The document discusses proposed changes to EU Structural Fund regulations for 2014-2020. It summarizes feedback from the Nordic-European Public Investor Initiative, representing 11 national public investors, on increasing support for financial instruments to boost European competitiveness. Specific suggestions include aligning fund life cycles with programming periods, allowing follow-on investing beyond periods, adopting market-based management fees, and broadening the focus of managing authorities beyond individual member states. The initiative will submit a joint response to the EU Commission's consultation on the draft regulations.
The document discusses European financial instruments that support research and innovation (R&I). It describes the Risk-Sharing Finance Facility (RSFF), which provides risk-sharing loans to support R&I projects and is supported by the EU's 7th Framework Programme for Research. The RSFF aims to mobilize private capital by combining EU funds with financing from the European Investment Bank Group. As of 2010, it had approved over EUR 7.6 billion in loans for 67 projects across 21 European countries.
This document outlines key provisions for financial instruments in Cohesion Policy for 2014-2020. It discusses expanding the scope of financial instruments to all thematic objectives, strengthening the combination of financial instruments and grants, and requiring ex-ante assessments. It also covers implementation principles at the EU and national/regional levels, co-financing and phased contributions, financial management of EU contributions, use of legacy resources after closure, and reporting requirements.
The document summarizes new policy measures for financing growth in Finland. It outlines general objectives to support entrepreneurship through risk sharing, taxation incentives, and increased public financing. New measures proposed include tax incentives for R&D and private investors starting in 2013, exploring an intellectual property box, and lowering thresholds for public listings. It also describes "TeamFinland" and "Growth Track" initiatives for coordinated export promotion and matching high-growth companies with public services through a key account manager.
The document summarizes Invest Northern Ireland's use of ERDF funding to support equity funds that address the funding gap for high-growth SMEs in Northern Ireland. An ex ante assessment recommended allocating £96.5m in ERDF funding plus £91.7m in public and private matches to support four types of equity funds totaling £187.6m through 2023. In the first full year of operations, the funds supported over 200 deals, providing over £33m to companies. The document provides details on the individual funds.
EU External Investment Plan EaP Business Forum-f.capurso 27slidesRostyslav LUKACH
The External Investment Plan is a new initiative to boost investment in partner countries and address issues like migration. It takes an integrated three pillar approach focusing on innovative financing, technical assistance, and improving the investment climate. A key aspect is the European Fund for Sustainable Development, which provides an EU guarantee to leverage more private investment in priority areas like SMEs and clean energy. The plan aims to help close the major estimated investment gaps needed to achieve development goals through crowding in private resources and promoting a business friendly environment. Private actors are encouraged to engage through upcoming one-stop shops and structured policy dialogues to help remove constraints on investment.
Energy and Environment Partnership (eep) Southern and East africaBusiness Finland
The Energy & Environment Partnership (EEP) provides grants through competitive funding windows to support renewable energy and energy efficiency projects across 13 countries in Southern and East Africa. EEP is implemented in two phases from 2010-2017 with €60 million total funding. EEP allocates funding through two windows: one for early-stage projects up to €300,000 and one for near-commercial projects up to €1,000,000, requiring 30-90% own contribution. In Zambia, EEP has contracted a total of €2.5 million for 4 projects through its challenge funds. Going forward, EEP will shift its focus from developing individual projects to grant management, monitoring and evaluation, and business support for
BEAM - The Business with Impact Programme, Jyri Wuorisalo, Kuopio InnovationBusiness Finland
The BEAM programme is a joint innovation programme between Tekes and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Finland that provides funding from 2015-2019. The programme aims to help Finnish companies build sustainable businesses in developing countries by developing inclusive innovations for societal challenges. The total funding is 50 million Euros from public and private sources. The funding will support grants, loans, challenge competitions and an impact fund. The programme aims to create economic growth, increase welfare, social equality and provide new solutions for environmental problems in Finland and developing countries.
The document discusses proposed changes to EU Structural Fund regulations for 2014-2020. It summarizes feedback from the Nordic-European Public Investor Initiative, representing 11 national public investors, on increasing support for financial instruments to boost European competitiveness. Specific suggestions include aligning fund life cycles with programming periods, allowing follow-on investing beyond periods, adopting market-based management fees, and broadening the focus of managing authorities beyond individual member states. The initiative will submit a joint response to the EU Commission's consultation on the draft regulations.
The document discusses European financial instruments that support research and innovation (R&I). It describes the Risk-Sharing Finance Facility (RSFF), which provides risk-sharing loans to support R&I projects and is supported by the EU's 7th Framework Programme for Research. The RSFF aims to mobilize private capital by combining EU funds with financing from the European Investment Bank Group. As of 2010, it had approved over EUR 7.6 billion in loans for 67 projects across 21 European countries.
This document outlines key provisions for financial instruments in Cohesion Policy for 2014-2020. It discusses expanding the scope of financial instruments to all thematic objectives, strengthening the combination of financial instruments and grants, and requiring ex-ante assessments. It also covers implementation principles at the EU and national/regional levels, co-financing and phased contributions, financial management of EU contributions, use of legacy resources after closure, and reporting requirements.
The document summarizes new policy measures for financing growth in Finland. It outlines general objectives to support entrepreneurship through risk sharing, taxation incentives, and increased public financing. New measures proposed include tax incentives for R&D and private investors starting in 2013, exploring an intellectual property box, and lowering thresholds for public listings. It also describes "TeamFinland" and "Growth Track" initiatives for coordinated export promotion and matching high-growth companies with public services through a key account manager.
The document summarizes Invest Northern Ireland's use of ERDF funding to support equity funds that address the funding gap for high-growth SMEs in Northern Ireland. An ex ante assessment recommended allocating £96.5m in ERDF funding plus £91.7m in public and private matches to support four types of equity funds totaling £187.6m through 2023. In the first full year of operations, the funds supported over 200 deals, providing over £33m to companies. The document provides details on the individual funds.
EU External Investment Plan EaP Business Forum-f.capurso 27slidesRostyslav LUKACH
The External Investment Plan is a new initiative to boost investment in partner countries and address issues like migration. It takes an integrated three pillar approach focusing on innovative financing, technical assistance, and improving the investment climate. A key aspect is the European Fund for Sustainable Development, which provides an EU guarantee to leverage more private investment in priority areas like SMEs and clean energy. The plan aims to help close the major estimated investment gaps needed to achieve development goals through crowding in private resources and promoting a business friendly environment. Private actors are encouraged to engage through upcoming one-stop shops and structured policy dialogues to help remove constraints on investment.
