved. These so-called sunrise policies established procedures that offered trademark owners additional means to preempt and counter abusive and bad-faith registration of their trademarks as domain names within a specified start-up phase.
Most of the 9,567 UDRP and UDRP-based disputes concern international domains, with .com representing some 79% of names involved, followed by .net (11%), .org (6%), .info (2%), and .biz, .travel, .aero and .edu (jointly 2%).
Of the total of 9,567 UDRP and UDRP-based cases the Center has received through August 2006, 8,936 (97%) have been resolved. In the 7,011 decisions they have rendered, WIPO panels have found for the complainant in 5,842 (84%) cases and 1,112 (16%) were denied. The remainder of the resolved cases were settled by the parties.
The 9,567 UDRP and UDRP-based cases included 418 cases involving domain names registered in ccTLDs. Three hundred and eighty eight of these have now been resolved, through 240 decisions in favor of the complainant, 43 decisions in favor of the respondent and 105 settlements between the parties, with 30 cases still pending. The Center now provides services for disputes in 47 ccTLDs (full list available at http://www.wipo.int/amc/en/domains/cctld/) such as .au (Australia), .ch (Switzerland), .co (Colombia), .fr (France), .mx (Mexico), and .tv (Tuvalu). The latest domain to join this list has been .es (Spain) in early 2006.
The Center also offers dispute resolution services for registrations in non-Roman ("non-ASCII") scripts such as Arabic, Chinese, Cyrillic or Korean ("internationalized" domain names) and has so far received 60 complaints in relation to such names, of which six are pending. The number such cases is expected to increase in future. The Center has managed proceedings in 12 languages, namely, Chinese, Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Portuguese, Russian and Spanish.
In the period since the launch of its dispute resolution services under the UDRP in December 1999 through August 2006, 9,567 UDRP or UDRP-based cases (generic top level domains, gTLDs and country code top-level domains, ccTLDs) have been filed with the WIPO Center, covering 17,912 separate domain names involving parties from 136 countries.
These figures rise to 25,085 cases (please see Annex 1) when the caseload of the various ad hoc "sunrise" dispute resolution policies, designed to avoid the flood of cybersquatting cases generated by the initial introduction of domain names, namely .info Sunrise, .biz STOP, .name ERDRP and .mobi Sunrise cases, are taken into account. As these policies are applicable for a limited time, these cases are received on a non-recurring, one-off basis. With the exception of the cases in the .mobi domain, which has commenced only recently, all WIPO sunrise cases have been resolved. These so-called sunrise policies established procedures that offered trademark owners additional means to preempt and counter abusive and bad-faith registration of their trademarks as domain names within a specified start-up phase.
Most of the 9,567 UDRP and UDRP-based disputes concern international domains, with .com representing some 79% of names involved, followed by .net (11%), .org (6%), .info (2%), and .biz, .travel, .aero and .edu (jointly 2%).
Of the total of 9,567 UDRP and UDRP-based cases the Center has received through August 2006, 8,936 (97%) have been resolved. In the 7,011 decisions they have rendered, WIPO panels have found for the complainant in 5,842 (84%) cases and 1,112 (16%) were denied. The remainder of the resolved cases were settled by the parties.
The 9,567 UDRP and UDRP-based cases included 418 cases involving domain names registered in ccTLDs. Three hundred and eighty eight of these have now been resolved, through 240 decisions in favor of the complainant, 43 decisions in favor of the respondent and 105 settlements between the parties, with 30 cases still pending. The Center now provides services for disputes in 47 ccTLDs (full list available at http://www.wipo.int/amc/en/domains/cctld/) such as .au (Australia), .ch (Switzerland), .co (Colombia), .fr (France), .mx (Mexico), and .tv (Tuvalu). The latest domain to join this list has been .es (Spain) in early 2006.
The Center also offers dispute resolution services for registrations in non-Roman ("non-ASCII") scripts such as Arabic, Chinese, Cyrillic or Korean ("internationalized" domain names) and has so far received 60 complaints in relation to such names, of which six are pending. The number such cases is expected to increase in future. The Center has managed proceedings in 12 languages, namely, Chinese, Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Portuguese, Russian and Spanish.
Overseas bribery by companies from the world’s export giants is still common, despite the existence of international anti-bribery laws criminalising this practice, according to the Transparency International 2006 Bribe Payers Index (BPI), the most comprehensive survey of its kind to date.
The BPI looks at the propensity of companies from 30 leading exporting countries to bribe abroad. Companies from the wealthiest countries generally rank in the top half of the Index, but still routinely pay bribes, particularly in developing economies. Companies from emerging export powers India, China and Russia rank among the worst. In the case of China and other emerging export powers, efforts to strengthen domestic anti-corruption activities have failed to extend abroad.
“Bribing companies are actively undermining the best efforts of governments in developing nations to improve governance, and thereby driving the vicious cycle of poverty,” said Transparency International Chair Huguette Labelle.
Respondents from lower income countries in Africa, for example, identified French and Italian companies as among the worst perpetrators.
“It is hypocritical that OECD-based companies continue to bribe across the globe, while their governments pay lip-service to enforcing the law. TI’s Bribe Payers Index indicates that they are not doing enough to clamp down on overseas bribery,” said David Nussbaum, Chief Executive of Transparency International. “The enforcement record on international anti-bribery laws makes for short and disheartening reading.”
“The rules and tools for governments and companies do exist,” said Nussbaum. ”Domestic legislation has been introduced in many countries following the adoption of the UN and OECD anti-corruption conventions, but there are still major problems of implementation and enforcement.”
The BPI looks at the propensity of companies from 30 leading exporting countries to bribe abroad. Companies from the wealthiest countries generally rank in the top half of the Index, but still routinely pay bribes, particularly in developing economies. Companies from emerging export powers India, China and Russia rank among the worst. In the case of China and other emerging export powers, efforts to strengthen domestic anti-corruption activities have failed to extend abroad.
“Bribing companies are actively undermining the best efforts of governments in developing nations to improve governance, and thereby driving the vicious cycle of poverty,” said Transparency International Chair Huguette Labelle.
Respondents from lower income countries in Africa, for example, identified French and Italian companies as among the worst perpetrators.
“It is hypocritical that OECD-based companies continue to bribe across the globe, while their governments pay lip-service to enforcing the law. TI’s Bribe Payers Index indicates that they are not doing enough to clamp down on overseas bribery,” said David Nussbaum, Chief Executive of Transparency International. “The enforcement record on international anti-bribery laws makes for short and disheartening reading.”
“The rules and tools for governments and companies do exist,” said Nussbaum. ”Domestic legislation has been introduced in many countries following the adoption of the UN and OECD anti-corruption conventions, but there are still major problems of implementation and enforcement.”
