RESEARCH: SWEDEN'S UPPSALA UNIVERSITY AND ITALY ASSESS THE ERA.(Industry Trend or Event)

From: Tech Europe | Date: April 26, 2001 | Copyright information

The University of Uppsala Senate, which represents the university's professors and students, claims that at present "the idea is that the Commission, as a proxy for sectoral interests, should decide which research projects should be prioritised". It claims that, while this system is not new, the introduction of open methods of co-ordination will lead to less activity within Member States by their respective research communities and undermine cultural and economic foundations of res...

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