The EU policy of putting excellence before cohesion - funding the best researchers rather than helping the laggards to catch up - has paid off in two important breakthroughs, writes Nuala Moran.
The European Commission has set out moves to encourage private and public investment in broadband networks to deliver speeds of 30 megabits per second by 2013.
The French innovation agency’s approach to risk-sharing is enabling start-ups to attract private capital and make strides in commercialising new technologies.
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