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• 12.12.2007: RPGI launches blog site : The blog site Global Innovation - Trends in Offshore R&D shall contain news about activities related to our research project and (upcoming) publications. It will make it easier for those interested to receive direct RSS feeds.
  
  
• 06.12.2007: Call for Papers: IJTPM special issue: Scientific papers from academia, industry and governmental institutions are invited for a special issue of International Journal of Technology, Policy and Management (IJTPM) on "Barriers to Innovation in Home Country: Can Internationalisation of R&D Mitigate their Effects?". The issue is guest edited by Prof. Cornelius Herstatt, Rajnish Tiwari and Dr. Stephan Buse. [Call for Papers as PDF, 407 KB]
  
  
• 30.10.2007: Outsourcing/Offshoring in an Integrated Approach to Global Innovation: The Institue of Technology and Innovation Management (TIM/TUHH) is organizing a discussion forum on 7.11.2007 in Hamburg to discuss the role of outsourcing/offshoring in the global innovation strategy. There will be talks by Mr. Hans-Georg Frey (CEO of Jungheinrich AG), Dr. W. Schreiner (Vice President, Research & Breakthrough Innovation, SAP AG) Mr. J. Böhmer and Mr. M. Hilsheimer (both KPMG) and Dr. Stephan Buse and Rajnish Tiwari (both TIM/TUHH). The event shall take place on 7.11.2007 between 14:30 and 19:00 in Plenarsaal of the Handelskammer (Chamber of Commerce). Interested persons can register themselves by e-mail to foreigntrade@bwa.hamburg.de. The event is free of charge.
  [Details as PDF, 128 KB, in German] [Invitation to the event, PDF, 26 KB, in German] [Download slides as PDF, 407 KB, in German]
  
  
• 01.10.2007: The First European Conference on Knowledge for Growth: Role and Dynamics of Corporate R&D (CONCORD 2007): The Conference is being organised on October 8th and 9th in Seville (Spain); jointly by the European Commission's Joint Research Centre - Institute for Prospective Technological Studies, and Directorate-General for Research. Dr. Stephan Buse and Rajnish Tiwari of the RPGI are also participating in the event and shall present their paper "Barriers to Innovation in SMEs: Can the Internationalization of R&D Mitigate their Effects?" at the conference. [Conference Programme].
  
  
• 25.09.2007: Innovation Via Global Route: Chances and Challenges of Innovation Offshoring to India from the Perspective of SMEs in Germany: Prof. Herstatt leads a seminar at the East-West Center in Honolulu. [Announcement]
  
  
• 20.09.2007: "India Hamburg Week" to be organized in November 2007: Various institutions and individuals in Hamburg actively engaged with India are organizing an "India Hamburg Week" between November 5-8, 2007 (Monday - Friday). Several, mainly business-related programmes will be held in this period. Related information are available on a new website (www.india-week-hamburg.org) managed by the Research Project Global Innovation (RPGI) team. [See Broschure]
  Some of the institutions involved are:
  1) Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg, Ministry of Economic and Labour Affairs (BWA)
  2) Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg, Hamburg Development Corporation (HWF)
  3) Hamburg University of Technology, Institute of Technology and Innovation Management
  4) Handelskammer Hamburg
  5) KPMG
  6) German Institute of Global and Area Studies (see programme)
  7) German Asia-Pacific Business Association (OAV e.V.)
  8) German Indian Round Table (GIRT)
  9) ELGA Biotech [see programme] [local copy]
  
  Download Brochure (17.10.2007, PDF, approx. 1.8 MB) with detailed programme information
  
  
• 04.09.2007: "India Day" at WTSH in Kiel: WTSH (Business Development and Technology Transfer Corporation of Schleswig-Holstein) holds the second "India Day" in Kiel. In various talks business opportunities in India are brought to fore. The first "India Day" by WTSH was held last year in March in Norderstedt near Hamburg. (Programme in German language). [Infos in German].
  
  
• 01.09.2007: Prof. Herstatt on a Visiting Fellowship at East West Center in Honolulu (Hawaii): Together with Dr. Dieter Ernst of the East West Center (EWC) in Hawaii, Prof. Herstatt will work on a project that seeks to study India's innovation system. The stay at EWC is meant to design and fine-tune the study before a larger scale project is launched.
  
  
• 27.07.2007: Rajnish Tiwari talks on "Global Innovation" at GDW-Conference in Bangalore: "Innovation via Global Route: Proposing a Reference Model for Chances and Challenges of Global Innovation Processes", Talk at the Second International Conference on Management of Globally Distributed Work, Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore (IIM-B), July 27, 2007, India.
  
  
• 15.07.2007: Rajnish Tiwari talks to school children in Ahmedabad: "The Increasing Importance of Offshore R&D: Chances and Challenges for India in Global Innovation Processes", Workshop "Popular Science Writing & Illustration for School Children" held by Gujarat Council of Science City in collaboration with National Council for Science & Technology Communication, Dept. of Science and Technology, Govt. of India, Ahmedabad, Indien.
  
