I took part in a fascinating debate yesterday on the business panel on future EU innovation policy. Something has really changed around here because it’s the first time (since the Aho report on innovation) that I see truly innovative ideas emanating from one of these advisory bodies. To be sure, if this is put into [...]

I was present at the launch of a manifesto entitled “Fixing the Future” which was presented yesterday in the margins of the SIX summer school on social innovation. This is a timely initiative that deserves broad support. It certainly has mine. In a nutshell, it was written in response to the recovery packages that were [...]

I am at the SIX International Summer School on Social Innovation in Lisbon. It’s a fascinating experience, being in the midst of inspiring “doers” from across the world. The event started off with a field trip to visit and experience a social innovation project. I went to a centre that helps people with mental illness [...]

The Lisbon Council hosted Viviane Reding, European Commissioner for telecommunications and media yesterday for a landmark speech on “Digital Europe: Europe’s Fast-Track to Economic Recovery.” It was so refreshing to listen to a forward-looking, policy-savvy speech, laying out concrete plans for boosting employment and sustainable growth, after weeks of inward-looking institutional naval-gazing in Brussels. It’s [...]