Europe in 2025

 

People, education and culture drive productivity

Policy Direction

All policies should foster the deepening and broadening of the EU’s Single Market, including the free movement of people and knowledge.

Through education, build a solid understanding of the role of innovation and technological progress within a knowledge economy, contributing to building an open mindset within society. Study how to utilise the business environment as an effective learning platform to help foster entrepreneurship at all levels of education and to enhance the necessary interest in mathematics, science and technology. National and regional systems for an effective partnership should be built.

Promote effective interaction between business and the educational sector across Europe. An identification of best practice and emerging priorities needs to be conducted in a systematic way and then spread within the EU. Work with companies to integrate continuing education and long-term commitments towards the educational sector into their business models to attract the necessary flow of new talent.

With the support of leading companies, promote culture change throughout the business community to encourage an improved attractiveness of working environments. For example, companies can make use of smarter working methods such as teleworking (also reducing the environmental impact of commuting), resort to more flexible working time arrangements, or introduce more attractive compensation schemes.

Ensure political support for the creation of intellectual property through industry-driven EU technical standards.