The Lisbon Council launches The 2021 State of Co-Creation: Delivering Services Together, an in-depth analysis of the state of co-creation in the 27 European Union member states, the United Kingdom and six leading cities (Amsterdam, Athens, Madrid, Milan, Paris and Turin).

As the Digital Markets Act makes its way through the European Union legislative process and members of the European Parliament prepare to table amendments on the text, the Lisbon Council convenes the High-Level Roundtable on Competition and Innovation: Why Europe Needs Dynamic Models in Digital Markets – and How Europe Can Build Them.

”More than ever, policymakers need to lead, not simply to rely on trusted advisors: they should be informed and capable of managing different tools and different expertise,” writes David Osimo, director of research at the Lisbon Council, in a new blog post on The Forum.

“Europe’s ‘deep tech’ companies are worth a combined €700 billion today,” says European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. “And they are growing at incredible speed. Europe is a rising digital power.” Deep tech is high on the policy agenda. But how can Europe nurture and build an effective ecosystem that delivers societal benefits and growth?

Paul Hofheinz, president and co-founder of the Lisbon Council, publishes Gatekeepers or Market Makers? What the Evidence Tells Us, the latest addition to The Forum, a collection of weekly on-the-news blogs published by the Lisbon Council.