Accelerating Innovation

Global Entrepreneurship Week

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown joined Carl Schramm of the Kauffman Foundation in starting the countdown to Global Entrepreneurship Week, 17-23 November 2008, the world's biggest single event celebrating and promoting entrepreneurship amongst young people.

Representatives from more than 25 participating countries were on hand for the announcement and working sessions designed to share information and plan for the coming year. The event took place during Enterprise Week, the centerpiece of Make Your Mark's campaign to promote enterprise culture to young people in the UK.

Watch the video of the announcement.

See photos from the Nov. 13 event

American Innovation Video Contest

The YouTube Innovation Video Contest is ready to be promoted to your companies, associations, universities, colleagues, students, friends, family members, etc. We want to make sure that we get as many people as possible to submit a short (3 minute or less) video that, in a funny or clever way, shows how science has changed our lives. The top prize is $1,000 and a trip to Washington, D.C. !

Please send this link  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tuGBNNCwkfs   to those who would be interested.

American Innovation Video Contest

The Task Force on the Future of American Innovation, comprised of organizations from industry and academia, advocates increased federal support for research in the physical sciences and engineering. Formed in 2004, the Task Force urges strong, sustained increases for research budges at the National Science Foundation, Department of Energy Office of Science, National Institute of Standards and Technology, and Department of Defense.

Website: http://futureofinnovation.org