Innovation Policy
Innovation policy is about helping companies to perform better and contributing to wider social objectives such as growth, jobs and sustainability.
There are many policy tools available to achieve this, ranging from establishing supportive framework conditions (e.g. human resources, an internal market, intellectual property) to facilitating access to finance, policy benchmarking and enabling collaboration or stimulating demand, for instance, through regulation, standards and public procurement.
The rationale for European innovation policy is strongest where it is oriented toward addressing the most significant challenges facing society today.
The main current European Union's innovation policy is the Innovation Union, Europe 2020 flagship initiative. Its aim is to boost Europe’s research and innovation performance by speeding up the process from ideas to markets.
Conference "Mission Growth" - Innovation for the competitiveness of European industry - 29.05.2012
- Innovation Union
- Business Panel report "Reinvent Europe through innovation
[4 MB] " - Commission Communication " Reviewing Community innovation policy in a changing world"
- Commission Communication " Putting knowledge into practice: A broad-based innovation strategy for the EU
[80 KB] ", adopted on 13/09/2006 - Council Conclusions on a broad-based innovation strategy " Strategic priorities for innovation action at EU level [162 KB] "
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Progress report on the Broad-based Innovation Strategy, February 2009 [29 KB]
- Commission Communication " More Research and Innovation - Investing for Growth and Employment: A Common Approach [229 KB] ".
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