Traduction de «Satellite de recherches et d'études technologiques » (Français → Anglais) :

7. Parliament supports the inclusion of research on GNSS satellite navigation in the 7th Framework Programme for Research and Technological Development, and at the same time recommends also including development of Galileo user applications in the Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Programme, specifically with the involvement of small and medium enterprises.

6. Welcomes the fact that the science and technology cooperation with Russia has entered a new phase since the entry into force of the Science and Technology Agreement in 2001; calls on both sides to speed up the dialogue to identify priority areas and the cooperation machinery needed to improve the common international scientific competitiveness and to boost the international dimension of the European Research Area through Russian participation in present and future Community research and development programmes; underlines in this ...[+++]context the importance of the recently established long-term partnership between the EU and Russia, bringing together the European Space Agency and Rosaviakosmos, which will concentrate on launch services, global satellite navigation and global environmental monitoring;

In the words of Professor Ruberti, the JRC's Institute for Prospective Technological Studies is a key component of the mechanism being set up by the Commission for the study and monitoring of developments in science and technology and for the assessment of research policy options.

The aims of the programme are: - enhancement of the mechanisms which link Greek research bodies with European and international networks of producers and users of technology, - strengthening the inter-relationship between production and research and support for innovation, - updating of existing research infrastructure and technological support to research activities, - education and training of research personnel and more widespread diffusion of scientific and technological culture, - elaboration of strategic ...[+++]studies that can help develop and evaluate alternative policies for science and technology.

The Commission has proposed six action lines : 1) Research and technological development - The aim here is to promote greater complementarity and synergy between Community strategy and the programmes of the space agencies, more especially by : - improving coordination between Community programmes such as Esprit, Brite, Euram, Race, medical research, aeronautics, robotics in hostile environments, etc. and the European space programmes which will have need of the new knowledge and technology input from these programmes, - defining and giving effect to a European contribution to the international programme studying the "global change" affec ...[+++]ting our planet.

This group is of crucial relevance in the achievement of commercial results; 3. SMEs with limited research and development capacities which, however, need to incorporate in their production processes and products the advances made notably by the preceding groups as their survival and competitiveness depend on this; (d) also notes the need for SMEs in the traditional sectors, from any of the aforementioned groups, particularly in the Union's less favoured regions, to be involved in the process of technological innovation; (e) points ...[+++] out that in the conclusions adopted at its meeting on 7 April 1995 on High-Technology Industries and Enterprises, in which it stresses that amongst the latter SMEs play an important role, measures appropriate to such enterprises are specified; (f) notes that there is a need to create and strengthen more technology-based SMEs in Europe; (g) considers that both SMEs that use technology and those that have limited RD capacities should become more important in the Union's science and technology system and benefit more from the results achieved within it; II INVITES THE COMMISSION TO: (a) take into account, in its present work on the definition of SMEs, the particular problems faced by technology-based SMEs; (b) provide statistical studies on the participation of SMEs in the Union's programmes and, in particular, establish criteria that will help to distinguish independent SMEs from those that are subsidiaries of large enterprises; (c) assess and report on the progress of existing Community measures intended to facilitate access to technological innovation for SMEs.