In the context of the preparation of the future research and innovation Framework Programme of the European Union (FP9), the study collects evidence to assess the potential impacts of mission-oriented R&I approaches. The extensive desk research is the basis for the analysis of mission-oriented...

This study identifies the key elements explaining how some Major Innovations came about in Europe and in the world, and evaluates the specific contribution of the European Union Framework Programmes for Research, Technological developments and Demonstration Activities to their development. The...

The study 'Analysis of the ERA state of play in Member States and associated countries: focus on priority areas' was prepared by a consortium led by Innova Europe. It provides an overview of the degree of adoption of ERA-related policies by Member States and selected associated countries 1 year...

This annex provides tabular information on the implementation of the Directive 96/9/EC (DBD) in the EU-Member States, for eight countries in more in-depth form (particularly with respective case law), for 20 in a rather overview manner. For additional three countries outside of the EU,...

On 21st November 2017, a workshop was conducted in the context of the study on the legal protection of databases. The ultimate objectives of the workshop were two-fold. It aimed, firstly, to collect further evidence on the impacts that the Directive 96/9/EC has been having on the database users...

Next to desk research and an online survey, a series of in-depth interviews were conducted by the project in order to inform the economic and legal analyses of the outputs, outcomes and impacts of the Database Directive, in the context of the broader data economy and the Data Economy Package.

The online survey consists of two questionnaires targeting database users, makers and user-makers, and experts. The questionnaire for database users, makers and user-makers was launched on 29th September 2017, and invitations were sent out in several batches. The expert questionnaire followed on...

The aim of this analysis is to assess the impact of the Database Directive from an economic point of view. It is based on different sorts of relevant evidence, including quantitative data, expert views gathered in a workshop, stakeholder interviews and survey answers. The remaining of this...