The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) has published last week its opinion on The European Technology Platforms (ETPs) and industrial change. This document is an "own-initiative opinion" and the result of the public hearing that took place last 4th of May in Brussels.
The EESC recognises that ETP- related industry sectors have a fundamental position in the value chain: many innovations are dependent on basic processes and materials.
The EESC calls for a more effective implementation of the EC regulatory framework simplification process (including participation in EU projects), for increased effort in reducing fragmentation and competition between institutional initiatives, for better coordinated policies and for increased visibility in the future at institutional level, in order to make ETPs more effective.
The Committee considers that difficulties in the involvement of SMEs should be solved through the constant benchmarking with the most successful examples.
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