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| | | European Commission | | EUROPEAN COMMISSION Directorate-General for Research and Innovation Directorate A — Policy Development and Coordination Unit A6 — Science Policy, Foresight and Data | | | The Knowledge Future: Intelligent policy choices for Europe 2050 | | A report to the European Commission | | | Luxembourg | | European Commission | | 2015 | | | "(...) We live in a world of increasing and systemic unpredictability. Accelerating technological change
empowers individuals and organizations to be far more productive and destructive than ever before. National
and other boundaries are eroded as links between individuals, between collectives and between countries
multiply at an unprecedented pace. And whilst physical distance becomes less and less significant, vast and
rapidly expanding populations are located in parts of the planet that are challenged for resources, food and
energy. In this context, Europe’s research, innovation and higher education system lies at the core of its
economic and social prospects. The report “The Knowledge Future: intelligent policy choices for Europe 2050”
elaborates on challenges and opportunities that three “Megatrends” - globalization, demographic change and
technological change - represent for Europe’s research, innovation and higher education system, and
suggests a number of ideas that could find a place in EU policy for Research and Innovation. (...)"
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