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"Mr President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, in a changing market, innovation is of critical importance. The challenges of globalisation require that we attain new competitive advantages that prevent us from losing competitiveness and close the gap between the European Union and the most advanced economies. Without innovation, it will be impossible to achieve the Lisbon Strategy’s sustainable growth and employment objectives.
Innovating means moving on from speculation to change, ensuring that knowledge and technology are applied in order to improve businesses and take advantage of business opportunities within a pluralistic society. Although it springs from personal creativity and talent, innovation does not arise spontaneously, but rather it is propelled by many social factors. We therefore need a broad approach to innovation, which goes beyond the purely technological.
Increasing European resources dedicated to innovation, which are currently low compared to the United States and Japan, can be compatible with a stricter use of public aid. The former is a question of resources and priorities and the latter, of focus and justification.
Public aid for innovation is a legitimate instrument for public action which is needed in order to remove the obstacles caused by market deficiencies, amongst which I include asymmetries of an international nature. It must be drawn up rigorously; its application must be transparent and non-discriminatory; and its effect global, favourable to competitiveness and quantifiable.
Under these circumstances, rather than the last, aid is the best solution. The opportunities, advantages and benefits of innovation must be extended to everybody and must be inclusive. The SMEs and new companies deserve special attention insofar as they face more difficulties accessing innovation and promoting it. Promoting innovation is necessary in order to achieve the convergence of the least-favoured regions and cross-border cooperation. Regional aid and innovation must be complementary; its incentives must be organised in such a way as to prevent distorting effects.
I would like to thank the rapporteur for her report, which has allowed us to move forward on these issues, and I hope that we can still achieve new consensus in plenary."@en1
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