To measure the different dimensions of competitiveness at the regional level, the European Commission has developed the Regional Competitiveness Index - RCI. The RCI was published in 2010 and this is the 2013 edition, which includes most recent data and implements improvements and refinements....

The joint project between DG Joint Research Centre and DG Regional Policy on the construction of the EU Regional Competitiveness Index (RCI) aims at producing a composite indicator which measures the competitiveness of European regions at the NUTS 2 level for all EU Member States. The concept of...

Land degradation is a complex and multidimensional issue. Mapping active degradation at continental or global level is virtually impossible given the local scale of the processes involved. However, patterns of human-environment interactions that are likely to lead to land degradation can be...

The issue of combined exposure to noise, air pollution and chemicals has raised recently the interest of several bodies of the European Commission such as DG Environment, DG SANCO and DG Research in the context of the EC 7th Framework Programme. There are open questions whether prevailing...

The report introduces and discusses the role of the Tradable Certificates for Energy Savings (TCES) scheme to implement energy savings. Section 1 of the report places the energy efficiency and energy savings discussion in the context of relevant European policies. Section 2 reviews European...

The workshop/proceedings on "Modelling driver behaviour in automotive Environments" is sponsored and supported by JRC, Ispra. In order to produce really suitable and customised design solutions for the automotive domain, in-vehicle systems should be designed following the approach known as...

The JRC develops and applies innovative statistical methods needed by the European Anti-fraud Office and its partners in the EU Member States for the protection of the financial interests of the European Union. JRC's work focuses on several Customs commercial fraud-control problems. Among them,...

The JRC develops and applies innovative statistical methods needed by the European Anti-fraud Office and its partners in the EU Member States for the protection of the financial interests of the European Union. JRC's work focuses on several Customs commercial fraud-control problems. Among them,...

The objective of this report is provide a survey on the techniques (i.e., technologies and procedures) that can be used in the fight against the distribution of counterfeit goods in various domains. Different techniques can be used to identify and control the distribution of counterfeit goods at...

The objective of this report is provide a survey on the techniques (i.e., technologies and procedures) that can be used in the fight against the distribution of counterfeit goods in various domains. Different techniques can be used to identify and control the distribution of counterfeit goods at...