A leading innovation expert has warned that Europe could struggle to implement the new 'Innovation Union' and 'Europe 2020' strategies. Bengt-Åke Lundvall, professor of economics at the University of Aalborg, said lessons could be learned from China's approach to policymaking, where specific tasks are allocated to individual civil servants to ensure they are carried out.
Lundvall, who led a group of EU Ambassadors for Creativity and Innovation last year which presented an innovation 'manifesto' to the European Commission, said Europe's new strategy is not as focused as the 15-year plan laid out by Beijing four years ago.
The Chinese innovation blueprint, which runs until 2020, was developed over a three-year period under the leadership of Premier Wen Jiabao.
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