Las cinco jóvenes que ganaron en representación de Lima, el concurso Bonoemprende, “Planes de Negocio”, fueron premiadas con un capital semilla de 2,000 soles, el cual les permitirá concretar el lanzamiento de sus propias empresas nacidas con ideas realmente innovadoras.
Silvia Yolanda Felipe Soto, Joyce Ormeño Ricci, Lola Apolinario, Jenny María Indigoyen Montoya y Carmen Filomena Eccoña Ynca son los nombres de estas jóvenes que ya están listas para iniciar su vida empresarial, al haber obtenido el apoyo financiero del Programa Perú Emprendedor que impulsa el Ministerio de Trabajo y Promoción del Empleo (MTPE)
Silvia Felipe presentó hoy su línea de ropa con detalles andinos y selváticos a la que ha denominado “Shiva” Moda Étnica; Lola Apolinario lanzará sus llamativos productos decorativos para el hogar y oficina; y Carmen Eccoña concretará la producción y comercialización de lechugas hidropónicas (cultivadas en agua).
Joyce Ormeño implementará una tienda virtual donde se puedan vender los productos de micro y pequeños empresarios. Mientras que Jenny María Indigoyen iniciará la comercialización de vestidos de novia que ella misma ha diseñado y confeccionado.
Las ganadoras de esta tercera etapa de Bonoemprende presentaron este miércoles 27 sus ideas innovadoras de empresas a través de un enlace microondas con el programa Mesa Central de TV Perú, a donde también acudió el Viceministro de Promoción del Empleo, Javier Barreda Jara y el Coordinador General del Programa Perú Emprendedor, Rolando Mogollón Rivas.
Los funcionarios coincidieron en señalar que la articulación de Prodame con Perú Emprendedor no afectará en nada la ayuda futura a los jóvenes emprendedores en el nuevo programa del MTPE, Mi Empresa.
Hay que señalar que estas cinco jóvenes resultaron ganadoras de la tercera etapa de Bonoemprende junto a otros 20 jóvenes de las regiones Ayacucho, Puno, La Libertad, Arequipa de un total de de 850 participantes.
PROXIMO CONCURSO
La próxima convocatoria se realizará en febrero del 2007. Los jóvenes que se inscriben en ideas de negocio deben acercarse a las oficinas del Programa y complementar una ficha de Inscripción o de lo contrario a través de la página Web http://www.mypeperu.gob.pe/bonoemprende.php.
En la convocatoria participaron jóvenes de 18 a 35 años que tienen como mínimo secundaria completa y que cuentan con una iniciativa de negocio de los sectores de manufactura, comercio y servicios; para que pongan en marcha su propia empresa, acompañándolos desde la idea de negocio hasta la consolidación del emprendimiento.
Este componente está estructurado por convocatorias (dos al año). Cada una implica un proceso de cinco etapas secuenciales: Idea de Negocio, Capacitación CEP (donde se explotan las Capacidades Emprendedoras Personales de cada postulante), Capacitación y Asesoría en Plan de Negocios, Implementación y Consolidación.
Al final de cada etapa existen filtros de evaluación, lo que permite una identificación de los emprendimientos a lo largo del proceso. Finalmente, los proyectos mejor desarrollados llegan a la implementación.
Silvia Yolanda Felipe Soto, Joyce Ormeño Ricci, Lola Apolinario, Jenny María Indigoyen Montoya y Carmen Filomena Eccoña Ynca son los nombres de estas jóvenes que ya están listas para iniciar su vida empresarial, al haber obtenido el apoyo financiero del Programa Perú Emprendedor que impulsa el Ministerio de Trabajo y Promoción del Empleo (MTPE)
Silvia Felipe presentó hoy su línea de ropa con detalles andinos y selváticos a la que ha denominado “Shiva” Moda Étnica; Lola Apolinario lanzará sus llamativos productos decorativos para el hogar y oficina; y Carmen Eccoña concretará la producción y comercialización de lechugas hidropónicas (cultivadas en agua).
Joyce Ormeño implementará una tienda virtual donde se puedan vender los productos de micro y pequeños empresarios. Mientras que Jenny María Indigoyen iniciará la comercialización de vestidos de novia que ella misma ha diseñado y confeccionado.
Las ganadoras de esta tercera etapa de Bonoemprende presentaron este miércoles 27 sus ideas innovadoras de empresas a través de un enlace microondas con el programa Mesa Central de TV Perú, a donde también acudió el Viceministro de Promoción del Empleo, Javier Barreda Jara y el Coordinador General del Programa Perú Emprendedor, Rolando Mogollón Rivas.
Los funcionarios coincidieron en señalar que la articulación de Prodame con Perú Emprendedor no afectará en nada la ayuda futura a los jóvenes emprendedores en el nuevo programa del MTPE, Mi Empresa.
Hay que señalar que estas cinco jóvenes resultaron ganadoras de la tercera etapa de Bonoemprende junto a otros 20 jóvenes de las regiones Ayacucho, Puno, La Libertad, Arequipa de un total de de 850 participantes.
PROXIMO CONCURSO
La próxima convocatoria se realizará en febrero del 2007. Los jóvenes que se inscriben en ideas de negocio deben acercarse a las oficinas del Programa y complementar una ficha de Inscripción o de lo contrario a través de la página Web http://www.mypeperu.gob.pe/bonoemprende.php.
En la convocatoria participaron jóvenes de 18 a 35 años que tienen como mínimo secundaria completa y que cuentan con una iniciativa de negocio de los sectores de manufactura, comercio y servicios; para que pongan en marcha su propia empresa, acompañándolos desde la idea de negocio hasta la consolidación del emprendimiento.
Este componente está estructurado por convocatorias (dos al año). Cada una implica un proceso de cinco etapas secuenciales: Idea de Negocio, Capacitación CEP (donde se explotan las Capacidades Emprendedoras Personales de cada postulante), Capacitación y Asesoría en Plan de Negocios, Implementación y Consolidación.
Al final de cada etapa existen filtros de evaluación, lo que permite una identificación de los emprendimientos a lo largo del proceso. Finalmente, los proyectos mejor desarrollados llegan a la implementación.
Según los resultados del Índice de Competitividad Global (ICG) para 2006-2007, publicado por el Foro Económico Mundial, Chile encabeza la lista de países más competitivos de América Latina y el Caribe, una región en la que también destacan las mejoras de México y Perú (74) y las caídas de Venezuela y Argentina.
