Innovation
08.05.12 @ 11:59
As the EU continues to struggle with the effects of the economic crisis, the importance of investing in innovation and research is increasingly been emphasized. But how much money is enough and where should it be spent? EUobserver investigates.
EU should keep out of innovation's way, Wikipedia-founder says
08.05.12 @ 19:57
To encourage innovation in Europe, policy-makers should just keep out of the way, says Wikipedia-founder Jimmy Wales.
EU scientists 'suppliers for the economy'
08.05.12 @ 11:56
Ties between science and business in Europe have always been weak. But that is changing - to the chagrin of some. The case of a Belgian scientist who participated in an anti-gmo protest is likely to fuel the debate.
The Acta debate - will innovation be stifled?
08.05.12 @ 11:57
Opponents of Acta, the controversial anti-counterfeiting treaty up for vote in the European Parliament in July, say, among other things, that it would stifle innovation. Advocates say the exact opposite.
'Unique' EU research project to help detect social problems
08.05.12 @ 11:56
A new pan-European research project is aiming to connect the archives of Europe’s many libraries, universities and other public institutions in the hope of gaining a better understanding of how society is evolving.
EU commission's doomsday talk on innovation 'exaggerated'
08.05.12 @ 11:57
Europe is facing an “innovation emergency”, according to the European Commission. But researchers and industry leaders - and the facts - paint a less gloomy picture.
Sighs of relief as new EU innovation fund replaces the old
08.05.12 @ 11:57
Industry leaders, academics and MEPs have all warmly welcomed a recent proposal for a new, seven-year EU fund for research and innovation - if only because it is nothing like its predecessor.
Blogs
EU innovation efforts unknown
08.05.12 @ 11:57
The efforts of the EU to turn the old continent into an “innovation union” are largely unknown to business leaders, according to a survey by global accounting firm Ernst & Young.
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