Under pressure to demonstrate economic returns on research spending, the UK’s research councils are going to make academics think commercial and to cosy up to industry.
The Lisbon strategy aim of making Europe the leading knowledge-based economy remains a far-off aspiration. Now the UK wants a fresh approach to the single market to move things forward.
Nearly half the jobs in Europe now require computer skills – but most employers don’t think the educational system is providing workers with the needed training.
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