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Driving European Economic Recovery through Research & Innovation

Highlights key insights from a meeting of European Commission Presidents on job, research, and innovation. Professor Daniele Archibugi underlines the importance of R&D for growth and achieving EU's ambitious targets. Discusses challenges faced by Italy in innovation and proposes strategies for improvement.

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Driving European Economic Recovery through Research & Innovation

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  1. RIUNIONE DEI PRESIDENTI DELLE COMMISSIONI COMPETENTI IN MATERIA DI OCCUPAZIONE, RICERCA E INNOVAZIONERoma, 20- 21 novembre 2014 Camera dei deputati (Palazzo Montecitorio) Scientific Research as an engine for European economic recovery Professor Daniele Archibugi Italian National Research Council, Rome Birkbeck College, University of London

  2. What have we learnt from the economics of innovation • Research and Development is crucial for economic growth • R&D is part of larger economic landscape involving innovation and he knowledge society • Countries that innovate grew more than countries that do not innovate

  3. The Ambitious Targets of theEuropean Council The political message of the European Union: Lisbon 2000 – The European Union should become the largest knowledge economy of the world Barcelona 2002 – The European Union should reach a ration R&D to GDP equal to 3 per cent

  4. Government budget appropriations and outlays for R&D, 2008 and 2011 as a %age of GDP

  5. European Union - R&D Intensity and Industrial R&D Efficiency

  6. R&D and Growth

  7. The balances of firms investing and disinvesting in innovation before and after the crisis

  8. The catching-up of the New Member States before the crisis

  9. The struggle between the 3% targets Stability and Growth Pact: Governments should not bypass 3% in the ratio public deficit / GDP Can public expenditure for Research, Technology and Innovation be excluded from the Stability and Growth Pact? Can we persuade European governments to invest more in knowledge? Public R&D Expenditure should be excluded from the Stability and Growth Pact

  10. A New Horizon 2020 Can public expenditure for Research, Technology and Innovation be the driving force to nurture European Economic and Social Development? Yes, if: • Convince the public opinion of its usefulness • Distributes benefits at large • Provide best practice of accountable public expenditure Science with and for society can help

  11. Perché l’Italia innova poco? • Specializzazioneproduttiva in settori a media intensitàtecnologica • Difficoltàdelleimprese innovative a crescere per problemiamministrativi e per il difficile accesso al credito • Lo smantellamentodellePartecipazioniStataliha dimezzato le grandiimpresecoinvolte in innovazionicomplesse

  12. Le politiche pubbliche non hanno fatto il proprio lavoro • CattivagestionedelleUniversità, che non sono state capaci di fornirepersonalequalificatoalleimprese • Scarsadimensione e pocaefficienzadeglientipubblici di ricerca (CNR, ENEA) • Difficoltà di diventarepunto di aggregazione in settoristrategicieuropei e mondiali • Periodiche false partenze in settoristrategici (Nucleare, Chimica, Aerospazio) a volte sbagliati, altre volte abbandonatitroppo presto • Assenza di unastrategia di lungoperiodo

  13. Che si può fare? • Tentare una nuova politica industriale • Facilitare la crezione di nuove imprese • Riformare radicalmente il settore pubblico della conoscenza (Università, Enti Pubblici di Ricerca, Scuola superiore)

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