The European Commission's premier R&D initiative, Framework Programme 7, is now more than a year old. So how is it doing? Is the paperwork any easier for participants? Is the selection of projects any fairer?
Commission Vice President Günter Verheugen is determined to repeat the GSM standard success story. To do so, the European Union must step in to help bring innovative products and services to market.
A roundtable discussion on future priorities for EU R&D spending. January 2008 will mark the opening of an important, multi-pronged effort to change how and where the EU spends its billions in R&D subsidies.
With Odile Quintin, Director General for Education and Culture, European Commission. An open discussion of new ideas for reforming Europe - knowledge base. A fundamental weakness of European innovation lies in its academic sector.
A fundamental shift in European innovation policy is under discussion, one that could improve the climate for technology business and enhance the continent’s economic performance.
In anticipation of an informal summit of EU leaders on Oct. 20 2006, Science|Business organized a Roundtable discussion on EU innovation policy at the Hotel Silken Berlaymont, Brussels.
If Europe's economy is to prosper into the 21st Century, it needs to get more ideas out of its famous university labs and into its commercial markets. A high-level meeting of academia, industry and government, organized by Science|Business.
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