instruments, like subsidies, when used in isolation. For the EU, this is perhaps the biggest challenge for its green technology …

. Who are the leading and who are the lagging EU countries? Is there a trend towards convergence over time? And how has the … crisis affected this trend of convergence? We then take a look at the research and innovation policies which the EU countries … have in place and try to assess whether these policies match with the heterogeneous EU countries' innovation capacity …

absence of ICT clusters. The EU policy framework, particularly the Innovation Union and Digital Agenda EU 2020 Flagships …, could better leverage the growth power for Europe of new ICT markets. The emphasis should move beyond providing support for …