Intangible assets and industrial competitiveness

The European Commission, Directorate General III, has launched an open call for tenders to analyse the links between intangible assets and industrial competitiveness. Intangible investment covers many of the key economic factors affecting corporate activity. DG III believes t...

The European Commission, Directorate General III, has launched an open call for tenders to analyse the links between intangible assets and industrial competitiveness.

Intangible investment covers many of the key economic factors affecting corporate activity. DG III believes that as Europe increasingly becomes more of a 'knowledge-based economy', intangible assets will become even more important factors for policy makers to consider and incorporate in defining objectives and instruments for industrial policy.

The aim of the study is to provide an analysis of the policy implications, at the European level, of the intangible factors in the competitiveness of industry in the perspective of four broad policy lines:

- Globalisation;
- Sustainability;
- Employment;
- Enlargement.
For further information, please contact:

European Commission
DG III - Industry
Ellen Pedersen
200 rue de la Loi (Unit A-5)
Tel. [phone]
E-mail: [e-mail]
URL: http://www.europa.eu.int/comm/dg03/directs/dg3a/a5/iii9924.htm