Authors
Directorate-General for Research and Innovation, European Commission, Richardson, Katherine, Renda, Andrea, Alkemade, Floor, Walz, Rainer, Simonsson, Jon, Grabbe, Heather, Åwieboda, Pavel, Balland, Pierre-Alexandre, Dunlop, Kirsten, Muntean, Bianca, Christophilopoulos, Epaminondas, Huchet, Jean-François, Potočnik, Dunja, Weresa, Marzenna, Castaño Marin, Marialuisa
- Catalogue number
- KI-BE-24-002-EN-N
- Citation
- European Commission, Directorate-General for Research and Innovation, Richardson, K., Renda, A., Alkemade, F. et al., Why Europe needs a systemic R&I policy â Redefining competitiveness for long-term sustainability , Publications Office of the European Union, 2024, https://data.europa.eu/doi/10.2777/778358
- DOI
- https://data.europa.eu/doi/10.2777/778358
- ISBN
- 978-92-68-17656-6
- Pages
- 38
- Published in
- Belgium
- Themes
- Research policy and organisation
Table of Contents
- INTRODUCTION 5
- DIFFERENT APPROACHES TO FOSTERING COMPETITIVENESS VIA R&I POLICIES 7
- The traditional economic perspective: increasing productivity 7
- The socio-technical perspective: first mover and lead market for more sustainable socio-technical systems 9
- Building blocks of a more systemic approach 13
- Resource and material productivity as key targets for innovation policy 14
- A competitive EU economy must be socially attractive 15
- A competitive EU economy must use a systemic approach to R&I policy 16
- THE CIRCULAR ECONOMY39F 18
- The circular economy and productivity growth 18
- First-mover advantages and lead markets for circular economy systems 21
- The circular economy and a systemic approach to competitiveness 25
- GREEN HYDROGEN 28
- Green hydrogen and productivity growth 28
- Green hydrogen first mover advantages and lead markets 29
- Green hydrogen and a more systemic approach to competitiveness 33
- CONCLUSIONS 35