Open innovation
This means opening up the innovation process to people with experience in fields other than academia and science.
By including more people in the innovation process, knowledge will circulate more freely.
This knowledge can then be used to develop products and services that can create new markets.
Open innovation policy initiatives, funding and support services
Open science
This is an approach to the scientific process that focuses on spreading knowledge as soon as it is available using digital and collaborative technology.
This is a change from the standard practice of publishing results in scientific publications only at the end of the research process.
There are a number of groups and platforms that work on open science
- open access
- open science monitor
- European open science cloud
- European open science policy platform
- expert group on altmetrics
- open science news and events
Open to the world
This means promoting international cooperation in the research community.
Doing this will allow Europe to access the latest knowledge worldwide, recruit the best talent, tackle global challenges and create business opportunities in emerging markets.
International cooperation policies, initiatives and international research agreements.
The policy goals in detail
You can download the book, A Vision for Europe which explains in detail, the thinking behind these policy goals and how they will be achieved.