ERAWATCH reports

Contribution of policies at the regional level to the realisation of the European Research Area
This study examines the role of policies at the regional level to the realisation of the European Research Area (ERA). For a number of selected regions, the study examines policies at regional level in place to promote greater openness and integration into ERA, and proposes a set of indicators for monitoring integration in the ERA. (Published 11/2009)
Annexes: Annex 1 | Annex 2 | Annex 3

Trends in R&D policies for a European knowledge-based economy
This report provides an assessment of policies put in place by EU Member States to reach the objectives set out in the Lisbon Strategy, by presenting to the reader a summary of relevant information on R&D policies in Europe, supported by statistical and other quantitative and qualitative information. (Published 10/2009)

Europe's top research universities in FP6: scope and drivers of participation
This report characterises the participation of top research universities in the Sixth European Framework Programme for Research and Technological Development (FP6) using bibliometric indicators. (Published 10/2009)

ERA-Monitoring study
This report is the result of an exploratory study of progress towards the ERA in four areas: mobility initiatives, research in universities, opening-up of national R&D programmes and joint R&D initiatives. (Published 10/2009)

Is networking a substitute or a complement to regional innovation capacity? Evidence from the EU's 5th Framework Programme
This report attempts to shed some light on the joint influence of regional innovation capacity and scientific networking on regional R&D productivity. Findings indicate that there are distinct paths to obtaining "critical mass" for scientific and technological research. (Published 05/2009)

Towards a horizontal reading of the ERAWATCH inventory: a case study on policies in support of human resources for research
Selective review of policies introduced by EU MS in support of Human Resources for Research and Development (HRRD), making use of information reported in ERAWATCH national profiles of research policies and the combined EW and TRENDCHART inventories of support measures. (Published 05/2009)

Recognising the value of business patents with university inventors
Support to university patent ownership is a popular R&D policy initiative to promote effective knowledge sharing. However, tentative results illustrate that the risk of negative consequences exists. (Published 05/2009)

Stock, Career and Mobility of Researchers in the EU
Indicators on researchers' career and mobility based on the "Integrated Information System on European Researchers" (IISER) project. This project aimed to set up a sustainable European-wide system of indicators to provide a dynamic overview of researchers' stock, flow, career and mobility. (Published 10/2008)

Strategic Governance of R&D-Related Policies
This report contributes to a better understanding of strategic governance in R&D related policies in the EU Member States by developing a typology for assessing strategic governance and studying three case studies (Denmark, Estonia and the UK). (Published 09/2008)

Activities of EU Member States with Regard to the Reform of the Public Research Base
This report provides evidence on the reforms in the research base since 2000 in universities and public research institutes, and highlights the most significant trends in terms of regulations, policy and programmes in the EU. (Published 09/2008)

Data on Business R&D: Comparing BERD and the Scoreboard
(Published 05/2008)

RTD policy approaches in different types of European regions
(Published 05/2008)

Business R&D in Europe: Trends in Expenditures, Researcher Numbers and Related Policies
(Published 11/2007)