This paper aims to identify, synthesise and classify in a systematic way the most relevant challenges for R&I performance in the EU 27 Member States over the last decade. To tackle this issue, we develop a semantic analysis of the assessments included in the European Commission ERAWATCH and RIO...

This paper provides an overview of the trends and differences in the prevalence of telework across EU countries, sectors and occupations before the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. Descriptive evidence shows that before the outbreak telework was more widespread in ICT- and knowledge-intensive...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to present a new methodology to assess the outward connectivity among regional economies in the European Union (EU) and derives policy lessons for the design of regional innovation and competitiveness-enhancing strategic frameworks, with particular...