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Inspired by: FP7 » Growing importance of the role of finance in sustainable growth

version: 4 / updated: 2010-12-06
id: #1206 / version id: #546
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Originally submitted by: Ian Miles
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Last changed by: Joe Ravetz
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Source of inspiration

European Commission Framework Programme for RTD (FP7)

Theme/activity of inspiration

Theme 6 - Environment (including Climate Change)

Sub-theme/area of inspiration

Environmental technologies for observation, simulation, prevention, mitigation, adaptation

Optional reference/s to FP7 project/s

Use the following format: Project Acronym (Project Reference No.). Use commas if more than one project is associated to this Wild Card, for example: ALFA-BIRD (213266), SAFAR (213374), LAPCAT-II (211485)
SMARTEST

Signal's headline

(max. 9 words)
Growing importance of the role of finance in sustainable growth

Signal's description

(approx. 150 words)
Please describe the Weak Signal (approx. 150 words)
The financial sector is playing a growing role in sustainable growth.

Keywords

finance, sustainable, entrepreneurship, economy, sustainability

Mini-description

(max. 250 characters)
Growing interest in the role of finance in sustainable growth

Signal's first apperance

2000-2005

Signal's potential evolution

It could lead to...
issue type of issue/development potential impact on society timeframe for the issue to become at least 50% probable
#1 Major institutions relocate their financial activities away from the now-dominant financial centres discontinuation
 		neutral
 		now-2025
#2 Improved financing leads to parts of EU becoming far more entrepreneurial continuation
 		mainly beneficial
 		now-2025

Importance

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Level 3: important for the European Union

Filters preventing the signal's monitoring

institutional filters (rules, laws, regulations)
economic filters (business/market interests)

Signal's relevance for European Grand Challenges

where? please justify:
particularly relevant Europe world
Economic prosperity/dynamics
Sustainability and climate change

Signal's relevance for thematic research areas

please justify:
particularly relevant
Environment (including Climate Change)
Social Sciences and Humanities

Pan-European strategies influencing the signal

please justify:
particularly relevant
Facilitating and promoting knowledge sharing and transfer
Increasing the efficiency and impact of public research through Joint Programming (i.e. combining national and pan-European research efforts) or the optimisation of research programmes and priorities, for example.

Research-friendly strategies potentially improving understanding of the signal

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please justify:
particularly relevant
Addressing cohesion through a localised articulation between supply and demand
(e.g. making research institutions more engaged with their own context and local users; reinforcing knowledge flows into and out of regions; etc.
Creating a closer link between researchers & policy-makers
(e.g. supporting both thematic and cross-cutting policies, highlighting the strategic purpose of the European Research Area, etc.