Activities of Amalia SARTORI related to 2010/2245(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Innovation Union: transforming Europe for a post-crisis world (debate)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on Innovation Union: transforming Europe for a post-crisis world PDF (458 KB) DOC (340 KB)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on Innovation Union: transforming Europe for a post-crisis world
Amendments (55)
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A – introductory part
Recital A – introductory part
A. whereas accelerating innovation is not only essential in order to attain a sustainable and competitive economic model and secure future employment, but will also generate solutions to the shared grand societal challenges facing European society, namely:
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Supports the Commission’s willingness to breathe life into neglected intellectual property; believes that one way to achieve this could be the creation of a European Funds for Patents, which would create patents pools through a system of licences to the benefice of European enterprises, especially innovative SMEs;
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B – point 1
Recital B – point 1
· putting firstincluding citizens' creativity, consumption patterns and responses to new ideas,
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses the importance of speeding up the simplification of the EU's research and innovation programmes in order to increase the scope for enterprises to participate in EU-funded projects; underlines the necessity of strengthening SMEs capabilities when it comes to project designing and proposal writing, including technical assistance and suitable education programmes;
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B – point 1 a (new)
Recital B – point 1 a (new)
· ensure a direct and open involvement of the most relevant actors (especially enterprises) in the decision-making processes,
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Urges the Commission to support the efforts of the public sector to adopt innovative approaches, explo and launch the new research programme on innovation in the public sector withing new the scheduled timeframe in order to identify the best technologies and procedures and disseminatinge best practices in public administration which will reduce bureaucracy and embrace citizen-centred policies;
Amendment 35 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Commission and, Member States and local and regional authorities to encourage the use of pre- commercial procurement as an integral part of the EU’s innovation strategy, including joint and electronic procurement, whilst paying due attention to compliance with data protection rules, as an integral part of the EU’s innovation strategy and with particular reference to procurement connected with innovation partnerships; calls in particular on the Commission to clarify the relevant rules and enable contractingby providing guidelines enabling public authorities across the board to make actualthe best use of pre-commercial procurement;
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Amendment 38 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the Innovation Union flagship initiative, which is the most significant and concrete attempt so far to introduce a strategic, integrated and market-oriented European innovation policy, whose success though depends on the full cooperation of – and its implementation by –the Member States;
Amendment 45 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Calls on the Member States to modernise their education systems, particularly in the scientific field; encourages greater consultation and closer partnerships between businesses and universities in order to ensure that the skills acquired in the course of studies correspond as closely as possible to the requirements of the various sectors of the economy; stresses that it is important to improve the attractiveness of European higher education institutions for researchers and, for that purpose, supports making the European ‘Marie Curie’ scholarships system permanent, as it plays an essential role in encouraging researcher mobility within the European Union;
Amendment 46 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Highlights the necessity of speeding- up and modernising standard-setting to better facilitate interoperability and foster innovation in fast growing global markets;
Amendment 48 #
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 placesinnovation, involves all the stakeholders interested by the innovation chain, with a special focus on enterprises and on the enabling role of citizens at the centre; ; recalls that innovation is applying ideas successfully in practice and targets products, processes, services or movements;
Amendment 49 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Insists on the importance of achieving a well-functioning European Research Area by 2014, by establishing an overarching governance structure, progressively aligning national programmes, streamlining administration rules and enhancing cross-border mobility of researchers;
Amendment 54 #
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 placesays attention to the enabling role of citizens at the centre; recalls that innovation is applying ideas successfully in practice and targets products, processes, or services or movements;
Amendment 56 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Calls for a clear distinction to be made between ‘original innovation’, meaning something made for the first time and not available on the market, from commercial improvements or alterations made to a product, service, process or movements already present on the market;
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Takes the view that socio-economic innovation needs to be precisely but flexibly defined, because in many cases it does not take the form of a product or the application of a technical solution but of a series of interconnected, long-term institutional, technical and management changes that constitute a process;
Amendment 58 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 c (new)
