Activities of Amalia SARTORI related to 2011/2107(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
EU research and innovation funding (debate)
Amendments (23)
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Recital G a (new)
Ga. whereas EU funding for R&D&I has different degrees of significance and local impact within Europe and this variability depends both on the different scientific and technological specialisations of the Member States and on inequalities within the EU in terms of national funding capacities for R&D, industrial structures and higher education systems,
Amendment 48 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the European Commission Green Paper defining a Common Strategic Framework (CSF) for funding in research and innovation, and considers that the new CSF core should be the articulation of the EU research programmes andexisting Community research and innovation policies and the relevant funding scheprogrammes;
Amendment 56 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Takes the view that EU research funds and programmes and the Structural and Cohesion Funds have different aims and, as such, should be kept separate, although on a complementary basis; they should also have synergistic goals, such as the promotion of excellence and of relations between academia, public research centres and industry in the various regions;
Amendment 69 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Draws attention to the importance of maintaining convergence policies, and asks the Commission to build stairways to excellence for those MS and regions that are underrepresented in the FP, on the basis of their respective strengths and value they could bring to the EU, by developing appropriate instruments to intensify cooperation between MS with a strong participation and those with a weaker participation, and to substantially increase human capacity building and infrastructure in the latter;
Amendment 76 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Calls on the Commission to complement its annual and multiannual work programmes with ex-ante assessments that estimate the territorial impact of the various research and innovation topics that could obtain funding, in order to ensure greater geographical balance with regard to access to funding;
Amendment 86 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Recalls that although excellence is considered one of the main general criteriona for research funding, it must be borne in mind that the nature of excellence differs with the type of participant or the very nature of the research and innovation project (the excellence criterion for a research institution is not the same as for an individual researcher or for an SME, and also differs between fundamental and applied project) or the very nature of research and innovation (innovation related activities such as demonstrations and large-scale pilot projects need different criteria for success);
Amendment 103 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls for a better articulation between local and regional, national and European research and innovation strategies, respecting the specificities of the different contexts and, at the same time, reinforcing the possibilities for complementarity and, cooperation, integration and adaptation between them; believes that access to and sharing of information and results is of key importance here, and is vital also for research infrastructure, also through electronic channels;
Amendment 123 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Underlines the fact that at the core of the CSF should be the idea that the differing nature and scale of R&D&I projects, together with the multiplicity of funding schemes, must be organised in such a way that coherence, articulation and, complementarity, fitness for innovation and simplification are ensured;
Amendment 128 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Calls for a CSF that goes beyond a better articulation of the existing various financial instruments and underpins a new political approach and governance system that simultaneously incentivises innovation and cooperation at various crucial stages of the value chain (from material provider to end-user product) throughout Europe;
Amendment 137 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Is convinced that different tasks within the CSF should be tackled separately but in close articulation: the European Institute of Technology (EIT) to operate mainly as a network of Knowledge and Innovation Communities (KICs) the Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Programme (CIP) to concentrate on its strength in supporting innovative SMEs and therefore not necessarily to be included in the next FP; the next FP to embrace research and innovation as a whole; and the structural/cohesion funds to be used in closer cooperation but kept separate;
Amendment 141 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Stresses the fact that more room for large-scale pilot projects and demonstration activities should be devoted in the new CSF;
Amendment 144 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls for clarification, simplification and reorganisation of the different EU programmes and instruments in existence, for a clear definition of the overall funding system, and for the EU research and innovation programmes budget for the next financial period to be doubled as of 2014 (excluding the budget devoted to Structural Funds and the EIB) as the appropriate response to the current economic crisis and to the great shared challenges; reiterates the need to strengthen and develop the innovation friendly role of all EU instruments, also by means of closer cooperation with the EIB and by simplifying procedures for access to funding; suggests, therefore, a new organisational model based on three different layers of funding aimed at stability and convergence:
Amendment 166 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Highlights the importance of maintaining appropriate instruments with which to support the development of the institutional capacity of the regions with regard to research and innovation policy, since the regional government level is a strategic link for effectively integrating FP funding with that of the Structural Funds;
Amendment 185 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. This layer is the space for overall research, fundamental and applied, and social sciences and humanities; coordination participants are universities and research centres/institutes, although the industrial sector should be encouraged to participateencourage the cooperation between academy, public research centres and the industrial sector;
Amendment 195 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. The key words here are originality, quality and potential of and innovativeness of the idea, scientific value of the projects, and not only the possible marketed resultsof the research consortia, quality of the business plan and market potential of the product;
Amendment 201 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. The funding scheme within this layer is covered by the EU FP grants system and cooperation with Structural Funds associated with R&D&I; calls on the Commission to strengthen instruments such as the ERA-NET scheme which can help these two sources of funding to work in synergy;
Amendment 206 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Recalls that the European Research Council (ERC) has proved to be successful and a strengthening element of the European Research Area (ERA); stresses the need to increase the proportion of the budget dedicated to grants to young researchers and innovative SMEs, as well to strengthen Marie Curie actions and initiatives, thus reinforcing mobility, in particular among female researchers; hopes that, in the context of Marie Curie actions and initiatives, particular attention will be paid in future to the proposals concerning research collaboration between academia, public research institutes and industry, as well as access to major research infrastructures; also calls for incentives for industrial firms to become involved in doctoral and postdoctoral research programmes; calls for the implementation of the necessary measures to cope with the precarious conditions of scientific workers, in particular female researchers, in the EU as a means to attract and retain researchers, bearing in mind that precarious working conditions (which are still more prevalent for women) constitute a bottleneck on the way to achieving excellence in Europe; calls on the Commission and the Member States to step up their efforts to facilitate rapid mutual recognition of academic curricula;
Amendment 224 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. This layer is the space for marketing of products and services and generation of public wealth; innovative SMEthe EU strengths lies on the network of big and small and medium enterprises: innovative SMEs as well as existing innovative industrial sectors play a pivotal role here in developing novel products, technologies and services;
Amendment 274 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Takes the view that not all innovation is research-based and that not all research has innovation as its goal; believes in consequence that the proposed reorganisation should cover the full innovation cycle, from concept to market, including non-technological, eco- and social innovation and innovation in respect of services, processes and organisational aspects, promoting the implementation of mechanisms – in the field of public procurement, for example – that facilitate the widespread dissemination of innovative practices;
Amendment 285 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Strongly encourages the implementation of training programmes for all potential participants, particularly on the application of management rules, and calls on the Commission to develop criteria for the selection, evaluation and assessment of projects, bearing in mind the stairways to excellence and the environmental, economic and social impact of a given project (eco-indicators);
Amendment 304 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24a. Believes that the future Common Strategic Framework for Research and Innovation must, above all, reflect the new approach outlined in the Europe 2020 strategy, thereby promoting more integrated governance, better coordination between the various EU institutions and greater coherence between EU policies and national and regional policies; also considers it essential that the new Innovation Partnerships receive the necessary support for their full implementation;
Amendment 308 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 b (new)
Paragraph 24 b (new)
Amendment 340 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Calls for consolidation of multidisciplinary research and recognition of the social dimension of research; in this context, recalls that great societal challenges (such as climate change, demographic ageing and resources sustainability) cannotshould be dealt with only through technological responses and that therefores well as with European research in social sciences and humanities ithat remains a pivotal asset in successfully addressing them;