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24 Amendments of Philippe LAMBERTS related to 2011/2107(INI)

Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 2 a (new)
- having regard to the EU 2020 flagship initiative a Resource-efficient Europe (COM(2011)0021),
2011/06/21
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
D. whereas we are currently experiencing an economic and soci, social and environmental crisis (which is affecting EU Member States in very different ways), and whereas research, education and innovation are crucial instruments for both economic recovery and job creation, as well as for the definition of a sustainable and inclusive growthsocietal model,
2011/06/21
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
Ha. whereas a change should be reflected in the CSF in terms of priorities areas and allocated budgets, to match EU's ambition in meeting the major societal challenges such as climate change, energy and resource efficiency; whereas funds allocated to research in the field of sustainable energy represent today the smallest share of the whole framework programme, which is at odds with EU’s objectives in this area,
2011/06/21
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 126 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Believes that the CSF should focus primarily in addressing in a comprehensive way a number of targeted European level grand societal challenges through a balanced set of instruments covering the whole spectrum of activities from education and training, to basic and applied research, demonstration and commercialisation activities; is convinced that the three main societal challenges that Europe will face in the coming decades on which the CSF should put its main focus are: - making the economic development model fit within the physical limits of the planet, - ensuring social cohesion at the EU, regional and local level, - improving health, disease prevention, nutrition and well-being;
2011/06/21
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 143 #
Motion for a resolution
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 sharedcrises and to the great shared challenges; believes, however, that an increase in public research budget should be conditional to the objective of delivering wider societal benefits such as more sustainability and social inclusion and that an improved competitiveness will result from our ability to deliver the best solutions to those societal challenges; suggests, therefore, a new organisational model based on three different layers of funding aimed at stability and convergence:
2011/06/21
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 171 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
11. Stresses the need to fund large-scale projects, such as ITER, Galileo and Global Monitoring for Environment and Security (GMES)European investments projects outside the FP, creating autonomous budget lines for them, in order to guarantee a transparent and reliable financing structure; suggests that they shcould be partially funded through the issuing of project bonds by the EIB;
2011/06/21
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 184 #
Motion for a resolution
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, in particular SMEs, should be encouraged to participate; this layer should represent the largest share of the CSF and should be aimed at developing the strong scientific basis in both basic and applied research that is needed for innovation to spur;
2011/06/21
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 203 #
Motion for a resolution
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; notes that grants should primarily be aimed at public and private research institutions, public sector projects and innovative SMEs;
2011/06/21
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 226 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
16. This layer is the space for marketing ofdevelopment of innovative products and services and generation of public wealthbenefits; innovative SMEs play a pivotal role here in developing novel products and services;
2011/06/21
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 245 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
18. The funding scheme within this layer is covered by EU funding associated with CIP, access to credit enhancement by the EIF and specific loans from the EIB (mainly covering projects under EUR 50 million), and cooperation with the Structural Funds associated with entrepreneurship; additionally, suggests the creation of a new funding instrument – the EU SME Bank – which should act in articulation with national contact points and financial institutions designated by the MS;
2011/06/21
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 255 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
19. Believes that the ERA would greatly benefit from the creation of an EU SME Investment Bankfurther SME tailored programmes in order to reinforce the EU's innovation policy covering the missing link: the weak participation of SMEs in EU programmes; believes that efforts must be made not only in terms of simplification of access for SMEs but also in terms of participation in setting research agendas and better access to R&D&I service and advice; calls also for attention to be paid in supporting non- innovative SMEs to be able to participate in R&D&I activities;
2011/06/21
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 268 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Believes that enhancing the CIP instruments is crucial, but also promoting new instruments and programmes that support SMEs’ innovation management capacity (such as innovation vouchers); supports access to research and innovation services such as university- based technology transfer centres and other knowledge-based business services (business modelling, risk assessment, etc.); reminds the Commission of the importance of delivering local support for SMEs, for example through the involvement of innovation centres, chambers of commerce, business organisations and innovation clusters;
2011/06/21
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 271 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 b (new)
