Trend Chart: Innovation Policy in Europe 2004

The report provides an overview of innovation challenges and policy trends in the 25 European Union Member States, eight Associate and Accession Countries and three economic zones namely NAFTA, MEDA and ASIA. It highlights the different key innovation policy challenges in the EU and provides examples of good policy responses.

As well as providing an overview of innovation policy fields where good progress has been made towards the Lisbon objective, the report highlights what remains to be done. It confirms that innovation has become a matter of high policy priority in many countries and that different approaches exist to cope with the identified policy challenges. The report will further stimulate the search for 'best' solutions and encourage cooperation in the field of innovation policy.