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INNOVATION POLICIES

European Union - The European Commission launched the PAXIS programme (PILOT ACTION OF EXCELLENCE ON INNOVATIVE START-UPS) in Vienna in 1999, following the First European Forum on Innovative Companies. PAXIS aims to facilitate the exchange of experiences with respect to areas of excellence. The launching of and support for innovative companies and start-ups are among the main objectives both at the level of the EU and world-wide.

The European trend Chart on Innovation responds to the “open co-ordination approach” issued by the 2000 Lisbon European Council. The Chart gives policy-makers and innovation managers information and statistics on policies, performances and trends in member States. Moreover, the action facilitates exchange of good practices. The Chart is an important initiative of the European Commission (DG Enterprise). It underlines the four main themes of innovation policy: start-ups development; intellectual property rights use; new financial approaches; and transfer of technology and know-how between research and industry. The Chart was born within the framework of the PROGRAMME ON THE INNOVATION OF SMALL AND MEDIUM SIZED ENTERPRISES – SMEs.

THE EUROPEAN INNOVATION SCOREBOARD – EIS was also developed following the Lisbon European Council and is an instrument for implementing the Chart. The Scoreboard supplies indicators for monitoring and benchmarking progress in the context of achieving the strategic objective of making the European Union the most competitive and dynamic economy world-wide.
In 1995 the European Commission launched the IRC network (Innovation Relay Centre). Since April 2000 this has consisted of 68 centres disseminated throughout Europe. The aim of these centres is to facilitate the transfer of innovative technology between companies, especially SMEs, and research departments.