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Open Innovation 2.0 Yearbook 2013 - European Commission - Europa

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shift the development pace significantly when<br />

access will be more affordable and genuinely<br />

broadband in nature. Hence, for example, roaming<br />

for data is an important issue to lower the barriers<br />

for the use of modern and affordable ICT.<br />

Figure 2: Development of the use of the Internet [3]<br />

The Europe 2020 strategy sets a very important<br />

policy agenda for the EU to better integrate<br />

its innovation actions on all levels and to solve<br />

societal and development challenges. Due to the<br />

recent financial crisis, competitiveness and growth<br />

have risen in importance. This is well reflected<br />

also in the conclusions of the <strong>European</strong> Council<br />

of 1 and 2 March 2012 and is reinforced in the<br />

overall policy development during the past year. It<br />

reinforces the following objectives for the innovation<br />

agenda [4].<br />

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