A so-called ‘productivity crisis’ has been ascribed to the pharmaceutical research and development industry. Despite increases in investment and funding, this has not corresponded to increases in the approval of novel drugs. Why do so many drugs fail to receive approval, and what other means should we...

Interview with Dr Síle Lane, head of international campaigns and policy at Sense About Science, about Re-engineering pharmaceutical research.     Undisclosed clinical trial results are unfortunately common - how does this impact progression in research and treatment?   Síle Lane: When results from clinical...

The project was launched by the European Commission in November 2016 and it is funded under the H2020 call CO-CREATION-05-2015 - Coordination and support action (CSA). Five organizations from four different member states explore how the once-only principle for citizens can be implemented at a European...

Estonia is one of two countries worldwide to offer an e-Residency, a government-issued status and identity granting access to the EU’s digital business environment. Even Barack Obama is an Estonian e-Resident. Which challenges do e-Residency and e-Governance in general pose for the public sector, and...

Our understanding of citizenship is not based on a definition that refers to formal membership of a person to a nation or political entity, but more generally on the self-perception of individuals in relation to any nation or entity they may belong to.

e-Governance: the Estonian Case, a scientist’s opinion   Interview with Ott Velsberg, Chief Data Officer for the Estonian government. Increased quality of service, the lack of bureaucracy, and the ease of interacting with the government directly benefit the business and citizens.       For which aspects...

Erasmus Mundus Master of Science in Public Sector Innovation and eGovernance: An EU-funded Master programme for EU- and non-EU citizens that combines knowledge on public administration and public management with expertise on information systems and eGovernance.   Coordination : KU Leuven   Web-Link :...

Interreg Europe CYBER aims to boost the competitiveness of the European cyber security SMEs by creating synergies among European cyber security valleys.  Through a series of interregional cooperation initiatives, CYBER aims to improve the sharing of good practices and public policies and to strengthen...