Fred Bakker spent his working life as a journalist specialising in monetary and financial affairs with Het Financieele Dagblad - the Dutch equivalent of Financial Times - serving as deputy editor, editor in chief, and CEO. In addition to his writing and editing duties, he helped develop the company from a newspaper publisher to a multimedia company. Nowadays, he writes about the intersection of technology, innovation and governance strategy.

Introduction: A Work in Progress Part I: Forging a Future-Proof Union [...]ope: Coming to Its Own 2. Sharing Brainpower: A European Approach 3. Knowledge Centres: From Ideation to Application [...]ope's Budding Innovation Strategy 5. EC 'Conducting' the European Industry Part II: The Energy Transition 6. How Europe Fosters Sustainable Enterprise 7. Wind Blows Life into the Energy Transition 8. EU Takes Lead in Becoming the First Hydrogen Economy 9. Battery Chain: The Push and Pull of Market Forces Part III: The CO2 and Sustainability Transitions 10. Capture and Storage of CO2: Commitment is Key 11. A Patchwork Approach to the Circular Chemical Industry Part IV: The Digital Transition 12. Digitalisation and the Search for European Standards 13. The Computer Chip Industry: European Answers to International Questions 14. Quantum Computing: An EU-Sponsored 'Sandbox' Ecosystem Part V: Sharing Brainpower as a Working Model 15. Drachten Case Story: The Wealth of Different Perspectives 16. A Mentality of Co-Creation 17. A New European Approach Conclusions