The study investigates the contribution of selected important agricultural production systems and technologies (incl. rainwater harvesting, conservation agriculture, rice intensification system, organic farming, agroforestry systems and transgenic plants) to higher food production and food...

In accordance with the mandate of the Protection and Security Advisory Group (PASAG), this report aims to identify the scientific, technological and innovation priorities for the Horizon 2020 Societal Challenge 7: Secure societies – protecting freedom and security of Europe and its citizens....

This report is the Final Report of the ‘Final Evaluation of Security Research under the Seventh Framework Programme for Research, Technological Development and Demonstration (FP7)’, which was commissioned, in 2014, by Directorate-General Enterprise and Industry (DG ENTR). A consortium led by...

The Secure Societies Advisory Group (SSAG) has considered the strategic priorities that should shape the H2020 programme for the 2016/2017...

The aim of this paper is to analyze the effects of technological opportunities on the innovation activities of firms, depending on their absorptive capacities. The importance and impacts of the ability of firms to use external knowledge sources were inquired especially for external knowledge...

In this paper the importance and the effects of technological opportunities, stemming from academic research, on the innovation activities of firms in the German automobile supplyindustry are investigated.