By Maria Joao Rodrigues
The Lisbon schedule goals to organize Europe for globalization through updating ecu regulations for study, innovation, pageant, exchange, employment, schooling, social safeguard, atmosphere and effort at either eu and nationwide point. Designed to motivate the hot cycle of the Lisbon schedule till 2010, this well timed and critical quantity explores the highbrow elaboration of the time table for the arriving years. It contains key contributions from a few of Europe's best students and may surely turn out a huge addition to the present literature.
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2002), The New Knowledge Economy in Europe: A Strategy for International Competitiveness and Social Cohesion, with the collaboration of R. Boyer, M. Castells, G. Esping-Andersen, R. A. Lundvall, L. Soete, M. Telò and M. Tomlinson, Cheltenham, UK and Northampton, MA, USA: Edward Elgar. J. (2003), European Policies for a Knowledge Economy, Cheltenham, UK and Northampton, MA, USA: Edward Elgar. J. ) (2004a), The Lisbon Strategy: A Follow-up for Researchers, SSHERA Project Final Report, European Commission’s Advisory Group on Social Sciences, SSHERA Project, EU 6th Framework Programme RTD.
PART I Developing the Lisbon Agenda at the European Level 1. On the European innovation policy: key issues for policy-making Maria João Rodrigues The aim of the Lisbon Agenda is to prepare Europe for globalization. The knowledge ‘triangle’, which connects research, innovation and education, is at the heart of this agenda. Its goal is to generate new competitive advantages, which are crucial to sustain the European social model. Innovation gives added value to knowledge, leads to the creation of new products and services, and should become the main engine for smarter growth with more and better jobs.
1) covers education and training policies, and employment and social protection. Here, the international dimension is absolutely crucial for the Lisbon Agenda. Without a doubt, the most fundamental difference between the US and the EU is demographic. Europe has more to learn from countries such as Japan and Russia, which face similar demographic challenges. The international dimension of education and employment policies must address growing competition for access to brains. Access to brains should be understood here in the broadest possible way: as access to talent, an essential ingredient in research, innovation and entrepreneurship; as access to particular technical skills as one element within a broader strategy to tackle growing labour shortages in particular skill categories; and as greater access to what is known in the literature as people skills, more personal communication and Some reflections on innovation policy 43 care-oriented qualifications, as Europe’s population grows older and the demand for health and care support services consequently rises dramatically.