Activities of Nessa CHILDERS related to 2011/0402(CNS)
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OPINION on the proposal for a Council decision establishing the Specific Programme Implementing Horizon 2020 - The Framework Programme for Research and Innovation (2014-2020)
Amendments (6)
Amendment 20 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) The specific programme should complement the actions carried out in the Member States as well as other Union actions which are necessary for the overall strategic effort for the implementation of the Europe 2020 Strategy, in particular with actions in the policy areas of cohesion, agriculture and rural development, education and vocational training, industry, public health, consumer protection, employment and social policy, sport, energy, transport, environment, climate action, security, marine and fisheries, cultural heritage, development cooperation and enlargement and neighbourhood policy.
Amendment 24 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point f a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point f a (new)
(f a) protecting cultural heritage in the Union.
Amendment 40 #
Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 – part II – point 1 – point 1.3 – point 1.3.5 – paragraph 1
Annex 1 – part II – point 1 – point 1.3 – point 1.3.5 – paragraph 1
Applying design and the development of converging technologies to create new business opportunities for SMEs within the creative industry, including the preservation of Europe's materials with historical or cultural value.
Amendment 42 #
Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 – part II – point 3 – point 3.1 – paragraph 1
Annex 1 – part II – point 3 – point 3.1 – paragraph 1
SMEs will be supported across Horizon 2020. For this purpose a dedicated SME instrument is targeted at all types of innovative SMEs showing a strong ambition to develop, grow and internationalise. It will be provided for all types of innovation, including non- technological and service innovations and innovations in the creative sector. The objective is to help filling the gap in funding for early stage high risk research and innovation, stimulate break-through innovations and increase private-sector commercialisation of research results.
Amendment 50 #
Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 – part III – point 5 – point 5.1 – point 5.1.2 – paragraph 1
Annex 1 – part III – point 5 – point 5.1 – point 5.1.2 – paragraph 1
There is incomplete knowledge on the ability of society and the economy to adapt to climate change. Effective, equitable and socially acceptable measures towards a climate resilient environment and society require the integrated analysis of current and future impacts, vulnerabilities, population exposure, risks, costs and opportunities associated with climate change and variability, taking into account extreme events and related climate-induced hazards and their recurrence. This analysis will also be developed on the adverse impacts of climate change on biodiversity, ecosystems and ecosystem services, infrastructures and economic and natural assets, including a specific focus on the cultural heritage of Europe and an approach which identifies activities which can bring people together across communities. Emphasis will be placed on the most valuable natural ecosystems and built environments, as well as key societal, cultural and economic sectors across Europe. Actions will investigate the impacts and growing risks for human health stemming from climate change and increased greenhouse gases concentrations in the atmosphere. Research will evaluate innovative, equitably distributed and cost- effective adaptation responses to climate change, including the protection and adaptation of natural resources and ecosystems, and related effects, to inform and support their development and implementation at all levels and scales. This will also include the potential impacts, costs and risks, of geo-engineering options. The complex inter-linkages, conflicts and synergies of adaptation and risk-prevention policy choices with other climate and sectoral policies will be investigated, including impacts on employment and the living standards of vulnerable groups.
Amendment 57 #
Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 – part III – point 6 – point 6.1 – point 6.1.2 – paragraph 1
Annex 1 – part III – point 6 – point 6.1 – point 6.1.2 – paragraph 1
Understanding social transformations in Europe requires the analysis of changing democratic practices and expectations as well as of the historical evolution of identities, diversity, territories, religions, cultures and values. This includes a good understanding of the history of European integration and of the value of cultural heritage. Besides, understanding the strains and opportunities arising from the uptake of ICT, both at individual and collective levels, is important in order to open new paths of inclusive innovation. It is essential to identify ways to adapt and improve the European welfare systems, public services and the broader social security dimension of policies in order to achieve cohesion and promote more social and economic equality and intergenerational solidarity. Research will analyse how societies and politics become more European in a broad sense through evolutions of identities, cultures and values, the circulation of ideas and beliefs and combinations of principles and practices of reciprocity, commonality and equality. It will analyse how vulnerable populations can participate fully in society and democracy, notably through the acquisition of various skills and the protection of human rights. The analysis of how political systems respond or not to such social evolutions and themselves evolve will thus be central. Research will also address the evolution of key systems that provide underlying forms of social bonds, such as family, sport, work, education and employment and help combat poverty. It will take into account the importance of migration and demography in the future development of European policies. Research will also take into account the role of cultural heritage in the Union.