Simulating European Union R&D policy - Knowledge dynamics in EU-funded innovation networks

This paper discusses an agent-based simulation describing the science landscape in the European Union. The model focuses on the network structures resulting from the research cooperations of the actors participating in the European Framework Programms (FP). The paper presents the empirical data based on which the model is developed, and shows the internal structure of the simulation, including the simulation cycle of the agents and their operational background. Furthermore it discusses the results of the model by means of a standardised scenario, which is compared to the real FP's networks, and a policy driven experiment, which shows the potential of the model