Activities of Edit HERCZOG related to 2010/2245(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Innovation Union: transforming Europe for a post-crisis world (debate)
Amendments (7)
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the Innovation Union flagship initiative, which is the most significant and concrete community attempt so far to introduce a strategic, integrated European innovation policy to supplement member state efforts, whose success though depends on the full cooperation of – and its implementation by –the Member States;
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls for a broad concept of innovation that goes beyond technological and product-oriented innovation and places the enabling role of citizens at the centre while realising a mindset change; recalls that innovation is applying ideas successfully in practice and targets products, processes, services or movements;
Amendment 65 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Welcomes the Commission's focus on grand societal challenges, and stresses that innovation is needed in order to increase resource productivity and sustainable substitution while simultaneously reducingincreasing the efficiency of resource use and energy consumption;
Amendment 69 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses the importance of the Resource- Efficient Europe flagship initiative and of efforts to decouple economic growth from the use of resources by supporting the shift towards a low-carbon economy, increasing the use of renewable and clean energy sources, developing carbon reducing technologies and developing sustainable transport;
Amendment 94 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 – point 4 a (new)
Paragraph 6 – point 4 a (new)
· shaping proper business environment for innovation products for being able to react flexibly to market needs;
Amendment 173 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Calls on the Commission to introduce a better method of financing innovation, by encouraging a more dedicated involvement of the financial sector, and by creating synergies and merging Research & Development & Innovation (R&D&I) support programmes where possible, for example the FPs, Joint Technology Initiatives, the CIP, Joint Programmes, the European Institute of Innovation and Technology and the European Strategic Energy Technology Plan, and to direct structural funding and parts of the Common Agricultural Policy funds and Emission Trading Scheme auction revenues to innovation; joins the Council in calling for a new balance between trust and control, and between risk-taking and risk avoidance;
Amendment 256 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Welcomes the Commission proposal to develop a European knowledge market for trading and licensing by the end of 2011, including facilitating accessthe licensing to unused intellectual property;