06 / 09 / 2024
EARTO Policy Recommendations 2024-2029: No EU Tech, No EU Competitiveness
President Ursula von der Leyen has highlighted prosperity and competitiveness as the European Union’s top priorities for the next five years. Competitiveness lies at the heart of Europe’s response to the numerous challenges we face today. In our rapidly evolving global landscape, innovation stands as the cornerstone of our economic growth and competitiveness. Research, Development and Innovation (RD&I) are the key drivers of productivity and hence prosperity and growth. Innovation has spurred about two-thirds of Europe’s economic growth in recent decades.
Accordingly, EARTO members hereby present a set of 6 recommendations on how to further boost competitiveness by taking a set of measures to enhance innovation in Europe:
- Commit to EU RD&I and technological leadership as key drivers of EU competitiveness and economic security,
- Better articulate EU RD&I and Industrial Policies: Technology leadership is necessary, but not sufficient alone to ensure competitiveness,
- Mobilise and strengthen collaborative RD&I and European RTOs capabilities across Europe,
- Increase and coordinate pan-EU investments in Technology Infrastructures essential to develop and mature technology and to enable industry’s uptake,
- Boost technology transfer in EU with a more proactive knowledge valorisation policy and a proper legal framework for pre-commercial procurement,
- Support the development of a highly skilled and adaptable workforce: RTOs’ role and needs.
Download the full EARTO Policy Recommendations here.
