News archive - [Event Announcement] ESF/STOA Conference: The Science of Innovation
This conference, taking place on February 28, 2012 in Brussels is being co-organised by the European Science Foundation's Standing Committee for the Social Sciences (SCSS) and the Science and Technology Options Assesment (STOA) office of the European Parliament.
This conference will present state-of-the-art, thought-provoking insights from the cutting edge of 'the science of innovation' on crucial issues for today's policy makers.
- Is innovation always good?
- Will the financial crisis impact innovation?
- Do we really understand innovation?
- Does innovation lead to inequalities?
Innovation is a key concept in EU policy. Research and innovation are central pillars in European policy for economic development, competitiveness and job creation in Europe, and are seen as essential for achieving the EU2020 goals of smart, sustainable and inclusive growth. Consequently, both the European Commission and the European Parliament aim to substantially increase the portion of the funding that is allocated to research and innovation within the overall EU budget. Given that context, it is important to ask: Are European policies on innovation well directed? Is innovation really understood?
Innovation, and the knowledge, creativity and motivation that drive it, are key to human progress and offer a powerful source of new wealth. However, innovation is also a dynamic, complex, multi-level and interdisciplinary phenomenon which is not easy to understand, and challenging to influence. The study of innovation is an important, growing field of research in the social and economic sciences.
Register here!
Due to limited places available in the European Parliament; this is a pre-registration.
Date: 28 February 2012
- International; Other
Entry created by Ines Marinkovic on December 28, 2011
Modified on December 9, 2011
