....and we are back !

....after quite some time of not being able to access my blog, now everything seems to be ok!
sorry for any problems caused.

IPR and Innovation, 2nd InnoFORUM workshop

Is there a link between innovation and intellectual property rights (IPR) ?
Yes there is !

..... what type of link? A strategic one !

In today's highly competitive markets, the importance of IPR in promoting innovation and economic performance is critical. Specifically, "IPR regimes affect the diffusion of scientific knowledge, the innovation process and, ultimately, economic performance" (OECD).

Last Friday, the 2nd InnoFORUM Open Workshop took place at Athens Information Technology, covering exactly this thematic area ("IPRs & Innovation"). The workshop covered both macro perspectives of IPR & Innovation (Session 1) as well as the linkage of specific IPR instruments such as Patents (Session 2), Trademarks & Industrial Designs (Session 3) and Copyrights in the digital era (Session 4) with innovation.

Further details about the event can be found at AIT's web site

....soon the event presentations will be uploaded online !

I will keep you posted :o)

...4 new very interesting MBIT blogs !

Four new blogs have recently emerged by MBIT students this year, who emphasise on highy innovative thematic areas such as:

• Open Source, Open Innovation & Intellectual Property Rights

http://open--innovation.blogspot.com/

• Smart-phones

http://mobilesmartphonecom.blogspot.com/

• E-Confidence (social networking and privacy, confidence and trust issues)

http://kyile1970.wordpress.com/

• Marketing for free

http://bigmarketcheapmarketing.blogspot.com/

....enjoy !

Which are the motives of the Greek Open Source Developers ?

Ever wondered which are the motives of the Greek open source developers ?

This is the question that two MBIT students seek to answer and I would be grateful if Greek open source developers could complete this questionnaire.

http://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?formkey=dFlDa2ZTdU5TQndsRzBGdHpsV0I0S1E6MA

The results will be.......open source !

Favorite MBIT 2009 Blog Award !

The poll has closed.

The outcome of our poll clearly indicates that the winner is: BRAINTIVITY blog

Congratulations girls !

Vote for your favorite MBIT 2009 Blog !

The voting process for the most favorable MBIT 2009 blog is officially........ open !

Please share your views with us and vote for your favorite blog among our seven contestants.

Thanks a million !

Poll Results: Blogging & None Blogging Motives

The two online polls in relation to blogging have been closed.

Let's see the results !






Why do you blog? .........social networking... is the answer

The poll results show that around 60% of our respondents consider that the key driving force for blogging is to express their own opinion. While 30% utilise blogs primarly as a mean for documenting their life and 10% to find friends.


You do not blog? Why? .........I want to but ....is the answer

The poll results for the non-bloggers are very insightfull. If you look a little deeper into our responses you will see that 88% of non-bloggers are bloggers to be and only 12% wish to remain in the outer part of the blogsphere which entails less blogging activity.

Thank you all for taking part in these poll !