The Role of Community Research Policy in the Knowledge-based Economy

created on 07 Dec 2009

This is one of three new final reports of independent expert groups, forming together a series of three important contributions to the debate on the future of the European research policy in the context of the upcoming "2020 EU strategy" (the "post-2010" successor of the Lisbon strategy).

The report (expert group chaired by Prof Luc Soete) provides recommendations on  the future of EU research policy based on an assessment of the development of  the knowledge-based economy in Europe and globally. It revisits the question  of the rationales for research policy in this context. The group  has  structured its work around the analysis of five key drivers: i) Globalisation  and agglomeration of research and innovation, ii) Addressing societal  challenges, iii) Excellence in research in Europe: towards merit-based  competition,  iv) Global networks and open innovation, v)  Towards a spatially  blind, yet cohesive ERA?

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