Investing in European Research

The ‘Investing in Research’ Website of the European Union will be launched on 10 November 2005.
Commission communication ‘More Research and Innovation: Investing for Growth and Employment - A Common Approach’, adopted on 12 October 2005.

Table of contents:

Chapter 1 Research and innovation at the heart of EU policies
1.1. Better regulation for new technology
1.2. Redeploying State aid towards research and innovation
1.3. Improved efficiency and use of intellectual property
1.4. An attractive single market for researchers
1.5. Using public procurement to foster research and innovation
1.6. Better and wider use of tax incentives

Chapter 2 Research and innovation at the heart of EU funding
2.1. Mobilising public and private resources for key technologies
2.2. European Structural Funds to drive research and innovation
2.3. Improving SME access to finance
2.4. Mobilising national programmes and other sources of funding for European
research and innovation

Chapter 3 Research and innovation at the heart of business
3.1. Intensified university-industry partnerships
3.2. Innovation poles and research-driven and industrial clusters
3.3. Pro-active business support services to stimulate research and innovation
3.4. Innovation management and social change
3.5. The potential of innovative services
3.6. Establishing a European Industrial Research and Innovation Monitoring System and
improving intellectual capital reporting

Chapter 4 Improved research and innovation policies
4.1. Research and innovation as a priority of the National Reform Programmes for
growth and jobs
4.2. Improved policy analysis instruments
4.3. Support to policy learning and cooperation