future EU innovation policy . Entitled Re-invent Europe through innovation, the panel makes the case "for an innovation society where knowledge is utilised rapidly and powerfully for societal benefit and development. This goal requires a systematic transformation from fragmented, single issue, closed approaches favouring large incumbents to networked, flexible and open approaches favouring new entrants and ideas". It is a thought provoking agenda, and is timely given President Barroso 's recent call for "a radical transformation towards a knowledge-based society".Fifth Freedom for knowledge to the Treaty of Rome's original four freedoms. We strongly agree, for example, with the paper's effort to puts the issue of investment in infrastructure in a broader context - "broadband is not simply a new communication line but a new social infrastructure that is a pre-requisite for future innovation".
I like the idea but found the implementation a bit disappointing. The initiative seems to claim for openness but then seem to be more about disseminating than listening. Some remarks here: http://egov20.wordpress.com/2009/07/07/eu-consultation-on-innovation-policy-struggling-to-be-web2-0/
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