 | Europe risks brain drain 12-07-2006 Europe needs to adopt a new approach to innovation. Innovation must be made a
priority in European policy. More investment in education, research and business
knowledge is necessary. If not, Europe risks brain drain to Asia and the USA.
This is the opinion of Finnish State Secretary for Trade and Industry Anssi
Paasivirta.
Mr Paasivirta extended his warning addressing the Committee of the Regions'
(CoR) Extraordinary Bureau meeting in Turku , South West Finland on 7 July 2006.
Finland plans to encourage new approaches to innovation during its six-month
Presidency of the EU. The new approaches do not entail more funding per se, they
entail fresh thinking on how to utilise and market innovation. Innovation policy
should be aimed stimulating cooperation between universities, companies and the
public sector. Mr Paasivirta also sees opportunities for innovation by
integrating the private sector into EU cohesion programmes.
Source: Committee of the Regions (CoR) LinksFor more information on the meeting, please visit the CoR website. back |
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