European Union

It will come as no surprise, but the World Economic Forum’s fifth and final biennial review finds Europe did not meet the Lisbon objectives.

ProTon Europe, the pan-European technology transfer network, has announced the results of its 2009 survey, showing significant increase in knowledge transfer activities.

The EU is still lagging behind global competitors in investment in ICT research and development, according to a report by the Commission’s Joint Research Centre.

A new take on innovation, new public private research partnerships and a new push on patents will be at the heart of the EU’s new Research & Innovation Strategy.

Europe wants big breakthroughs in renewable energies and cleantech: a new strategy will channel money to clean energy demonstrators.

The proliferation of innovation jargon is making it hard to formulate effective innovation policy, writes Sami Mahroum.

The European Commission has published a report highlighting the taxation problems that arise when venture capital is invested across borders.

Europe needs to coordinate its social security systems to increase the mobility of researchers, write Danny Pieters, Paul Schoukens and Katrien Maes.

A new international network, the Web Science Trust Network of Laboratories, has been launched to create an alliance of world-class research laboratories.

The EU needs to create a better environment for innovation, and prescriptions on R&D spending won’t be enough.