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Europe must look beyond tech innovation and increase design for growth Speaking at the first Design for Europe annual summit in Brussels, Antti Peltomäki, Deputy Director-General, DG...
European Design Innovation Initiative projects updateThrough the EDII, the European Commission seeks to embed design for user-centred innovation in government policies and company...
Anna Whicher, Head of Policy at PDR, considers how the design policy landscape in Europe has changed since 2010, and reports on trends for design-driven innovation in Europe to 2020, as...
Into 2015: Design Council rounds up the role of design in policy Britain’s design sector is now the biggest in Europe. The UK Design Council consider the influence of design on policy,...
Research and Innovation Strategies for Smart Specialisation (RIS3), an opportunity for designBEDA President Isabel Roig outlines how RIS3 provides a significant opportunity to integrate...
European Commission commits to design driven innovation at launch of €3.8 million European Design Innovation PlatformThe European Commission has launched the European Design Innovation...
BEDA’s reaction to new EU Rules on Public Procurement
The new rules on Public Procurement in the EU, adopted by the European Parliament on January 15th, include an encouraging emphasis...
International DAMADEI project arranges closing event and issues comprehensive report
On October 31st in Copenhagen, a high profiled event marked the conclusion of the international EU...
Eagerly awaited, last week the European Commission published the Action Plan for Design-Driven Innovation. Mr Antti Valle officially launched the action plan on Thursday 26th September at...
The European House of Design Management project began at the end of 2012. The EHDM aims to effect knowledge transfer from the private to the public sector by developing new resources for...
The European House of Design Management is a new Europe-wide design management project aiming to improve knowledge transfer from the private to the public sector. The project will build...
The European Commission released their keenly-awaited ‘Design for Growth & Prosperity: Report and Recommendations of the European Design Leadership Board’ report click here on 17...
The BEDA Toolbox harnesses a wealth of knowledge and resources from amongst BEDA members. We offer several free templates and sample documents for use in your professional practice. The...