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THE LANGUEDOC-ROUSSILLON region in France has concentrated its economic development strategies around its network of business parks, which aim to provide companies with sustainable support. As part of its economic policy, the Languedoc-Roussillon Regional Authority is continuing to build business parks dedicated to establishing new businesses, that will create both jobs and wealth. By providing an appropriate, high-quality and state-of-the-art solution, the Regional Business Parks... more...

The city of Amsterdam has announced plans to increase the number of recharging points for electric cars from 100 to almost 2,000. Currently, there are 150 electric cars using the existing stations, but the increased number of recharging points should make recharging more convenient, and encourage larger numbers of drivers to switch to electric cars. This annoucement follows Amsterdam's 2009 goal of having 5% (10,000 vehicles) of all cars in the city electric by 2015. In addition,... electric cars...

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Science Port Holland has set out to be an international science park and hotbed for high tech knowledge exchange and innovation, located in one of Europe’s key innovation regions. Its main goal is to provide an attractive environment in which technology innovators can develop their innovations for commercial success and market implementation. It will accommodate renowned knowledge institutes, start-ups and international companies. Leading the way for Science Port is Leiden Bio... Science Park in Holland...

As an island in the Mediterranean Sea, Malta is not the first place you might think of as a centre for such sectors as ICT and financial services, but this small EU state has successfully developed a notable presence in the global market in several competitive sectors, and is, “One of the World’s best small economies ”, according to the World Market Research Centre, January 2009. The ICT industry in Malta is represented by more than 250 companies, employing around 6,000... ICT in Malta...