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Innovation capacity - problems and solutions for successful development Full text
2010
Lukjanska, R., Riga Technical Univ. (Latvia)
Innovation capacity has to be viewed as a consequence of properly operating innovation system. Well established and functioning innovation system is a result of enhanced by government innovation policy. In comparison with other European Union (EU 27) countries, innovation capacity indicators in Latvia remain low and considerably underperform, reflected in the 'European Innovation Scoreboard 2008', where Latvia took the 30th place among 32 countries. Problems and solutions are illustrated to represent innovation capacity in Latvia. This article consists of the following parts: first - theoretical aspects are selected to describe the essential definition of the analyzed subject. In the second part, experience from abroad is described, at the end – Latvian innovation policy and situation is analyzed and suggestions for further needs are formulated. The main results of analysis show that only a few elements of innovation capacity building are functioning at Latvian enterprises, whose aim is to build a base for the innovation capacity of the country.
Show more [+] Less [-]Historical development of blood donor movement and its economical impact in Latvia and worldwide Full text
2010
Mistre, Z., Latvia Univ. of Agriculture, Jelgava (Latvia)
Health care has an important role in regional economic and politic development because human life and health is the only criterion and prerequisite for any other value. If for any reason human loses more than 20% of his blood, he is not able to join in economic actions and is under a risk of dying. That is why economic development loses human resources. In case of losing blood, human life can be saved only by donor blood, since synthetic blood replacements have not been discovered yet. In this paper, historical development of blood donor movement as an aspect of economic development has been researched. Experiments, failures and scientific discoveries in blood transmission history have also influenced world economic history. Based on historical literature in Latvia and eye witness stories, historical development of blood donor movement in Latvia as well as its role in health care as a part of economics is studied in this paper.
Show more [+] Less [-]Enhancing sustainability of shifting cultivation in the Philippines through policy and institutional support
2001
Vergara, N.T. (Green Tropics International, Timugan, National Highway, Los Banos, Laguna (Philippines))
Agroforests in Indonesia
2001
Burgers, P. (International Center for Research in Agroforestry, Jl. Cifor, Situ Gede, Sindang Barang, P.O. Box 161 Bogor, 6001 (Indonesia)) de Foresta, H. | Michon, G. | Kusworo, A.
Future directions for shifting cultivation
2001
Freeman, J. (International Inst. of Rural Reconstruction, Silang, Cavite (Philippines))
