1. From the Lisbon Agenda to Europe 2020 Gerard de Graaf
World Bank Knowledge Economy Forum IX
Diversification Through Innovation
Berlin, Germany
May 6, 2010

3. Europe’s share of global R&D spending is falling%
Source: Battelle, R&D Magazine (2009)

4. Nurturing high-tech, high-growth sectors
R&D spending (€ bn) and industrial structure (2008)
Share of high-tech exports (% of total exports)
The EU is lagging behind major partners as regards the ‘smartness’ of its economy and high competitive pressure arises from developed and emerging economies.

5. Matching the pace of competition
Investment in R&D in 2008 (billions €)
(Source: 2009 EU Industrial R&D Investment scoreboard)

6. Taking up the global fight for knowledge
Percentage of students at each proficiency level on the science scale (PISA 2006 – OECD)

7. Investing in our students and universities
Expenditure on tertiary education (% GDP)
Total spending on tertiary education in the EU (as a % of GDP) is less than half the US level, mainly as a result of lower private spending in Europe.

8. Taking up the global fight for knowledge
Share in the top institutions of the 2009 Shanghai list
While the EU has 40% of the universities in the top 500 of the Shanghai ranking, the top end is clearly dominated by the US (17 of the top 20 institutions are located in the US).

9. From the Lisbon Agenda to Europe 2020 Gerard de Graaf
World Bank Knowledge Economy Forum IX
Diversification Through Innovation
Berlin, Germany
May 6, 2010