El listado, elaborado a partir de una encuesta realizada a 11.000 empresarios sobre la situación de 125 países, busca evaluar las condiciones para el crecimiento sostenido. Chile ocupa el puesto número 27 a escala mundial, superando a economías más desarrolladas, como España, que se encuentra en el 28, o Italia, que ocupa el 42. El primer puesto lo ocupa Suiza mientras que Estados Unidos cayó a la sexta posición después de que el año pasado encabezara la lista.
Seis países de la región, que el año pasado estaban por detrás de Argentina, ahora en el puesto 69, quedaron mejor ubicados en este periodo. Son Costa Rica (53), Panamá (57), México (58), El Salvador (61), Colombia (65) y Brasil (66). En el caso argentino la caída se explica por el empeoramiento de la calidad de los suministros locales y la creciente centralización en las decisiones de política económica.
Por el contrario, según el informe, Chile destaca en la solidez de sus instituciones que ya operan con niveles de transparencia y apertura superiores al promedio de la Unión Europea.
Para la elaboración del ranking de competitividad, el Foro Económico Mundial toma en cuenta tres áreas. La primera se refiere a los requerimientos básicos, que incluyen infraestructura, instituciones, macroeconomía, salud y educación primaria. En segundo lugar, se evalúan los factores de innovación, específicamente la sofisticación de los negocios y la innovación propiamente dicha. En tercer y ultimo lugar, se toman en cuenta factores reforzadores de la eficiencia, como la capacitación y educación superior, la eficiencia del mercado, y la preparación tecnológica.
Fuente: Foro Económico Mundial
El listado, elaborado a partir de una encuesta realizada a 11.000 empresarios sobre la situación de 125 países, busca evaluar las condiciones para el crecimiento sostenido. Chile ocupa el puesto número 27 a escala mundial, superando a economías más desarrolladas, como España, que se encuentra en el 28, o Italia, que ocupa el 42. El primer puesto lo ocupa Suiza mientras que Estados Unidos cayó a la sexta posición después de que el año pasado encabezara la lista.
Seis países de la región, que el año pasado estaban por detrás de Argentina, ahora en el puesto 69, quedaron mejor ubicados en este periodo. Son Costa Rica (53), Panamá (57), México (58), El Salvador (61), Colombia (65) y Brasil (66). En el caso argentino la caída se explica por el empeoramiento de la calidad de los suministros locales y la creciente centralización en las decisiones de política económica.
Por el contrario, según el informe, Chile destaca en la solidez de sus instituciones que ya operan con niveles de transparencia y apertura superiores al promedio de la Unión Europea.
Para la elaboración del ranking de competitividad, el Foro Económico Mundial toma en cuenta tres áreas. La primera se refiere a los requerimientos básicos, que incluyen infraestructura, instituciones, macroeconomía, salud y educación primaria. En segundo lugar, se evalúan los factores de innovación, específicamente la sofisticación de los negocios y la innovación propiamente dicha. En tercer y ultimo lugar, se toman en cuenta factores reforzadores de la eficiencia, como la capacitación y educación superior, la eficiencia del mercado, y la preparación tecnológica.
Fuente: Foro Económico Mundial
Improving consumer access to broadband Internet service is an important goal for federal, state, and local governments. The possibility of competitive risks arising from municipal participation in wireless Internet service, however, calls for a careful analysis by policymakers considering if, and to what extent, a municipality should involve itself in such service, according to a report prepared by Federal Trade Commission staff.
The report, “Municipal Provision of Wireless Internet,” offers guidance for policymakers considering these questions. According to Maureen K. Ohlhausen, Director of the FTC s Office of Policy Planning, “Many leaders in the U.S. acknowledge that broadband Internet service is crucial to the American people and our economy. However, municipal provision of wireless Internet service raises important competition issues that policymakers should consider when determining whether and how municipalities should provide that service.”
Rather than attempt to provide a one-size-fits all answer for every municipality, the report sets forth a decision-tree framework with a variety of options, recognizing that the potential benefits and risks of municipal involvement in wireless Internet may vary with a municipality s circumstances, such as the availability of broadband in the area and possible improvements in providing government services through increased broadband access.
Guiding this approach is a concern for competition principles, and the decision-tree framework seeks to reduce the possible competitive harms arising from a municipality operating as both a market participant and a regulator. By identifying a range of operating models, the framework outlines a variety of options that offer reduced competitive risks while still achieving benefits from increased broadband access. The report also discusses process considerations, such as transparency and accountability, that can improve the decision-making process overall.
The report describes the various wireless Internet technologies currently in use or under development, identifies a range of operating models that have been used to provide or facilitate wireless Internet service, summarizes the major arguments for and against municipal participation, and describes various types of legislative proposals related to municipal Internet service.
The report is the first publicly released work from the FTC’s Internet Access Task Force, convened by Chairman Deborah Platt Majoras in August 2006. Led by Ohlhausen with participants from throughout the agency, the Task Force seeks to enhance the FTC’s expertise in the area of Internet access, which has become an important public issue. The Task Force currently is studying the so-called “net neutrality” issue.
The report, “Municipal Provision of Wireless Internet,” offers guidance for policymakers considering these questions. According to Maureen K. Ohlhausen, Director of the FTC s Office of Policy Planning, “Many leaders in the U.S. acknowledge that broadband Internet service is crucial to the American people and our economy. However, municipal provision of wireless Internet service raises important competition issues that policymakers should consider when determining whether and how municipalities should provide that service.”
Rather than attempt to provide a one-size-fits all answer for every municipality, the report sets forth a decision-tree framework with a variety of options, recognizing that the potential benefits and risks of municipal involvement in wireless Internet may vary with a municipality s circumstances, such as the availability of broadband in the area and possible improvements in providing government services through increased broadband access.
Guiding this approach is a concern for competition principles, and the decision-tree framework seeks to reduce the possible competitive harms arising from a municipality operating as both a market participant and a regulator. By identifying a range of operating models, the framework outlines a variety of options that offer reduced competitive risks while still achieving benefits from increased broadband access. The report also discusses process considerations, such as transparency and accountability, that can improve the decision-making process overall.
The report describes the various wireless Internet technologies currently in use or under development, identifies a range of operating models that have been used to provide or facilitate wireless Internet service, summarizes the major arguments for and against municipal participation, and describes various types of legislative proposals related to municipal Internet service.
The report is the first publicly released work from the FTC’s Internet Access Task Force, convened by Chairman Deborah Platt Majoras in August 2006. Led by Ohlhausen with participants from throughout the agency, the Task Force seeks to enhance the FTC’s expertise in the area of Internet access, which has become an important public issue. The Task Force currently is studying the so-called “net neutrality” issue.
