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Wanted: a strategy for European Science
Author(s) -
Gan Frank
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
embo reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.584
H-Index - 184
eISSN - 1469-3178
pISSN - 1469-221X
DOI - 10.1038/sj.embor.7400697
Subject(s) - european commission , european union , political science , competition (biology) , face (sociological concept) , plan (archaeology) , public relations , business , sociology , international trade , social science , geography , biology , ecology , archaeology
It is easy to become mesmerized by the slow drip of comments, speculations and politicking that accompanies the discussions on research funded by the European Union (EU). One might even be lured into believing that these are the important decisions. Unfortunately, all these activities focus only on the minute details of the European Commission's (EC) funding instruments and delivery mechanisms, rather than on a general research strategy for the EU member states. However, to succeed in the face of growing international competition, European science needs an overarching strategy for research before the instruments to achieve the desired goals are put in place, not the other way around. The sad fact is, no such strategy seems to exist—or it is all part of a cleverly hidden plan that the EC cannot share fully with its constituents?Like …