Publications
Wikinomics and the Era of Openness: European Innovation at a Crossroads
A timely contribution to the Europe 2020 strategy, this e-brief explores the changing nature of innovation, towards more open, collaborative and inter-disciplinary systems. Entitled Wikinomics and the Era of Openness: European Innovation at a Crossroads, the study demonstrates how Europe can benefit from participating in a global movement to share knowledge, raise creativity and encourage social innovation. The author is Anthony D. Williams, co-author of the international bestseller Wikinomics: How Mass Collaboration Changes Everything, who also serves as senior fellow at the Lisbon Council.
EU 2020: Why Skills are Key for Europe's Future
As part of the Lisbon Council's contribution to the EU 2020 strategy, Paul Hofheinz, president of the Lisbon Council, argues that this crucial agenda should prioritise skills acquisition and the necessary accompanying investment in human capital. He maps out a one-of-a-kind intellectual framework to evaluate skills policy and explains what levers can be utilised to finally move from rhetoric to action.
Innovating Indicators: Choosing the Right Targets for EU 2020
With reflection on the EU 2020 in full swing, Ann Mettler weighs into the debate with an analysis about the political economy of indicators, as well as concrete recommendations on targets for the EU’s new economic blueprint. “Innovating Indicators: Choosing the Right Targets for EU 2020” is a unique reflection on how to measure and evaluate societal progress and make the policy process more inclusive and meaningful to a broader number of people.
A New Dawn: Ten Recommendations for the New European Commission
In this e-brief, Ann Mettler, executive director of the Lisbon Council, takes stock of the past five years – what has worked, what hasn’t – and explains what might be improved, particularly in the areas of consumer policy, innovation, fiscal sustainability and communications.
European Growth and Jobs Monitor Autumn Update
The autumn update of The European Growth and Jobs Monitor, a bi-annual study published by the Lisbon Council and Allianz SE, looks at the ongoing controversy regarding exit strategies – How should exit strategies be timed? When should they start? And what could happen if policy makers get it all wrong?
Blueprint for Consumer Policy in Europe: Making Markets Work with and for People
In a Lisbon Council e-brief, Meglena Kuneva, European commissioner for consumer affairs, enters the debate on the future of the internal market.
A compelling call to position European policy making firmly in competitive, open and transparent markets, Commissioner Kuneva explains how consumer policy must be more firmly embedded in the service sector, as well as the digital economy and green markets.The 2009 European Growth and Jobs Monitor
The Lisbon Council and Allianz SE jointly published The 2009 European Growth and Jobs Monitor on 09 March, the authoritative annual ranking of European Union countries based on criteria for economic and social success derived from the Lisbon Agenda.
University Systems Ranking: Citizens and Society in the Age of Knowledge
The University Systems Ranking is the culmination of a year-long research project in which we set out to measure and rank countries based on the ability of their tertiary education systems to help citizens and society meet the very real challenges of a 21st century knowledge economy.
From Why to How: Reflections on the Lisbon Agenda Post-2010
Dubbed From Why to How: Reflections on the Lisbon Agenda Post-2010, this e-brief lays out the importance of shifting the focus from why reforms are necessary, to how they can be implemented. It offers concrete ideas on how to make the reform process more inclusive, more relevant and more interesting to citizens across Europe.
The 2008 Growth and Jobs Monitor
The Lisbon Council and Allianz SE jointly published The 2008 European Growth and Jobs Monitor on 03 March, the authoritative annual ranking of European Union countries based on criteria for economic and social success derived from the Lisbon Agenda. It includes a special report on the economic impact of high environmental standards.
