Tapani Mikkeli

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The dynamics of knowledge services Impact of
innovative ICT uptake

2nd IBITS Conference Geneve (Nyon) 12 June 2007
Tapani Mikkeli European Commission,
Directorate-General Enterprise and Industry Unit
D4 Technology for Innovation, ICT industries and
e-Business
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KIBS?

• cf. NACE
• COM (2003) 747
• (Competitiveness of business related services)
• CCMI/035/2006
• (Competitive business services)
• Links to the bigger picture

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Renewed Lisbon Strategy
ICT UPTAKE
INNOVATION
Industrial Policy
BARRIERS
Better Regulation
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Innovation Competitiveness

• Review of Lisbon Strategy 2005
• Growth Jobs
• Industrial Policy Communication 2005
• Broad-based Innovation Strategy and Action Plan
• Lahti European Summit
• Innovation-friendly, modern Europe

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European Challenges / Paradoxes

• Inventions not converted into products, jobs,
  patents, growth
• Small innovative start-ups not growing into
  global scale
• Uneven ICT uptake across sectors
• Result Europe not consistently able to bridge
  the innovation gap

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ICT as driver and enabler

• Development of new (online) business models
• EU ICT sector Responsible for
• 4 of value added to GDP,
• 40 of productivity growth
• EU strengths
• Sophisticated and high-quality products
• Chip design, software and services
• Human capital
• EU challenges
• Danger for an outflow (off-shoring) of RD
• Manufacturing trade deficit
• Lower investment growth compared to emerging
  economies

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Back to KIBS

• ICT uptake, but not only
• (e)Skills (e)Learning
• IPR IP protection
• Enhancing innovation
• S Industrial Policy

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Industry Services

• Distinction manufacturing / services?
• Industry as a customer
• Industry as a provider
• Competitiveness consequences

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Employment what kind of jobs?

• Lisbon revisited Growth for jobs
• But not whatever kind
• Shift of employment patterns
• Consequences for (e)Skills profiles
• Increased need for service-orientation
• Source of productivity competitiveness

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Social partners

• (and other relevant stakeholders)
• Democracy in digital age
• Accessibility Inclusion
• Better regulation, Impact Assessments
• Consultation Co-decision?
• Consensus as a source of legitimacy

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For more information

• e-mail entr-innov-ict-ebiz_at_ec.europa.eu Tapani.
  Mikkeli_at_ec.europa.eu

• http//europa.eu.int/comment/enterprise/ict/index.
  htm
• http//ec.europa.eu/enterprise/ict/policy/legal/bx
  l2006/index.htm
• http//europa.eu.int/comm/enterprise/ict/policy/e-
  bus-snfsme.htm
• http//www.ebusiness-watch.org
• http//www.emarketservice.com