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1000 to get fired in France
photo credit AFP source: lefigaro.fr
latribune.fr Alcatel-Lucent, le faux riche
Bailout-Banks may cause trouble...
French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde has warnedsource: news.bbc.co.uk
France 1,5 milliard d'ici à 2012
Clean energies:
Solar PV - Bio Fuels - Ocean power
1,5 milliard d'euros pour la recherche environnementale
Les technologies vertes bénéficient du même montant que le nucléaire.
source: lefigaro.fr/sciences-technologies
Investissements Generations Futures
Cet emprunt, annoncé par M. Sarkozy le 22 juin dernier,
est prévu pour début 2010. Il vise, parallèlement au plan
de relance de l'économie, à doper l'économie à plus long
terme, en faisant financer par l'Etat des "investissements
stratégiques" pour les "générations futures".
source: lemonde.fr/economie
TUNISIA
Will Molex Shift its Business to Tunis?
source: Africaintelligence.com
Comment: Friend's Business section,
buy for 1 euro, receive 6 million Euro credit gov, relocate Tunisia.
Looks like Bazar Business connection, no production in France.
Related: French Company Molex for 1 Euro sold to US investor Sept-15
1500 Business plans style "copy and paste"
average 60 pages land in the trash can of
Jean Schmitt, managing partner of Sofinnova
European VC capital
Schmitt said that he received 1,500 business plans a year but they're all consigned to the trashcan. He said these business plans were full of "bullsh*t" and were a "complete waste of time". He said: "I don't care if we have a full 60 page business plan - I want people to give us ideas." They were generally speaking full of cut and paste stuff based on financial analysts reports. There are very few original ideas around, he said.
Market Entry Plan
To those who do have bright ideas, Schmitt posed a warning. He said that Sofinnova often ended up with 70 percent or 80 percent ownership. Having only 20 percent of a company was a very frustrating experience, he said. The whole matter is a game of foxes - the VCs - and rabbits, the entrepreneurs. As the foxes get more successful at hunting, supplies of rabbits dry up and the fox population diminishes. That gives the rabbits the chances to breed and multiply again.
ETRE Paris
source: tgdaily.com
On May 6th 2009, Singapore announced the set-up of a multi-agency task force, jointly led by the Energy Market Authority (EMA) and the Land Transport Authority (LTA), the agency responsible for public and private transportation. Its aim is to implement an electric vehicle (EV) test-bedding programme which is open to all auto manufacturers and technology companies who have a commitment to the future of electric transport. Expected to run from 2010 through 2012, this programme was given an initial impetus via memoranda of understanding (MoU) signed with Renault-Nissan, who aim to become leading brands in ZEV (zero emission vehicles), and Keppel Energy, a leading power company in Singapore and other jurisdictions. Renault-Nissan will supply EVs to Singapore, and Keppel Energy will develop the infrastructure, including charging stations, to support the test-bedding programme.
The programme will involve key industry participants examining infrastructure requirements and new business models applicable to urban transport solutions for cities like Singapore. It is also expected to identify industry and R&D opportunities that could leverage the testbedding platform. By providing this arena for EVs, Singapore expects to become an attractive showcase for auto manufacturers, component suppliers and infrastructure developers.
source: cleantechinvestor.com
For example, the region of Savoie, in Rhône-Alpes, is becoming a leading player in the solar energy sector thanks to the location of the National Institute for Solar Energy (INES) in the Savoie Technolac Science and Technology Park. This institution, the solar component of the Tenerrdis Pôle de Compétitivité, is a collaborative centre of excellence in solar energy technologies and brings together leading research institutions in the field including the French Environment and Energy Management Agency (ADEME), the National Scientific Research Centre (CNRS), the French Research and Evaluation Centre for the Building Sector (CSTB) and the University of Savoie. INES is set to expand to accommodate more than 250 researchers this year. The solar companies located in the Savoie cluster range from solar heating manufacturers (such as CLIPSOL) to designers of PV power plants (for example IBC Solar).
source: cleantechinvestor.com
Paris,
Il y a quelques règles précises pour espérer pouvoir passer à l’open-source. Il faut d’abord répondre à un vrai besoin, sinon, personne ne s’y intéressera. Il faut ensuite construire une communauté, ce qui est sans doute le plus dur. Il faut enfin continuer à innover en permanence.
http://www.ecrans.fr/Le-logiciel-open-source-se,8291.html?y=1
View List OCT-1-2009
Participants au groupes de travail (electric car charging stations )