Energy and Environment Partnership (eep) Southern and East africaBusiness Finland
The Energy & Environment Partnership (EEP) provides grants through competitive funding windows to support renewable energy and energy efficiency projects across 13 countries in Southern and East Africa. EEP is implemented in two phases from 2010-2017 with €60 million total funding. EEP allocates funding through two windows: one for early-stage projects up to €300,000 and one for near-commercial projects up to €1,000,000, requiring 30-90% own contribution. In Zambia, EEP has contracted a total of €2.5 million for 4 projects through its challenge funds. Going forward, EEP will shift its focus from developing individual projects to grant management, monitoring and evaluation, and business support for
BEAM - The Business with Impact Programme, Jyri Wuorisalo, Kuopio InnovationBusiness Finland
The BEAM programme is a joint innovation programme between Tekes and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Finland that provides funding from 2015-2019. The programme aims to help Finnish companies build sustainable businesses in developing countries by developing inclusive innovations for societal challenges. The total funding is 50 million Euros from public and private sources. The funding will support grants, loans, challenge competitions and an impact fund. The programme aims to create economic growth, increase welfare, social equality and provide new solutions for environmental problems in Finland and developing countries.
Opening Remarks, Certification of Services, Kari Winquist_20120301Nordic Innovation
This document provides opening remarks for a workshop on certification of services in Europe hosted by Nordic Innovation and EFTA. The introduction welcomes participants and provides background on previous studies conducted on certification and marks in Europe related to goods and services. The goal of the workshop is to discuss whether certification will lead to harmonization or fragmentation in the single market for services in Europe. Three previous studies by Nordic Innovation on certification of services are mentioned which examined the supply side, demand side, and relationship between standards and certification schemes. The speaker hopes the workshop will provide insights into how standards, certification, and trade in services relate and whether pan-European certification schemes could promote harmonization across borders.
The document summarizes Denmark's entrepreneurship policy, which focuses on promoting good framework conditions for entrepreneurs and SMEs, removing barriers to growth, and enhancing key sectors. It outlines a pilot program to invite talented international growth entrepreneurs to Denmark through a 5 million DKK EU tender, granting them a 12-month residence and work permit. The specific elements of the program are still to be determined, and its goals are to ensure good conditions for entrepreneurs, promote Denmark as an entrepreneurial nation, and have at least 15 individuals stay and work in Denmark through the program.
Presentation of the Seychelles' ESA-EU EPA Aid-for-Trade Development Matrix
Consultants: Venessa Quatre & Guillaume Gérout
Client: COMESA
Project period: September 2013 - January 2014
The French Law on Social and Solidarity EconomyOECD CFE
The capacity building seminar will gather the main stakeholders who are concerned with building conducive ecosystems for social enterprises: policy makers and administrators, networks of social enterprises and social economy actors, social finance players.
The document discusses EU funding opportunities for creative industries through the Creative Europe Programme. The general objectives are to promote cultural and linguistic diversity, strengthen competitiveness of cultural and creative sectors, and foster transnational cooperation. Specific objectives include strengthening the financial capacity of creative sector SMEs and professionals. One way this is done is through the Creative Europe Guarantee Facility, which provides guarantees to banks that offer loans to creative sector organizations, helping to mobilize up to €700 million in bank loans with a €121 million fund. The facility also aims to build capacity for banks to evaluate creative sector projects through training and expertise sharing.
FINANCING AGENCY FOR SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP: CREATING COLLABORATIVE HYBRID F...OECD CFE
This document discusses financing models for social enterprises. It notes a strategic financing gap for early stage social enterprises that are too large for philanthropists but too small and risky for institutional investors. It introduces FASE, a financial intermediary in Germany that builds bridges between social entrepreneurs and investors. FASE has provided over 4 million Euros to 12 social enterprises through various hybrid financing models that blend grants and impact investments. These models allow financing of social enterprises both with and without profitability. The document also summarizes two international examples where FASE helped social enterprises in Austria obtain financing. It concludes with policy recommendations to further develop markets for social enterprise finance.
The Role of The Private Sector In Development Finance-MOOC AssignmentAfia Agyekum
The document discusses the role of the private sector in development finance. It notes that the private sector plays a key role in mobilizing finances for development through investments, job creation, and tax revenues. Specifically, the private sector accounts for 25% of funds to developing countries, including 12.5% from capital markets. However, there is still room for the private sector to provide more financing. The public sector can help attract private sector investment through maintaining macroeconomic stability, reliable infrastructure, rule of law, and business-friendly policies and reforms. Blended finance models that bring together public and private funds can also promote greater private sector participation in development.
Jeske van Seters
Head of Programme Private Sector Engagement
European Centre for Development Policy Management (ECDPM)
Brussels, 23 November 2017 – EBCAM General Assembly
The document discusses the European Union's efforts to close its innovation gap with competitors like the United States and emerging economies such as China. It outlines the EU's strategic approach through the Innovation Union initiative to improve framework conditions for start-ups and early-stage innovation through measures like the Risk Sharing Finance Facility and proposals to improve access to venture capital across borders. The EU aims to better leverage public and private funding to boost investment in skills, education, research and innovation.
This document discusses engaging the private sector for development. It outlines three related but distinct agendas: private sector development, private sector finance for development, and private sector investment for development. It also discusses the various actors that make up "the private sector", instruments and tools used to engage the private sector, and ongoing debates and questions around balancing private sector interests with developmental goals.
Thomas Barrett | Director, New Products and Special Transactions Department, ...European Journalism Centre
This document discusses the role of the European Investment Bank (EIB) in financing innovation and research and development (RDI) in Europe. It notes that Europe lags behind the US and Japan in RDI investment and innovation. The EIB aims to address this gap by providing various financial instruments to support RDI, including loans, equity investments, and risk-sharing facilities. One such facility is the Risk Sharing Finance Facility (RSFF), which the EIB uses to mobilize private sector funding for RDI projects through risk-sharing arrangements. To date, the RSFF has supported over €18 billion in investments with a combined public-private contribution of €1.23 billion.
This document discusses innovation support available for Northern Ireland businesses, including a new Fast Track to Innovation program. It outlines Invest NI's role in partnering with businesses through the innovation process and investing over £100m in innovation projects in the last 5 years. Options for driving business R&D are presented, including working directly with businesses through grants, and in collaboration with other organizations. Benefits for SMEs participating in collaborative R&D projects are listed. The support ecosystem in Northern Ireland is depicted, and upcoming funding opportunities and a case study of ProAxsis Ltd are briefly mentioned.
This document discusses opportunities for growth in the recruitment industry as economic conditions improve. It notes that while increased growth brings increased needs for working capital financing, it also carries more risk. The document then outlines receivables financing as a structured funding option that can help businesses embrace growth opportunities while mitigating risks. Several real-world examples are provided of recruitment companies that have successfully used receivables financing to support their continued expansion.
