Open source software is a key strength in Europe's software industry with its developers, researchers and companies being extremely active on the world stage and with many being among the leaders, facts which a recent initiative is trying to capitalise on, given in the near future open source will become a strategic necessity.

Dunblane Hydro Hotel, Dunblane, Scotland 25/26th October 2006

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The Finnish government has outlined a new national strategy for keeping its innovation agenda fresh; despite having the world's most competitive economy, many in Finland worry that its highly successful research and innovation agenda is not as competitive as it should be.

The European Commission has launched a study to assess the remunerations of researchers in the public and business enterprise sectors in the European Union and countries Associated to the Community RTD Framework programme. In this context, a researcher is considered as any person who devotes at least 50% of her/his time in order to carry out research activities.

Emergency personnel often lack the trauma expertise necessary to treat victims of severe accidents or other emergencies. Some victims die because they do not reach hospital emergency rooms fast enough. But now a system for remote treatment could help improve survival rates.

Every day in the global electronic marketplace millions of transactions take place. Understandably all parties depend on the validity of digital certificates that underpin such transactions. Now a new service promises real-time certificate validation and revocation, a major step forward in terms of trust and security.

A new biotechnology atlas of Poland will help researchers and businesses across Europe find partners in Poland. Produced by German biotech network BioCon Valley, the atlas provides an overview of the Polish biotechnology sector, as well as profiles of 109 life science companies and 43 research centres in the country.