Don Tapscott, whose books have been used by Barrack Obama, is a Canadian business executive, author, and consultant. He is widely regarded as one of the world's most influential thinkers on innovation, media, and the economic and the social impact of technology. He spoke to EurActiv.com.

...There is good news and bad news. The bad news is that Europe has a whole series of deeply entrenched institutions, and traditional, very hierarchical and in some cases bureaucratic governments at all levels. The good news is that Europe also is civilised and it has many processes for discussion and debate and consensus. That makes Europe quite different from other countries, including the US...Read the interview.