博鰲競爭力排名台灣亞洲第3

博鰲亞洲論壇今天發表2012年亞洲國家綜合競爭力排行,台灣排名第3,較去年下滑1名;其中,台灣在「人力資本與創新能力」項目蟬聯榜首。 博鰲亞洲論壇下午在北京舉行會前記者會,會中依往例發表「亞洲經濟體競爭力評估報告」,評估對象包含亞洲37個國家及地區。 在屬於總項的「綜合競爭力」排行中,前10名依序是香港、新加坡、台灣、韓國、澳洲、阿拉伯聯合大公國、巴林、紐西蘭、日本及中國大陸。其中,前4名都是「亞洲四小龍」。 與去年排名相較,香港從第3躍居第1,新加坡、台灣及紐西蘭均下滑1名,韓國攀升1名,巴林進步2名,澳洲從第8躍居第5,阿聯從第14大幅攀升至第6,日本卻從第4滑落到第9,大陸則維持第10。 這項「綜合競爭力」排行又有「人力資本與創新能力」、「商業行政效率」、「基礎設施」、「整體經濟實力」等分項。其中,台灣在「人力資本與創新能力」項目中,仍然穩居榜首。 在「整體經濟實力」中,台灣仍排名第5,與去年持平,前5名依序是香港、新加坡、阿聯、大陸及台灣;而「基礎設施」方面,台灣也排名第5,較去年攀升1名。 台灣去年在「商業行政效率」方面表現欠佳,排名第19,今年則上升至第14,大陸則維持第31,而前10名依序為新加坡、紐西蘭、澳洲、香港、喬治亞、馬來西亞、吉爾吉斯、韓國、蒙古國、沙烏地阿拉伯。 報告指出,台灣身為亞洲重要的高科技製造基地,與長期堅持的高素質教育與創新培育有關,是能奪得人力與創新項目榜首的主因;此外,台灣經濟成長速度雖有下降,但「宏觀經濟運行較以往更加健康」,失業率、政府債務比重及通膨率都「處於健康狀態」。 至於「商業行政效率」排名明顯上升,報告提到,這是台灣「大大縮短了企業開辦的批覆時間」及「減少了審批程序」的結果。 Read more [...]

Innovation in Technology Conference "InovTech" and "eShabab" 2013 …

Home News Article Mar 26 2013 more articles from Strategic Agreement between Work Smart and Bahrain Technology Companies Society Work Smart for event management and Bahrain Technology Companies Society "BTECH" have signed an agreement to coordinate organizing the biggest innovation in technology gathering in the Kingdom of Bahrain. Organizers are looking forward to introduce the event an annual celebration of youth, public and private sector innovation. Read more [...]

Press Release: Sheraton Bahrain Hotel turns lights off for Earth Hour

26 March 2013, 10:35 GMT | Updated: 26 March 2013, 11:04 GMT Sheraton Bahrain Hotel joins millions around the world in turning off lights for Earth Hour 2013 to illuminate a powerful message about environmental awareness and action. Subscriber access only Subscribe Daily online access and weekly analysis in print, MEED helps you make business decisions with confidence. Subscribe Activate subscription If you are already a subscriber to MEED, please activate for full Read more [...]

College of surgeons Bahrain head quits over conference permit

The Bahrain i government’s official spokeswoman has accused Prof Tom Collins, the president of the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RSCI) Bahrain campus, of “utter lies” after Prof Collins said he was resigning because a conference he helped organise on medical ethics failed to get a permit. Prof Collins informed staff and students at the weekend that he was stepping down in protest over the cancellation of the two-day event which was to examine “medical ethics and dilemmas in Read more [...]

Marko: Pirelli’den Söz Aldık

Red Bull, Mercedes'le birlikte, 2013 lastiklerinin pistteki en iyi araçları adeta cezalandırdığını belirterek, Pirelli'ye, lastiklerde değişiklik yapması için baskı yapıyor. Mercedes'in motor sporları sorumlusu Toto Wolff, Alman SID haber ajansına verdiği demeçte, "Lastik hamurlarında değişiklik olacağına dair kesinlikle işaretler var" ifadelerini kullandı. Wollf, "Büyük bir ihtimalle, ya Bahreyn'de olur, veya ondan sonra olur" diye konuştu. Pirelli motor sporları direktörü Read more [...]

HRH Princess Sabeeka to Patronise Awarding Ceremony of Bahraini Female …

Manama, March 25 (BNA)— An awarding ceremony of the Bahraini Female Entrepreneur Honour Seal will be held tomorrow at the Supreme Council for Women (SCW) headquarters. The honouring ceremony will be held under the patronage of Her Royal Highness Princess Sabeeka bint Ibrahim Al Khalifa, Wife of His Majesty the King and Chairperson of the Supreme Council for Women. It aims to encourage outstanding Read more [...]

Standard Chartered Bank v. Ahmad Hamad Al Gosaibi & Bros. Co., 957 N.Y.S.2d …

Enforcement of Foreign Money Judgment.  New York court grants enforcement of $25 million judgment entered in the Kingdom of Bahrain, finding that the proceedings in the Bahrain Chamber for Dispute Resolution comported with fundamental due process. Plaintiff Standard Chartered Bank sued Defendants, a Saudi Arabian partnership and its partners (all residents and citizens of Saudi Arabia), in New York state court to enforce a $25 million judgment entered in the Kingdom of Bahrain. Defendants moved Read more [...]

Microsoft Signs Bahrain Govt Enterprise Agreement Renewal

Microsoft has signed a new three-year enterprise agreement with a government agency in Bahrain to provide its products and services to all government entities in the country, Gulf Daily News reports. This signing marks the second renewal of the agreement and comes nearly three years after Microsoft and Bahrain’s Central Informatics Organisation signed the first renewal. Mohammed Al Amer, CIO president, said the agency is is aiming to standardize and consolidate its information and communication Read more [...]

De bandenoorlog duurt voort, gaat Pirelli overstag?

De oorlog om banden in 2013 lijkt al weer een feit in de F1-paddock. Dr. Helmut Marko van Red Bull Racing heeft gezegd dat Pirelli heeft beloofd om de bandencompound te veranderen, in de tijd voordat het F1-circus in Bahrein tijdens de Grand Prix aldaar volgende maand, arriveert. Samen met Mercedes heeft Red Bull de Italiaanse leverancier gedwongen overstag te gaan om hun rubber te veranderen. Beide teams claimen dat de eisen van de 2013-banden de beste autos benadelen. "Er zijn zeker tekenen voor Read more [...]

Helmut Marko: “Pirelli zal banden aanpassen”

Bandenleverancier Pirelli heeft aan Red Bull beloofd om de banden aan te passen vanaf de GP van Bahrein. Dat zegt RB adviseur Helmut Marko. Red Bull en Mercedes vroegen eerder aan Pirelli om terug te keren naar de banden van 2012, omdat de huidige banden de beste teams benadeeld.Pirelli zou pas de banden willen aanpassen, als er een unaniem akkoord is tussen alle teams. Maar dit lijkt niet het geval. Helmut Marko zegt: “We moeten aan onze rijders vertellen, om niet aan volle snelheid Read more [...]