Press Release: Strategy for a real research policy in Europe

On 18.1.00, the European Commission adopted a document paving the way towards a European research area. This means the creation of a frontier-free area for research where scientific resources are used more to create jobs and increase Europe's competitiveness. Special attention will be given to the networking of centres of excellence, and developing a European approach to large research infrastructures. This will be combined with measures to promote spin-offs from research such as action on patents and easier access to risk capital. The problems of fragmentation and lack of collaboration between public and industrial research in Europe are to be addressed through better co-ordination and by encouraging the mobility of researchers.

http://ec.europa.eu/comm/research/area.html http://ec.europa.eu/comm/research/area.html

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