Mission
The mission of the Knowledge for Growth Unit is to provide evidence-based strategic techno-economic intelligence to support policy-making in the development of a competitive and sustainable knowledge-based economy and society in Europe.
The Unit addresses its analyses to the "knowledge triangle" – research, innovation and education – fundamental in the achievement of the re-launched Lisbon objectives and of the further development of the European Research Area (ERA).
The Knowledge for Growth Unit has the ultimate aim to provide a EU reference platform for monitoring and analysing research, innovation and human resources in R&D and related policies and to deliver strategic techno-economic intelligence to policy-making in the EU and the Member States.
Objectives
- Broadening the knowledge on role and dynamics of industrial research and innovation
- Providing information and intelligence on research systems and policies within the European Union, in order to support evidence-based policy-making in the research field in Europe
- Analysing career and mobility trends and paths of human resources in research
- Supporting structured stakeholder dialogue on possible future pathways for development of science and technology and its embedding into society
Scientific actions
Knowledge for Growth Unit is currently managing the following actions:
- Industrial Research and Innovation
- Era policy mixes, joint programming and foresight
- ERA Analysis
- Regional Economic Modelling
