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First we take Brussels, then we take New York
by Robbert Dijkgraaf, University Professor of Mathematical Physics at the University of Amsterdam and President of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW).
The Netherlands is a small country on the edge of north western Europe. Its economy is totally based on science and technology. There are no archaic edges of society left that are not determined by the products of science. Since knowledge is not a stable phenomenon, but the result of continuous efforts and investments, we are permanently forced to compete with other western countries, and more important, with a fast growing group of Asian countries. At present, the world is suffering from a financial, or should I say a moral crisis. Short-term interests of financial consortia have distorted the future plans of many nations. The response to the crisis, however, varies considerably from country to country. In Europe, we see a climate of additional investments in Scandinavia and Germany, whereas in the Netherlands no such trend has emerged until now. >> |
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Barroso: “Innovation lies at the heart of the EU2020 strategy”
After having served as president of European Commission (EC) between 2004 and 2009, José Manuel Barroso has just been reappointed for the period between 2010 and 2014. In the light of his political guidelines for the next EC and with an eye on the appointments of his new team, he looks ahead on the challenges for Europe and gives some personal views on the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT). >> |
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