Comment Neelie (Kroes)

Making speeches talk

[...] Second, I am well aware that we – we politicians - need to innovate too. We need to establish a framework in which new technologies can thrive. The old ways of thinking won't do any more.

important. Just pouring money into existing instruments is not the solution. We (in Europe) need a smarter policy mix, learning from best practices such as FET Open, European Research Council, SBIR , inducement prizes, light and fast instruments. And we need to work on framework conditions, not just funding.

osimod, 30/11/2011 12:39