Richard L. Hudson

Top EU official Françoise Le Bail pushes new innovation policies as a route to economic recovery.

With an estimated 40 per cent of the EU population lacking computer skills, it’s no wonder that the European Commission is launching a series of initiatives to promote digital literacy.

Global research spending soared in 2007, with Microsoft pulling into the lead. But don’t expect a repeat this year, warns Commissioner Potočnik.

What’s left to like in the US enterprise system? Plenty, for universities and technology entrepreneurs, says Science|Business Editor Richard L. Hudson

The credit market crisis is prompting the European Central Bank to re-think some of its priorities for basic economic research, bank officials say.

An OECD conference highlights the hottest trend in corporate R&D. But take heed: in business or politics, beware too much success, says Richard L. Hudson.

The European Commission is planning legislation to make it easier to set up collaborative laboratories in the European Union.

The first full list of finalists from Brussels’ new research agency has plenty of surprises for research establishments.

The first full list of finalists from Brussels’ new research agency has plenty of surprises for research establishments.