Science–Technology–Industry Links and the ‘European Paradox’: Some Notes on the Dynamics of Scientific and Technological Research in Europe
Year: 2006
Type: book-chapter
Abstract: We originally began this work simply meaning to address what is known as the ‘European Paradox’. Such a paradox—which sounds quite similar to an earlier ‘UK paradox’, fashionable around thirty years ago—refers to the conjecture that EU countries play a leading global role in terms of top-level scientific output, but lag behind in the ability of converting this strength into wealth-generating innovations. However, we soon realized, first, that the paradox mostly appears just in the flourishing business of reporting to and by the European Commission itself rather than in the data.
Language: English
Subfield: Information Systems and Management
Field: Decision Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2138122172