Its time to remove the obstacles to innovation

"In general, [EC Research Commissioner Máire Geoghegan-Quinn] is in favour of sharing of publicly-funded research, said [Marion Dewar, head of innovation policy in Geoghegan-Quinn's cabinet]. “It is something the Commissioner believes is positive for the economy and society as a whole. Access to the outputs of publicly-funded research, primarily Framework Programme results, should be open. Research information systems should be more integrated, so it is easier to search not just Framework Programme results, but all publicly-funded results.” But Dewar assured industry participants at the roundtable that open access would not apply to research conducted in collaboration with private companies...."