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"Mr President, may I start off by thanking Mr Masip Hidalgo for the very comprehensive way in which he has dealt with this matter and the very cooperative fashion in which he has dealt with all colleagues who have been engaged with him.
Of all the briefs that I have been involved with since I have been in this Parliament, by far the biggest challenge for me has been the whole intellectual property debate, and the biggest part of the challenge has been trying to keep up with the game, because by the time we have legislated and moved to where we feel we need to be at, the whole agenda seems to have moved on. Therefore it is absolutely essential that we have a body like this in place that is able to advise us and give us guidance as to where we need to be moving next.
Along with that, politically, I believe there is a need, across this House and in the European Union generally, to have a greater understanding of the value of IP rights and ensure that this is culturally and economically properly understood in Europe, because we have a huge amount at stake. One only needs to look to see how, economically, we need to grow at this moment at time.
Where is that growth going to come from? Well, a big part of our growth agenda can be fulfilled from the potentials that we have in innovation and what our thinkers right across the European Union are doing in the creative industries. Just to quote from one report, across the G20 nations, the internet economy amounted to 4.1% of GDP or USD 2.3 trillion in 2010. That is larger than the economies of Italy or Brazil. In other leading economies it contributed 8% of GDP, powering growth economically and creating jobs. By 2016, we expect there to be 3 billion internet users globally and the internet economy will reach USD 4.2 trillion in the G20 nations.
We therefore need to make sure that we have the correct policy portfolio in place so that we are able to exploit this new and expanding market, and that the Observatory is well placed to be able to assist us to do that.
Certainly, from my Group’s perspective, we were at the forefront of ensuring that SMEs play their part in this and that their interests are protected fully as well."@en1
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