Inovativni razvoj e-regije, ki sega prek državnih meja: možne usmeritve in učinki

Regional development policy has to respond to the challenges of a global, informational and networked economy. In order to achieve a regional-innovation-focused competitive advantage it is important for the region to have the ability both to access and generate knowledge, and to access to knowledge networks faster than its competitive regions. In this paper, challenges in the area of eRegion development are discussed and some eRegion development initiatives are presented. Some activities from the period 2000-2006 are elaborated on, as are current initiatives in the Central Europe eRegion. Possible suggestions and some questions are concerning about a growing need in the eRegion for innovative ways of business, government and academic collaboration as part of a continuous process.Regionalna razvojna politika mora najti odgovor na izzive globalnega, informacijskega in mrežnega gospodarstva. Da bi dosegli regionalno inovacijsko usmerjeno konkurenčno prednost, je pomembno, da ima regija možnost tako dostopa do znanja kot tudi njegovega ustvarjanja, in sicer da lahko dostopa do mrež znanja hitreje kot njej konkurenčne regije. V tem prispevku so obravnavani izzivi na področju razvoja e-regij ter predstavljene nekatere razvojne pobude povezane z e-regijami. Obdelane so nekatere aktivnosti iz obdobja 2000-2006 kot tudi zdajšnje pobude v srednjeevropski e-regiji. Možne sugestije in nekatera vprašanja se nanašajo na rastočo potrebo v e-regijah po inovativnih načinih poslovanja, upravljanja in akademskega sodelovanja kot dela nepretrganega procesa

Premišljena raba lesa

Pred vami je tematska številka revije LES / WOOD, posvečena CRP projektu Racionalna raba lesa listavcev s poudarkom na bukovini (http://crp-bukev.bf.uni-lj.si/), ki ga financirata  Ministrstvo za kmetijstvo, gozdarstvo in prehrano Republike Slovenije in Javna agencija za raziskovalno dejavnost Republike Slovenije. Številka prinaša sedem člankov s predstavitvijo sklepnih ugotovitev triletnega projekta, ki se zaključuje v juniju 2017. Članki sledijo ciljem projekta, ki so povezani z lesom listavcev - posebej bukovine, spremljanjem kakovosti lesa od gozda do izdelka, vplivu ujm na kakovost lesa, tradicionalnimi ter še neizkoriščenimi inovativnimi rabami bukovine, vprašanji odpornosti lesa in življenjske dobe lesenih izdelkov, stanjem in možnim izboljšanjem tehnologij za predelavo lesa, možnostim razvoja gozdno-lesne verige za izdelavo izdelkov z visoko dodano vrednostjo ter njihovim trženjem. Vse to bi zagotovilo dolgoročne pozitivne učinke za razvoj panoge in gospodarstva ter kadrov. Prispevki tako skušajo opozoriti in odgovoriti na ključna vprašanja rabe bukovine v Sloveniji

Developing the Silver Economy and Related Government Resources for Seniors: A Position Paper

The precarious rights of senior citizens, especially those who are highly educated and who are expected to counsel and guide the younger generations, has stimulated the creation internationally of advocacy associations and opinion leader groups. The strength of these groups, however, varies from country to country. In some countries, they are supported and are the focus of intense interest; in others, they are practically ignored. For this is reason we believe that the creation of a network of all these associations is essential. The proposed network would act as a support for the already-existing policies of the United Nations' High Commission for Human Rights, of independent experts, and of the Global Alliance for the Rights of Older People. All three have long ago recommended the creation of a recognized instrument for uniting presently scattered efforts. The proposed network, therefore, will seek to promote the international exchange of relevant expertise, and it will reinforce the commitments and actions that single countries are currently taking to meet these objectives. For example, informative public events can be organised to promote particular support initiatives and to provide an opportunity for new members of the network to be presented. The network will promote health for senior citizens, disease prevention, senior mobility, safe free time for seniors, alimentary education, protection against new risks and dangers, as well as equity in the services necessary for seniors to adopt new information and communication technologies. In the case of retired academic members, the network will promote equality with respect to continuing use of digital technologies (particularly email), continuing access to research libraries, and the guaranteed ability for seniors to fund their own research programs and to deliver free seminars

Developing the Silver Economy and Related Government Resources for Seniors: A Position Paper

The precarious rights of senior citizens, especially those who are highly educated and who are expected to counsel and guide the younger generations, has stimulated the creation internationally of advocacy associations and opinion leader groups. The strength of these groups, however, varies from country to country. In some countries, they are supported and are the focus of intense interest; in others, they are practically ignored. For this is reason we believe that the creation of a network of all these associations is essential. The proposed network would act as a support for the already-existing policies of the United Nations’ High Commission for Human Rights, of independent experts, and of the Global Alliance for the Rights of Older People. All three have long ago recommended the creation of a recognized instrument for uniting presently scattered efforts. The proposed network, therefore, will seek to promote the international exchange of relevant expertise, and it will reinforce the commitments and actions that single countries are currently taking to meet these objectives. For example, informative public events can be organised to promote particular support initiatives and to provide an opportunity for new members of the network to be presented. The network will promote health for senior citizens, disease prevention, senior mobility, safe free time for seniors, alimentary education, protection against new risks and dangers, as well as equity in the services necessary for seniors to adopt new information and communication technologies. In the case of retired academic members, the network will promote equality with respect to continuing use of digital technologies (particularly email), continuing access to research libraries, and the guaranteed ability for seniors to fund their own research programs and to deliver free seminars