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22 November 2009
Breaking News:
New EU innovation plan to boost 'creative clusters'  [DE]

Officials charged with drafting Europe's first 'innovation act' are looking at ways to boost creative clusters, which are seen as a driver of innovation and job creation.


Fêted Finnish innovation system falling apart  [DE]

Finland's celebrated innovation system is in need of a radical overhaul, according to a new international review. A panel of experts concluded that the landscape for innovation in Finland has become "fragmented and suffers from weak international links".


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Advertising and Consumer Rights 

Advertisers have enjoyed minimal intervention from the European Union, but as adverts increasingly migrate to an unregulated online world, lawmakers and consumer groups are exploring ways to ensure that digital marketing does not infringe consumer rights. (read more)

Digitisation of published works  [FR] [DE]

The EU has been busy scanning books and documents to improve citizens' access to culture and history, but its efforts have been overshadowed by Google's commercial push to digitise Europe's book heritage. (read more)

Electric cars: On the road to greener transport? 

Significant progress has been made in developing electric cars, but critics complain that the distance these vehicles can cover is still too short and much work is needed to prepare electricity infrastructure for radical change. (read more)

 
Opinion & Analysis
A creative way to measure innovation 
Jens-Olaf Berwig, Nathan Marston, Lauri Pukkinen & Lothar Stein, McKinsey & Company
Electrifying cars: How three industries will evolve 
Russell Hensley, Stefan Knupfer & Dickon Pinner, McKinsey & Company
Innovation key to a stronger future 
Ann Mettler, Executive Director, Lisbon Council
In defence of the Lisbon Agenda 
Ann Mettler, Executive director & co-founder, Lisbon Council
Where next for the Lisbon Agenda? 
Hans Martens & Fabian Zuleeg, European Policy Centre
 
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