The document summarizes a workshop between Zambia and Finland aimed at promoting partnerships for green growth. It discusses the objectives of strengthening business linkages and exchanging opportunities. Three work groups focused on mining, private sector development, and infrastructure/construction. They identified challenges like lack of transparency, technical skills and financing for SMEs. Opportunities included partnerships, training, and sharing new technologies. The groups recommended creating common information platforms, strengthening SME clusters, and developing long-term partnerships between Finnish and Zambian companies.
The capacity building seminar will gather the main stakeholders who are concerned with building conducive ecosystems for social enterprises: policy makers and administrators, networks of social enterprises and social economy actors, social finance players. T
This document summarizes a seminar on green building business opportunities presented by Tomi Rauste of Finpro. It discusses Team Finland, a coordinated state-funded network to promote business internationalization, investments, and country branding. Team Finland has over 73 local teams worldwide and provides access to various state organization services within Finland. It also describes the Team Finland Growth Program, which provides 51.3 million euros in government funding from 2014-2017 to help Finnish companies capitalize on international market opportunities and attract foreign direct investment through advising, networking, addressing barriers, and raising awareness of Finnish expertise abroad.
RIS3CAT is Catalonia's strategy for smart specialization under the EU 2020 strategy. It aims to promote sustainable growth through innovation and knowledge in key sectors like healthcare, mobility and green tech. The strategy prioritizes 7 leading industries, 6 key enabling technologies, and emerging activities. It also seeks to improve Catalonia's innovation system through public-private partnerships, international cooperation, and other measures to transform knowledge into economic and social value. RIS3CAT represents a change to more entrepreneurial, collaborative innovation policies in Catalonia and for EU cohesion funds.
Analyse von Applikationslogs und Querylogs: Datenbanken, Hadoop oder Splunk?KurtStockinger
Applikationen und Datenbanken generieren Logfiles, deren Inhalte wichtige Aussagen über Zugriffsmuster enthalten. So kann ermittelt werden, welche Produkte am häufigsten abgefragt werden oder welche Kundentrends sich abzeichnen. In diesem Vortrag beleuchten wir zunächst die Problematik anhand von praktischen Use Cases. Danach zeigen wir, wie sich die Probleme mit einem herkömmlichen Datenbankansatz, mit Hadoop und mit Splunk lösen lassen.
Splunk Conf 2014 - Splunking the Java Virtual MachineDamien Dallimore
This document discusses monitoring Java Virtual Machines (JVMs) using Splunk. It provides an overview of JVMs and describes various data sources for monitoring JVMs, including logs, JMX, instrumentation agents, and operating system metrics. It also discusses scaling monitoring to multiple JVMs and building Splunk apps for specific JVM-based applications and frameworks.
Opening Remarks, Certification of Services, Kari Winquist_20120301Nordic Innovation
This document provides opening remarks for a workshop on certification of services in Europe hosted by Nordic Innovation and EFTA. The introduction welcomes participants and provides background on previous studies conducted on certification and marks in Europe related to goods and services. The goal of the workshop is to discuss whether certification will lead to harmonization or fragmentation in the single market for services in Europe. Three previous studies by Nordic Innovation on certification of services are mentioned which examined the supply side, demand side, and relationship between standards and certification schemes. The speaker hopes the workshop will provide insights into how standards, certification, and trade in services relate and whether pan-European certification schemes could promote harmonization across borders.
The document summarizes Denmark's entrepreneurship policy, which focuses on promoting good framework conditions for entrepreneurs and SMEs, removing barriers to growth, and enhancing key sectors. It outlines a pilot program to invite talented international growth entrepreneurs to Denmark through a 5 million DKK EU tender, granting them a 12-month residence and work permit. The specific elements of the program are still to be determined, and its goals are to ensure good conditions for entrepreneurs, promote Denmark as an entrepreneurial nation, and have at least 15 individuals stay and work in Denmark through the program.
Presentation of the Seychelles' ESA-EU EPA Aid-for-Trade Development Matrix
Consultants: Venessa Quatre & Guillaume Gérout
Client: COMESA
Project period: September 2013 - January 2014
The French Law on Social and Solidarity EconomyOECD CFE
The capacity building seminar will gather the main stakeholders who are concerned with building conducive ecosystems for social enterprises: policy makers and administrators, networks of social enterprises and social economy actors, social finance players.
The document discusses EU funding opportunities for creative industries through the Creative Europe Programme. The general objectives are to promote cultural and linguistic diversity, strengthen competitiveness of cultural and creative sectors, and foster transnational cooperation. Specific objectives include strengthening the financial capacity of creative sector SMEs and professionals. One way this is done is through the Creative Europe Guarantee Facility, which provides guarantees to banks that offer loans to creative sector organizations, helping to mobilize up to €700 million in bank loans with a €121 million fund. The facility also aims to build capacity for banks to evaluate creative sector projects through training and expertise sharing.
FINANCING AGENCY FOR SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP: CREATING COLLABORATIVE HYBRID F...OECD CFE
This document discusses financing models for social enterprises. It notes a strategic financing gap for early stage social enterprises that are too large for philanthropists but too small and risky for institutional investors. It introduces FASE, a financial intermediary in Germany that builds bridges between social entrepreneurs and investors. FASE has provided over 4 million Euros to 12 social enterprises through various hybrid financing models that blend grants and impact investments. These models allow financing of social enterprises both with and without profitability. The document also summarizes two international examples where FASE helped social enterprises in Austria obtain financing. It concludes with policy recommendations to further develop markets for social enterprise finance.
The Role of The Private Sector In Development Finance-MOOC AssignmentAfia Agyekum
The document discusses the role of the private sector in development finance. It notes that the private sector plays a key role in mobilizing finances for development through investments, job creation, and tax revenues. Specifically, the private sector accounts for 25% of funds to developing countries, including 12.5% from capital markets. However, there is still room for the private sector to provide more financing. The public sector can help attract private sector investment through maintaining macroeconomic stability, reliable infrastructure, rule of law, and business-friendly policies and reforms. Blended finance models that bring together public and private funds can also promote greater private sector participation in development.
Jeske van Seters
Head of Programme Private Sector Engagement
European Centre for Development Policy Management (ECDPM)
Brussels, 23 November 2017 – EBCAM General Assembly
The document discusses the European Union's efforts to close its innovation gap with competitors like the United States and emerging economies such as China. It outlines the EU's strategic approach through the Innovation Union initiative to improve framework conditions for start-ups and early-stage innovation through measures like the Risk Sharing Finance Facility and proposals to improve access to venture capital across borders. The EU aims to better leverage public and private funding to boost investment in skills, education, research and innovation.
This document discusses engaging the private sector for development. It outlines three related but distinct agendas: private sector development, private sector finance for development, and private sector investment for development. It also discusses the various actors that make up "the private sector", instruments and tools used to engage the private sector, and ongoing debates and questions around balancing private sector interests with developmental goals.
