Eric Eikrem’s Blog

This blog’s primary focus is on entrepreneurship in general and innovation in the ICT sector in particular. However, in this article I’ll deviate a bit. Something just came up that combine 3 of my favorites themes: innovation, clean-tech and motorcycles. In a recent article [no-1] in the Norwegian Polytechnic Weekly (Teknisk Ukeblad), a really cool electrical motorcycle design was presented, made by students at the renowned Universität für angewandte Kunst (the University of Applied Art) in Vienna.

Electrical Rider ZEVS. By kind permission of Anders August Kittelsen, Bernhard Ranner and Rudolf Stefanich. Copyright 2010 All rights reserved.

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Most developed countries have policies for innovation and economic development at the national, regional and local level.  In particular, there are usually policies in place covering SME creation and also support for the growth of clusters. On the regional and / or local level, there is often a focus on certain sectors and image-building activities that are geared towards attracting talent in these sectors. Some policies can be counter-productive. Read more