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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2001-10-02"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Innovation in a knowledge-driven economy2
dcterms:Language	"el"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20011002.13.2-295"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2001-10-02-Speech-2-2962
lpv:speaker	lp:Rodi Kratsa-tsagaropoulou2
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; Committee on Regional Policy, Transport and Tourism (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3 vice-chair; Delegation for relations with the Mashreq countries and the Gulf (2000-09-05--2002-01-14)3 substitute; Delegation to the EU-Lithuania Joint Parliamentary Committee (1999-10-08--2002-01-14)3 member; Committee on Women's Rights and Equal Opportunities (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3 substitute; Committee on Citizens' Freedoms and Rights, Justice and Home Affairs (2001-05-17--2002-01-14)3 member; EPP-ED (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 member; EMPL (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3 unknown; Nea Dimokratia (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3
lpv:translated text	"Madam President, the role played by innovation in achieving the ambitious objectives set by the European Union in Lisbon has been mentioned by the rapporteur, whom I congratulate on his detailed report, and by previous speakers. However, the importance of innovation to our economic and social development needs to be appreciated more both by the Member States and by the European Commission itself. Delays in implementing innovative measures under the Structural Funds and the cancellation of resources are sad proof of the fact that innovation often gets no further than the drawing board. So we need a decisive and coordinated policy which ensures that innovation penetrates our entire economic and social fabric and that our citizens' creative powers are give free rein. That is why I should like to highlight the fact that this policy needs to be driven by the principle of equal opportunities. For a start, I do not believe that innovation is the duty or preserve of the young, I believe it should affect all ages with lifelong learning and the other methods mentioned by previous speakers. I would like to point out that we need to encourage women in their individual and collective efforts, such as setting up companies, and we need to encourage women's non-governmental organisations to take an innovative approach to social activities which have a positive impact on social cohesion and job creation. Equal opportunities should also apply geographically, given the huge discrepancies between the regions of the European Union when it comes to innovation. Both the European Union and the Member States should pay special attention to disadvantaged regions, which are usually the mountain and island areas of the Union. With the lack of innovation in Europe compared with the United States and Japan, we need to get moving and mobilise our forces. This means that the spirit of innovation must also drive the European Union's innovation management policy. Special units, such as the unit set up to manage innovative measures under Article 6 of the European Social Fund, are a step in the right direction, they just need to be adequately staffed to make them effective. The European Commission must also focus on disseminating the results of best practices, which is why pioneering methods need to be found, with much better penetration and efficiency than those available under past policies and both the Member States of the European Union and candidate countries must work with the European Union and take appropriate steps to disseminate best practices and adopt all the new models which account for the performance of the best countries."@en1

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