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New global challenges such as climate change and the current food crisis call for an update of the Lisbon Agenda for growth and jobs, Romanian MEP Daniel Daianu (ALDE) told EurActiv in an interview.
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Interview: MEP: Lisbon Agenda needs updating
Based on the recommendations of one of its former prime ministers, Finland is set for a complete overhaul of innovation policy and its management. Plans for market-oriented innovation and tax incentives to attract foreign brains to the country are set to be adopted in August.
The European Commission is promoting hi-tech solutions to prevent chronic diseases and meet the health challenges of the 21st century. (read more)
EU firms are struggling to better exploit public-funded research and transform findings into patents and innovations that generate growth. (read more)
The Commission proposes to establish a European Institute of Technology (EIT), on the model of the famous MIT based in the US, to link the three aspects of the 'knowledge triangle' - research, education and innovation. (read more)
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