Sectoral Innovation Foresight. Space and Aeronautics Sectors. Final Report. Task 2

The European aerospace industry is world leader in large civil aircraft, business jets and helicopters, aero-engines and defence electronics. The sector in Europe is dominated by a small number of large firms highly concentrated in the UK, France and Germany. It is a mature market focusing on incremental product and process improvements. With...

Potential for eco-innovation in nine sectors of the European economy

Versterk het industriele hart. Clusters in Noord-Brabant

In het kader van het gezamenlijke programma Strategy & Change hebben TNO en het Den Haag Centrum voor Strategische Studies (HCSS) zich samen met SER-Brabant de vraag gesteld wat de belangrijkste motoren voor Innovatie in Brabant zijn en hoe deze kunnen worden verterkt. Voor het inslaan van nieuwe wegen is het van belang te onderkennen dat...

Future of Industry: Competitive sustainability in the Dutch construction sector

Competitive sustainability in the Dutch chemicals industry

The UK technology foresight programme: An assessment of expert estimates

Since the early 1990s, 'Technology Foresight' exercises with special emphasis on the use of Delphi surveys have played an important role in science and technology (S + T) policy across Europe in an effort to focus resource allocation. Yet, none of the estimates made in the European Delphi surveys have been formally assessed in retrospect, while...

Investing in the future of jobs and skills: scenarios, implications and options in anticipation of future skills and knowledge needs : sector report chemicals, pharmaceuticals, rubber and plastics products

Part I analyses recent relevant sector developments and trends and depicts the current state of play in the sector, with an emphasis on innovation, skills and jobs. The findings of Part I of the report combine original data analysis using Eurostat structural business statistics and labour force survey data with results from an extensive...

Onpersoonlijke dienstverlening en werkgelegenheid

Delocalisation of EU Industry. Delocalisation and the challenge of structural adjustment. A review of policy options (FINAL)

Relocation or delocalisation – derived from the French ‘délocalisation’ – is a hotly debated topic; it refers to the migration of jobs and production to other parts of the world, mostly poor(er) developing countries. The debate is fuelled by the perception that relocation has become more pervasive within and across sectors, with not only...