RISE reports

Economics of innovation

Investment and value of research

• Georghiou, L., Value of Research (June 2015) (467 KB)
• Veugelers, R., Is Europe saving away its future? European public funding for research in the era of fiscal consolidation (December 2014) (552 KB)

RISE Workshop

• Economic modelling and R&I investments (Brussels, 11 March 2015) (334 KB)

External studies

• Jakimowicz, K., Osimo, D., Mayer, T., Mureddu, F., Vigo, I. (Open Evidence): New financial instruments for innovation as a way to bridge the gaps of EU innovation support (2017)
• Crespo, J., Balland, P-A., Boschma, R., Rigby D.: Regional Diversification Opportunities and Smart Specialization Strategies (2017)
• Reid, A., Markianidou, P., Evrigenis, A. (Technopolis group), Pockets of excellence with innovation potential (December 2015) (2.1 MB)

Open Innovation

Framework conditions for R&I and the implications of emerging trends

• Soete, L., From the old ERA to the new ERA of Knowledge Creation in Europe (June 2015) (458 KB)
• Weber, M., Andrée, D., A new role for EU Research and Innovation in the benefit of citizens (June 2015) (387 KB)
• Sachwald, F., Europe’s twin deficits - Excellence and innovation in new sectors (June 2015) (973 KB)
• Rodriguez-Pose, A., Leveraging research science and innovation to strengthen social and regional cohesion (December 2014)
  Policy Paper (1.2 MB) | Policy Brief (491 KB)
• Andrée, D., EU legislation in the European Research and Innovation Area? (January 2015) (394 KB)
• Stenros, A., Heikenheimo, R., Reinforcing Resilience in an Inter-connected World - Lifestyle Changes in Relation with Science and Innovation (March 2015) (377 KB)
• Haering, B., Weber, M., New Initiatives for Growth (January 2015) (417 KB)

RISE workshops

• Financing for Innovation Framework conditions and incentives, Brussels, June 2017
  Agenda (236 KB) | Summary (184 KB)
• New trends in Social Innovation, Brussels, April 2017
  Agenda (115 KB) | Summary (447 KB)
  Georghiou L., A European ecosystem for social innovation (April 2018)
• The Impact of Smart Specialisation Strategies on Pockets of Excellence and Regional Growth, Crete, 6-8 October 2015
  Tsipouri, L., 'Pockets of Excellence as drivers of regional growth' (April 2017)

External studies

• Renda, A., Regulation and R&I Policy - Comparing Europe and the USA (June 2016) (860 KB)
• Onetti, A., Study on Transatlantic Dynamics of New High Growth Innovative Firms (March 2017) (1.1 MB)
• Grimpe, C. et. al., Study on Innovation in Horizon 2020 Projects (March 2017) (648 KB)
• Santonen T., Griffon A.,Zsuzsann B., Aversano P., Cities as Living Labs – Increasing the impact of investment in the circular economy for sustainable cities (July 2017) (23.1 MB)
• De Cunto A., Tegoni C., Sonnino R., Michel C., Lajili-Djalaï, Food in Cities: study on innovation for a sustainable and healthy production, delivery, and consumption of food in cities (July 2017) (2.9 MB)
• Filippo Addarii and Fiorenza Lipparini (PlusValue), Vision and Trends of Social Innovation for Europe (September 2017)

Open Science

Excellent science base

• Bonaccorsi, A., Recommendation for a Map of EU Excellence in Research, Innovation, and Science for Evidence-Based Policy Making (October 2014) (259 KB)
• Allmendinger, J., Quests for interdisciplinarity: A challenge for the ERA and HORIZON 2020 (April 2015) (366 KB)

RISE workshops

• Research careers and the EU funding system: how to make Open Science a reality, Lisbon, 20-21 June 2017
  Agenda (116 KB) | Summary
  Based on the consensus reached at the workshop, a Policy brief/Declaration listing concrete recommendation, action points and a possible implementation plan with concrete actions was drafted by the RISE experts. This is known as the Mallorca declaration (182 KB)
• Training for Open Science, Tartu, 10 June 2015 (192 KB)
• Interdisciplinarity and research integrity in Open Science, Berlin, 13 April 2015 (154 KB)

External studies

The reflection of RISE advisory body was underpinned by a broad range of evidence, mainly stemming from the experts' own sources. Nevertheless, support was also given by a limited number of smaller, focused background studies.

Open Science:

• Salmi, J., Study on Science 2.0, (July 2015) (1.1 MB)
• Crouzier, T., Science Ecosystem 2.0: how will change occur?, (July 2015) (1.3 MB)
• Adams, J., Impact of Open Science methods and practices on the economics of research and science. Case Studies from Life, Mathematical and Social Sciences (December 2015) (617 KB)

Excellence and specialization:

• Daraio, C., Proof of Concept: The Added Value of the European Map of Excellence and Specialization (EMES) for R&I Policy Making, (May 2015) (3.6 MB)
• Lenzerini, M., Corroboration of the algorithm and the technical specifications for the European Map of Excellence and Specialization (EMES), (April 20) (1.5 MB)

Open to the world

RISE Policy Briefs and Policy Papers

• Tsipouri, L., ERA Open to the World. EU R&I strategy responding to globalisation (June 2015) 386 KB
• Cuhls, K., Bringing Foresight to decision-making - lessons for policy-making from selected non-European countries (April 2015)
  Policy Paper 978 KB | Policy Brief 422 KB

External studies

• Thomas Reiss, Rainer Frietsch, Torben Schubert, Piret Kukk (Fraunhofer ISI); Els van de Velde (IDEA), Study on EU Positioning: An Analysis of the International Positioning of the EU Using Revealed Comparative Advantages and the Control of Key Technologies (August 2016) 1.1 MB | Annex 4.5 MB
• Luk Van Langenhove, Tools for an EU science diplomacy

Other Documents

RISE terms of reference

RISE membership list