17 Amendments of Antonio CANCIAN related to 2011/2043(INI)
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 10 a (new)
Citation 10 a (new)
- having regard to the Commission communication of 6 October 2010 on the flagship initiative 'Innovation Union' and to the relevant objectives,
Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas a better relationship between the academic world, public research institutions and industrial worldsy is essential for research results to be converted into products and services generating economic growth,
Amendment 90 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Proposes that research be acceleratedthe requisite evaluation be carried out with a view to the subsequent development of research in the sectors identified in the ‘Cooperation’ chapter of FP7: health, medicine, food, biotechnology, ICT, nanosciences and nanotechnologies, materials, pollution, energy, environment (including climate change, woods and forests), ecotechnologies, CO2 capture, transport, socio-economic sciences and humanities, space and security; water research should also be a priority; all this should be carried out on a basis of full respect for Member States' legislation, in view of the ethical implications of the issues concerned; these options should not lead to direct or indirect discrimination between Member States in terms of (more or less generous) EU funding;
Amendment 93 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Proposes that research be accelerated in the sectors identified in the ‘Cooperation’ chapter of FP7: health, medicine, food, biotechnology, ICT, nanosciences and nanotechnologies, materials, pollution, energy (with particular reference to the SET-PLAN initiative), environment (includingand climate change, woods and forests), ecotechnologies, CO2 capture, transport, socio-economic sciences and humanities, space, cultural goods, space and security; water research should also be a priority;
Amendment 96 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7a (new)
Paragraph 7a (new)
7a. Believes that, given, notably, the 2020 strategy and the objective of 'intelligent growth', it is necessary to identify common research areas among those which appear most promising in terms of concrete applications enabling the highest extent of sharing in an ethical context; such areas could form part of a common research platform financed by the EU and supported by a common network for data exchange, which should be treated as being of major importance and priority interest;
Amendment 103 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Welcomes, in the ‘Ideas’ chapter, promising results obtained by the European Research Council (ERC) and its role aimed at enhancing the visibility and attractivenesson capacity of European research bodies; stresses the need to make the ERC an independent legal entity with decision- making power, directly responsible for its own scientific strategyexpects, therefore, the confirmation of the existing legal status of the ERC, in a context of full transparency in terms of procedures and administrative management;
Amendment 112 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Supports, within the framework of the ‘People’ chapter, the Marie Curie Actions, which are of great value to researchers in their career; hopes that among these, particular attention will be paid in future to the proposals concerning research collaboration between the public sector (universities and public research institutes) and industry, as well as access to major research infrastructures; also hopes that there will be incentives for doctoral and postdoctoral research programmes in an industrial context;
Amendment 187 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Amendment 203 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Proposes that research and development policies be territorialisedinnovation policies should take account of the scientific expertise, industries and research institutes already present in a given region, and should help to connect them with one another, inter alia by means of structural funding;
Amendment 209 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Calls for recognition at regional level of the important role played by intermediary organisations (such as chambers of commerce, the Enterprise Europe Network and regional innovation agencies) as a link between innovative SMEs in each region and the Commission;
Amendment 232 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Stresses that financing of research infrastructures and demonstration projects should be better coordinated between FP7, EIB instruments, the Structural Funds and national and regional policies;
Amendment 237 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Proposes that the concept demonstration phase be funded in future calls for projects under FP7 in the field of innovation ;
Amendment 245 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Is of the opinion that commercialisationpotential market impact assessment, technology transfer and commercial exploitation of research findings should be included in theamong the main parameters of future calls for projects under FP7 in the field of innovation, with a view to bringing the entire innovation chain together to form a coherent whole;
Amendment 254 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Reiterates that innovation must be understood to cover both products and processes and the organisation of services;
Amendment 260 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23a. Is of the opinion that the key players in the value chain should be considered in future calls for projects under FP7 in the field of innovation;
Amendment 293 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Expresses concern, however, in the light of the derisory sums allocated to research infrastructures, universities and research bodies and SMEs, in particular innovative SMEs, and also given the acknowledged geographical and sectoral imbalance in loans allocated; supports, therefore, the specific recommendations made by the expert group aimed at improving participation of certain under- represented target groups, and endorses the European Council’s conclusions of 4 February 2011, especially its call for all possible options to be explored with a view to the valorisation of intellectual property rights at the European level, in particular to ease SMEs’ access to the knowledge market;
Amendment 303 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 a (new)
Paragraph 30 a (new)
30a. Believes that the remaining sums should not be diverted from research and used for other programmes or instruments that do not come within the research and innovation sector or the objectives and scope of FP7;