Event
25 November 2015
Patents and royalties: stifling or promoting innovation in ICT?
The patent system is never out of the spotlight. Do patents achieve their ultimate goal of incentivising innovation, or actually stifle it? The debate
Innovation
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Event
21 October 2015
Capital Markets Union: what’s the vision for European debt capital markets?
After the launch of the Commission's Capital Markets Union action plan on September 30, what changes can be realistically expected in Europe’s debt ca
Event
29 September 2015
From start-up to scale-up: fueling growth firms in Europe
While there has been an increased policy focus on start-ups, few of these firms are able to survive and grow longer term. It is the high-growth busine
Working paper
01 September 2015
The globalisation of angel investments
Nature and consequences of angel investments across a variety of geographies with varying levels of venture capital markets and other forms of risk ca
Policy brief
18 August 2015
Making low-carbon technology support smarter
This Policy Brief describes the interaction between three approaches that are effective in driving innovation in low-carbon technologies. Based on tha
Blog post
04 August 2015
Delhi’s children deserve quality education
Money has not held up educational advancement in Delhi or in India more generally. Delhi’s education budget has risen steadily. And the worry is that
Blog post
16 July 2015
Huawei vs ZTE judgement: a welcome decision?
Today the European Court of Justice (ECJ) will rule on a dispute between Chinese tech companies Huawei and ZTE regarding a patent “essential” to
External publication
25 June 2015
Policy lessons from financing innovative firms
There has been increasing concern from policy makers around the world about the lack of access to finance for young innovative firms. As a result, gov
Blog post
15 June 2015
Günther H. Oettinger's speech at Bruegel's event "What Digital Union for Europe?"
Günther H. Oettinger's speech at Bruegel's anniversary event "What Digital Union for Europe?", which took place in Warsaw on 15 June 2015.
Event
15 June 2015
What digital union?
The conference in Warsaw focused on the digital economy, a topic which is often at the heart of discussions on how Europe can emerge from the economic
Blog post
27 May 2015
How to unleash the financing of high growth firms in Europe
In this blog post, Karen Wilson shares 10 recommended actions points to the European Commission to unleash and attract venture capital and other forms
Blog post
19 May 2015
Are European yollies more hampered by financial barriers than their US counterparts?
The persistent deficiency in private R&D spending in Europe compared to the United States can be almost entirely accounted for by the EU having fe
Opinion piece
08 May 2015
Digital Single Market: setting the stage
The European Commission's just-released Digital Single Market strategy paper is good news. However, the paper does not spell out how the proposal
Event
04 March 2015
Event
27 January 2015
Assessing the Impact of Science Funding in Europe
SIMPATIC Workshop
Event
22 January 2015
The new European research agenda
Growth & Innovation