Quaterly bulletin on research funding in the field of water protection

The Innovation Union Competitiveness report makes every two years a statistic and economic analysis of the main elements of an efficient research and innovation system, thus contributing to the “Europe 2020” strategy. This is the first edition of the Innovation Union initiative; the report highlights that if the “Europe 2020” strategy could source an intelligent and sustainable growing it is necessary that UE improves its innovation results in more than a sector. Europe need invest more in a “more intelligent” manner in R&D;, both in public and private sector. These are the main conclusions of the report:
• Europe has to speed research and innovation investments. Union invests only 3% of research and development GDP (2,01% in 2009), though the difference with the main word competitors is growing, especially because the private sector does not invest sufficiently in R&D.;
• During economic crisis, higher investments in R&D; has an anti-cyclic effect.
• It is necessary to match highly qualified people with enterprises need.
• Integration and internationalization of research grows investments returns.