EU Commissioner Maire Geoghegan Quinn has turned to the general public for its views on what reforms to Research and Development policy are needed to drive innovation.Launching a public consultation today (17 June) she posed the question, “How can Europe become a better place to make scientific progress, and a better place to make products and services based on that knowledge?”
Finding the answer depends on getting input from the broader public, Geoghegan Quinn believes. “Consultation is very important,” she told a meeting and webcast, noting that since her term began in January she has talked widely, to researchers, scientists, member states, innovators and businesses about the “barriers, blockages and barricades” that stop bright ideas reaching the market. These obstacles must cleared before the foundations of the ‘Innovation Union’ can be laid, she said.
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Author: Nuala Moran
