Session I:
Towards aknowledge-based European economy
- The dimension of the challenge
- Europe’s strengths and weaknesses in RDI
- Finland’s experience and factors for success
- Raising RDI expenditure
Session II:
The Industrialist ’s View of the Challenge
- The American and Asian challenge
- How Europe compares to its global competitors
- Targeting government funds on key new technologies
Session III:
Creating and diseminating knowledge
- Putting a stop to the "brain drain" of EU scientists abroad
- Attracting and keeping stars in the world of science
- Creating "centers of excellence"
- Speeding up the transfer of technology from lab to marketplace
- Raising spending on science
- Protecting intellectual property
- The new EU members' potential for RDI
Session IV:
Financing RDI
- How to finance RDI – bank financing/venture capital