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Targeting better policy |
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Four years after its launch, the European Trend Chart on Innovation moved into its second phase at the beginning of this year. As officials and experts from the participating states met to take stock of progress at the end of the first phase, one of the subjects most discussed was that of target-setting and measuring progress. With the Trend Chart firmly established as a tool to help policy-makers learn from one another, the next step is to help them assess the impact of their policies. |
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Promoting innovation in competition analysis |
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A recent study for the European Commission identifies a set of tools for analysing the effects of firms' innovative actions on competitiveness and competition. By building a bridge between academic literature and policy, it may help to further improve competition case analysis. |
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Open to new products and services` |
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Growing Europe's economy requires that our firms successfully introduce new products and services on to the market. But in many fields, the actions of regulators - both passive and active - can slow or block the entry of new products and services to the market place. A new Innovation Policy Study looks at how regulators can take greater account of the need for innovation in their work. |
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