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"Mr President
media accounts of the Lahti Summit have been dominated by what Prime Minister Vanhanen described as a frank conversation with the President of Russia. I, however, would like to focus on another important subject discussed at the summit, namely innovation and technological progress. I fully endorse President Barroso’s opinion that the more the Union focuses on practical tasks and on actions close to the citizens, the more it will be respected and appreciated by them.
Mr Barroso’s promotion of a European Institute for Technology is an example of just such an action, that is to say, a specific venture which is bound to generate a positive response from European citizens. It was perhaps unintentional but, in a sense, highly symbolic that the planned Institute was agreed in Finland, which is the most innovative country in our Community. It is also very important, however, to involve the new Member States of the European Union in the process of developing cutting-edge technologies. The current level of investment in innovation in the aforementioned countries is far too low. The structure of the European Institute for Technology proposed by the Commission, namely a central core plus a network of Knowledge and Innovation Communities spread across the whole of Europe, will enable academic institutions in Central and Eastern Europe to be involved in the Institute’s activities.
The European Institute for Technology’s budget and sources of funding are a key concern that goes hand in hand with any discussion concerning the plans for the Institute. In my country, Poland, I have noted a readiness to devote structural fund resources to setting up the Institute. The Polish authorities are thus demonstrating their desire to link regional development aims to contemporary challenges. These mainly involve investment in knowledge and developing an economy based on modern technologies. In cooperation with the regional and local authorities, the Polish Government is putting forward the city of Wrocław as the seat of the Governing Board of the new European Institute for Technology. The Polish authorities also propose that Wrocław should become one of the main scientific research centres. I firmly believe that the city is ideally suited to this purpose. Wrocław, and the surrounding region, can offer a vibrant and innovative academic environment, with over one hundred thousand gifted and ambitious young students and considerable new investment in industrial development."@en1
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