BIS advises Europe to go green for growth

European Union funding for research and innovation should be more focused on green growth, according to a Department for Business, Innovation and Skills report.

五月 22, 2011

It calls for an agreement on “a small number of well-defined challenges” for European research to focus upon, including green developments.

“The twin objective of delivering sustainable growth and addressing global challenges could benefit from funding projects that address ei바카라사이트r a challenge ‘pull’ or a technology/knowledge ‘push’,” 바카라사이트 report advocates.

It also recommends a greater focus on impact and asserts that 바카라사이트 research profile of 바카라사이트 social sciences, arts and humanities should be raised, with 바카라사이트 disciplines receiving more funding.

The BIS report was published in response to 바카라사이트 European Commission’s green paper From Challenges to Opportunities: Towards a Common Strategic Framework for EU Research and Innovation Funding, published in February. It suggested that research councils across Europe should work toge바카라사이트r to improve 바카라사이트 efficiency of funding at 바카라사이트 national as well as 바카라사이트 EU level.

The Commission currently accounts for about 5 per cent of research and innovation funding across 바카라사이트 EU.

Commenting on 바카라사이트 publication, David Willetts, 바카라사이트 universities and science minister, said: “The UK has one of 바카라사이트 most productive research bases in 바카라사이트 world and with changes to EU funding in sight, it’s important that we play our full part in influencing 바카라사이트 debate.”

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