Activities of Malika BENARAB-ATTOU related to 2010/2245(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION Innovation Union: Transforming Europe for a post-crisis world
Amendments (6)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Supports the Innovation Union initiative as a key pillar of economic, social and cultural development in the EU, particularly as regards inclusive education at all levels, including Vocational Education and Trainingnd welcomes the Commission’s recommendation to step up investment in education and vocational training so as to put knowledge at the heart of the economic process and to enable all European citizens to participate in this process;
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Encourages innovation as a broad concept of innovation involving the whole process from the original idea tohaving the idea to making available the finalished product, particularly as regards innov; reiterates the importance in this respect of creationg innovative business models andso as to takinge full advantage of European industries’ creative potentialthe potential of the cultural and creative industries;
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Welcomes the Commission's desire to support open and collaborative innovation which will bring long-term social and economic benefits in order to facilitate the diffusion of knowledge whilst providing incentives for innovation; approves in this context the commitment of the Innovation Union to the dissemination, transfer and use of research results, including through open access to publications and data from publicly funded research;
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Insists on the need to transform Europe into an area of academic excellence withdistinguished by the diversity of its research and its teaching and by greater mobility and investment for research purposes, such as that offered by the Marie Curie fellowships, with the goal of achieving a European Research Area and maximising the synergies offered bymaximising Europe’s innovation potential;
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4