In order to make innovation work in Europe, the demand side of innovation should be revalued, both at the Member State and at the EU level. The crisis has created a double need to focus more on innovation as a potential source of future growth, and to cut on spending. If we add to this the "European paradox" of relatively low innovation outputs as compared to the inputs, it turns out that demand-oriented innovation policies are today both essential and especially attractive.

In a new demosEUROPA report, Paweł Zerka outlines his recommendations for a better and smarter use of demand-side innovation policies in Europe.

Full version of the report is available here

The report was presented during the confernce Can ’Innovation Union’ Do the Trick? Towards a Smart Demand-Oriented Innovation Policy in Europe which took place in Warsaw on 2nd December 2010.

*Paweł Zerka is Analyst in the "Strategies for Growth" Programme in demosEUROPA-Centre for European Strategy

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