The lights are bright in the 'surgery', but this isn't a hospital. A man in a lab coat is engaged in a delicate operation. By means of a precise and rigorous exploratory surgery, he will find out exactly what he needs to know.
Let's take a closer look. He's operating on… a cell phone?
The expert analyst in our scenario is not employing a surgical procedure to repair the cell phone; in fact, he is making use of reverse engineering to determine how the phone works in order to gain competitive intelligence on it and possibly, to see if it might be infringing any patents.
www.ipfrontline.com
Let's take a closer look. He's operating on… a cell phone?
The expert analyst in our scenario is not employing a surgical procedure to repair the cell phone; in fact, he is making use of reverse engineering to determine how the phone works in order to gain competitive intelligence on it and possibly, to see if it might be infringing any patents.
www.ipfrontline.com
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (OCTOBER 10, 2006) – The Deshpande Center for Technological Innovation at MIT today announced it is awarding $488,000 in grants to six MIT research teams currently working on discoveries that may revolutionize methods for storing energy, delivering medicine, drug development and high throughput wireless networks.
For the past four years, The Deshpande Center has funded 56 projects with over $6.5M in grants, acting as a catalyst for innovation and entrepreneurship by supporting leading-edge MIT research and increasing the impact of MIT technologies in the marketplace. Over nine projects have spun out of the center as independent startups, having collectively raised over $40M in outside financing from top-tier VCs.
www.mit.edu
For the past four years, The Deshpande Center has funded 56 projects with over $6.5M in grants, acting as a catalyst for innovation and entrepreneurship by supporting leading-edge MIT research and increasing the impact of MIT technologies in the marketplace. Over nine projects have spun out of the center as independent startups, having collectively raised over $40M in outside financing from top-tier VCs.
www.mit.edu
Vice-President Jacques Barrot in charge of transport at the European
Commission welcomed the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding between six cities and regions in Europe and Canada are joining forces with the aim of buying environmentally friendly zero-emissions hydrogen-powered buses Vice President Barrot said that “European transport policy seeks to develop mobility by disconnecting it from its harmful effects on the environment”. “Hydrogen for transport is one of the elements that will make this sustainable mobility policy possible” – the Vice President added.
Today’s decision to go ahead with this international alliance was taken by the partners after the successful completion of the major
EU-assisted hydrogen and fuel cell bus project CUTE (Clean Urban Transport for Europe). The European Commission fully supports this initiative as it sends a strong signal to the suppliers of hydrogen powered buses that potential markets exist for this new technology.
Other benefits, such as economies of scale, can be achieved through
demonstrating joint demand for buses. This will also encourage suppliers to move towards the commercialisation of hydrogen buses as soon as possible. The alliance between cities represents a positive step towards the introduction of hydrogen powered technology beyond the demonstration phase, which is essential if we are to find solutions for addressing climate change and other environmental challenges.
The Memorandum of Understanding on purchasing zero emissions
hydrogen-powered buses has been signed in the framework of the Third General Assembly of the Europe Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technology Platform. The signatory parties represent the following cities and regions: Amsterdam, Barcelona, Berlin, British Columbia Province, Hamburg and London.
For further information, see:
https://www.hfpeurope.org/
http://www.global-hydrogen-bus-platform.com/
Commission welcomed the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding between six cities and regions in Europe and Canada are joining forces with the aim of buying environmentally friendly zero-emissions hydrogen-powered buses Vice President Barrot said that “European transport policy seeks to develop mobility by disconnecting it from its harmful effects on the environment”. “Hydrogen for transport is one of the elements that will make this sustainable mobility policy possible” – the Vice President added.
Today’s decision to go ahead with this international alliance was taken by the partners after the successful completion of the major
EU-assisted hydrogen and fuel cell bus project CUTE (Clean Urban Transport for Europe). The European Commission fully supports this initiative as it sends a strong signal to the suppliers of hydrogen powered buses that potential markets exist for this new technology.
Other benefits, such as economies of scale, can be achieved through
demonstrating joint demand for buses. This will also encourage suppliers to move towards the commercialisation of hydrogen buses as soon as possible. The alliance between cities represents a positive step towards the introduction of hydrogen powered technology beyond the demonstration phase, which is essential if we are to find solutions for addressing climate change and other environmental challenges.
The Memorandum of Understanding on purchasing zero emissions
hydrogen-powered buses has been signed in the framework of the Third General Assembly of the Europe Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technology Platform. The signatory parties represent the following cities and regions: Amsterdam, Barcelona, Berlin, British Columbia Province, Hamburg and London.
For further information, see:
https://www.hfpeurope.org/
http://www.global-hydrogen-bus-platform.com/
15/10/06: Controversia sobre el Origen del Pisco
La procedencia del Pisco (o aguardiente de uva) ha sido materia de confusión en el mercado internacional, siendo reclamada la denominación de origen por Chile y Perú. Dada la polémica suscitada entre ambos países, se prefirió no tomarlo en cuenta durante las negociaciones en el Acuerdo de Cooperación Económica Nº 38 suscrito recientemente entre ambos países. Si bien no es un tema reciente, ambos países iniciaron el reclamo de la denominación de origen a partir de su comercialización a nivel internacional.
Por un lado, el gobierno chileno considera que la denominación Pisco les pertenece, ya que fueron ellos los que lo llevaron al mercado internacional. Así mismo consideran que el término es genérico (como en el caso del vino) y puede ser usado por cualquiera que lo produzca. Por el lado peruano, el reclamo obedece a que el nombre de “Pisco” es el nombre de aquel lugar donde se inició su elaboración, y su reconocimiento como producto con denominación de origen sería el mismo al aplicado al tequila (México) o champagne (Francia).
Perú presentó una solicitud de registro internacional de dicha denominación de origen ante la Organización Mundial de la Propiedad Intelectual (OMPI), que agrupa a 25 países. En agosto de 2006 se conoció el resultado de la solicitud, el cual se resume a continuación:
Eslovaquia, Francia, Hungría, Italia, Portugal y República Checa aceptaron la solicitud, sin perjuicio de los derechos otorgados previamente a Chile. Es decir, en dichos Estados, la denominación de origen Pisco es tanto chilena como peruana.
Bulgaria y México la rechazaron, el primero por un reconocimiento anterior del término y el segundo por la existencia de acuerdos anteriores, donde reconoce tanto a Perú como a Chile el uso del término.
Argelia, Burkina Faso, Congo, Cuba, Georgia, Haití, Israel, Corea del Norte, República de Moldavia, Serbia, Togo y Túnez, no se pronunciaron por lo que, de acuerdo a lo establecido en el Tratado de Lisboa, reconocen en forma exclusiva al Perú la denominación Pisco.