Thomas Barrett | Director, New Products and Special Transactions Department, ...European Journalism Centre
This document discusses the role of the European Investment Bank (EIB) in financing innovation and research and development (RDI) in Europe. It notes that Europe lags behind the US and Japan in RDI investment and innovation. The EIB aims to address this gap by providing various financial instruments to support RDI, including loans, equity investments, and risk-sharing facilities. One such facility is the Risk Sharing Finance Facility (RSFF), which the EIB uses to mobilize private sector funding for RDI projects through risk-sharing arrangements. To date, the RSFF has supported over €18 billion in investments with a combined public-private contribution of €1.23 billion.
This document discusses innovation support available for Northern Ireland businesses, including a new Fast Track to Innovation program. It outlines Invest NI's role in partnering with businesses through the innovation process and investing over £100m in innovation projects in the last 5 years. Options for driving business R&D are presented, including working directly with businesses through grants, and in collaboration with other organizations. Benefits for SMEs participating in collaborative R&D projects are listed. The support ecosystem in Northern Ireland is depicted, and upcoming funding opportunities and a case study of ProAxsis Ltd are briefly mentioned.
This document discusses opportunities for growth in the recruitment industry as economic conditions improve. It notes that while increased growth brings increased needs for working capital financing, it also carries more risk. The document then outlines receivables financing as a structured funding option that can help businesses embrace growth opportunities while mitigating risks. Several real-world examples are provided of recruitment companies that have successfully used receivables financing to support their continued expansion.
The document summarizes a workshop between Zambia and Finland aimed at promoting partnerships for green growth. It discusses the objectives of strengthening business linkages and exchanging opportunities. Three work groups focused on mining, private sector development, and infrastructure/construction. They identified challenges like lack of transparency, technical skills and financing for SMEs. Opportunities included partnerships, training, and sharing new technologies. The groups recommended creating common information platforms, strengthening SME clusters, and developing long-term partnerships between Finnish and Zambian companies.
The capacity building seminar will gather the main stakeholders who are concerned with building conducive ecosystems for social enterprises: policy makers and administrators, networks of social enterprises and social economy actors, social finance players. T
This document summarizes a seminar on green building business opportunities presented by Tomi Rauste of Finpro. It discusses Team Finland, a coordinated state-funded network to promote business internationalization, investments, and country branding. Team Finland has over 73 local teams worldwide and provides access to various state organization services within Finland. It also describes the Team Finland Growth Program, which provides 51.3 million euros in government funding from 2014-2017 to help Finnish companies capitalize on international market opportunities and attract foreign direct investment through advising, networking, addressing barriers, and raising awareness of Finnish expertise abroad.
RIS3CAT is Catalonia's strategy for smart specialization under the EU 2020 strategy. It aims to promote sustainable growth through innovation and knowledge in key sectors like healthcare, mobility and green tech. The strategy prioritizes 7 leading industries, 6 key enabling technologies, and emerging activities. It also seeks to improve Catalonia's innovation system through public-private partnerships, international cooperation, and other measures to transform knowledge into economic and social value. RIS3CAT represents a change to more entrepreneurial, collaborative innovation policies in Catalonia and for EU cohesion funds.
Analyse von Applikationslogs und Querylogs: Datenbanken, Hadoop oder Splunk?KurtStockinger
Applikationen und Datenbanken generieren Logfiles, deren Inhalte wichtige Aussagen über Zugriffsmuster enthalten. So kann ermittelt werden, welche Produkte am häufigsten abgefragt werden oder welche Kundentrends sich abzeichnen. In diesem Vortrag beleuchten wir zunächst die Problematik anhand von praktischen Use Cases. Danach zeigen wir, wie sich die Probleme mit einem herkömmlichen Datenbankansatz, mit Hadoop und mit Splunk lösen lassen.
Splunk Conf 2014 - Splunking the Java Virtual MachineDamien Dallimore
This document discusses monitoring Java Virtual Machines (JVMs) using Splunk. It provides an overview of JVMs and describes various data sources for monitoring JVMs, including logs, JMX, instrumentation agents, and operating system metrics. It also discusses scaling monitoring to multiple JVMs and building Splunk apps for specific JVM-based applications and frameworks.
The document discusses the benefits of exercise for mental health. Regular physical activity can help reduce anxiety and depression and improve mood and cognitive function. Exercise causes chemical changes in the brain that may help protect against mental illness and improve symptoms for those who already suffer from conditions like anxiety and depression.
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The document discusses the benefits of exercise for mental health. Regular physical activity can help reduce anxiety and depression and improve mood and cognitive functioning. Exercise causes chemical changes in the brain that may help boost feelings of calmness, happiness and focus.
QCon London 2015 - Wrangling Data at the IOT RodeoDamien Dallimore
The document discusses how Splunk can help users manage and analyze Internet of Things (IoT) data. Splunk provides tools to collect data from various sources, search and correlate the data, and build applications and visualizations. This allows users to harness IoT data from devices, sensors, and industrial systems. Splunk also offers developer tools like APIs and SDKs to build custom IoT applications on its platform.
This document provides an overview and agenda for the Splunk App for Stream, including:
- The architecture of the Stream Forwarder for capturing wire data and routing it to Splunk.
- The architecture of the App for Stream for analyzing wire data in Splunk.
- Examples of deployment architectures for ingesting wire data.
- A customer use case where wire data from the network helped provide visibility that log data could not due to access restrictions.
Monitoring and analytics with was libertysflynn073
This document discusses monitoring and analytics capabilities in WebSphere Liberty Profile. It covers runtime self-checks like slow and hung request detection using request timing. It also discusses performance monitoring using MXBeans that can be viewed in tools like JConsole and the Admin Center. Finally, it discusses embedded analytics using application logs, message logs, and FFDC logs.
Splunk as a_big_data_platform_for_developers_spring_one2gxDamien Dallimore
Splunk is a platform for collecting, analyzing, and visualizing machine data. It provides real-time search and reporting across IT systems and infrastructure. Splunk indexes data from various sources without needing predefined schemas, and scales to handle large volumes of data from thousands of systems. The presentation covers an overview of the Splunk platform and how it can be used by developers, including custom visualizations, the Java SDK, and integrations with Spring applications.
Cleantech Venture Day 2015 - Cleantech and Impact Investing SentErik Wijnbladh
The document discusses impact investing and the European Investment Fund (EIF). It provides the following key points:
1) The EIF is a leading developer of risk financing for entrepreneurship and innovation in Europe, having mobilized over EUR 77 billion with other market players and committed over EUR 8.8 billion to venture capital and growth funds.
