Productivity and Digitalisation in Europe: Paving the Road to Faster Growth
22/07/2014“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.