A conference on 'Intangible capital and innovation: drivers of EU Growth' will be held on 22 February 2011 in Brussels, Belgium.

The importance of human capital, research and development, patents, software and organisational structures in generating innovation and economic growth in the EU is widely recognised. On the other hand, how these intangibles contribute to economic growth is yet to be determined. ...

A conference on 'European education research quality indicators' will be held from 15 to 16 March 2011 in Brussels, Belgium.

The event is sponsored by the 'European educational research quality indicator' (EERQI) research project. Funded under the Socio-economic Sciences and Humanities theme (SSH) of the Seventh European Framework Programme (FP7), the project has worked to reinforce and enhance the worldwide ...

The final conference of the 'European development cooperation to 2020' (EDC 2020) project will be held on 10 February 2011 in Brussels, Belgium.

Over the past three years, the EDC 2020 project has studied issues surrounding Europe's relations with developing countries. The initiative has been organised around three major topics: new actors in international development, Europe's energy security and climate ...

The 'International working conference on enterprise interoperability' will take place from 23 to 24 March 2011 in Stockholm, Sweden.

Enterprises increasingly need to compete and collaborate in a global marketplace. Using the internet and other technical means can overcome the traditional geographic barriers. The area of enterprise interoperability examines the ability of a system or a product to work ...

A conference on 'achieving coherence between energy security and development policies' will be held on 9 February 2011 in Brussels, Belgium.

The European Union has made strong commitments to improving coherence between energy security and development policies. Since 2006, the EU has worked to define the framework for external energy relations and other policies that affect it, such as external relations, ...

An exchange of views was held on the new 2020 Strategy for jobs and growth at the latest meeting of the Competitiveness Council on 1 and 2 March in Brussels, Belgium. The debate focused on the new strategy from the perspective of the internal market and will help contribute to the general framework of the new strategy.

'The EU must enhance and strengthen its single market, which is one of the most important ...

European research ministers have made a commitment to increase investments in research and development (R&D) and create a culture of trust in scientists. The ministers were gathered in the Spanish town of San Sebastián for an informal meeting of the Competitiveness Council.

The delegates also unanimously adopted the Donostia Declaration, which Spain describes as 'a document that will launch the concept ...

The simplification of research programmes in Europe was the focal point for the research ministers of the 27 European Member States at the 2982nd Competitiveness Council meeting on 3 December in Brussels. They also discussed the goals to be set out in the post-2010 Lisbon Strategy, and interaction between research and research-based innovation.

'Issues relating to research and innovation are fundamental ...

The European Commission is calling on all stakeholders, particularly those involved in research, to share their views on suggested, broad policy considerations for the future EU 2020 strategy. To facilitate this, a public consultation process has been opened.

In his programme for the new Commission, President José Manuel Barroso set out his vision for where the European Union should be heading by 2020. ...

The closing conference of the European Year of Creativity and Innovation 2009 will be held on 16 and 17 December in Stockholm, Sweden.

The event will consist of two parts - a conference and an exhibition. The latter will feature events that have taken place in Europe during the year. Each country will be able to submit a contribution as part of the exhibition. The conference is intended to be a meeting ...