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"Madam President, honourable Members, I see that the honourable Members from the Mediterranean have received the message from Ms Wallis and are giving Mr Andor a short break. Thank you very much for your question, Ms Sartori.
The high-level group, chaired by me and Jean Therme, achieved some very positive results and has shown that the growth potential – and therefore the job-creation potential – in this sector is striking. Growth of between 5% and 16% is expected, depending on the technology in question, between now and 2015, with revenues likely to jump from USD 832 billion today to around USD 1 300 billion within the next five years. I wonder which other sectors can generate similar development and growth.
This is a strategically important sector that affects many products, from computers to all high-tech sectors and onward to renewables. It is hence an important contributor to our work against climate change and in support of the green economy, which Mr Andor spoke about and to which the Commission is hugely committed, partly because it generates jobs and promotes well-being. At this moment in time, I think it is very important for us all to strive for growth, while also focusing on these highly innovative sectors.
We must, however, move past the phase of researching the funding for big projects that show the benefits of this work and start moving forward, as highlighted in the final document on key enabling technologies (KETs) mentioned by Ms Sartori. Of course it is important to work on research in these sectors, but it is even more important to work on applied research in these sectors because Europe – unlike our global competitors – concentrates a great deal on research and not enough on applied research. The Commission will seek to focus a great deal of effort on this."@en1
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