2) The EIF is Europe's largest investor in European venture capital, having invested in over 260 funds, 3,800 portfolio companies, and established relationships with over 170 venture capital fund managers.
3) Impact investing aims to intentionally generate measurable benefits for society while also seeking financial returns. It requires a focus on both impact and profit orientation.
Zecchini Financing Sme Innovation Sz Slides 15 4 09nick terch
The document discusses challenges SMEs face in financing innovation during an economic downturn. It notes SMEs, especially innovative ones, are harder hit than large firms due to higher risk and weaker finances. However, SMEs are important for long-term growth. The document focuses on the scale of financial problems for R&D and innovation at SMEs, common obstacles, and solutions adopted in OECD countries like loan guarantees, tax incentives, and public-private partnerships.
Yksi European Bioeconomy Scene -konferenssin puheista.
One of the speeches in European Bioeconomy conference.
Konferenssin ohjelma/Conference programme: https://www.bioeconomy.fi/wp-content/uploads//2019/06/EUBioScene_programme.pdf
Alessandro Carano is Adviser to the deputy Director General of the European Commission Directorate for Economic and Financial Affairs. He works on the Investment Plan for the Europe and the European Fund for Strategic Investment.
He was previously Managerial adviser and Head of Unit at European Investment Bank, responsible for the institutional relationship with EU Institutions and other IFIs on policies and activities outside the EU. He led the negotiations on the new EIB External Lending Mandate for the period 2014-2020, allowing up to EUR 30bn in EIB financing in support of EU external action. He contributed to the establishment of the Western Balkans Investment Framework and other blending mechanisms. He worked on the Mid Term review of EIB external mandate including support to the steering committee of wise persons chaired by M. Camdessus, and subsequent codecision procedure. He has also worked in the Projects directorate of the EIB. Previously he worked for Procter & Gamble. He holds an MBA from Vlerick management school and engineering MSc degree from Turin Politechnic University.
The Deep Tech Europe Report focuses on the results and impacts of the EIC legacy programmes (SME Instrument and FET) and reveals the ins and outs of the EIC Accelerator and EIC Pathfinder funding schemes. Discover below the key numbers from the EIC portfolio in 2020.
The European Investment Bank (EIB) provides financing to projects that promote European Union objectives. Due to risk aversion following the financial crisis, many infrastructure projects face difficulties obtaining financing. The EIB addresses this issue by providing long-term loans to both public and private sectors. It utilizes tools like loans, guarantees, and equity to support sustainable development and economic recovery in Europe. The EIB appraises projects based on their consistency with EU priorities, technical quality, and financial viability.
The document summarizes photonics finance in Europe. It notes that while the photonics market and opportunity is large and growing, current investment levels are around €700 million per year which is around 10x less than what is needed. Efforts are underway through the Photonics21 PPP task force to better understand financing opportunities and bring more money into the photonics sector in Europe, potentially from sources like the European Investment Bank.
Photonics is a key pervasive technology that enables innovative and revolutionary solutions and products in diverse markets such as lifescience, agrofood, healthcare, security, defence, consumer, environment, energy, telecom/datacom…
The photonics industry is going through a transformation due to the maturity of the technologies and the fact that the implementation of these mature technologies is economically viable. The industry is going through numerous acquisitions, and there are many companies raising capital (www.epic-assoc.com/funding/venture-finance – spreadsheets “List of investments in photonics” & “List of M&A in photonics”).
Yet the photonics industry is hard to navigate both because of the vast amount of companies (there are 5000 companies in Europe involved in Photonics but 86% of them are SMEs), and the intrinsic fact that there are no ‘photonics’ companies but rather companies that develop sensors, lasers, optics, fibres, photonic integrated circuits, …
The document provides information on the EU Investment Plan and its components: the European Fund for Strategic Investments, the European Investment Advisory Hub, and the European Investment Project Portal. The Investment Plan aims to mobilize finance for investment across the EU without creating new public debt. It establishes the European Fund for Strategic Investments to provide enhanced risk-bearing capacity and mobilize private and public investments. The European Investment Advisory Hub provides advisory support to help strengthen investment environments and projects. The European Investment Project Portal serves as an online meeting place for project promoters and investors.
European financing schemes under h2020 & cosme - Workshop on Juncker plan - B...Rodolphe d'Udekem d'Acoz
The document summarizes various European financing schemes available through programs like COSME and Horizon 2020. It provides an overview of 14 main schemes, describing their purpose, financing details, availability, budget and target recipients. It also notes limited access to these schemes in Belgium and calls for more effort to market schemes to intermediaries and make public funds available to match EU financing.
The document discusses European Union programs that provide financing support to small and medium-sized businesses. It outlines several EU investment funds and loan guarantee facilities administered by the European Investment Fund that target different stages of business development, from pre-seed to emerging growth. It then focuses on the SME Initiative, which aims to leverage EU budgets to mobilize private financing for SMEs through risk sharing agreements with financial intermediaries. As of March 2016, the programs had approved over 3.4 billion euros in financing under the European Fund for Strategic Investments, mobilizing over 46 billion euros in total investments expected to benefit over 131,000 SMEs across 20 EU countries.
The document discusses a project to improve the efficiency of monetary expansion in the Eurozone by involving the European Investment Bank (EIB). It presents some key premises of the project, including that EIB involvement could help direct resources from monetary expansion more effectively to the real economy. It outlines potential ways the EIB could be involved, such as through loans from the ECB to the EIB or a fund managed by the EIB. The document also discusses some of the main policy issues involved, such as ensuring compatibility with the ECB's price stability objectives, and challenges for the project related to technical and institutional factors.
This document provides an overview of the Investment Plan for Europe and the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI). Some key points:
- The Investment Plan aims to mobilize €315 billion in investments by providing an EU guarantee to the EFSI, which will support strategic investments through the EIB and EIF.
- EFSI will have two windows - one for infrastructure and innovation projects, and one focused on SMEs and mid-caps. It aims to address market failures and mobilize private investment.
- The Plan has three pillars: mobilizing finance, making finance reach the real economy, and improving the investment environment through regulatory and structural reforms.
- Tools under the Plan include
The European Investment Bank has over 50 years of experience supporting development policies in Africa, the Caribbean, and Pacific regions. It has invested over EUR 18 billion in more than 1,300 projects. The EIB is committed to supporting private sector development and infrastructure projects in these regions, in line with EU objectives. The EIB focuses on projects that have a strong development impact and reduce poverty, with priority given to least developed countries and those affected by disasters or conflicts.
"Le Plan d'Investissement pour l'Europe ("Plan Juncker"), une initiative majeure au service de la relance et de l'innovation".
Le Plan Juncker a deux objectifs majeurs: financer de grands projets portant sur des secteurs d'avenir et des projets innovants portés par des petites et moyennes entreprises.
