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THE SCIENCE|BUSINESS POLICY BRIDGE
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WHAT'S NEW
Jane Grimson

Irish Research
Council goes for open access

All research papers resulting from Irish Research Council funding must now be placed in an open access repository within six months of first publication.

Janez Potocnik

Member states ‘lukewarm’ on ERA

The responses to plans to create a single European Research Area raise the spectre of more red tape and reduced competition.

Nicolas Sarkozy

The big plan for an
EU Small Business Act

France’s EU presidency will push a Small Business Act for innovative start-ups. Former French secretary of state Lionel Stoleru sketches out some details.

OPINIONS
Martin Fransman, University of Edinburgh
European ICT: innovation is the key
An exclusive focus on regulatory issues means we are ignoring a crucial longer-term question: the global competitiveness of the European ICT sector.
Nuala Moran, Science|Business
A new model for university/industry collaboration in Europe, maybe?
A new approach to collaboration in research sounds like it would serve Europe well. And the model is being pioneered by a European company.
Nuala Moran, Science|Business
Waiting for an ERA
R&D Commissioner Janez Potocnik is keen to see his country, Slovenia, advancing the European Research Area during its EU Presidency. But is the necessary momentum there?

 BRIGHT IDEA

Spend it all on basic research and JTIs
Raise the proportion of the research budget spent on basic research through the European Research Council from 14 per cent or €7 billion, to 33 per cent or €17 billion – and spend the remaining two-thirds of the budget on Joint Technology Initiatives. The EU should make better use of these instruments by setting them up in all relevant areas where industry participation is possible, says Balz Abplanalp, Science and Technology Counsellor at the Swiss Mission to the EU....read more.

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POLICY EVENTS
29 May 2008, Brussels New Perspectives in Intellectual Property
An open discussion of new ideas for reforming the IP system in Europe.
September 2008, Brussels New Perspectives in Fiscal Reform for Innovation
An open debate on new ideas to improve the tax climate for R&D and investment in Europe.
December 2008, Brussels The Science|Business Summit
New ideas to bridge the gap between academia and industry in Europe

How to design incentives for innovation. During this conference, the ENTREPRENEURSHIP AWARD 2008 ceremony will take place.
POLICY NEWS & VIEWS
08 MayEuropean ICT: innovation is the key
07 MayIrish Research Council goes for open access
07 MayPharma-sponsored studentships down in the UK S
07 MayUK appoints members of new IP strategy board
30 AprilA new model for university/industry collaboration in Europe, maybe?
30 AprilNational governments ‘lukewarm’ on ERA
30 AprilFrance’s big plan for a European Small Business Act
30 AprilTechnion: Social networking without the Internet S
30 AprilCommission launches consultation on offshore wind projects S
30 AprilPan-European qualifications move closer
30 AprilIndia stops the brain drain S
24 AprilParliament clears the way for Galileo
24 AprilRecipes for the cluster stew
24 AprilWaiting for an ERA
23 AprilUK Research Councils extend Science Bridges scheme S
23 AprilMedicines initiative gets under way S
23 AprilNew guidelines on gene patents published S
23 AprilTransport research website relaunched
23 AprilLead markets: it's about facilitation, not funding
17 AprilCommission IP recommendation sparks criticism
17 AprilDenmark ‘networked for innovation’
17 AprilEU’s environment advisors call for end to biofuel growth plans
17 AprilMembers of the European Research Area Board announced
17 AprilINRIA to host meeting on EU framework for tech transfer
17 AprilGerman stem cell law change won’t affect VC behaviour S
17 AprilToumaz wins Euro 7.1 million grant to develop diabetes monitor
09 AprilGalileo: the countdown begins
09 AprilNew UK body for life sciences
09 AprilI’m on a plane: EU sets standard for pan-European mobile calls in the air
09 April.eu domain name celebrates it second birthday

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“We don’t support the drafting of new legislation but prefer to use other ways to cooperate.”

Anonymous British diplomat on plans to create the European Research Area