Traduction de «Technical research » (Anglais → Français) :

R. whereas the coordination of the Member States" research efforts already takes place within the context of COST (European cooperation in the field of scientific and technical research), whereas this cooperation has been useful, has eliminated much duplication and has targeted research sensibly towards topical research issues,

To this end, the framework programme 2002-2006 will introduce two innovations designed to promote the development of the knowledge-based economy in the European Research Area: an extension of the "cooperative research" activities conducted in collaboration by SMEs, research centres and universities to include high-tech SMEs; and the establishment on a European scale of a "collective research" scheme whereby research is carried out by technical research centres for entire sectors of industry.

-"Collective research" activities in the form of support for research carried out in association by national or regional technical research centres for the benefit of European industrial associations or groups of national associations on themes of interest to very many SMEs in all the Member States.

18. Urges the Commission and the Member States to develop policy which focuses not on technical research infrastructure or cooperation between existing and new institutes but on the objectives of research and innovation, the employment of researchers in the most efficient manner possible, an increase in the mobility of researchers, especially young ones, the promotion of the research climate in Europe, through which more researchers from inside and outside Europe may be attracted to the European research area, the improvement of researchers" salaries, the improvement of training for graduates including language training in widely-used la ...[+++]nguages and the improvement of the participation of women in scientific research; the sixth framework programme should make an effective contribution in this respect;

With respect to technical research in the steel sector, in 1995 the Commission allocated ECU 39.9 m to 57 projects.

- Draws attention to the adverse effect which integration into the budget of the technical research activities covered by the ECSC Treaty, which are mostly of a sectoral nature, could have on the availability of funds under category 3 of the Community budget, of which 60.9% were in 1995 allocated to actions deriving from the implementation of the fourth framework programme for research, technological development and demonstration; draws attention to the fact that, according to a Commission study, owing to a difference of approach to research promotion between the ECSC and the EU, only 15% of appropriations for research projects in the s ...[+++]teel sector and 50% of appropriations for research projects in the coal sector meet the criteria of the framework programme;