De otro lado, EE.UU. reconoce al Pisco chileno como producto distintivo de Chile, desde la suscripción del Tratado de Libre Comercio con dicho país; mientras Canadá, en virtud del TLC suscrito, reconoce al Pisco chileno como indicación geográfica, en conformidad a la Trade-Marks Act.
Tanto la Unión Europea como Corea del Sur reconocen a Chile la indicación geográfica Pisco, en virtud de los acuerdos comerciales que mantienen, sin perjuicio de los derechos que pudiera, además, reconocer a Perú.
CENTRUM AL DIA
Centro de Negocios de la Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
Por un lado, el gobierno chileno considera que la denominación Pisco les pertenece, ya que fueron ellos los que lo llevaron al mercado internacional. Así mismo consideran que el término es genérico (como en el caso del vino) y puede ser usado por cualquiera que lo produzca. Por el lado peruano, el reclamo obedece a que el nombre de “Pisco” es el nombre de aquel lugar donde se inició su elaboración, y su reconocimiento como producto con denominación de origen sería el mismo al aplicado al tequila (México) o champagne (Francia).
Perú presentó una solicitud de registro internacional de dicha denominación de origen ante la Organización Mundial de la Propiedad Intelectual (OMPI), que agrupa a 25 países. En agosto de 2006 se conoció el resultado de la solicitud, el cual se resume a continuación:
Eslovaquia, Francia, Hungría, Italia, Portugal y República Checa aceptaron la solicitud, sin perjuicio de los derechos otorgados previamente a Chile. Es decir, en dichos Estados, la denominación de origen Pisco es tanto chilena como peruana.
Bulgaria y México la rechazaron, el primero por un reconocimiento anterior del término y el segundo por la existencia de acuerdos anteriores, donde reconoce tanto a Perú como a Chile el uso del término.
Argelia, Burkina Faso, Congo, Cuba, Georgia, Haití, Israel, Corea del Norte, República de Moldavia, Serbia, Togo y Túnez, no se pronunciaron por lo que, de acuerdo a lo establecido en el Tratado de Lisboa, reconocen en forma exclusiva al Perú la denominación Pisco.
De otro lado, EE.UU. reconoce al Pisco chileno como producto distintivo de Chile, desde la suscripción del Tratado de Libre Comercio con dicho país; mientras Canadá, en virtud del TLC suscrito, reconoce al Pisco chileno como indicación geográfica, en conformidad a la Trade-Marks Act.
Tanto la Unión Europea como Corea del Sur reconocen a Chile la indicación geográfica Pisco, en virtud de los acuerdos comerciales que mantienen, sin perjuicio de los derechos que pudiera, además, reconocer a Perú.
CENTRUM AL DIA
Centro de Negocios de la Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
15/10/06: TLC con EE.UU. impulsará producción de cajas de cartón corrugado beneficiando a recicladores
Lima, oct. 15 (ANDINA).-El comercio exterior ha dinamizado la industria del cartón corrugado en el Perú, insumo que se utiliza para fabricar cajas, que luego de ser utilizadas para empacar productos de exportación son recicladas en un 70 por ciento, informó hoy la Sociedad Nacional de Industria (SNI).
The Global Reporting Initiative announced today the release of the “G3” Guidelines for Sustainability Reporting, along with a full set of Indicator Protocols.
The G3 Guidelines are the result of nearly two year’s worth of research, development, and consensus-seeking by multi-stakeholder technical working groups, each assigned to focus on different parts of the Guidelines. Importantly, the public was invited to participate by submitting their comments on a draft version, posted last January. The results of this extensive, global, and inclusive process are the third generation of GRI’s Guidelines (G3) – building on past releases in 2000 and 2002.
http://www.globalreporting.org/
The G3 Guidelines are the result of nearly two year’s worth of research, development, and consensus-seeking by multi-stakeholder technical working groups, each assigned to focus on different parts of the Guidelines. Importantly, the public was invited to participate by submitting their comments on a draft version, posted last January. The results of this extensive, global, and inclusive process are the third generation of GRI’s Guidelines (G3) – building on past releases in 2000 and 2002.
http://www.globalreporting.org/
Se lanza el Premio Especial Antamina a la Responsabilidad Social, el que será entregado en la ceremonia principal. "Este premio es importante porque creemos que sí se reconocerá el trabajo de responsabilidad social que hacen las empresas. Con ello fomentamos que más entidades empresariales asuman un papel activo en la comunidad en la que operan", señaló Gonzalo Quijandría, gerente de Asuntos Corporativos de Antamina al matutino El Comercio.
Emanuel Derman, director of the Columbia University financial engineering program, and Head of Risk at Prisma Capital Partners, will speak at the Academy on October 19 about his unusual career path, from theoretical physics to Wall Street, where he became known for co-developing the Black-Derman-Toy interest-rate model at Goldman Sachs. Derman's book, My Life As a Quant: Reflections on Physics and Finance, published in 2004, became a New York Times bestseller.
www.nyas.org
www.nyas.org
Fractus, the pioneer developer of fractal antenna technology, has been granted the world’s first technology patent for an integrated circuit package including a miniature fractal antenna. The technology, commonly referred to as Antenna in Package (AiP), has been granted in the US under patent #7095372.
Fractus technology allows the antenna, traditionally a separate component, to be integrated with other RF components such as the radio and RF processor. Using fractal geometry with its extremely economical use of space, Fractus has created a solution that is small enough to be incorporated onto the IC (Integrated Circuit) and accommodate multiple bands (frequencies) to support numerous short-range wireless standards.
“The ability to integrate the antenna into the semiconductor package will dramatically reduce product development and manufacturing costs for OEMs and ODMs worldwide” said Dr. Carles Puente, CTO and IPR Director at Fractus. “Ownership of this patent highlights Fractus’ pioneering role for the future of short-range wireless communications.”
AiP reduces the bill of materials, component size, motherboard complexity, design cost and time to market for devices where wireless capability already exists such as mobile handsets. It also facilitates the implementation of discrete wireless functions within mobile devices such as mobile phones, digital cameras, MP3 players and other myriad devices using short-range wireless technologies. AiP technology is suitable for Bluetooth, WLAN, GPS, UWB and Zigbee.
Fractus is working with leading semiconductor manufacturers to bring AiP to market and has extensive experience developing other short-range wireless solutions with leaders such as CSR, ST Microelectronics, SiGe Semiconductors, Atheros Communications and Philips Semiconductors.