Paragraph 2 c (new)
2c. Takes the view that the rules governing the use of innovation support should make a distinction between original innovation and product or company management improvements; points out that funding provided for business improvements could be deemed to constitute business aid;
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Points out that the targets as set out in the Europe 2020 Strategy, the Energy Strategy for Europe 2011-2020, the raw materials initiative and the Roadmap for a Low Carbon Economy by 2050 must be given priority in the Innovation Union;
Amendment 62 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Considers that in order to guarantee the success of the new instruments for innovation that are going to be developed in the EU2020 Strategy is necessary to approve clear and specific 'Rules of Participation' that include an obligatory proportion of small and micro enterprises;
Amendment 64 #
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 reducinguse of resource uses and energy consumptiontowards an increasing efficiency;
Amendment 68 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses the importance of the Resource- Efficient EuropeIndustrial Policy 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 energy sources and developing sustainable transportwhile enhancing the competitiveness of European companies at the same time;
Amendment 78 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 – point 1
Paragraph 6 – point 1
· strategic orientation, design and implementation of all policies and measures, with the aim of contributing to and enhancing innovation in Europe (through, for example, education and training, advisory services, the labour market, the single market, infrastructure, taxation instruments, industrial policy and trade);
Amendment 79 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 – point 1
Paragraph 6 – point 1
· strategic orientation, design and implementation of all policies and measures, with the aim of contributing to and enhancing innovation in Europe (through, for example, education and training, advisory services, the labour market, the single market, infrastructure, taxation instruments, EU policies focused on SMEs, industrial policy and trade);
Amendment 109 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Welcomes the Commission's proposal for the development of a single integrated indicator allowing better monitoring of progress in innovation, involving primarily enterprises that, since the very beginning and in a concrete way, are committed in evaluating innovation; urges further development of the ‘scoreboard’ by means of international cooperation;
Amendment 117 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 2
Subheading 2
Amendment 121 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Stresses that citizens' demands as consumers and engagement as professionals are one of the main drivers of innovation; points out that the creation of an innovative society must therefore be based on the participation of its citizens, by enabling them to articulate their needs and their creative potential through a bottom-up approach and by providing innovative solutions enabling individual citizens to contribute to resource efficiency;
Amendment 132 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Highlights the importance of social innovation and the need to adopt a bottom- up approach and an open environment for creative ideas reducing the European risk adversity towards business development, so as to spur productivity growth, empower employees and develop solutions for unmet social needs (such as inclusion and immigration);
Amendment 139 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Calls on the EU, national and regional authorities to stimulate social innovation and to provide public funds in support of it; stresses thatCommission to launch the pilot project and the new research programme on social innovation, that could serve as basis for the future activities in this field; as all other innovation components, also social innovation should be included in funding and support programmes such as the European Social Fund, the Framework Programmes (FPs) and the Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Programme (CIP);
Amendment 154 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Stresses, in order to ensure greater integration of the components of the knowledge triangle, the need to promote policies to strengthen cooperation between education systems and the business world in the development of new curricula and doctoral programmes;
Amendment 161 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Calls on the Commission to set upcombine existing aid schemes and supporting structures in order to move towards a simple and accessible system to accelerate innovation, to focus on the grand societal challenges and actively to prevent fragmentation and bureaucracy;
Amendment 171 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Calls on the Commission to introduce a better method of financing innovation, 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 toto innovation; recalls on the Members States to respect their commitment to devote 50% of ETS revenues to finance climate related action, including innovation projects; joins the Council in calling for a new balance between trust and control, and between risk-taking and risk avoidance;
Amendment 175 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Calls on the Commission to introduce a better method of financing innovation, 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 176 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Joins the Council in calling for a new balance between trust and control, and between risk-taking and risk avoidance;
Amendment 178 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Asks the European Commission to present to the European Parliament an external evaluation about the innovation instruments created inside the Seventh Framework Programme like Technological Platforms and JTIs where the evaluation should include activities, calls, innovation projects and results (if they exist) and the economic contribution from public and private funds;