20b. Believes that better access to financing should also be provided for innovative start-ups and that projects targeting the development of innovative business models that are needed to bring innovation to the market in the form of new products and services should be encouraged and supported;
2011/06/21
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 272 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 c (new)
20c. Calls on the Commission to introduce an EU Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) programme aiming at bringing innovative solutions to specific public sector needs, by engaging small businesses in competitions for ideas that result in short-term development contracts while fostering development of innovative products and services;
2011/06/21
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 273 #
Motion for a resolution
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; believes that this should include new schemes and programmes that promote the sharing of knowledge of great social utility through concrete conditions in the conversion of innovation into market products, to assure affordability and the fair use of EU public funding of research;
2011/06/21
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 334 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
26. Calls for consolidation of multidisciplinary and transdisciplinary 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) cannot be dealt with only through technological responses and that therefore European research in social sciences and humanities is a pivotal asset in successfully addressing them; recalls that the important role of social sciences and humanities has been acknowledged in the FP7, and firmly believes that this should not be undermined in the future CSF;
2011/06/21
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 341 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)
26a. To further attract the interest and the involvement of citizens and civil society in research, calls for the continuation of the Science in Society theme both as stand- alone and its horizontal expansion to cover the grand societal challenges; in addition, believes that the Commission should support further development and wider dissemination of guidelines on ethics, and the further development of instruments designed for Civil Society Organizations (CSOs);
2011/06/21
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 346 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 b (new)
26b. Believes that CSO participation in the definition, conduction and evaluation of research programmes will be crucial for tackling societal challenges and must be improved; points out to particular successes whereby lessons can be learned, for instance in the medical science field, on the close involvement of patients with researchers for the development of research projects;
2011/06/21
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 347 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 c (new)
26c. Calls for research priorities and objectives to be set in a more transparent and participatory way, through the balanced involvement of players including the scientific community, researchers (also from smaller research organisations), the public sector, CSO organisations and SMEs; calls for the creation of specific platform for dialogue between CSOs and researchers for discussing research priorities areas in specific sectors; believes that specific platforms for closer interaction of SMEs and researchers should also be promoted;
2011/06/21
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 348 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 d (new)
26d. Calls for a comprehensive evaluation and assessment of impact (for instance on SMEs and smaller research organisations) of the governance of pilot partnerships established under FP7 (KIC, JTIs, PPPs, JPI), to be undertaken before consolidating or supporting the establishment of additional ones; believes that lessons should be learned from best cases examples in order to dramatically improve their governance to ensure a better involvement of a greater variety of stakeholders both for the setting of the research agenda and for ensuring access to newcomers; is also convinced that those instruments should be more clearly driven by public priority objectives and be leveraging real private investments towards delivery of not only competitiveness objectives but also valuable societal results such as more sustainability, the creation of sharable knowledge, the creation of skilled jobs and their retention in Europe;
2011/06/21
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 349 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 e (new)
26e. Believes that not only economical but also societal, ethical and sustainability assessment and evaluation of the specific research programmes is an important process that must be improved and more widely promoted, both at the European and Member States level; supports the Commission's initiatives in this field, such as the development of Responsible Research and Innovation principles and encourages their further promotion and uptake;
2011/06/21
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 357 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
27. Calls for a balance to be kept between bottom-up (cooperative) and top-down projects (’great societal challenges’), as well as for smaller bottom-up projects to be facilitated;
2011/06/21
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 362 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 a (new)
27a. To ensure coherence and improved impact of the CSF, believes that supporting policies outside the R&D framework, such as public procurement, balanced IP management and licensing models and lead market initiatives, should be developed in specific sectors so as to enable the development of new business models and to act as real drivers for innovation;
2011/06/21
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 366 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 b (new)
27b. Believes that, when certain societal needs are not being met by our present innovation models, new public licensing schemes and innovation inducement prizes can be used to focus research in these areas and to assure the efficacy of public expenditure; calls on the Commission to launch as soon as possible a pilot initiative for inducement prizes in the medical sector;
2011/06/21
Committee: ITRE