Traduction de «Science policy » (Anglais → Français) :

Finally, the EU will remain closely involved in and contribute actively to the new intergovernmental science-policy platform on Biodiversity and ecosystem services (ipBes), particularly to work on regional assessments, for which an EU-level mechanism may be required to reinforce the science-policy interface.

9. Considers it necessary to build up the competences of all workers, whatever their age and ability, in order to ensure re-skilling and anticipate skills needs for new jobs, this being particularly important as a strategy to reduce unemployment and particularly youth unemployment, which is at its highest peak in the EU due to the crisis. This should be financed by public and private spending and be coupled with a refocusing of the ESF, providing tailor-made solutions for education and training. The renewed efforts to address skills gaps in many industries should make the issue a priority in several areas, such as education policy, labour market policy and science policy, and ther ...[+++]e will also be a need to monitor emerging skills needs in cooperation with the social partners;

– In the light of the French presidency’s objective of establishing a governance process for the European Research Area (ERA) by the end of 2009, could the Commission specify what measures it plans undertaking, in cooperation with Member States and Parliament, to put in place science policy evaluation methodologies to ensure evidence-based policy options for science and research and development in the EU?

30. Calls for strategic transatlantic cooperation regarding energy, industry and science policies to be increased; stresses the importance of the energy issue and supports the diversification of energy sources and supply routes so as to ensure secure energy supply and infrastructure and to promote market-based energy security policies; notes the increasing debate on both sides of the Atlantic concerning carbon trading systems;

9. Calls on the Commission to propose and adopt specific measures to correct gender inequalities in the field of science and technology and achieve balanced representation of men and women in science and technology both in terms of human resources devoted to research and in bodies where decisions are taken on science policy;

C. whereas the Seventh Framework Programme for research, technological development and demonstration activities is about to be launched, which will guide the EU’s science policy for the next seven years, and this is therefore the right time to correct gender inequalities in the field of science and technology,