19 Amendments of Patrizia TOIA related to 2011/2107(INI)
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 9 a (new)
Citation 9 a (new)
- having regard to the Commission's Communication of 20 April 2009 entitled 'Moving the ICT frontiers: A strategy for research on future and emerging technologies in Europe' (COM(2009)0184),
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas we are currently experiencing an economic and social crisis (which is affecting EU Member States in very different ways), and whereas research (in its fundamental and applied dimensions), education and innovation are crucial instruments for both economic recovery and job creation, as well as for the definition of a sustainable and inclusive growth model,
Amendment 47 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the European Commission Green Paper defining a Common Strategic Framework (CSF) for funding in research and innovation, and considers that the new CSF core should be the articulation of the EU research programmes and funding schemes; this should be via a system- based approach that aims to integrate objectives, stakeholders, strategies and instruments;
Amendment 62 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Underlines the capacity of the regions to establish a dialogue by building networks of excellence and calls on the Commission to consider the added value of research projects which have received the support of regional governments;
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Draws attention to the importance of maintaining convergence policies, and asks the Commission to build stairways to excellence for those MS and regions that are underrepresented in the FP by developing appropriate indicators and instruments to intensify cooperation between MS with a strong participation and those with a weaker participation, and to substantially increase human capacity building and infrastructure in the latter;
Amendment 77 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Asks the Commission to support transnational R&D and Innovation activities, combining the goals of Cohesion Policy and scientific excellence; believes that this synergy could represent a booster to accelerate the bridging of the gap between least developed and more developed regions in the scientific field;
Amendment 79 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Stresses the role of the regions and of major regional clusters in the development and implementation of European research programmes, also in view of their strong links to local businesses, services and research and training centres;
Amendment 80 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 c (new)
Paragraph 3 c (new)
3c. Stresses the need to make the best use of supply chains, districts and highly specialised business networks that help to promote European excellence both within and outside the European Union and to encourage the formation of new industrial clusters;
Amendment 94 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Stresses the need to promote an approach to help turn research into innovation, focusing attention, amongst other things, on the various stages of the innovation chain: research, development, demonstration, dissemination and technology transfer;
Amendment 112 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls for a better articulation and more synergy between local and regional, national and European research and innovation strategies, respecting the specificities of the different contexts and, at the same time, reinforcing the possibilities for complementarity and cooperation between them; believes that sharing information and results is of key importance here;
Amendment 136 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Is convinced that different tasks within the CSF should be tackled separately but in close articulation: the European Institute of Technology (EIT) to operate mainly as a network of Knowledge and Innovation Communities (KICs) the Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Programme (CIP) to concentrate on its strength in supporting innovative SMEs and therefore not necessarily to be included in the next FP; the next FP to embrace fundamental and applied research as a whole; and the structural/cohesion funds to be used in closer cooperation but kept separate;
Amendment 153 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Invites the Commission to carry out a deep analysis of the state-of-art, impact and relevance of the currently running public-private partnerships (JTI’s and ETPs); calls on the Commission to support a bottom-up approach in the Joint Programming Initiatives in order to foster the competitiveness at European and National level;
Amendment 194 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. The key words here are originality, quality and potential of projects, including high-risk research, offset by prospective long-term breakthroughs with high technological or societal impact, and not only the possible marketed results;
Amendment 221 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Stresses that full implementation of the European Research Area (ERA) necessitates legislative measures that enable all EU players to participate in the national programmes, with individual states’ calls for tenders being opened to all and steps being taken to harmonise rules, procedures, contracts and assessment criteria;
Amendment 276 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Takes the view that not all innovation is research-based and that not all research has innovation as its goal; believes in consequence that the proposed reorganisation should cover the full innovation cycle, from concept to market, including non-technological, eco- and social innovation and innovation in respect of services, processes and organisational aspects;
Amendment 280 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Amendment 281 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 b (new)
Paragraph 21 b (new)
21b. Recognizes the need of connecting service, social and eco-innovation to technical innovation, modelling new partnerships that link R&D organisations, with enterprises, both in services and in the manufacturing sectors;
Amendment 314 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Calls for the Cooperation Programme to be kept at the heart of the FP, reinforcing collaborative transnational research to increase and accelerate the impact of research projects by cooperating also with non-EU partners of excellent global standing;
Amendment 364 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 a (new)
Paragraph 27 a (new)
27a. Calls on the Commission to strengthen the links between education, business, research and innovation, and to place greater emphasis on the education/technology transfer component;