Productivity and Digitalisation in Europe: Paving the Road to Faster Growth
Tuesday 22 July 2014“Productivity growth
is the key to returning to a sustainable growth path in Europe.” So
writes Bart van Ark, author
of Productivity and Digitalisation in Europe: Paving
the Road to Faster Growth, a new policy brief published by
the Lisbon Council and The Conference Board, one of the world’s
leading business and research associations, which produces some of
the most widely watched business indicators. Dr van Ark, a Dutch
national who serves as executive vice-president, chief economist
and chief strategy officer of The Conference Board and is a
world-renowned expert on productivity, focuses on Europe’s digital
single market as a major driver of productivity and job creation –
and delivers a seven-point programme for restoring sustainable
growth. The policy brief is published by The Conference Board and
the Centre for Innovation Economics, a
multi-disciplinary centre managed by the Lisbon Council. It was
launched in Brussels at The Europe 2020
Summit in the presence of José Manuel Barroso,
president of the European Commission, and Neelie Kroes,
vice-president of the European Commission.