VOXeu.org and CEPR gave me the possibility to publish a column on their website. You can find it under this link:
http://www.voxeu.org/article/joint-programming-european-science-and-technology-policy
The piece (written together with Georg Licht) is based on a recent discussion paper of mine, which is also summarized here.
Update: Our VOX column is also featured here (in German)
Update 2: A German version of the article appeared on oekonomenstime.org
Paul Hünermund, Ph.D. 