On the platform, there were 133 members who participated in 38 discussions and left 192 comments. Two special initiatives focused on developing a digital innovation charter and an EU innovation funding position paper. The most discussed topics included the need for a European public-private partnership to support web entrepreneurs and an article about building the next Facebook in Europe. The most active participants on the platform were named.

2. Key data on online engagement: platform
On platform: 133 members, 38 discussions, 192 comments
2 special initiatives:
Writing together the digital innovation charter (51 comments)
Position paper on EU innovation funding (62 comments)
Most discussed:
Do we need a European public private Partnership
to support EU web enterpreneurs to start and grow
their companies? 19
article: Building the Next Facebook a Tough Task in
Most active:
Europe. The NYT 13
Raising money for start-ups, what policy support, is
the US rigth? 12 Axel Schultze
ICT clusters in Europe: what should be done? 11
What do you think the European Partnership for Thierry Nabeth
web enterpreneurs should consist of? 9
Key Enabling technologies or failure to see what is Carsten Kestermann
going on ? 8
Sparking innovation in Europe 6
Stephan Engberg
Accompanying companies in the process of
Fergal Marrinan
acquiring digital maturity 5
Open innovation: a way to make Europe more
competitive? 5
Taking stock of the discussion so far (Group 8) 5
The European Knowledge paradox - knowledge
valorization by brokering? 5

3. Key data on online engagement: twitter
Most Most active
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4. Wordcloud overall discussion

5. Headlines from the group ”Innovation and Entrepreneurs”
Purpose of this Group
• How to translate EU research and innovation into growth and jobs
Topic 1: Innovation
Challenges
• Translate EU research in growth and jobs
• Build additional commitment by stakeholders through partnerships
• Need for cultural change especially in universities
• Invest in manufacturing
• Promote new innovation models that can become a source of competitive
advantage for European companies (e.g co-innovation)

6. Headlines from the group ”Innovation and Entrepreneurs”
Topic 1: Innovation
Actions recommended and commitments made (1/2)
• Use partnerships to increase stakeholders commitment, but respecting
different roles of public and private partners
• Cluster policy: To enhance cooperation between different R&I actors located
in a region. Clusters needs to maintain the focus on genuine excellence, highly
focused concentrated and selective. They need to be locally embedded but and
competitive on the global market.
• Change the EU innovation funding model to engage the really innovative
actors in funding but maintain large players. Better involve entrepreneurs as
key feature in order to increase exploitation of results of Project funded
• Need for using output indicators on R&D, but not available
Highlighted quotes
@fegarc #Guadalinfo want to take their social innovation conference #Innycia to
#Europe #DA12 #da12innov

7. Headlines from the group ”Innovation and Entrepreneurs”
Topic 2: Entrepreneurship
Challenges
• Startups don’t grow in EU
• Lack of funding and support
• Lack of entrepreneurial culture
• Lack of EU policies/ programs to overcome national fragmentation
Highlighted quotes
@leebryant about UK policy: great set of initiatives. Wish it had been there when we
started. Much more important than TechCity PR nonsense #da12innov

8. Headlines from the group ”Innovation and Entrepreneurs”
Topic 2: Entrepreneurship
Actions recommended and commitments made
• EU web startup partnership. Suggested services: organizing events, creating
how-to guides, support the networking of existing accelerators and services,
information on opportunities per country and industry; address VC's to create
spill over effects (to match Gov investment); program should not limit itself to
small investments (get more growth capital to EU playground).
• Framework conditions as in UK, US or Israel, not just accelerators
• Promote entrepreneurial culture in EU: Reward investors who bring a
company from zero to a global leadership position; Educate kids at school to
become entrepreneurs; Stimulate entrepreneurial hot spots, or clusters for
specific areas; more simple rules for intellectual property protection