Research ministers from EU Member States met in Dublin on 2 May for the first session of a two day Competitiveness Council meeting on maximising employment through the Commission’s research and innovation programmes.
Chaired by the Irish Minister of State for Research and Innovation, Seán Sherlock, the meeting heard presentations from Research Commissioner Máire Geoghegan-Quinn and academic experts on innovation and knowledge transfer.
Sherlock said: “Our discussions touched on a number of important issues including achieving higher levels of participation in R&D programmes and how best Europe’s universities can promote innovation. We also discussed best practice for innovation management for SMEs and improving the effectiveness of public innovation supports for SMEs.”
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