The European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service (EGNOS) provides an augmentation signal to the Global Positioning System (GPS) Standard Positioning Service (SPS). Presently, EGNOS augments GPS using the L1 (1,575.42 MHz) Coarse/Acquisition (C/A) civilian signal function, by providing...

The European Enterprise Promotion Awards support the aims of the Small Business Act by recognising innovation and rewarding the success of public bodies and public-private partnerships in promoting enterprise and entrepreneurship at a national, regional and local level.

Eco-innovation is important not only for businesses in the green niche, but to help the wider European economy become more competitive and resilient. Support from the eco-innovation initiative is helping home-grown innovation gain a market within Europe. It is particularly good to see the high...

Supporting SMEs and helping them to enhance their competitiveness is one of the key elements of a successful regional development policy and remains a priority also for the next funding period. Regional competitiveness and the success of smart specialisation strategies depend heavily on the 23...

Ecodesign implies taking into account all the environmental impacts of a product right from the earliest stage of design. In particular, this avoids uncoordinated product planning (for example, eliminating a toxic substance should not lead to higher energy consumption, which on balance could...

Promoting growth and employment are primary objectives for the European Union. Europe's 23 million Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) are the lifeblood of Europe's economy, accounting for 99% of businesses. Over the past five years they have provided two thirds of private employment and created...

From the outset, the Design Leadership Board has worked to a broad understanding of design. In this report, design is perceived as an activity of people-centred innovation by which desirable and usable products and services are defined and delivered. Design has a role to play in business...