MEI is a project for the European Commission funded by DG Research (Call FP6-2005-SSP-5A, Area B, 1.6, Task 1). MEI stands for Measuring Eco-Innovation.

Specifically, MEI offers a conceptual clarification of eco-innovation (developing a typology) based on an understanding of innovation dynamics. It will identify and discuss the main methodological challenges in developing indicators and statistics on eco-innovation and how these may be overcome.

Challenges for eco-innovation measurement to be investigated are

1. The ongoing nature (changing characteristics) of an eco-innovation
2. The novelty and importance of an innovation
3. Possibilities for combining different innovation measures (input indicators and output indicators, direct and indirect measures)

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