Currently Fractus owns 42 patent families, translating into 199 national patents and patent applications that span Europe, US, China, Japan, Korea, India, Russia, Brazil and Mexico. Ten percent of Fractus employees hold PhDs and 60% are telecoms antenna engineers.
http://www.fractus.com/
Fractus technology allows the antenna, traditionally a separate component, to be integrated with other RF components such as the radio and RF processor. Using fractal geometry with its extremely economical use of space, Fractus has created a solution that is small enough to be incorporated onto the IC (Integrated Circuit) and accommodate multiple bands (frequencies) to support numerous short-range wireless standards.
“The ability to integrate the antenna into the semiconductor package will dramatically reduce product development and manufacturing costs for OEMs and ODMs worldwide” said Dr. Carles Puente, CTO and IPR Director at Fractus. “Ownership of this patent highlights Fractus’ pioneering role for the future of short-range wireless communications.”
AiP reduces the bill of materials, component size, motherboard complexity, design cost and time to market for devices where wireless capability already exists such as mobile handsets. It also facilitates the implementation of discrete wireless functions within mobile devices such as mobile phones, digital cameras, MP3 players and other myriad devices using short-range wireless technologies. AiP technology is suitable for Bluetooth, WLAN, GPS, UWB and Zigbee.
Fractus is working with leading semiconductor manufacturers to bring AiP to market and has extensive experience developing other short-range wireless solutions with leaders such as CSR, ST Microelectronics, SiGe Semiconductors, Atheros Communications and Philips Semiconductors.
Currently Fractus owns 42 patent families, translating into 199 national patents and patent applications that span Europe, US, China, Japan, Korea, India, Russia, Brazil and Mexico. Ten percent of Fractus employees hold PhDs and 60% are telecoms antenna engineers.
http://www.fractus.com/
10/10/06: The World in 2050: implications of global growth for carbon emissions and climate change policy.
PricewaterhouseCoopers UK has produced an interesting thought leadership publication on the impact of global growth on carbon emissions. The 67-page publication is entitled The World in 2050: implications of global growth for carbon emissions and climate change policy.
The new report addresses this question by extending the long-term economic model to incorporate the effects of world GDP growth on global energy consumption and carbon emissions. The conclusion is that, in a ‘business as usual’ scenario, global carbon emissions might more than double by 2050, implying an accelerating upward profile for atmospheric CO2 levels.
The E7 economies are likely to account for an ever-increasing proportion of these carbon emissions, reaching around half of the global total by 2050 (compared to less than a quarter from the G7). China seems likely to overtake the US as the largest carbon emitter within the next decade, while India looks set to overtake the EU well before 2050.
Based on the current scientific consensus, the baseline scenario seems to imply unacceptably high risks of adverse long-term climate change effects. The report goes on to discuss in detail the technological/policy strategies for mitigating global carbon emissions and stabilising atmospheric concentrations at broadly acceptable levels by 2050 without requiring a serious sacrifice of economic growth.
The conclusion is that although very challenging, this could potentially be achieved through a broad range of strategies to improve energy efficiency, adopt a lower carbon fuel mix, and develop and implement carbon capture and storage technologies. The report concludes that there is no reason for complacency or delay, and the G7 economies must take the lead in reducing their emissions and developing new technologies that can help the E7 economies to limit the rates of increase in their own emissions over the next few decades and reduce them in the longer term.
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The new report addresses this question by extending the long-term economic model to incorporate the effects of world GDP growth on global energy consumption and carbon emissions. The conclusion is that, in a ‘business as usual’ scenario, global carbon emissions might more than double by 2050, implying an accelerating upward profile for atmospheric CO2 levels.
The E7 economies are likely to account for an ever-increasing proportion of these carbon emissions, reaching around half of the global total by 2050 (compared to less than a quarter from the G7). China seems likely to overtake the US as the largest carbon emitter within the next decade, while India looks set to overtake the EU well before 2050.
Based on the current scientific consensus, the baseline scenario seems to imply unacceptably high risks of adverse long-term climate change effects. The report goes on to discuss in detail the technological/policy strategies for mitigating global carbon emissions and stabilising atmospheric concentrations at broadly acceptable levels by 2050 without requiring a serious sacrifice of economic growth.
The conclusion is that although very challenging, this could potentially be achieved through a broad range of strategies to improve energy efficiency, adopt a lower carbon fuel mix, and develop and implement carbon capture and storage technologies. The report concludes that there is no reason for complacency or delay, and the G7 economies must take the lead in reducing their emissions and developing new technologies that can help the E7 economies to limit the rates of increase in their own emissions over the next few decades and reduce them in the longer term.
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10/10/06: GNU Telephony
GNU Telephony is a meta project dedicated to the development and promotion of the use of free software for telephony. GNU Telephony is used to directly support the GNU Common C++ family of libraries and telephony application servers such as GNU Bayonne, which are part of the GNU Project, as well as other packages that we regularly use. We will also support several special projects from this site, including CAPE runtime libraries, Secure Calling and GNU Telephony Open Embedded.
http://wiki.gnutelephony.org/
Telefonía Libre es un meta-proyecto que apoya el desarrollo y la promoción de software libre para la telefonía, como lo son la familia de bibliotecas GNU Common C++ y servidores de telefonía GNU Bayonne, ambos parte del proyecto GNU. También apoyaremos varios proyectos especiales en este sitio, incluyendo las bibliotecas runtime CAPE y, pronto a ser introducido, Telefonia Libre Embedded.
http://wiki.gnutelephony.org/
Telefonía Libre es un meta-proyecto que apoya el desarrollo y la promoción de software libre para la telefonía, como lo son la familia de bibliotecas GNU Common C++ y servidores de telefonía GNU Bayonne, ambos parte del proyecto GNU. También apoyaremos varios proyectos especiales en este sitio, incluyendo las bibliotecas runtime CAPE y, pronto a ser introducido, Telefonia Libre Embedded.
09/10/06: "Impossible Architecture"
The 2006 Annual Report from the international citizens' coalition Social Watch focuses on the financial means to eradicate poverty and fulfil national, regional and international commitments aimed at achieving this goal.
The title of this year's report, "Impossible Architecture", refers to the urgent need to reform the current international financial structure. The report provides new perspectives and ideas for a viable blueprint for action.
Social Watch is a coalition comprising 400 non-governmental organizations in some 60 countries that monitor government compliance with international commitments to development and gender equity. Its annual report is the world's most highly recognized independent study on social development.
In addition to country reports contributed by local
non-governmental groups that form part of the international Social Watch network, the report includes 13 Thematic Articles by experts on international finances, as well as a global study based on indicators developed by Social Watch itself: the Basic Capabilities Index and the Gender Equity Index.
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The title of this year's report, "Impossible Architecture", refers to the urgent need to reform the current international financial structure. The report provides new perspectives and ideas for a viable blueprint for action.
