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2012-05-09
On Friday, 11 May, Robin Teigland is speaking at the "Innovation and Market Creation in and around Virtual Worlds Conference" at Copenhagen Business School

2012-05-08
New EU project: Euroversity

2012-05-03
Örjan Sölvell has published a chapter on the Multinational Enterprise in a new book on “Innovation and Institutional Embeddedness of Multinational Companies"

2012-04-26
Christian Ketels will present a report on Swedish competitiveness at Entreprenörskapsforum in Stockolm on May 4.

2012-04-25
The Global Cluster Observatory now launched!

2012-04-23
The Economist cites the European Cluster Observatory

2012-04-17
CSC participates in the European Cluster Conference 2012, 18-20 April, Vienna

2012-04-12
Robin Teigland will participate as a speaker at the StockholmMediaWeek, 9-10May. Read more about it here.

2012-04-10
On April 18 Robin Teigland will participate in the Stockholm Internet Forum 2012

2012-04-03
Örjan Sölvell acted as moderator when the Stockholm region presented a new innovation strategy for 2020

2012-03-20
The Global Cluster Initiative Survey is back!

2012-03-05
Read the article “Alla vill ju bli gillade” in SvD Näringsliv where Robin Teigland is cited

2012-02-29
Read the article "Cluster Policy Development" with Göran Lindqvist

2012-02-28
Now over 1500 registered users at the European Cluster Observatory!

2012-02-03
Göran Lindqvist appointed Director of Research at SSE

2012-02-01
Caroline Walerud new team member at CSC

2012-01-31
NVWN – The Nordic Virtual Worlds Network cordially invites you to participate in the Innovation in Virtual Worlds Seminar on 1 Feb. More information here!

2012-01-26
Nationella klusterkonferensen, 23-24 februari 2012 i Gävle. Läs mera om programmet och anmäl dig här!

2012-01-18
CSC joins the European MoC Chapter

2012-01-15
Read the article "Entrepreneurs key to OpenSim success" with Robin Teigland

2011-12-27
CSC represented in new EU cluster policy advisory group. Read more here!

2011-12-07
On the 7th of December Örjan Sölvell held a presentation about “Organising Clusters for Innovation” for national ministries and regions of Sweden at the Ministry of Enterprise, Energy and Communications in Stockholm

2011-12-02
Dr. Christian Ketels has been elected President of TCI, the global practitioners network for clusters, competitiveness, and innovation. Read more here!

2011-11-30
Why is New Zealand lagging in growth in high value export sector? Listen to an interview with Christian Ketels on NZ Radio!

2011-11-22
Click here to watch Robin Teigland talk about Virtual Worlds in the mini-film: Networked Society ‘On the Brink’, featured on TechCrunch.

2011-11-17
Christian Ketels will hold a lunchtime seminar at VINNOVA in Stockholm on “Current issues in cluster policy” on Monday, 21 Nov, at 12.00. Watch the presentation here.

2011-11-03
Robin Teigland presents the project “NVWN – The Nordic Virtual Worlds Network”at a seminar on entrepreneurship in viritual worlds. Click here to follow the livestream now!

2011-11-02
On November 16 Mats Williams will participate in the Di Innovation conference and give a presentation about leadership for innovation.

2011-11-01
New insights into cluster initiatives

A new report provides a fresh view of cluster initiatives and the role they play in regional economic development. You can download the report written by CSC.

2011-10-31
Christian Ketels presented the Baltic Development Forum State of the Region Report 2011, in Gdansk, Poland, on 25 October. Watch the presentation here!

2011-10-06
Chinese cluster delegation visits CSC

A delegation from the Chinese National Development and Reform Commission (国家发展和改革委员会) visited the Stockholm School of Economics on 6 October 2011

2011-09-13
Click here to viritually join the International Workshop: "Added Value of Teaching in Virtual Worlds", where Robin Teigland will hold a presentaion today, Tuesday, Sept 13!

2011-09-01
CSC discusses innovation policy

On 1 September 2011, CSC was invited to give a presentation about clusters and innovation policy to policymakers working with the new national innovation strategy at the Swedish Ministry of Enterprise, Energy and Communications.

2011-08-23
Click here to follow the livestream of the NVWN symposium - Fashion through the looking glass - starting now!

2011-08-22
NVWN – The Nordic Virtual Worlds Network would like to invite you to participate in a symposium on August 23, 2011, exploring the impact of virtual worlds and the 3D internet on the Fashion Industry.

The symposium will be a mixed/reality event taking place in Iceland but at the same time at the SSE island in Second Life!

2011-08-15
Robin Teigland member of the Judging Committee for the Internet Fund

2011-06-16
Robin Teigland was an opponent at a defence of a doctoral thesis on virtual worlds, which took place both at Blekinge Institute of Technology in Karlshamn and in Second Life!

2011-05-31
The European Cluster Observatory launches the Cluster Scoreboard

2011-05-12
European Cluster Observatory data cornerstone of new economic development strategy in Bulgaria

2011-05-11
Read the article “Använd de nya plattformarna!” with Robin Teigland

2011-03-23
Visit by Dr. Austan Goolsbee, Chief Economic Advisor to President Obama.

