Unioncamere Piemonte has a representative office in Brussels. Its aim is to inform on EU policies and support in the participation to EU funding
Mid June European Council meeting: José Manuel Durão Barroso obtains unanimous support from EU leaders
The Heads of State or Government agreed unanimously on the name of Mr. Barroso as the person they intend to nominate as President of the European Commission for the period 2009-2014.
Czech Republic and Sweden, as the present and the incoming Presidents of the European Council, will have discussions with the European Parliament in order to determine whether the Parliament is in a position to approve that nomination at its July plenary session. In the light of these discussions, the Council will formalize its decision on the nomination of the person it intends to appoint as President of the Commission. The process of nomination of the appointed members of the Commission can only be initiated when the legal basis for the nomination procedure has become clear.
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The results for applications concerning
the "Adoption of ICT" in the ERDF POR
2007-2013 will be published in 15 July
The tenders are financed with European
funds and the total amount that Regione
Piemonte makes available is E 25 million.
The Region is encouraging the growth of
innovation in the enterprise fabric of
Piemonte and the companies are responding
well, with over 1,000 projects presented for a
total value of E205 million. Out of more
than 1,000 projects presented, about 650
concern the interest to experiment with new
technologies. At the forefront is attention for
the environment, the green web, with its
smart devices to monitor environmental
impact and climate parameters on line. There
is also great curiosity for the world of gaming
to be used in education, schools, therapeutic
and industrial fields; expectations are
also high for 3D solutions created for the
cure and prevention of illnesses and for the
support for disabilities.
New BioSolar Lab research centre inaugurated
at the Alessandria site of the
Politecnico di Torino
The biochemistry laboratory dedicated to the
development of systems for the biochemical
conversion of solar energy will be headed for
the next three years by the renowned scientist
James Barber. A special device will be developed
in the new research centre in which the
so-called artificial leaf will be reproduced. The
objective is to convert solar energy directly
into hydrogen and oxygen, separated by a
membrane. The BioSolar Lab, in collaboration
with Chemtex, Imperial College and
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, will
also tackle the production of bioethanol from
agricultural cuttings, algae biofuels, and hydrogen
from micro-organisms. The BioSolar Lab
project has been financed by Regione
Piemonte with a contribution of E450,000 in
the framework of wide-ranging support for
research and technological innovation.
The new regional hub for renewable
energy presented in Tortona
Regione Piemonte has recognised the PST
of Tortona as the Innovation Hub for
Renewable Energy and Biofuels with the
contribution of the ERDF POR 2007 - 2013.
The new Hub has become the region's
unique point of reference for a precise technological
domain: Tortona has been selected
for renewable energy, with particular attention
to photovoltaic energy and biofuels.
Becoming a regional innovation Hub, the
offer of services by the PST, which maintains
its function as a physical space with 100,000
sq.m. for company premises, will concentrate
on the new directions of renewable
energy. It will also benefit from the facilities
of the Park, and all those made available by
the ATS, made up of PST Spa, Politecnico di
Torino, University of Torino, University of
Eastern Piemonte, a score of companies, two
consortia and a non-profit organisation.