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Open for innovation Open for innovation John Wood, Chair of the European Research Area Board, gives a personal assessment of how research needs to change and adapt to face the future. Read more >>
Interoperability the key to making eHealth work Interoperability the key to making eHealth work Potential cost-savings from eHealth are being jeopardised because computer systems cannot talk to one another, according to experts from the public... Read more >>
On the agenda: Bridging the industry-university gap On the agenda: Bridging the industry-university gap The EU’s education commissioner, Ján Figel’, is pushing for change in European universities – to the economic benefit of all. Read more >>
ICT - the way out of the economic crisis ICT - the way out of the economic crisis Viviane Reding, European commissioner for all things hi-tech, is known for telling it like it is. A passionate advocate for new technologies, she has... Read more >>
A call for global innovation A call for global innovation As the global financial turmoil continues to cast its shadow, government leaders are gathering in Brussels to discuss collaboration. Read more >>
Do you have trust in digital life? Do you have trust in digital life? The Internet and other modern information and communication technologies are transforming Europe's economy and society on a scale never seen before,... Read more >>
It’s all a matter of context It’s all a matter of context Confidential data need to be kept confidential – but there are times when the information needs to be shared, too. That's where the new EU Framework... Read more >>
Europe must be open to the world Europe must be open to the world “The creation of a single European Research Area (ERA) - to mirror the single market with the four freedoms of goods, services, people and capital... Read more >>
The way ahead: the Global Lab The way ahead: the Global Lab The much vaunted globalisation of business and politics has not by-passed the world of R&D. Read more >>
Forming innovation clusters Forming innovation clusters Cluster Stew: the European Commission is formulating an all-embracing strategy on cluster development to boost innovation and maximise returns from... Read more >>
How to solve the cluster equation? How to solve the cluster equation? In 1997, Microsoft opened its first big European lab – and it placed it in what was then Europe's only serious answer to Silicon Valley: Cambridge, in... Read more >>
Wanted: more ‘gazelles’ in Europe Wanted: more ‘gazelles’ in Europe The Science|Business Innovation Board says Europe's innovation policies need to change, to encourage high-growth entrepreneurs. Read more >>
The EU needs clusters of excellence The EU needs clusters of excellence Is the essence of a cluster physical proximity or, given broadband Internet and associated communications platforms, is it possible to create virtual... Read more >>
Online privacy: a continuous innovation agenda Online privacy: a continuous innovation agenda Innovation in the ICT sector has transformed how a large segment of the world's population works, communicates, learns, shops and plays. Today's... Read more >>