The goal of the project BIOPOLIS has been to gather all available data on public biotechnology R&D funding and policy performance in 32 European countries. From these data was drawn a realistic picture for each country, corresponding to the period 2002-2005. The three contracting teams covered...

This report presents an evidence-based and prospective reflection on the consequences for Europe of the increasing internationalisation of R&D. The report responds to essential questions on the current relative position of Europe in science and technology, on the capabilities of Europe to...

This report is the product of an expert working group acting under mandate from the European Commission Directorate General for Research (DG RTD), including contributions from specialists in science and technology studies, policy analysis, sociology, philosophy and law, as well as participants...

Proceedings of an expert workshop organised and hosted by the European Commission, Directorate-General for Research - Environment and Climate System Unit, on 10 October 2005 in Brussels. Coordinators of key FP5 and FP6 research projects dealing with different aspects of flood risk management...

This report presents a strategy to create an Innovative Europe. Achieving this requires a combination of a market for innovative goods and services, focussed resources, new financial structures and mobility of people, money and organisations. Together these constitute a paradigm shift going well...

A catalogue of selected research projects on Natural Hazards financed by the European Commission, Directorate General for Research (Environment Directorate) under the fifth and sixth framework programmes. The projects cover issues on Avalanches, Floods, Forest Fires, Landslides, Multirisks,...

This project studies European and national identities and the connections between them in nine countries (Austria, Britain, the Czech Republic, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Poland, Spain) adopting an interdisciplinary, comparative perspective. The project concentrates on the role of the...

Sustainable development is a deep-seated value of the European Union and encompasses issues of enormous importance to citizens, whether it be maintaining and increasing long-term prosperity, addressing climate change or working towards a sale, healthy and socially inclusive society. As we face...

Whilst current electricity networks presently have fulfilled their function effectively, more of the same will not be sufficient to meet current challenges and policy imperatives. In this context, the European Technology Platform (ETP) SmartGrids was set up in 2005 to create a joint vision of...