Social Watch is a coalition comprising 400 non-governmental organizations in some 60 countries that monitor government compliance with international commitments to development and gender equity. Its annual report is the world's most highly recognized independent study on social development.
In addition to country reports contributed by local
non-governmental groups that form part of the international Social Watch network, the report includes 13 Thematic Articles by experts on international finances, as well as a global study based on indicators developed by Social Watch itself: the Basic Capabilities Index and the Gender Equity Index.
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08/10/06: El mercado de Pisco
Pisco peruano vs. el producto chileno
La producción y las exportaciones de Pisco están en ascenso, a pesar de que el consumo interno crece lentamente y la demanda internacional no es suficiente, incluso para hacer frente a la competencia del producto chileno y menos aún para lograr un posicionamiento o la consolidación de un mercado. Sin embargo, se mantienen sólidas las expectativas de que la demanda internacional aumente en la medida que el Pisco se haga un producto más conocido y pueda calar en las preferencias de los consumidores como una alternativa frente a los aguardientes más reconocidos.
En el periodo 2000 – 2005, las exportaciones peruanas de Pisco han sido más dinámicas que el producto de Chile, al crecer a una tasa promedio anual de 29.4%, muy por encima del 12.6% que se registró en Chile en igual periodo, sin embargo se empieza a vislumbrar una desaceleración del crecimiento en un escenario donde la mayor participación la registra el aguardiente de uva exportado por Chile, aunque los montos exportados por ambos países no son significativos para sus respectivas industrias.
Desempeño exportador 2005 y primer semestre 2006
La exportación de Pisco alcanzó en 2005 los US$ 483 mil (85.7 mil litros) superando en 30% lo registrado en 2004. Sin embargo, este monto se ubica por debajo de los US$ 1.13 millones que reportó la exportación del aguardiente de uva chileno en 2005. La dinámica que presentan las exportaciones peruanas de Pisco hace prever que estas puedan seguir avanzando, dado el reconocimiento que pueda obtener por los países y organismos internacionales.
En el primer semestre de 2006, las exportaciones de Pisco ascendieron a US$ 145 mil, muy similar a igual periodo del año anterior, aunque aproximándose a los meses de mayores envíos (segundo semestre). Por su parte, las exportaciones de Chile, en el primer semestre, alcanzaron los US$ 765 mil, superando en 36% lo registrado en 2005.
Para Perú, los envíos durante el 2006 tuvieron como principales destinos a EE.UU. (61%) seguido de Chile (9.8%) y Costa Rica (2.7%), mientras para el país sureño, los envíos se dirigieron hacia Bolivia (21.7%), EE.UU. (15.5%), Francia (9.4%) y España (8.9%).
El número de empresas que realizaron envíos al exterior han superado las 40 en los últimos tres años, siendo 47 las registradas en 2005, año en que cuatro empresas superaron envíos por encima de US$ 50 mil, seis se ubicaron entre US$ 10 mil y US$ 50 mil, mientras que 37 realizaron envíos por debajo de los US$ 10 mil. Hay que indicar que las 10 principales empresas representan el 90% del valor total exportado.
Producción y consumo
En Perú la producción de Pisco creció a una tasa promedio anual de 19.3% en los últimos cinco años, impulsado principalmente por un incremento de la demanda interna. En 2005 la producción cerró en 3.9 millones de litros y se espera que en 2006 cierre en 5.2 millones, ya que se han ampliado las hectáreas de vid dedicadas a la elaboración de Pisco en el departamento de Ica, principalmente. Vale la pena resaltar que la producción de Pisco en muchos casos es artesanal y de baja calidad, por lo que el stock disponible para exportación, con la calidad necesaria, todavía no es significativo.
En cuanto al consumo, en Perú no se alcanza anualmente ni al medio litro por persona, mientras que en Chile existe una mayor cultura sobre el consumo de Pisco o aguardiente de uva, el cual asciende a 3 litros anuales por persona. Esta diferencia también obedece a que la producción de Pisco en Chile tiene menores costos de producción dada una menor calidad respecto al producto peruano. Se espera que las campañas publicitarias incentiven el consumo de Pisco en el mercado peruano, situación que desde ya muestra favorables señales, reflejada en la cada vez mayor rotación del producto principalmente en los anaqueles de los supermercados.
CENTRUM AL DIA
CENTRUM Católica - Centro de Negocios de la Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
La producción y las exportaciones de Pisco están en ascenso, a pesar de que el consumo interno crece lentamente y la demanda internacional no es suficiente, incluso para hacer frente a la competencia del producto chileno y menos aún para lograr un posicionamiento o la consolidación de un mercado. Sin embargo, se mantienen sólidas las expectativas de que la demanda internacional aumente en la medida que el Pisco se haga un producto más conocido y pueda calar en las preferencias de los consumidores como una alternativa frente a los aguardientes más reconocidos.
En el periodo 2000 – 2005, las exportaciones peruanas de Pisco han sido más dinámicas que el producto de Chile, al crecer a una tasa promedio anual de 29.4%, muy por encima del 12.6% que se registró en Chile en igual periodo, sin embargo se empieza a vislumbrar una desaceleración del crecimiento en un escenario donde la mayor participación la registra el aguardiente de uva exportado por Chile, aunque los montos exportados por ambos países no son significativos para sus respectivas industrias.
Desempeño exportador 2005 y primer semestre 2006
La exportación de Pisco alcanzó en 2005 los US$ 483 mil (85.7 mil litros) superando en 30% lo registrado en 2004. Sin embargo, este monto se ubica por debajo de los US$ 1.13 millones que reportó la exportación del aguardiente de uva chileno en 2005. La dinámica que presentan las exportaciones peruanas de Pisco hace prever que estas puedan seguir avanzando, dado el reconocimiento que pueda obtener por los países y organismos internacionales.
En el primer semestre de 2006, las exportaciones de Pisco ascendieron a US$ 145 mil, muy similar a igual periodo del año anterior, aunque aproximándose a los meses de mayores envíos (segundo semestre). Por su parte, las exportaciones de Chile, en el primer semestre, alcanzaron los US$ 765 mil, superando en 36% lo registrado en 2005.
Para Perú, los envíos durante el 2006 tuvieron como principales destinos a EE.UU. (61%) seguido de Chile (9.8%) y Costa Rica (2.7%), mientras para el país sureño, los envíos se dirigieron hacia Bolivia (21.7%), EE.UU. (15.5%), Francia (9.4%) y España (8.9%).
El número de empresas que realizaron envíos al exterior han superado las 40 en los últimos tres años, siendo 47 las registradas en 2005, año en que cuatro empresas superaron envíos por encima de US$ 50 mil, seis se ubicaron entre US$ 10 mil y US$ 50 mil, mientras que 37 realizaron envíos por debajo de los US$ 10 mil. Hay que indicar que las 10 principales empresas representan el 90% del valor total exportado.
