Key Issues

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

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