The annual Innovation Union Scoreboard provides a comparative assessment of the research and innovation performance of the EU Member States and the relative strengths and weaknesses of their research and innovation systems. It helps Member States assess areas in which they need to concentrate...

The Regional Innovation Scoreboard provides a comparative assessment of how European regions perform with regard to innovation. The report covers 190 regions across the European Union, Croatia, Norway and Switzerland. The Regional Innovation Scoreboard is based on the methodology of the...

The 2012 edition of the European Competitiveness Report studies some of the main driving forces of globalization and the opportunities it brings for EU industries. By looking at international trade, global value chains, FDI, energy efficiency of EU exports, clusters and networks and relations...

The second volume of the "Let's embrace space" publication presents, in a concise and illustrative way, the results of 55 projects funded under the EU Space Research Programme. The first volume was published in 2011 and is also available at the EU Bookshop. This book shows the research results...

The current European economic position is that of negative or very low growth in the GDP of Member States. The creation of jobs and growth in Europe innovation is key, but innovative firms in Europe face significant problems in accessing the funding they need to start, grow and compete in global...

Innovation in times of economic challenges means taking risk in a risky environment. With systematic Innovation Management and true entrepreneurial skills these risks can be prudently managed for value creation. If Innovation Management is geared to tangible business impact it helps companies to...

This booklet will take you through the various elements of the EU satellite navigation programmes EGNOS and Galileo, showing you how the systems work, why we need them and how they will boost innovation for the 21st century. From search and rescue emergency services, to high precision farming,...