Despite low EU investment in research and development (R&D), Digital Agenda Commissioner Neelie Kroes has rejected widespread recourse to state aid to narrow the gap with Europe's international competitors. (...) Expert group on KETs To address the EU's structural problems in research and innovation, in particular in the strategic sector of key-enabling technologies, the Commission has established a group of experts to provide advices on the way forward. The group started its work 13 July 2010. It is chaired by Jean Therme, director of the French Atomic Energy Commission (CEA by its French acronym), and is composed of high representatives from industry and the academic world. http://www.euractiv.com/en/infosociety/kroes-resists-subsidies-spur-eu-smart...