CORDIS focus 15 June 1998. NUMBER 112

Directorate-General For The Information Society And Media

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ISSN 1022-6559 15 June 1998 The contents of this bulletin are based on RTD-News, updated every day, and other CORDIS databases REINFORCING COHESION IN THE EU THROUGH RESEARCH AND INNOVATION Boosting the development of Europe's less­developed regions through research and innovation is the aim of a new communication from the European Commission. "Reinforcing cohesion and competitiveness through RTD and innova­tion policies" will raise awareness, encourage the development of the research and innovation capacity, as well as building such capacity into the economic strategy of less­favoured regions in the EU in order to increase their overall competitiveness, and lessen the gaps between these regions and Europe's more developed areas. The communication forms the basis for establishing guidelines for structural interventions in the area of RTD and innovation. The strategy set out by the Commission encompasses three main elements: Favours the integration of RTD and innovation into the ■ The promotion of innovation at regional level, includ­next set of structural programmes, currently under ing through focusing innovation strategies on demand­negotiation and due to be implemented in the period side schemes, promoting total quality management, 2000­2006.

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• Marketing et communication

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• Publié par: DIRECTORATE-GENERAL-FOR-THE-INFORMATION-SOCIETY-AND-MEDIA
• Nombre de lectures: 8
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 7 Mo

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