2011-02-22
Read the article "Det är Oxytocin bra på" with Robin Teigland

2011-02-14
Distinguished cluster leader joins the Observatory team

Mr Mats Williams, CEO of The Paper Province, is joining the Observatory team.

2011-01-31
New Cluster Observatory team member

A warm welcome to the new webmaster Vasilij Savin!

2010-12-14
Nordic Virtual Worlds Network - Call for Proposals/Book Chapters

Postcards from the Metaverse – Reflections on how the entangling of the virtual with the physical may impact society, politics, and the economy

2010-12-07
CSC participated in cluster policy workshop

2010-12-06
Robin Teigland was an external reviewer of the Virtual Worlds Research Project at Roskilde University in November 2010

2010-11-29
Read the article in Financial Times where Christian Ketels is quoted about Ireland

2010-11-22
Assia Viachka, PhD Candidate at CSC, was awarded for Best Paper!

2010-11-03
Virtuell värld verklig succé

Read the article in SvD with Robin Teigland

2010-11-01
On-line världar ny miljardekonomi

Read the article with Robin Teigland (in Swedish)

2010-10-29
Leveraging Virtual Worlds for Real World Results

Watch a video of Robin Teigland’s presentation at Internetdagarna.

2010-10-28
Nu forskar vi om sociala medier

Read the article with Robin Teigland (in Swedish)

2010-10-27
Christian Ketels gives advice about the Latvian economy in an article from BNN

2010-10-12
Read the article “Företag skapas i virtuella världar” with Robin Teigland

(in Swedish)

2010-10-08
Robin Teigland gave a presentation at ”Insiktsdagen” organized by GfK.

Read an article published in Scandinavian Market Research News about it (in Swedish)

2010-10-05
Christian Ketels will be participating at the World Bank’s Open Forum on Thursday, Oct 7. You can follow this event live through web cast here.

2010-09-14
Sweden passes Singapore and United States and takes second place on Global Competitiveness Index 2010-2011 by World Economic Forum

Read the article with Örjan Sölvell published in VIA(Västerbotten Investment Agency), September 2010

2010-09-09
Robin Teigland was interviewed in Söderhamns Kuriren about the spreading of rumors on Facebook.

2010-08-30
De virtuella entreprenörerna

Read the article with Robin Teigland (in Swedish)

2010-07-15
Here come the avapreneurs

Read the article with Robin Teigland

2010-07-13
“Waking up to new clusters”

Read the interview with Örjan Sölvell in Ernst & Young's 2010 European attractiveness survey

2010-06-24
Anställda jobbar bättre med Facebook

Read the article with Robin Teigland (in Swedish)

2010-06-16
Christian Ketels will participate in a panel discussion hosted by the Invest in Sweden Agency at Almedalen in Gotland, Sweden, on 8 July

2010-06-07
14 June 2010 World Public Relations Forum

Robin Teigland will speak at the World Public Relations Forum in Stockholm on June 14, 2010.

2010-06-03
June 8 2010 New Market Dynamics: Metanomics Mixed Reality Broadcast

Robin Teigland will be a panelist in this conference discussing the emerging economies of virtual worlds.

2010-06-01
June 3, 2010 Train4Success Event

Robin Teigland, Elia Giovacchini, and Eilif Trondsen of CSC will lead a Train4Success event on entrepreneurship and innovation in virtual worlds.

2010-05-25
The Nordic Globalization Barometer 2010 by Christian Ketels is now available

2010-05-19
Press conference: Creative and Cultural Industries

Stockholm, May 19

2010-05-17
TEDxSSE4m

On April 21st the students of the Master in Marketing and Media Management hosted TEDxSSE4m, the first TEDx event ever held at Stockholm School of Economics.

2010-05-11
Christian Ketels will present the 2010 edition of the annual State of the Region Report at the Baltic Development Forum

1-2 June, 2010, Vilnius, Litauen

2010-05-11
Read two articles on social media with Robin Teigland

2010-05-05
European Cluster Conference 2010: "World-Class Clusters Renewing European Industry"

29 September - 1 October 2010, Brussels, Belgium

2010-05-05
See Örjan Sölvell’s lecture about cluster and innovation

(in Swedish)

2010-05-03
Report and book launch on Creative and Cultural Industries

Wednesday, May 19 , at 9.00-10.30 am in Terrassrummet, SSE.

2010-05-03
Christian Ketels will participate in the seminar: “Taber Norden pusten i globaliseringskapløbet?”

Copenhagen, DK, May 21

2010-03-31
Video series ”ON CLUSTERS” released by the European Cluster Observatory

2010-03-31
Cluster Policy – the Way to Go!

Interview with Christian Ketels in SPARKS

2010-03-04
New PhD Student at CSC

CSC welcomes Assia Viachka from Bulgaria

2010-02-27
Örjan Sölvell has been elected new Inspector for SASSE

2010-02-01
New video program series "ON CLUSTERS"

CSC has, in cooperation with the Advisory Board of the European Cluster Observatory, recorded a three program video series called "ON CLUSTERS".

2010-01-20
CSC has recruited two new members for the European Cluster Observatory project

Welcome to Malin Ekberg and Victor Bonilla!

2010-01-12
Robin Teigland on MIR's new Editorial Review Board

Robin Teigland has been invited to become a member of the Management International Review's new Editorial Review Board. The journal is on the Financial Times "top 40" journals list.