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"Madam President, the reply to the question as to whether or not I am satisfied with the final text which we shall vote on tomorrow is, yes I am. I am satisfied because, compared with the past, we have given priority to fast, simple procedures. We have placed small- and medium-sized enterprises at the centre of the programme. We have linked, in the best possible way, appropriations with the Structural Funds. We have linked, in the best possible way, research with innovation. We have included and we have emphasised the cross-border dimension of innovation and entrepreneurship. We have stressed the need for high quality services from small- and medium-sized business information and support centres. We have clarified and elucidated what the innovative actions are. We have focused on industrial and intellectual property rights. We have emphasised and promoted the importance of non-technological innovation, alongside technological innovation.
I am satisfied because we have included an advisory body in the overall programme planning and implementation procedure. Its role, without getting involved in comitology, is twofold and very important. Firstly, because I hope that it will safeguard cohesion between sub-programmes, so that the CIP manages to operate in practice as one programme rather than three and, secondly, because it will safeguard the participation of innovation specialists and the sectors promoted by the programme.
The answer to the question of whether or not I am satisfied with the development of competitiveness and innovation in Europe is no, compared with our international competitors. I am not satisfied, because it is important for us to improve, although that is not enough, because we need additional means, measures and actions at all levels, because we are not, for example, applying a bold public procurement policy to innovative small- and medium-sized businesses, because – unlike the USA – few of our businesses look on innovation as a worthwhile investment, because – generally speaking – we are lacking a culture of innovation and a culture of entrepreneurship.
To conclude: the CIP is a good idea, a very good idea. However, innovation does not stop there.
To close, I thank the Austrian Presidency and the Commission for their excellent cooperation, as a result of which the programme was approved on time. It could not have been more on time."@en1
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