  
• 13.07.2007: Prof. Herstatt talks to school children in Ahmedabad: Workshop "Popular Science Writing & Illustration for School Children" held by Gujarat Council of Science City in collaboration with National Council for Science & Technology Communication, Dept. of Science and Technology, Govt. of India, Ahmedabad, India.
  
  
• 11.07.2007: Prof. Herstatt holds a talk at CSIR, in New Delhi: "User-oriented Innovation: How to benefit from open innovation and lead users in analogous markets?".
  
  
• 10.07.2007: Cooperation agreement with CSIR in India: The TUHH today signed a cooperation agreement with the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research in India. The agreement however awaits a formal approval from India's Ministry of External Affairs. The Institute of Technology and Innovation Management (TIM) at TUHH und the Human Resource Development Centre (HRDC) at CSIR are the repective "nodal agencies" and shall form a 4-members steering committe to actively seek cooperation opportunities and encourage scientific exchange. For more information contact Rajnish Tiwari.
  
  
  Prof. Herstatt (Director, TIM/TUHH) with Dr. Naresh Kumar (Head, HRDC/CSIR) during the signing ceremony at CSIR Headquarters in New Delhi, while Dr. Stephan Buse (TIM/TUHH) and Dr. Rajendra Prasad (CSIR) applaud. (Photo: RT)
  
  
• 19.06.2007: Research trip to India : RPGI team-members undertake a research trip to India: June 26 - July 11 in New Delhi, July 12 - 15 in Ahmedabad, July 15 - 24 in Mumbai / Pune, July 24 - July 31 in Bangalore. Firms, academia, industry associations and other interested parties are kindly invited to join the study. [Invitation] [Press release].
  
  
• 05.06.2007: LocoMotive Final Conference in Hamburg: The LocoMotive (Localisation Motives for R&D in Large Companies) final conference takes place in Hamburg on June 5-6, 2007, organized by TuTech Innovation GmbH. General theme: "Managing the Links - Global trends and regional policies in R&D location". [Download Conference Programme].
  
  
• 11.05.2007: Internationalization of Innovation Processes: Rajnish Tiwari discusses at 3rd Rexroth Colloquium for Doctoral Candidates (information in German) issues related to Knowledge Process Outsourcing, (Original title: Internationalisierung der Innovationsprozesse: Knowledge Process Outsourcing), Bosch Rexroth AG, Lohr am Main, 11. Mai 2007.
  
  
• 08.02.2007: Chances and Challenges of Global Innovation: Rajnish Tiwari deliberates on the avenues of Indo-German cooperation in the field of innovation and research and development, at National Institute of Science, Technology and Development Studies, New Delhi, 8. Feb. 2007.
  
  
• 24.01.2007: India Day on 26. Feb. at "Behörde für Wirtschaft und Arbeit": The State Ministry of Economics and Labour Affairs, Dept. of Foreign Trade ("Referat Außenwirtschaft") in Hamburg invites firms to participate in an India Day ("Unternehmersprechtag Indien"). Dr. Kebschull, Representative of the State Hamburg in New Delhi, will dwell on business opportunities for Hamburg firms in India. Date: Mo. 26. Feb. 2007, 9 - 11h. Individual, firm-situation specific discussions with Dr. Kebschull are possible with appointment. Location: BWA, Room 826, Alter Steinweg 4. Participation is free-of-charge. [Detailed information and registration form as PDF, 50 KB, in German only ]
  
  
• 08.01.2007: German India Round Table: The next meeting of German India Round Table (GIRT) in Hamburg on Mo. 8th Jan, at 18:30h in Hotel Baseler Hof, Esplanade 11.
  
  
• 23.11.2006: Hanseatic India Colloquium : The Hanseatic India Colloquium at the TUHH campus in Hamburg discusses chances of Indian market for German SMEs from the Healthcare sector (Pharmaceutics / Biotechnologie and Life Sciences in general). [Image Gallery] [Programme & Speeches].
  
  
  Dr. Amal Mukhopadhyay of ElGa-Biotech at Hanseatic India Colloquium, 23rd Nov. 2006 at TU Hamburg-Harburg
  
  
• 10.11.2006: Indo-German Business Form: In Düsseldorf [Programm as PDF].
  
  
• 03.10.2006: India on the Rise: One day conference towards the inauguration of the Frankfurt Book Fair 2006, in which India was the 'Guest Country' [Report of the Deutsche Welle ].
  
  
• 23.09.2006: Paradoxes of the Indian Economy: Rajnish Tiwari talks at "Europäische Akademie Schleswig-Holstein" in Sankelmark near Flensburg on India's booming high-tech sector and the problems plaguing the poor in many rural areas. Title: "Indiens Wirtschaft zwischen Softwareboom und Reisanbau". [Programm as PDF (in German)]