In 2003 the European Commission set up an expert group on energy R&D statistics in order to investigate the situation in Europe. Available statistics, in particular those of EUROSTAT and the International Energy Agency, were analysed with respect to their structure, level of aggregation,...

DG Research commissioned an Expert group in the end of 2003 to develop "blueprints" for how to effectively initiate foresight processes in regions facing different types of challenges. Five blueprints aimed at foresight practitioners (i.e., regional stakeholders championing or initiating...

Interested in the Sixth Framework Programme? Want to participate in a call for tender? Need information about the European Union's future research activities? Want to know more about the European Research Area? FP6 is a fundamentally new and different scheme for driving European research further...

Stimulating innovation is a central feature of the European Union's Enterprise Policy because it is the most powerful long-term driver of economic growth and improvements in living standards. It is sustainable, however, only when companies convert new ideas into commercially successful products,...

DG Research commissioned an Expert group in the end of 2003 to develop "blueprints" for how to effectively initiate foresight processes in regions facing different types of challenges. Five blueprints aimed at foresight practitioners (i.e., regional stakeholders championing or initiating...