Finns explain what makes them world leaders in ICT
Brussels, May 2004 At an information session on Finnish/EU ICT and IST Strategy in Brussels on 26 May, participants outlined Finland's strategy over the next four years for remaining the lead...
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Fight for food ethic all can stomach
Twentieth-century productionism left us overfed, underfed or badly fed. Tim Lang looks at the new battle for mouths and minds At every policy level - local, national, regional, global - a pattern of...
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Narrow focus key to London innovation
London needs to concentrate on just three of its 40 higher education institutions to turn around its poor innovation record, according to Sir Derek Roberts, provost and president of University...
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Aurora: the future of space exploration
Paris, 23 Sep 2003 The European Space Agency will be represented at the 54th International Astronautical Federation (IAF) Congress, at the Fair and Congress Centre in Bremen (Germany) from Monday 29...
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New report urges French government to focus on nanotechnologies
Brussels, 03 May 2004 A report published recently by the French Academies of Science and Technology has urged the French government to set up a 'national research programme', if it wants to avoid...
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Alison Wolf column
As the regions hone their business strategies for global domination, the needs of small, local firms are being overlooked. I wish someone could find me some quangos that have disappeared. Not ones...
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Busquin presents progress report to Parliament committee
Brussels, 07 Apr 2004 EU Research Commissioner Philippe Busquin has appeared for the last time in front of the European Parliament's Industry, External Trade, Research and Energy Committee before the...
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Advanced manufacturing technologies workshop, Canada
Brussels, 03 Feb 2003 A workshop on advanced manufacturing technologies for the automotive industry is taking place on 13 and 14 May in London, Canada. In today's knowledge-based economy, innovation...
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UK Budget sees announcement of stem cell and science city initiatives
Brussels, 17 Mar 2005 UK Chancellor of the Exchequer Gordon Brown unveiled new initiatives to boost science and innovation on 16 March when he presented to 2005 Budget. Among the new schemes are the...
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Revealed: Europe's master plan for space technology
Paris, Jun 2003 ESA and its 16 national delegations have come together with the European Commission and more than a hundred separate industries to develop future road maps for space technology...
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Erkki Liikanen: "The Central role of the Competitiveness Council as engine for Economic growth and prosperity in Europe", Competitiveness Council, press conference Brussels, 27 November 2003
Brussels, November 2003 Introduction Today's meeting of the Competitiveness Council is a good demonstration of the central role that this Council will play in the future. This Council formation is...
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Erkki Liikanen: "The Central role of the Competitiveness Council as engine for Economic growth and prosperity in Europe", Competitiveness Council, press conference Brussels, 27 November 2003
Brussels, November 2003 Introduction Today's meeting of the Competitiveness Council is a good demonstration of the central role that this Council will play in the future. This Council formation is...
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Commission calls on EU Member States to intensify efforts in life sciences and biotechnology
Brussels, 5 March 2003 In its first progress report since adopting the EU strategy on life sciences and biotechnology in 2002, the European Commission today indicated that the risk of diverging...
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European Teratology Society conference
Brussels, 16 Jul 2003 The 31st conference of the European Teratology Society will take place from 7 to 10 September in Elsinore, Denmark. The conference will gather together basic and clinical...
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R&D is key to mastery of nanotechnologies
Brussels, 09 Mar 2004 Nanosciences and nanotechnologies are crucial to the establishment of a knowledge-based EU society and economy. New research structures, new skills and new attitudes are vital...