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Tim T

Beijing plays hardball with Washington - thestar.com - 0 views

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shared by Tim T on 06 Feb 10 - Cached
  • Western countries were preparing for a more assertive China to emerge over the next decade. No one thought it would happen virtually overnight.
  • "Before the (Beijing) Olympics everyone believed it was going to be gradual. People would have time to adapt. But over the past 18 months things have just developed so rapidly."
  • China's ability to survive and thrive through the financial crisis left many Chinese feeling their system is just better, says Stubbe Ostergaard
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  • While many Western countries experienced negative growth last year, China registered a jaw-dropping 8.7 per cent increase. Though much of it was achieved by a generous stimulus package, it maintained jobs and, in the end, helped fuel feelings of superiority.
  • Economic power is inexorably shifting away from the U.S. and towards China, he says, and coming with it is power and influence. "China is stronger now. It's more influential," says Yao. "And the Chinese banking sector looks better than the Western banking system."
  • "Saving face matters to the Chinese," he says. "But if you slap the Chinese face once, twice, three times, four times – that's too much." That language underlines the stark differences in the two nations' perception of issues such as Taiwan, Tibet and the Dalai Lama.
  • "China has risen to a different place. ... It's clearly an unsettling stage in U.S.-China relations, a new paradigm. No one is really sure how it's going to shake out."
Tim T

Climate change after Copenhagen: China's thing about numbers | The Economist - 0 views

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shared by Tim T on 30 Dec 09 - Cached
  • overall aim: to move from a world in which carbon dioxide emissions are rising to one in which they are falling, fast enough to make a difference.
  • How fast is enough? A fair measure is carbon and other greenhouse emissions in 2050; if by that date they are only half their 1990 level, most people agree, then things would be on the right track. Another widely accepted calculation: if developing countries are to grow a bit between now and then, rich countries would need to slash emissions to a level at least 80% below what they were in 1990.
  • The numbers that China had resisted were those that could be read in any way as commitments.
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  • They secured the removal of language contained in early drafts that spoke of a Copenhagen deal as a step on the road to a legally binding treaty. As the world’s largest emitter (without which any agreement is dead), China was in a strong position, and it took full advantage.
  • China also gave some ground. It satisfied the Americans on one sticking-point: the principle of “monitoring, reporting and verification” of actions promised by developing countries.
  • Unless China, in particular, can be shown to live up to its promises, it will be very difficult to get a climate bill through America’s Senate.
  • And there is money on the table: an initial promise of $10 billion a year, for three years, from developed countries to help poorer states mitigate climate change and adapt to it.
  • Copenhagen Green Climate Fund
  • A bid to reinsert the notion of a future binding treaty was firmly quashed by China, India and Saudi Arabia.
  • the next full conference will be in Mexico on November 29th
Assunta Krehl

Ontario research organizations join forces - ITBusiness.ca - 0 views

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shared by Assunta Krehl on 27 Aug 09 - Cached
  • Three technology research centres in Ontario Monday said they have agreed to work together to help the province compete more effectively against countries like India and China.
  • Communitech is working with the Ottawa Centre for Research and Innovation, an economic development corporation located in the nation's capital, and the MaRS Discovery District, a Toronto-based not-for-profit geared towards the commercialization of scientific and technological intellectual property.
  • The three organizations have agreed their partnership will function under the name the MaRS Network. MaRS is by far the youngest of the three organizations – Communitech is almost a decade old and OCRI is about 25 – but has become a business force since it opened last year.
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  • MaRS originally stood for Medical and Research Sciences, but has since shied away from that label, said Ross Wallace, director of corporate strategy. The organization doesn't want to be pigeonholed as being just a life sciences or biotechnology outfit -- it lends equal weight to information communications and advanced manufacturing. MaRS may be Toronto-based, but its mandate is province-wide, said Wallace. By joining forces with organizations in other parts of Ontario, MaRS is more likely to fulfill that mandate, he said.
  • The three organizations aim to share best practices and contacts, and lean on the strengths of their respective regions. All three may have good venture capital resources, for example, but specialties that may be peculiar to a certain area.
  • Dale added that the MaRs Network is open to working with other Canadian technology organizations, including those with a national or a regional focus.
  • Assunta Krehl on 27 Aug 09
     
