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Importance of Innovation in EU 2020 Strategy

Understanding the significance of innovation in EU's 2020 strategy for competitiveness, growth, and societal challenges. Exploring the Innovation Union, EU competition index, and ways to strengthen Europe's innovation capacity.

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Importance of Innovation in EU 2020 Strategy

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  1. Lambert van Nistelrooij, MEP (EPP Group) The importance of innovation in the European Union’s 2020 strategy Lambert van Nistelrooij Member of the European Parliament, EPP- Group/CDA 8 September 2011

  2. Lambert van Nistelrooij, MEP (EPP Group) EU 2020 strategy • EU Strategy for 2010-2020 • Launched in March 2010 by European Commission President José Manuel Barroso • Aims for: - smart growth (fostering knowledge, innovation, education and digital society); - sustainable growth (making our production more resource efficient while boosting our competitiveness) - inclusive growth (raising participation in the labour market, the acquisition of skills and the fight against poverty). • And: - societal challenges (climate change, scarce energy, demographic change and security) - greater coordination of national and European policy

  3. Lambert van Nistelrooij, MEP (EPP Group) Why EU 2020? • Europe needs to get ‘back on track’ → get out of the financial crisis and prepare for next decade • Europe is not on track yet → Europe's target for 2010 for spending 3% of EU GDP to research and development (Lisbon Strategy) has not been realised yet. (EU-27 1.9% in 2008.) • Europe is lacking behind countries like the US and Japan • This needs to change → Europe needs to be more competitive

  4. Lambert van Nistelrooij, MEP (EPP Group) How?Flagship initiatives in EU 2020 Strategy: • Innovation Union • Youth on the move • A digital agenda for Europe • Resource-efficient Europe • An industrial policy for green growth • An agenda for new skills and jobs • European platform against poverty

  5. Lambert van Nistelrooij, MEP (EPP Group) Innovation Union • What will be the basis for Europe's future competitiveness? • How will we create new growth and jobs? • How will we get Europe's economy back on track? • How will we tackle growing societal challenges like climate change, energy supply, the scarcity of resources and the impact of demographic changes? • How will we improve health and security and sustainably provide water and high-quality, affordable food? The only answer is INNOVATION

  6. Lambert van Nistelrooij, MEP (EPP Group) EUCompetition-index

  7. Lambert van Nistelrooij, MEP (EPP Group) EU 27 country groups • Innovation leaders: Denmark, Finland, Germany, Sweden and the UK • Innovation followers: Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Estonia, France, Ireland, Luxembourg, the Netherlands and Slovenia. • Moderate innovators: Czech Republic, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia and Spain. • Catching-up countries: Bulgaria, Latvia and Romania, with innovation performance significantly below the EU27 average.

  8. Lambert van Nistelrooij, MEP (EPP Group) European weaknessesin innovation • Under-investment in our knowledge foundation • Unsatisfactory framework conditions • Too much fragmentation and costly duplication.

  9. Lambert van Nistelrooij, MEP (EPP Group) Innovation Union • Launched 6 October 2010 by the European Commission • Aim: to improve the conditions and access to finance for research and innovation and assures that innovative ideas turn into products and services that create growth and jobs. • 4 concrete proposals: • Create a European Patent • Speed up standardisation • Make more use of public procurement • Enhance access to finance

  10. Lambert van Nistelrooij, MEP (EPP Group) Report Van Nistelrooij:Synergy cohesion and R&D&I85 billion euro allocated for innovation in structural funds 54 bln R&D + INNOVATION (F.P.’s) 85 billionINNOVATION(S.F.) SYNERGY

  11. Lambert van Nistelrooij, MEP (EPP Group) Focus points in the European Parliament • Simplification • More participation needed SMEs and industry • Creating ‘stairway to excellence’ • Smart specialisation

  12. Lambert van Nistelrooij, MEP (EPP Group) INNOHELIX • Excellent initiative  collaboration NL- Hungary • Always been actively involved with Tilburg and its innovation-initiatives (SHARE-ERIC) • Participation WIRE conference Debrecen, Hungary (Regional Dimension of the Innovation Union)

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