Dear Colleague, We cordially invite you to the next wiiw seminar 'Policy Perspectives for European Integration' on Monday, 30 November 2015, 5 pm wiiw, Vienna 6, Rahlgasse 3, lecture hall (entrance from the ground floor) The Triple Challenge for Europe: The Economy, Climate Change and Governance Jan Fagerberg Center for Technology, Innovation and Culture (TIK), University of Oslo; IKE Research Group (Department of Business and Management), Ålborg University; Centre for Innovation, Research and Competence in the Learning Economy (CIRCLE), Lund University Abstract Europe is confronted by an intimidating triple challenge - economic stagnation, climate change, and a governance crisis. The presentation demonstrates how the three challenges are closely inter-related, and discusses how they can be dealt with more effectively in order to arrive at a more economically secure, environmentally sustainable and well-governed Europe. In particular, a return to economic growth cannot come at the expense of greater risk of irreversible climate change. Instead, what is required is a fundamental transformation of the economy to a new 'green' trajectory based on rapidly diminishing emission of greenhouse gases. This entails much greater emphasis on innovation in all its forms (not just technological). Following this path would mean turning Europe into a veritable laboratory for sustainable growth, environmentally as well as socially. (Papers and Powerpoint presentations, as far as available, are posted on our homepage http://wiiw.ac.at/events.html after the respective seminars.) Best regards Univ.Prof.Dr. Michael Landesmann                                               Dr. Sándor Richter Scientific Director wiiw                                                                             Organizer -- Michaela Bönisch Wiener Institut für Internationale Wirtschaftsvergleiche (wiiw) The Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies Rahlgasse 3, A-1060 Wien T: +43 1 533 66 10 - 40 F: +43 1 533 66 10 - 50 boenisch@wiiw.ac.at http://www.wiiw.ac.at/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ If you do not want to receive further mailings please send an e-mail to boenisch@wiiw.ac.at Falls Sie keine weiteren Zusendungen des wiiw wünschen senden Sie bitte ein E-Mail an boenisch@wiiw.ac.at