Unleashing the Power of European Innovation: How Government, Industry and Science Share Knowledge to Overcome Global Challenges
About this ebook
No single institution can bring about the necessary changes: a productive cooperation between government, industry and (technological) knowledge centres has to be established. In this insightful book, Fred Bakker paints a vivid picture of a wide range of European businesses, industries and research institutes, joining forces to further the transitions. This process of ‘Sharing Brainpower’ proves to be a unique European strength that needs to be recognised and furthered.
Structured in five parts, the book provides a thumbnail sketch of Europe’s goals and methods, through a bird’s eye view across current initiatives towards the three transitions, to a concluding part in which the workings of Sharing Brainpower are described in terms of a set of ‘lessons learned’. It shows how top-down initiatives and the bottom-up approach reinforce one another, with case stories that prove that diversity does not have to mean fragmentation; it is a source of strength.
Policymakers, industry advisers, board members, chief innovation officers and students will find much to inspire them and their work in this book.
A website with cases, updates and more information is available at sharingbrainpower.eu.
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About the author
Fred Bakker spent his working life as a journalist specialising in monetary and financial affairs with Het Financieele Dagblad – the Dutch equivalent of Financial Times – serving as deputy editor, editor in chief, and CEO. In addition to his writing and editing duties, he helped develop the company from a newspaper publisher to a multimedia company. Nowadays, he writes about the intersection of technology, innovation and governance strategy.