Un peu plus d'un an après son lancement,pierre-Emmanuel Noël fait le point sur les réalisations de projets industriels au sein de l'Union européenne, et notamment en Belgique.
Pierre-Emmanuel Noël est Senior Banker à la Banque d'investissement européenne. Il représente la BEI en Belgique pour le Plan Juncker. Il est également Maître de conférences à Sciences Po Paris et membre du Comité de soutien de Stand up for Europe.
Access to Finance for the European Audiovisual Sector: from MEDIA Programme t...Olga Sismanidi
The document summarizes EU programs that provide access to finance for the European audiovisual sector, including the MEDIA Plus, MEDIA 2007, and upcoming Creative Europe programs. It describes two main financial instruments under MEDIA 2007 - the i2i Audiovisual program, which supported financing costs and risk guarantees, and the MEDIA Production Guarantee Fund. The Creative Europe program will introduce a Cultural and Creative Sector Guarantee Facility to provide loans and risk sharing for cultural SMEs through financial intermediaries.
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This document summarizes the EU-China Trade Project II Workshop on Microfinance in the EU held in Chengdu, China in April 2012. It discusses the role of EU multilateral institutions like the European Investment Bank and European Investment Fund in improving access to rural finance through microfinance. It provides an overview of their strategies, financial instruments, and case studies of funds that provide debt, equity, and technical support to local microfinance institutions serving small businesses and farmers in rural areas. The document emphasizes the importance of microcredit in filling gaps left by informal savings mechanisms and commercial banks to meet the needs of poor, isolated customers in rural communities.
The document discusses various financing options for bankable projects in Europe, including co-financing from European Structural Funds and loans/guarantees from the European Investment Bank and European Investment Fund. It provides details on the mission and services of the European Investment Bank and European Investment Fund, such as loans, technical assistance, guarantees, venture capital and microfinance. Other financing possibilities mentioned include the Nordic Investment Bank, private banks and private equity funds.
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This document discusses technical on-site visits to companies, institutions, and governmental bodies in Denmark for delegations to learn lessons, with over 2,000 visitors per year. It also lists GDP, CO2 emissions, energy consumption, and water consumption as metrics for Denmark.
This document provides information about Utopia Arkitekter, an architecture firm based in Stockholm, Sweden. It was established in 2008 and has approximately 25 employees. The firm works on residential, public, and commercial projects, as well as urban planning. The founders started Utopia to maximize opportunities to help create a better society through architecture. The document discusses the need for new collaborative and interdisciplinary approaches to address societal challenges through projects like KomBo, an innovative co-living housing development.
Östen Ekengren, Vice General Manager, IVL The Swedish Environmental Research ...Nordic Innovation
This document presents Smart City Sweden, a platform for promoting sustainable city solutions based on Swedish expertise and experience. It summarizes Sweden's strengths in areas like innovation, system solutions, eco-governance, and engaged citizens. Examples of sustainable practices in Stockholm like Hammarby Sjöstad are highlighted. Key sectors covered include water/wastewater treatment, biogas production, electric mobility, waste management, district heating/cooling, and their related value chains. The goal is to establish Sweden as an innovation cluster and spread solutions internationally. Business opportunities include technical visits, match-making, pre-studies and quotes.
This document describes a proposed urban planning project in Kera, Finland called the Kera Co-op City New Nordic Neighborhood. It is being designed by B&M Architects in Helsinki to incorporate Nordic cultural, social, and ecological values. The project aims to transform a former industrial area into a sustainable, walkable mixed-use development through 2025-2030. It will utilize concepts like the circular economy and 20 minute neighborhoods to create a high quality of life while achieving zero emissions.
Anne Stenros, Chief Design Officer, City of HelsinkiNordic Innovation
This document discusses the new Nordic model for an open city. It notes that rapid urbanization is occurring, with the number of mega-cities over 10 million people expected to increase from 23 currently to 36 by 2025. Scandinavian countries like Finland, Denmark, and Sweden currently have among the most advanced digital economies and highest levels of social progress in Europe. The document proposes moving from single solutions to collaborative approaches that address "wicked problems." It envisions the city as an open civic platform and explores scenarios like the smart service city, creative knowledge city, civic sharing city, and resilient welfare city. The new Nordic model emphasizes localized and decentralized systems based on trust, as well as creative freedom, shared responsibility, and viewing the
Luciane Aguiar Borges, Senior Research Fellow, NordregioNordic Innovation
This document outlines a framework for a white paper on sustainable Nordic cities. It will tell the story of Nordic urban innovations through a core narrative, key elements, and illustrative examples. The white paper aims to be evidence-based and include international comparisons. It will use the following structure: introducing the core storyline and key elements like clean air/water, architecture/design, and mobility, followed by illustrative examples for each element. The key elements are based on Nordic principles of sustainability, urban challenges, and working groups. The white paper will highlight Nordic values like democracy, nature, and equity that underpin tools like planning, innovation, and partnerships that enable sustainable practices around inclusion, health, resilience and other areas
This document discusses promoting Nordic solutions for smart, sustainable cities through Nordic cooperation. It outlines:
- The Nordic region consists of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden and autonomous areas with 26 million people. Nordic cooperation is one of the oldest regional partnerships based on shared values.
- Nordic Innovation promotes cross-border innovation in the Nordic region. Key initiatives include Nordic Built Cities and Nordic Sustainable Cities to develop and export Nordic solutions for livable, smart cities globally.
- The strategy involves branding and promotion, facilitating Nordic systems solutions, and public advocacy. Activities will include events, workshops, and engaging with cities/regions in China, India, and
Jonas Törnblom, Director Marketing and Communication, Envac GroupNordic Innovation
Envac AB aims to contribute to better urban environments through innovative waste collection systems. Nordic countries can help rapidly urbanizing cities achieve UN sustainability goals through sharing best practices in areas like district heating and renewable energy. Key differences in Nordic governance include independent city finances, flat structures, solution-orientation, and trust between public and private sectors. Examples from Stockholm, like district energy networks using sewage and renewable sources, have inspired many but created little export. To increase exports of Nordic sustainable solutions requires intensified public-private cooperation at home and abroad, better documentation of best practices, communicating solutions in multiple languages, and educating foreign decision makers on the Nordic model.
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This document discusses Copenhagen's efforts to establish a sustainable city identity through climate adaptation projects in the Skt. Kjelds neighborhood. It outlines three main strategies: 1) Creating a shared vision and storyline for the neighborhood through community involvement. 2) Supporting early demonstration projects to act as models. 3) Connecting local projects to wider partners and influencers. Examples discussed include transforming empty spaces into green areas, adding climate resilient infrastructure, and establishing urban farms. The goal is to involve residents in establishing a new identity for the area as the greenest in Copenhagen.
