4 Amendments of Kriton ARSENIS related to 2010/2245(INI)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
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1. Considers that innovation, in all fields of knowledge and of economic and social activity, must be guiddirected byto the criteriaprovision of public interest,goods, such as improvement of quality of life, promotion of social wellbeing and preservation of the environment and the balance of nature, in accordance with the European Charter of Fundamental Rights, the precautionary principle and the needs of future generations;
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
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3. Emphasises that the areas of the protection of environment, public health and food safety as well as the fight against climate change are among those most in need of an enhanced innovation effort involving a reinforcement of the existing scientific and technological base; stresses that the EU's future research and innovation programmes will need to take those areas into account in appropriate fashion and in ways proportionate to the enormous challenges that face us; to this end, underlines the need to adopt a cross-sectoral approach based on ecosystem resilience;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
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4. Suggests as examples of priority fields on which greater efforts should be targeted in the context of developing capacities in science, technology and innovation (STI)): efficient resource use; ecosystem restoration; resource scarcity; exploitation and disposal of waste; climate change and desertification; the preservation of nature and biodiversity; food quality and safety; demographic change; and new epidemics;
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion
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5. Believes that investment in developing and reinforcing STI capacities is not merely a means of acting on innovative ideas that can be converted into products and services to be launched on the market, but also a necessary means of response to a number of the problems and challenges now confronting humanity;