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Jozef Cornu, an Alcatel-Lucent director, argues that Europe can repeat its GSM success story in other technology fields – if the EU acts fast.

Don’t mistake science policy for innovation policy, says Richard Halkett,from NESTA, the UK’s National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts.

There is a duty to inform the public about nuclear power. But don’t expect that will make them love it.

Considering R&D collaboration in China? Look before you leap, say innovation consultants Taco C.R. van Someren and Shuhua van Someren-Wang. Mistakes can cost millions.

It’s not enough to spin companies out and build them as national enterprises, says Imperial College Pro Rector Tidu Maini. The challenge is to go global – we need to scale up our thinking on science.

Building the European Research Area should be paid for by Structural Funds not R&D programmes, says Science and Technology Commissioner Janez Potočnik

The EIT finally squeaks through the Brussels bureaucracy – but more dead than alive

Science|Business editor Richard L. Hudson has a few numbers that, if you care about Europe’s future in technology markets, might make you choke on your coffee.

An R&D conference highlights the mutual incomprehension dividing industry and academics in Europe – and some suggestions for bridging the gap.

While analysts have been focusing on Asian investment in R&D, its actual research output has been missing from their radar screens. They need to refocus.