Traducción de «Fomento de la investigación » (Español → Inglés) :

The proposed next framework programme for research and technological development (2007-2013) follows on from the sixth framework programme, still under way, while adding further components, to address the Union's present needs, such as support for new infrastructure, coordination of national research programmes on a larger scale, implementation of joint technology initiatives or promotion of cutting-edge research.

To this end, the Competitiveness Council will focus, in the framework of an integrated strategy for competitiveness to be developed by the Commission, on key competitiveness issues, notably a well-functioning internal market, better regulation, industrial competitiveness, promoting entrepreneurship and small firms, harnessing innovation and promoting research.

But priorities are changing: for the period 2000-2006, the Structural Funds explicitly place the promotion of research, innovation and the information society as a priority.

In particular, this information covered ways to address the impact of the global economic crisis in this sector through the promotion of new demand for safer and less polluting ships; improved access to finance; the establishment of a level playing field; the stimulation of research and innovation and a renewed commitment to better jobs in the shipbuilding sector.

Development priorities In pursuit of the global objective of bringing about the reconstruction of the economy through rapid growth, the Community Support Framework defines the following development priorities: 1. Support for productive investment and accompanying investment in production related infrastructure; 2. measures to support small and medium enterprises; 3. measures to promote research and technological development as well as innovation; 4. measures to protect and improve the environment; 5. measures to promote the development of human resources, vocational training and further training as well as employment; 6. measures to ...[+++] promote agriculture, the development of rural areas and fisheries; 7. technical assistance Priority 1 - Support for investment and accompanying production related infrastructure Under sub-priority 1 "support for productive investment" the following categories of investment will in particular be supported: - setting up of subsidiary enterprises and branch factories - business start-ups - extension, comprehensive rationalisation and restructuring of existing enterprises - productive investment in tourism.

Mr Bangemann announced that the Commission would be ready to carry out the following actions in the near future: - encourage greater involvement of CEECs in EU Research and Development programmes dealing with the priority areas of information technology, advanced communications and telematics applications in the context of the three abovementioned programmes; - launch a call for proposals under Activity 2 (RD co-operation with third countries and international organizations) of the Fourth Framework Programme in autumn 1995, including projects and activities in information and communication technologies and telematics applications; - promote accompanying measures in particular to allow CEECs to improve their research funding mechanisms, reduce brain dra ...[+++]in and improve contacts within the research communities and with industry, - launch new activities to facilitate participation of CEECs in the international collaborative projects, - improve the exchange of information between the EU and the CEECs on research priorities, research capabilities and opportunities for co- operation, by using existing tools of the Information Society, such as the World-Wide-Web servers and multimedia databases.