The European Commission published MEMO/13/451 on 23 May 2013. The MEMO addresses questions with respect to the new European industrial strategy for Electronics.
To view the MEMO, go to http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_MEMO-13-451_en.htm
Questions addressed in the MEMO
- Do we need this strategy? Aren't industry and Member States already investing enough? What is the value added of the strategy?
- How exactly will the strategy support investment in the field?
- How much funding is already agreed? How much of the funding comes from industry, how much from Member States and how much from the EU?
- What kind of commitment has the industry given? Where does the €100 billion investment figure by industry come from?
- What
is the role of research institutes in the strategy? What is the role of
clusters? How did you decide which clusters to focus your efforts?
- Can the EU, Member States and regions afford to spend that much at a time of crisis?
- How will European society benefit from this strategy?
- How will SMEs benefit from this strategy?
- Can Europe really remain/become a world player?
- Have the two Joint Technology Initiatives ENIAC and ARTEMIS failed? Why are they replaced?
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