European commissionaires, ministers, academics at the 2014 edition of Cluj Innovation Days of 20 – 21 March

Cluj IT Cluster will organise between 20 – 21 March the event Cluj Innovation Days, where over 400 people will take part in conferences and workshops dedicated to the role of innovation and entrepreneurship in the socio-economic development, among guests being Dacian Ciolos, Liviu Dragnea, Emil Boc, according to actmedia.eu.

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Cities of Silicon

Every country wants its own Silicon Valley, writes Steve Mullins. In London, the innovation territory is Silicon Roundabout, of course, and The Tech City organisation, which helps start-ups set up in the city, reckons there are now 1,300 firms active in the area – compared with a mere 200 in 2010 – employing more than 155,000 people. That’s not enough for some. Mayor Boris Johnson wants to bring the moribund Olympic Park, site of the 2012 Games, onboard Siliconia, calling it a ‘ripe location’ for start-ups, according to brand-e.biz.

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Allview organises Android programming marathon

Romanian electronics firm Allview, the Centre for Public Diplomacy (Centrul pentru Diplomatie Publica) and Universitatea Transilvania in Brasov have announced the opening of the first edtion of a programming marathon called ‘Entrepreneurship’ which will take place on 28 and 29 March at Universitatea Transilvania in Brasov. The event’s aim is to promote applications made by Romanian students passionate about programming in the EU. During the event, teams of two to four students will develop an app over a period of 24 hours with a social utility for devices that are powered by Android.

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