The 2011 Skills and Human Capital Summit: Getting Europe Back to Work Digital Economy Employment and Skills Innovation The 2011 Skills and Human Capital Summit convened under the timely theme of Getting Europe Back to Work: How Skills and Human Capital Can Accelerate Growth and Innovation. Andreas Schleicher, special adviser on… READ MORE -
Innovation in Silicon Valley Digital Economy Innovation Ann Mettler, executive director of the Lisbon Council, blogs about her recent visit to the Silicon Valley. In an entry entitled "European in Silicon Valley," she shares some of key… READ MORE -
Digital Opportunity for Europe: IP and Growth Digital Economy European Union Intellectual Property and Copyright The Lisbon Council convened a policy briefing on How the Intellectual Property Framework Supports Innovation and Growth. The keynote address was delivered by Prof. Ian Hargreaves, who presented the main findings of Digital… READ MORE -
Innovation Union: Smart Solutions to Grand Challenges Digital Economy Innovation The Lisbon Council convened its June 2011 Zukunftssalon: Forum for the Future under the timely theme of Innovation Union: Smart Solutions to Europe’s Grand Challenges. The dinner debate concentrated on how to turn… READ MORE -
Jean-Claude Juncker Keynotes Government of the Future Summit Digital Government Economy European Union Public Service Transformation Convening under the timely theme Modernising the State for the Post-Crisis World, The 2011 Government of the Future Summit gathered European decision makers and senior government officials and explored key topics, such as… READ MORE -
Europe’s Single Market and Public Procurement Digital Government Innovation Public Service Transformation Convening under the timely theme Unleashing Europe’s Single Market: How Public Procurement Can Deepen Integration, Drive Innovation and Bolster Efficiency, this high-level roundtable brought together senior leaders from across Europe with… READ MORE -