Scale-Up Europe: A Manifesto for Change and Empowerment in the Digital Age September 2016 Digital Entrepreneurship Startups The product of a unique six-month experiment in crowdsourcing advanced, ecosystem-based research and policy proposals, Scale-Up Europe: A Manifesto for Change and Empowerment in the Digital Age presents 49 recommendations intended to serve as a comprehensive roadmap for making Europe not just the best place in the world to start a business, but the best place to grow one to scale as well. Download READ MORE -
Why Europe Needs to Double Its Energy Efficiency Commitments August 2016 A European Green Deal COP21 European Union Paul Hofheinz, president and co-founder of the Lisbon Council, publishes an insightful and hard-hitting article on Project Syndicate, calling the European Union to set ambitious but attainable energy efficiency targets that… Download READ MORE -
Financial Services in the Digital Age: How Strengthened Digital Identity Will Open Markets, Drive Innovation and Deliver Growth June 2016 Digital Economy European Union Startups What role will electronic identification and e-signatures play in the emerging digital single market? How can common electronic identity standards facilitate the rise of cross-border financial services? How can Europe’s… Download READ MORE -
Reinventing Public Service Delivery June 2016 Digital Government European Union Public Service Transformation In 2015-2016, 12 students from the College of Europe were competitively selected to take part in a project on state transformation. They were divided into three teams of four students.… Download READ MORE -
From Startup to Scale-Up: Growing Europe’s Digital Economy June 2016 Digital European Union Startups What does it take for European companies to move from the “startup” to “scale-up” phase? Why do so many European firms remain static and what prevents them from becoming global… Download READ MORE -
Text and Data Mining for Research and Innovation May 2016 Data Economy European Union The Lisbon Council launches Text and Data Mining for Research and Innovation: What Europe Must Do Next, an interactive policy brief which looks at the challenge and opportunity of text and… Download READ MORE -
The Euro Plus Monitor Spring 2016 Update May 2016 Economy Euro Eurozone The Lisbon Council and Berenberg jointly release The Euro Plus Monitor Spring 2016 Update, the latest installment of the bi-annual competitiveness ranking of 18 eurozone countries (plus Poland, Sweden and the… Download READ MORE -
The 2016 Startup Nation Scoreboard March 2016 Digital Entrepreneurship Startups How is Europe faring on startups? A lot has been spoken about the need to do more to improve the ecosystem for startups, entrepreneurs and “scale-up” organisations. But is anything… Download READ MORE -
The 2015 Euro Plus Monitor December 2015 Economy Euro Eurozone Fiscal repair and structural reforms were difficult. But the bitter medicine has worked. The systemic euro crisis is history. Most reform countries at the periphery are reaping the rewards of… Download READ MORE -
Government of the Future: How Digital Technology Will Change the Way We Live, Work and Govern November 2015 Digital Government Innovation Public Service Transformation The European Digital Forum launches Government of the Future: How Digital Technology Will Change the Way We Live, Work and Govern at the eGovernment Conference Luxembourg 2015, a minister-level informal gathering hosted by… Download READ MORE -
Uncovering the Hidden Value of Digital Trade July 2015 Data Digital Transatlantic Relations The Lisbon Council, a leading Brussels-based think tank, and Progressive Policy Institute (PPI), a top Washington, DC-based think tank, jointly release Uncovering the Hidden Value of Digital Trade: Towards a 21st… Download READ MORE -
Economic Intelligence: Two (Potentially Fatal) Achilles’ Heels June 2015 Economy Euro Eurozone After months of perilous brinkmanship and marathon meetings, culminating in virtually round-the-clock negotiations this week, an agreement between Greece and the institutions still remains elusive, and another drop-dead eurogroup meeting… Download READ MORE -