Archives for : February 2012

29 February 2012 Posted by Spiewak Elzbieta

First Cardiac Gamma Camera in CEE

Guest post by Jerzy Masiakowski, NM & PET Technology Leader, Eastern Europe, GE Healthcare

At the end of 2011 GEMS Polska  sold a new generation dedicated cardiac gamma camera, the Discovery NM530c, to the Military Institute of Medicine (WIM) in Warsaw, the biggest military hospital in Poland and one of the most prestigious healthcare institutions in Warsaw. This is the first Discovery NM530c not only in Poland but also in the 19 countries of the Central and Eastern European region.

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27 February 2012 Posted by Elma Peters

New Medical Practice

Energy utility CEZ Group and GE Energy substantially contributed to upgrade the medical practice from the community of Cogealac in the county of Constanta (Romania). The Permanent Medical Centre, providing services around the clock, was renovated and equipped with cutting edge medical devices and extended with a new balneo-physiotherapy ward. Following the extension works, the Medical Centre will now also host the county ambulance unit which provides emergency intervention services for the Northern region of Constanta County.

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24 February 2012 Posted by GE for CEE

The Year of Central Europe in Brussels

2011 the year when the presidency of the European Council was held by Hungary and then Poland, was frequently referred to as the Year of Central Europe in Brussels. Evaluations by EU policy experts vary, but they mostly agree that it was a good opportunity to strengthen the region’s role and profile in the European Union. “And even though the eurozone crisis increasingly eclipsed everything else on the policy horizon of the EU, both countries have managed to deliver substantial value in their management of EU affairs,” says Márton Hajdú, spokesperson of the Permanent Representation of Hungary to the EU.

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22 February 2012 Posted by Ewa Piwowar

Mobile in Banking

Increasing number of mobile phones motivates financial institutions to introduce new solutions for the clients to meet their growing expectations. The possibility of connecting to the Internet via a mobile phone has meant a major turning point in user behaviour. According to data provided by Strategy Analytics, a company engaged in analysing the international market in consumer electronics, 391 million mobile telephones were sold in the third quarter of 2011, which is a 19% year-on-year growth. 117 million smartphones were sold, i.e., 30% of all mobiles.

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17 February 2012 Posted by Magdalena Nizik

Growth Leaders

Are there any similarities in the CEE countries performance? Actually, we have more in common than you might think! All these countries are relatively strong in human resources, including on indicators such as new doctorate graduates, population aged 30-34 with tertiary education, and youth with at least upper-secondary education. Also, results in economic effects (i.e. employment in knowledge-intensive activities, medium and high-tech products exports, knowledge-intensive service exports, sales of new innovations, license and patent revenue from abroad) are generally satisfactory.

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15 February 2012 Posted by GE for CEE

Green is Green

Guest post by Cristian Colteanu, GE’s President and CEO for Romania, Bulgaria and Moldova

The CEE  region and its countries are at a crossroad: we have to decide (1) whether we go for the best in first-class technologies when it comes to building a new and modern infrastructure that will stay with us for decades to come and (2) what role this region should and can play in the global innovation game.

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10 February 2012 Posted by GE for CEE

Innovation Boosts the World-go-round

In its EU 2020 Strategy, the European Commission places great emphasis on the role innovation can and must play in the reinvigoration and growth of the European economy. The GE Global Innovation Barometer survey, commissioned by GE and conducted by independent research and consulting firm StrategyOne, was recently published by GE and shows three key elements of innovation. The first one – collaboration between different parties – has been recognized among business executives. They admit that establishing collaboration is a challenge, being aware that ploughing a lone furrow is not sufficient. Creativity in business, the second important factor, enables the adjustment of innovation to local needs. Last but not least, the way of speaking about innovation, meaning having a clear mind, is a prerequisite for the whole process. The Global Innovation Barometer proves that innovation is a spectrum and it should be considered as one. Therefore we should understand its specificity and play along.

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8 February 2012 Posted by GE for CEE

Driving Innovation in Bulgaria

On January 24th, GE and the US Embassy partnered in organizing a stakeholder dialogue in Sofia on today’s challenges in sustainable energy, water and process technologies, efficient lighting and affordable healthcare. Some 170 representatives of the state administration, businesses, local authorities and NGOs gathered to talk about how the economy can benefit from GE’s technologies and solutions in the future. The event took place at a time when the Bulgarian government was in the process of redefining its national priorities towards innovation and growth.

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