Producción y consumo
En Perú la producción de Pisco creció a una tasa promedio anual de 19.3% en los últimos cinco años, impulsado principalmente por un incremento de la demanda interna. En 2005 la producción cerró en 3.9 millones de litros y se espera que en 2006 cierre en 5.2 millones, ya que se han ampliado las hectáreas de vid dedicadas a la elaboración de Pisco en el departamento de Ica, principalmente. Vale la pena resaltar que la producción de Pisco en muchos casos es artesanal y de baja calidad, por lo que el stock disponible para exportación, con la calidad necesaria, todavía no es significativo.
En cuanto al consumo, en Perú no se alcanza anualmente ni al medio litro por persona, mientras que en Chile existe una mayor cultura sobre el consumo de Pisco o aguardiente de uva, el cual asciende a 3 litros anuales por persona. Esta diferencia también obedece a que la producción de Pisco en Chile tiene menores costos de producción dada una menor calidad respecto al producto peruano. Se espera que las campañas publicitarias incentiven el consumo de Pisco en el mercado peruano, situación que desde ya muestra favorables señales, reflejada en la cada vez mayor rotación del producto principalmente en los anaqueles de los supermercados.
CENTRUM AL DIA
CENTRUM Católica - Centro de Negocios de la Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
07/10/06: Photonics and the energy crisis
As crude oil prices reach record highs, photonics technologies like solar photovoltaics, solid-state lighting, and optical sensing are playing an increasing role in efforts to reduce the impact of the worldwide energy crisis.
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07/10/06: Patent Rights in Biological Material
In the late 1970s, John Moore sought treatment for hairy-cell leukemia at UCLA Medical Center. During his treatment, his attending physician, David Golde, M.D., took samples of blood, bone marrow, and other tissue from Moore. Upon Dr. Golde's recommendation, Moore also underwent a splenectomy and returned to the Medical Center several times over the next few years for ongoing care.
Fast forward to March 1984; at this time a patent was issued, naming as inventors Dr. Golde and a UCLA researcher, Shirley Quan, and claiming a cell line derived from Moore’s tissue and its use. According to the facts stated in the court's opinion, Dr. Golde and Dr. Quan established the cell line using T-lymphocytes derived from Moore's spleen tissue.
www.ipfrontline.com
Fast forward to March 1984; at this time a patent was issued, naming as inventors Dr. Golde and a UCLA researcher, Shirley Quan, and claiming a cell line derived from Moore’s tissue and its use. According to the facts stated in the court's opinion, Dr. Golde and Dr. Quan established the cell line using T-lymphocytes derived from Moore's spleen tissue.
www.ipfrontline.com
Nokia introduced Wibree technology as an open industry initiative extending local connectivity to small devices. This new radio technology developed by Nokia Research Center complements other local connectivity technologies, consuming only a fraction of the power compared to other such radio technologies, enabling smaller and less costly implementations and being easy to integrate with Bluetooth solutions. Wibree is the first open technology offering connectivity between mobile devices or Personal Computers, and small, button cell battery power devices such as watches, wireless keyboards, toys and sports sensors. By extending the role mobile devices can play in consumers’ lives, this technology increases the growth potential in these market segments.
The goal being to have the new technogy available to the market as fast as possible, Nokia is defining the Wibree interoperability specification together with a group of leading companies representing semiconductor manufacturers, device vendors and qualification service providers. The technology will be made broadly available to the industry through an open and preferably existing forum enabling wide adoption of the technology. The forum solution is under evaluation and will be defined by the time the specification is finalized. According to the current estimate the first commercial version of the interoperability specification will be available during second quarter of 2007.
The current members of the group defining the specification are: Broadcom Corporation, CSR, Epson and Nordic Semiconductor having licensed the Wibree technology for commercial chip implementation and Suunto and Taiyo Yuden, contributing to the interoperability specification in their respective areas of expertise.
“Wibree technology is an important development that opens up new market opportunities and a whole new range of possibilities for mobile users,” says Dr. Bob Iannucci, head of Nokia Research Center. “Our aim is to establish an industry standard faster than ever before by offering an interoperable solution that can be commercialized and incorporated into products quickly.”
Technical details:
Wibree technology complements close range communication with Bluetooth like performance within 0-10 m range and data rate of 1 Mbps. Wibree is optimized for applications requiring extremely low power consumption, small size and low cost. Wibree is implemented either as stand-alone chip or as Bluetooth-Wibree dual-mode chip. The small devices like watches and sports sensors will be based on stand-alone chip whereas Bluetooth devices will take benefit of the dual-mode solution, extending Bluetooth device connectivity to new range of smallest devices.
For more information on Wibree see the website www.wibree.com
The goal being to have the new technogy available to the market as fast as possible, Nokia is defining the Wibree interoperability specification together with a group of leading companies representing semiconductor manufacturers, device vendors and qualification service providers. The technology will be made broadly available to the industry through an open and preferably existing forum enabling wide adoption of the technology. The forum solution is under evaluation and will be defined by the time the specification is finalized. According to the current estimate the first commercial version of the interoperability specification will be available during second quarter of 2007.
The current members of the group defining the specification are: Broadcom Corporation, CSR, Epson and Nordic Semiconductor having licensed the Wibree technology for commercial chip implementation and Suunto and Taiyo Yuden, contributing to the interoperability specification in their respective areas of expertise.
“Wibree technology is an important development that opens up new market opportunities and a whole new range of possibilities for mobile users,” says Dr. Bob Iannucci, head of Nokia Research Center. “Our aim is to establish an industry standard faster than ever before by offering an interoperable solution that can be commercialized and incorporated into products quickly.”
Technical details:
Wibree technology complements close range communication with Bluetooth like performance within 0-10 m range and data rate of 1 Mbps. Wibree is optimized for applications requiring extremely low power consumption, small size and low cost. Wibree is implemented either as stand-alone chip or as Bluetooth-Wibree dual-mode chip. The small devices like watches and sports sensors will be based on stand-alone chip whereas Bluetooth devices will take benefit of the dual-mode solution, extending Bluetooth device connectivity to new range of smallest devices.
For more information on Wibree see the website www.wibree.com
Según el estudio "El impacto económico de IT, del software y de Microsoft en América Latina", el sector tecnológico peruano generaría 13 mil puestos de trabajo hacia el 2009, explicado por el crecimiento promedio anual de software y servicios relacionados, en 8% y 11.5%, respectivamente. (Fuente: Perú.com)
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