Is Europe Evolving toward an Integrated Research Area?. Chessa, A., Morescalchi, A., Pammolli, F., Penner, O., Petersen, A. M., & Riccaboni, M. 339(6120):650–651.
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[Excerpt] Efforts toward European research and development (R&D) integration have a long history, intensifying with the Fifth Framework Programme (FP) in 1998 (1-3) and the launch of the European Research Area (ERA) initiative at the Lisbon European Council in 2000. A key component of the European Union (EU) strategy for innovation and growth (4, 5), the ERA aims to overcome national borders through directed funding, increased mobility, and streamlined innovation policies. To assess the rate of progress toward this ERA vision, we analyzed the evolution of geographical collaboration networks constructed from patent and scientific publication data. Although these data may not capture every facet of the ERA, they are widely accepted measures of R&D output, and the European Commission considers them crucial for the evaluation of the Horizon 2020 FP (6). All in all, we find no evidence since 2003 that EU innovation policies aimed at promoting an integrated research and innovation system have corresponded to intensified cross-border R&D activity in Europe vis-à-vis other Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) countries.
@article{chessaEuropeEvolvingIntegrated2013,
  title = {Is {{Europe}} Evolving toward an Integrated Research Area?},
  author = {Chessa, A. and Morescalchi, A. and Pammolli, F. and Penner, O. and Petersen, A. M. and Riccaboni, M.},
  date = {2013-02},
  journaltitle = {Science},
  volume = {339},
  pages = {650--651},
  issn = {0036-8075},
  doi = {10.1126/science.1227970},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1227970},
  abstract = {[Excerpt] Efforts toward European research and development (R\&D) integration have a long history, intensifying with the Fifth Framework Programme (FP) in 1998 (1-3) and the launch of the European Research Area (ERA) initiative at the Lisbon European Council in 2000. A key component of the European Union (EU) strategy for innovation and growth (4, 5), the ERA aims to overcome national borders through directed funding, increased mobility, and streamlined innovation policies.

To assess the rate of progress toward this ERA vision, we analyzed the evolution of geographical collaboration networks constructed from patent and scientific publication data. Although these data may not capture every facet of the ERA, they are widely accepted measures of R\&D output, and the European Commission considers them crucial for the evaluation of the Horizon 2020 FP (6). All in all, we find no evidence since 2003 that EU innovation policies aimed at promoting an integrated research and innovation system have corresponded to intensified cross-border R\&D activity in Europe vis-à-vis other Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) countries.},
  archivePrefix = {arXiv},
  eprint = {1302.3126},
  eprinttype = {arxiv},
  keywords = {*imported-from-citeulike-INRMM,~INRMM-MiD:c-13444202,europe,knowledge-integration,research-management,science-policy-interface},
  number = {6120}
}

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