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This document describes a proposed sustainable housing development called NBCC-Sege Park. It includes 10 principles for Nordic built developments focusing on quality of life, sustainability, nature integration, zero emissions, aesthetics, flexibility, local adaptation, collaboration, scalability, and social/environmental benefits. The development would include apartment types, communal spaces, and centers for farming, water, and bikes to support sustainable lifestyles through shared resources and engagement. Modular construction allows for variation and adaptation over time.
The document discusses the use of the "Kid's Tracks" method for involving children and youth in urban planning processes. Kid's Tracks is a mapping exercise where children document how they use their neighborhoods. Their results identify important areas, access issues, and community values. Three municipalities that used Kid's Tracks are highlighted: Ski identified a need for more public spaces in the city center; Giske found poor access to the shoreline and nature; and Bodø recognized non-active areas. Lessons learned are that Kid's Tracks is only a participation tool, it creates a new focus on social values, and involving children makes participation more fun.
This document summarizes Oslo's plans to become a zero emission city by 2050 through expanding green mobility options. Some key points:
- By 2020, Oslo aims to reduce direct CO2 emissions by 50% from 1990 levels, and by 2050 achieve nearly zero (95% reduction) through electric vehicles, public transport, walking and cycling.
- Currently, transportation accounts for 63% of Oslo's CO2 emissions. New initiatives include 8 new bicycle routes by 2021 and improving conditions for cycling.
- Plans also promote car-free areas in the city centre through temporary activations to encourage public life without private vehicles.
- Other strategies include expanding electric vehicle infrastructure and "seamless" public transport connections
The document discusses biodiversity in Malmö, Sweden. It begins with an introduction to the city of Malmö, noting it has 300,000 inhabitants and a vision to be a dense yet green city. It then defines ecosystems and explains there are four categories of ecosystem services: supporting, provisioning, regulating, and cultural. The presentation goes on to describe innovative green infrastructure projects in Malmö, including green roofs, green walls, mobile growing systems, and urban biotopes. It closes by stating the current work involves evaluating these projects, commercializing them through value chains, and upscaling them in existing housing areas.
Nordic Built Cities Challenge: Malin Kock Hansen, Project ManagerNordic Innovation
Nordic Innovation is an institution under the Nordic Council of Ministers that promotes cross-border trade and innovation in the Nordic region. Through initiatives like Nordic Built Cities Challenge from 2011-2014, it aimed to develop, showcase, and export Nordic solutions for liveable, smart, and sustainable cities. The challenge facilitated Nordic collaboration on urban challenges, stimulated innovative solutions, and promoted those solutions within and outside the region.
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The document summarizes Nordic Innovation's "Nordic Built Cities" lighthouse project from 2014-2017. The project aims to develop multidisciplinary solutions for sustainable, smart, and attractive urban spaces. It involves cooperation with the five Nordic capital cities and uses Nordic challenge prize competitions to find solutions. Over 140 organizations have signed the Nordic Built Charter, and the project focuses on areas like smart transport, smart buildings, smart energy, and smart services/digitalization. The goal is to create Nordic solutions for urban development that can be exported globally.
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The city of Aarhus has a development plan to transform the disadvantaged Gellerup and Toveshøj area into an attractive city district. The plan involves 1) establishing a main street and ring road, 2) demolishing housing blocks and buildings, 3) creating new neighborhoods with increased housing density and types, 4) renovating existing housing, 5) attracting new jobs, and 6) building a youth city, urban park, and sports/culture campus to attract residents and visitors. The goal is to invest 1.7 billion Danish kroner, increase the population by 5000 residents by 2025, and improve measures like employment, education, security, and diversity.
Y-Foundation is a non-profit social housing provider in Finland that owns over 16,000 affordable rental apartments. It was founded in 1985 by several large cities and organizations to provide affordable housing options. Y-Foundation operates apartments in scattered housing, real estate properties, and supported housing units. It also operates over 10,000 state-subsidized rental apartments under the brand M2 Homes. M2 Homes aims to provide tenants with generous living spaces near services at affordable rents. Y-Foundation works to make housing affordable from both the tenant and landlord perspective by keeping rents low while controlling costs through things like land acquisition and construction materials.
The Rise and Fall of Ponzi Schemes in America.pptxDiana Rose
Ponzi schemes, a notorious form of financial fraud, have plagued America’s investment landscape for decades. Named after Charles Ponzi, who orchestrated one of the most infamous schemes in the early 20th century, these fraudulent operations promise high returns with little or no risk, only to collapse and leave investors with significant losses. This article explores the nature of Ponzi schemes, notable cases in American history, their impact on victims, and measures to prevent falling prey to such scams.
Understanding Ponzi Schemes
A Ponzi scheme is an investment scam where returns are paid to earlier investors using the capital from newer investors, rather than from legitimate profit earned. The scheme relies on a constant influx of new investments to continue paying the promised returns. Eventually, when the flow of new money slows down or stops, the scheme collapses, leaving the majority of investors with substantial financial losses.
Historical Context: Charles Ponzi and His Legacy
Charles Ponzi is the namesake of this deceptive practice. In the 1920s, Ponzi promised investors in Boston a 50% return within 45 days or 100% return in 90 days through arbitrage of international reply coupons. Initially, he paid returns as promised, not from profits, but from the investments of new participants. When his scheme unraveled, it resulted in losses exceeding $20 million (equivalent to about $270 million today).
Notable American Ponzi Schemes
1. Bernie Madoff: Perhaps the most notorious Ponzi scheme in recent history, Bernie Madoff’s fraud involved $65 billion. Madoff, a well-respected figure in the financial industry, promised steady, high returns through a secretive investment strategy. His scheme lasted for decades before collapsing in 2008, devastating thousands of investors, including individuals, charities, and institutional clients.
2. Allen Stanford: Through his company, Stanford Financial Group, Allen Stanford orchestrated a $7 billion Ponzi scheme, luring investors with fraudulent certificates of deposit issued by his offshore bank. Stanford promised high returns and lavish lifestyle benefits to his investors, which ultimately led to a 110-year prison sentence for the financier in 2012.
3. Tom Petters: In a scheme that lasted more than a decade, Tom Petters ran a $3.65 billion Ponzi scheme, using his company, Petters Group Worldwide. He claimed to buy and sell consumer electronics, but in reality, he used new investments to pay off old debts and fund his extravagant lifestyle. Petters was convicted in 2009 and sentenced to 50 years in prison.
