Brussels, 12/01/2007 (Agence Europe) - According to provisional data gathered by the European statistical office Eurostat, European Union research intensity is not increasing.
In 2005, the EU27 spent just over €200 billion on Research and Development (R&D). R&D intensity (expenditure as a percentage of GDP) in the EU27 stood at 1.84%, the same as in 2004. R&D intensity remained significantly lower in the EU27 than in other major economies, Eurostat says. In 2004, R&D expenditure was 2.68%...