EURIM Working Group on the Knowledge Economy
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Introduction and Terms of Reference
This
group builds on EURIM’s past work on Intellectual Property Rights,
beginning with the copyright and database directives, and more
recent work on the issues that influence business location in the 21st
century. Its first product was a very well received short paper on
“A Flourishing Innovation Economy – How the UK must Attract and
Retain Knowledge Based Businesses”. The DIUS consultation on
Science and Innovation Strategy at the start of 2008 showed,
however, that much has to be done to inform officials and
politicians as to current economic realities and the role and
influence of Government in areas very much wider than research
policy.
Objectives
To foster, attract and retain knowledge based business operations
that could be based anywhere in the world and/or move at short
notice.
Strategy
To improve the quality of debate on those policy issues which
influence the location of industries which depend primarily on the
knowledge of their employees and can therefore emigrate at short
notice by identifying those political constituencies where they are
clustered, enlisting the enlightened self-interest of MPs,
candidates and policy advisors accordingly and setting up practical
exercises in co-operation other interested groups, both within EURIM
and outside.
Deliverables
The group is therefore planning to organise meetings in Quarter 4 of
2008 for MPs whose constituency employment base is critically
dependent on such businesses and also for current and would-be
political advisors and candidates in co-operation with organisations
like the Bow Group and the Fabian Society as well as with trade
relevant associations (e.g. Intellect) and those with relevant
economic and social expertise (e.g. Local Futures).
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