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A New Deal for an Effective European Research PolicyChallenges to the European Exception: What Can S&T Do?

A New Deal for an Effective European Research Policy: Challenges to the European Exception: What... CHAPTER 1 CHALLENGES TO THE EUROPEAN EXCEPTION: WHAT CAN S&T DO? The 7th Framework Programme (FP) was designed against the background of Europeans feeling anxious that Europe is turning from a positive into a negative “exception” at global level. The continent is confronted with a number of important economic, social and environmental challenges. These undermine the European exception in the positive sense, namely what Europeans are most proud of: the progress made so far towards the achievement of valuable societal objectives (e.g. raising standards of living and quality of life). While some (e.g. environmental) difficulties are common to all major world economies, other troubles (e.g. low economic growth and high unemployment) appear to be unique to Europe, turning it into a global exception in the negative sense. The purpose of this chapter is twofold. It is first of all, and without pretending completeness, to explore in greater detail some of the societal issues affecting Europe. A second objective is to investigate the role that S&T can play in addressing these challenges. This potential role is sizeable, as this chapter will demonstrate. In order for S&T to realise its potential, however, a number of substantial S&T weaknesses will have to http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png

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Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Copyright
© European Communities 2006
ISBN
978-1-4020-5550-8
Pages
1 –33
DOI
10.1007/978-1-4020-5551-5_1
Publisher site
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Abstract

CHAPTER 1 CHALLENGES TO THE EUROPEAN EXCEPTION: WHAT CAN S&T DO? The 7th Framework Programme (FP) was designed against the background of Europeans feeling anxious that Europe is turning from a positive into a negative “exception” at global level. The continent is confronted with a number of important economic, social and environmental challenges. These undermine the European exception in the positive sense, namely what Europeans are most proud of: the progress made so far towards the achievement of valuable societal objectives (e.g. raising standards of living and quality of life). While some (e.g. environmental) difficulties are common to all major world economies, other troubles (e.g. low economic growth and high unemployment) appear to be unique to Europe, turning it into a global exception in the negative sense. The purpose of this chapter is twofold. It is first of all, and without pretending completeness, to explore in greater detail some of the societal issues affecting Europe. A second objective is to investigate the role that S&T can play in addressing these challenges. This potential role is sizeable, as this chapter will demonstrate. In order for S&T to realise its potential, however, a number of substantial S&T weaknesses will have to

Published: Jan 1, 2006

Keywords: European Commission; Gross Domestic Product; Total Factor Productivity; Euro Area; Employment Rate

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