4. Eric Dalius and Saivian: Eric Dalius, a prominent figure behind Saivian, a cashback program promising high returns, is under scrutiny for allegedly orchestrating a Ponzi scheme. Saivian enticed investors with promises of up to 20% cash back on everyday purchases. However, investigations suggest that the returns were paid using new investments rather than legitimate profits. The collapse of Saivian l
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Confirmation of Payee (CoP) is a vital security measure adopted by financial institutions and payment service providers. Its core purpose is to confirm that the recipient’s name matches the information provided by the sender during a banking transaction, ensuring that funds are transferred to the correct payment account.
Confirmation of Payee was built to tackle the increasing numbers of APP Fraud and in the landscape of UK banking, the spectre of APP fraud looms large. In 2022, over £1.2 billion was stolen by fraudsters through authorised and unauthorised fraud, equivalent to more than £2,300 every minute. This statistic emphasises the urgent need for robust security measures like CoP. While over £1.2 billion was stolen through fraud in 2022, there was an eight per cent reduction compared to 2021 which highlights the positive outcomes obtained from the implementation of Confirmation of Payee. The number of fraud cases across the UK also decreased by four per cent to nearly three million cases during the same period; latest statistics from UK Finance.
In essence, Confirmation of Payee plays a pivotal role in digital banking, guaranteeing the flawless execution of banking transactions. It stands as a guardian against fraud and misallocation, demonstrating the commitment of financial institutions to safeguard their clients’ assets. The next time you engage in a banking transaction, remember the invaluable role of CoP in ensuring the security of your financial interests.
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Do elements of globalization, such as Foreign Direct Investment (FDI), negatively affect the ability of countries in the Global South to preserve their culture? This research aims to answer this question by employing a cross-sectional comparative case study analysis utilizing methods of difference. Thailand and Cambodia are compared as they are in the same region and have a similar culture. The metric of difference between Thailand and Cambodia is their ability to preserve their culture. This ability is operationalized by their respective attitudes towards FDI; Thailand imposes stringent regulations and limitations on FDI while Cambodia does not hesitate to accept most FDI and imposes fewer limitations. The evidence from this study suggests that FDI from globally influential countries with high gross domestic products (GDPs) (e.g. China, U.S.) challenges the ability of countries with lower GDPs (e.g. Cambodia) to protect their culture. Furthermore, the ability, or lack thereof, of the receiving countries to protect their culture is amplified by the existence and implementation of restrictive FDI policies imposed by their governments.
My study abroad in Bali, Indonesia, inspired this research topic as I noticed how globalization is changing the culture of its people. I learned their language and way of life which helped me understand the beauty and importance of cultural preservation. I believe we could all benefit from learning new perspectives as they could help us ideate solutions to contemporary issues and empathize with others.
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Digital, interactive art showing the struggle of a society in providing for its present population while also saving planetary resources for future generations. Spread across several frames, the art is actually the rendering of real and speculative data. The stereographic projections change shape in response to prompts and provocations. Visitors interact with the model through speculative statements about how to increase savings across communities, regions, ecosystems and environments. Their fabulations combined with random noise, i.e. factors beyond control, have a dramatic effect on the societal transition. Things get better. Things get worse. The aim is to give visitors a new grasp and feel of the ongoing struggles in democracies around the world.
Stunning art in the small multiples format brings out the spatiotemporal nature of societal transitions, against backdrop issues such as energy, housing, waste, farmland and forest. In each frame we see hopeful and frightful interplays between spending and saving. Problems emerge when one of the two parts of the existential anaglyph rapidly shrinks like Arctic ice, as factors cross thresholds. Ecological wealth and intergenerational equity areFour at stake. Not enough spending could mean economic stress, social unrest and political conflict. Not enough saving and there will be climate breakdown and ‘bankruptcy’. So where does speculative design start and the gambling and betting end? Behind each fabular frame is a four ratio problem. Each ratio reflects the level of sacrifice and self-restraint a society is willing to accept, against promises of prosperity and freedom. Some values seem to stabilise a frame while others cause collapse. Get the ratios right and we can have it all. Get them wrong and things get more desperate.
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Abhay Bhutada, the Managing Director of Poonawalla Fincorp Limited, is an accomplished leader with over 15 years of experience in commercial and retail lending. A Qualified Chartered Accountant, he has been pivotal in leveraging technology to enhance financial services. Starting his career at Bank of India, he later founded TAB Capital Limited and co-founded Poonawalla Finance Private Limited, emphasizing digital lending. Under his leadership, Poonawalla Fincorp achieved a 'AAA' credit rating, integrating acquisitions and emphasizing corporate governance. Actively involved in industry forums and CSR initiatives, Abhay has been recognized with awards like "Young Entrepreneur of India 2017" and "40 under 40 Most Influential Leader for 2020-21." Personally, he values mindfulness, enjoys gardening, yoga, and sees every day as an opportunity for growth and improvement.
1. The European Venture Fund Investors Network
EVFIN
Richard Hepper
Capital for Enterprise, UK
Enterprise
Nordic-European Investor Summit
Stockholm 24th November 2011
3. 1.1. About EVFIN
Venture capital helps to drive economic
competitiveness, ffacilitating new business creation,
innovation, job creation and economic growth
VC is important for SMEs, who face the greatest
difficulties accessing finance, yet offer greatest growth
potential
The funding gap is greater in the EU than the US
VC fund investors can play an essential role in
supporting the best emerging VC managers across the
EU
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4. 1.1. About EVFIN
Set up in March 2011 in response to the continuing
funding crisis in the venture capital sector across
Europe
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EU Council meeting of Feb.4, 2011 calling on the EU
Commission to present proposals for putting in place a EU
VC scheme building on the EIF and national operators.
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7. 2.1. The EU VC Market: a Continuing Funding Crisis …
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contraction of its investment capacity affecting SMES
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8. 2.2. … calling for an emergency action plan
Need to implement an emergency action plan to
support the VC sector
The EVFIN VC fund of funds (F-o-F) project : a
groundbreaking joint initiative designed to pool capital &
expertise of VC national operators in a common pan-
EU investment vehicle to select best VC firms & increase
their funding >> bottom up development of VC markets
A cost-effective but also be quickly operational project
cost effective
complementing EIF operations which could serve as a
pilot project for future EU support programs to risk capital
(2014-2020)
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9. 2.6. EVFIN VC F-o-F : Investment Objective
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growth SMEs by being a catalyst for the development
of a pan-EU VC industry through commitments in VC
funds in the EU
To tackle the EU VC market fragmentation and give VC
funds the critical mass they need to operate trans-
nationally & to support the continued growth of innovative
companies
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10. 2.9. Features of EVFIN VC F-o-F Project
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funds managed by established and newly-created VC
management companies
Term: 12 to 15 years
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11. Contact
Lola Merveille
Secretary General of EVFIN
37, Square de Meeus – 1000 Brussels
Tel: +32 2 504 80 06
lola.merveille@caissedesdepots.fr
lola merveille@caissedesdepots fr