    Communitech, the Ottawa Centre for Research and Innovation, and the MaRS Discovery District have ageed to work together to help the province compete more effectively against countries like India and China. These three companies partnership will function under the name MaRS Network. May 29, 2005
  • Assunta Krehl on 27 Aug 09
     
    Communitech, the Ottawa Centre for Research and Innovation, and the MaRS Discovery District have ageed to work together to help the province compete more effectively against countries like India and China. These three companies partnership will function under the name MaRS Network.
George Botos

Deal Suggests Bright Solar Future In China : NPR - 0 views

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cleantech china solar

shared by George Botos on 20 Jan 10 - Cached
  • George Botos on 20 Jan 10
     
    The Chinese government has pledged that 15 percent of its energy will come from renewable sources by 2020. To that end, China announced a contract with California's eSolar to build one of the biggest solar plants in history. Bill Gross, CEO of eSolar, discusses the project.
Karen Schulman Dupuis

Isn't that CleverU - Waterloo Chronicle - January 8, 2013 - 1 views

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clients entrepreneurship education China

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  • Karen Schulman Dupuis on 11 Jan 13
     
    Waterloo-based ClevrU has made no secret about its strategy to target the e-teaching sector in emerging markets like China, India and Brazil.
kathryn mars

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shared by kathryn mars on 19 Feb 09 - Cached
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    A blog concerning innovation in China
Cathy Bogaart

The Entrepreneurial Effect - 0 views

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advisors lance laking startup basics

shared by Cathy Bogaart on 23 Sep 09 - Cached
  • Cathy Bogaart on 23 Sep 09
     
    Several in the tech industry, including MaRS advisor Lance Laking, have gotten together to produce this book, "The Entrepreneurial Effect" with the foreword by Terry Matthews. It is a collection of practical lessons learned. The book is meant to be a knowledge source for those decisions we face as we start and grow our companies, for example, the real story behind risk and investment, how to pick resellers or strategic partners, selling in China, and the only reasons to consider M&As. It is also worth noting that all the authors have donated their knowledge. All proceeds of the book will go to support student technology entrepreneurship - via University of Ottawa grants and scholarships.
Sarah Hickman

Home - Ernst & Young - Canada - 0 views

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shared by Sarah Hickman on 08 Sep 09 - Cached
  • Sarah Hickman on 08 Sep 09
     
    In the last 18 months, venture capital has experienced acceleration in previously established investment hotbeds meanwhile new hotspots such as China and India emerged. The 2007 report focuses on clean technology and renewable energy, FAS 157, and due diligence and auditor independence.
Assunta Krehl

Canadian discovers method to radically minimize scars - The Globe and Mail - May 7, 2012 - 0 views

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commercialization Rafi Hofstein Sick Kids The Hospital for Sick Children MaRS Innovation Tenants entrepreneurship life science and healthcare & life sciences

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  • Assunta Krehl on 07 May 12
     
    "MaRS Innovation (MI), The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) and NovoTek Therapeutics Inc. (NovoTek, Beijing/China) have announced a strategic partnership to co-develop a therapeutic cream aimed at reducing scar formation post surgery."
Tim T

Apple Q4 Results: Another Big Quarter, More Macs And iPhones Sold Than Ever Before - 0 views

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Apple

shared by Tim T on 20 Dec 09 - Cached
  • Apple Q4 Results
  • Apple sold 3.05 million Macs in the quarter
  • sold 7.4 million iPhones in the quarter
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  • in Q3 of this year, Apple sold 5.2 million iPhones
  • Q4 earnings call
  • Q&A Session
  • Sales of iPod touch were up 100% year over year.
  • Over 70% for share of U.S. MP3 market.
  • launching there October 30th with China Unicom
  • Almost 21 million for the fiscal year sold now in terms of iPhones, so we have momentum. Plus the App Store with 85,000 apps is so far beyond anyone else. We feel good about competing with anyone. I think people are still trying to catch up with the first iPhone, announced 2 years ago. We’ve moved beyond that
  • We ship the 3G in 80 today, 64 for the iPhone 3GS, I suspect that will be past 80 by the end of the calendar year
Miri Katz

Canada slips further in innovation rankings - 0 views

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shared by Miri Katz on 28 Jun 11 - No Cached
  • Miri Katz on 28 Jun 11
     
    Canada is now a mid-level player in the global innovation race, passed by rising powers China and South Korea in some categories and falling further behind long-time rivals such as the United States, Germany, Norway and Sweden.
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