Amendment 195 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Stresses the need to support a composite financial architecture, as well as the development of new financial mechanisms, also combining automatic instruments with grant-based instruments in order to foster investments needed to reach strategic R&D goals;
Amendment 202 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Welcomes the Commission proposal to define specific investments addressed to innovative start-ups;
Amendment 206 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Calls on the Commission to move a greater proportion of close-to-the-market research to demonstration projects through relevant loan-driven instruments such as the CIP, the RSFF and the EIF, and to give SMEs Europe-wide access thereto;
Amendment 220 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to re-evaluate the whole ecosystem of innovationinnovation infrastructure with a view to removing unnecessary barriers, for example to access to loans for universities;
Amendment 230 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Urges the European Commission to follow the recommendation of the Interim Evaluation of the Seventh Framework Programme (Expert Group) when it asks for a moratorium on new instruments that should be considered until the existing ones have been sufficiently developed and adequately evaluated; therefore, calls for special precaution to be taken in order to avoid confusion due to the proliferation of instruments;
Amendment 231 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States, in the light of the fact that over recent years some EU policies and legislation have created difficulties for research and innovation and have been instrumental in the closure of many firms and the relocation of a large part of the European pharmaceuticals and chemicals industries, and have at the same time created difficulties for innovation, to carry out a study to identify the difficulties caused by the current legislation;
Amendment 246 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Calls for the introduction of a single Community patent; welcomes, meanwhile, the broad support in the Council for the enhanced cooperation procedure on a single EU patent to start in 2011balanced and non-discriminatory single EU patent;
Amendment 250 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Calls for the completion of the European Research Area – a Treaty obligation – by 2014, so as to enable the EU to retain and attract top talent; calls on the Commission and the Member States to step up their efforts to facilitate the mutual recognition of professions and training courses;
Amendment 251 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Calls for the maximisation of the freedom of movement for researchers in order to achieve the completion of the European Research Area – a Treaty obligation – by 2014, so as to enable the EU to retain and attract top talent;
Amendment 255 #
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 access to unused intellectual property;
Amendment 259 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 a (new)
Paragraph 27 a (new)
27a. Points out that, if we are to move towards a single innovation market, ways of assessing the direct and indirect, short- and long-term, economic and social benefits need to be agreed;
Amendment 260 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 a (new)
Paragraph 28 a (new)
28a. Calls on the EU to conduct a study on the obstacles it has itself created to the development of research and innovation in Europe by bringing forward the expiry date for patents, introducing the precautionary principle across the board, giving legal form to the principle of substitution without any specific impact assessments and adopting the Reach Regulation without taking into account quality considerations or exemptions and without having checked for any adverse impact it might have on industrial activity;
Amendment 263 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Urges the Member States to direct their public procurement towards innovative products, processes and services; calls, therefore, on the Commission, in its legislative proposals, to facilitate innovation enabling public procurement, including a review of pre-commercial procurement opportunities, and calls on the Member States to increase their green ppromote Green Public Procurement as defined in the Commission Communication COM/2008/400 Public pProcurement for a better environment;
Amendment 282 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 – point 5
Paragraph 32 – point 5
· encompass all research and innovation programmes, including the EIT's Knowledge and Innovation Communities;
Amendment 284 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 point 5 a (new)
Paragraph 32 point 5 a (new)
· involve all relevant public and private partners along the supply chains, in the selection and development of the future partnerships, as well as in the definition of their governance models,
Amendment 286 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 point 5 a (new)
Paragraph 32 point 5 a (new)
· integrate, not duplicate existing initiatives,
Amendment 289 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 point 5 b (new)
Paragraph 32 point 5 b (new)
· better coordinate existing instruments and initiatives
Amendment 293 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33 a (new)
Paragraph 33 a (new)
33a. Calls on the Commission to set up an innovation partnership for raw materials;
Amendment 294 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34
Paragraph 34
34. Underlines that full engagement of the regional and local levels is crucial to achieving the goals of the Innovation Union, as they have the necessary proximity to a wide range of actors involved in innovation and serve as an intermediary between these various actors, the Member States and the EU; calls on the Commission, therefore, to suggest areas for discussion and operational arrangements whereby the regions can participate in and make a contribution towards providing the most appropriate responses to society's major challenges, in full compliance with the principle of subsidiarity;