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• Σχόλιο του χρήστη 'Εθνική Τεχνολογική Πλατφόρμα «Food for Life»' | 20 Ιουνίου 2011, 13:33

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  A Common Strategic Framework for Research and Innovation (CSFRI) covering and expanding on actions currently governed by FP7, CIP and the EIT (including the KICs and the JTIs) would certainly contribute to improving the overall effectiveness of the EU innovation system, achieving the coherence between various actions, and facilitating beneficiaries’ access to support of the various phases of innovation. The aspects of such a framework the most likely to have a positive impact on private sector participation are streamlined and significantly simplified rules for participation, while streamlining per se will have a positive impact only if the joint rules will reduce the administrative burden of participating in EU programmes. The complexity and rigidity of rules applicable to current financial instruments make it less attractive for business to participate in EU-funded projects. The transaction costs of participation in EU programmes have grown completely out of proportion, with marginal costs of controls and administrative compliance often exceeding the marginal benefits. We therefore call for an overhaul of the administrative rules in the preparations for EU support to RDI post 2013, but simplification measures that can be achieved without the involvement of Council and Parliament must be implemented immediately. The Commission’s communication on simplification of the administrative framework from 2010 should serve as the basis for continued simplification, Significant progress has been made during the last year (in particular with respect to acceptance of methodologies for average personal cost calculations), but an overhaul of the entire administrative framework is warranted. In particular, there must be a shift from a control-based system to a trust-based system, with a potential shift from financial audits to more process- and result-based audits, without discouraging ambitious and risky research ventures. A reconsideration of the provisions on personal liability of EU officials would also work in this direction. Other much desired simplification measures include: - Introduction of a separate category for associated partners, which would facilitate formation and management of consortia. - More flexibility in cost accounting and reporting, allowing for use of standard practices already used by beneficiaries. - Adaptation of the Financial Regulation to better serve the purposes of Public Private Partnerships and JTIs, for example by not require these to have the status of a community body. - Reduce the time-to-grant Another means of improving the attractiveness of participation for the private sector is to gear the focus of EU support towards areas of clear value-added for European companies, instead of only focusing on societal challenges. The emerging European Innovation partnerships could, if properly managed and supported by strong commitment from the private sector contribute significantly to achieving a more strategic and coherent approach. The future Framework Programme should: - Focus on the Grand Challenges where the EU can create or maintain a leadership position while boosting sustainable economic growth. Greater prioritisation is recommended with the aim to further increase industrial and societal relevance. - Encourage the transformation of research into innovation by increasing industrial relevance of EU research programmes and strengthening the focus on all stages of the innovation chain (research, development, demonstration and deployment). It will be very important to encourage the participation of companies, the international cooperation and the technology transfer to SMEs. - Strengthen the link between product innovation and its sustainability promoting the diffusion of an industrial culture based on excellences. - Continuity with FP7 must be guaranteed and, in particular, cooperation vertical research areas, such as “Food, Agriculture and Fisheries, and Biotechnology”. - Strengthen the links between education, research and innovation (the knowledge triangle). Research is based on risk, so the regulatory framework must be established on the basis of a widely shared definition of “tolerable risk”. The scientific results should not be checked.