SUCCEED IN REGAINING A POWERFUL AND LEADING ROLE IN THE MAJOR NEW INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGIES , A NUMBER OF INSTRUMENTS OF POLICY HAVE TO BE ADOPTED BOTH AT NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY LEVELS .
THE EDUCATION SYSTEM HAS TO BE ADAPTED TO PRODUCING THE APPROPRIATE NUMBER AND QUALITY OF TECHNICAL AND MANAGERIAL SKILLS , AS WELL AS MORE GENERALLY TO ENCOURAGING ADAPTABILITY TO CHANGE .
IN ADDITION , THE TAX SYSTEM AND CAPITAL MARKET INSTITUTIONS HAVE TO PROVIDE A FINANCIAL ENVIRONMENT FAVOURABLE TO INNOVATION AND RISK-TAKING INVESTMENT .
TECHNICAL STANDARDS ( NORMS , TESTING PROCEDURES , CERTIFICATION ) NEED TO BE SET AT A LEVEL VALID FOR EUROPE , IN A MANNER ALSO GIVING FULL ACCESS TO WORLD MARKET NORMS , AS IS NOW BEING DONE FOR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY .
FOR PUBLIC PROCUREMENT THE RELEVANT AGENCIES IN MEMBER STATES NEED TO COLLABORATE WITH A VIEW TO OPENING UP NATIONAL MARKETS AND ENSURING CONSISTENCY IN THE SPECIFICATION OF THEIR FUTURE REQUIREMENTS FOR EQUIPMENT . THIS IS BEGINNING TO BE DONE IN THE TELECOMMUNICATIONS SECTOR , BUT COMPATIBILITY ACROSS NETWORKS REQUIRES A HIGH DEGREE OF HARMONIZATION OF TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS .
THE CONDITIONS FOR OPEN TRADE IN FAST GROWING GOODS AND SERVICES BRANCHES EMPLOYING NEW TECHNOLOGIES ( E . G . DATA NETWORKS ) NOW WARRANTS URGENT ATTENTION . WHERE THE MARKETS FOR SPECIFIC GOODS AND SERVICES ARE NOT EFFECTIVELY OPENED , INFORMATION SYSTEMS ( E . G . INVENTORIES OF TECHNICAL STANDARDS IN MEMBER STATES ) NEED TO BE ESTABLISHED .
COMPETITION POLICY AT THE COMMUNITY LEVEL NEEDS TO BE DIRECTED IN A MANNER THAT FAVOURS COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS OF EUROPEAN ENTERPRISES SO THAT THESE CAN BE EFFICIENT AT THE WORLD LEVEL . TO THIS END , THE COMMISSION WILL PROPOSE BEFORE THE END OF 1984 AN APPROPRIATE REGULATION TO CLARIFY THE RULES OF COMPETITION IN THIS RESPECT . THE COMMUNITY'S COMMERCIAL POLICY FOR TRADE IN HIGH TECHNOLOGY PRODUCTS HAS ALSO TO BE MANAGED IN A MANNER FAVOURABLE TO THE EMERGENCE OF AN INDUSTRIAL CAPACITY THAT IS FULLY COMPETITIVE ON WORLD MARKETS .
FOR THE COMMUNITY'S OWN RESEARCH EXPENDITURE , THE COMMISSION HAS PROPOSED IN ITS FRAMEWORK PROGRAMME TO INCREASE THE SHARE OF COMMUNITY FUNDS DEVOTED TO IMPROVING INDUSTRIAL COMPETITIVENESS ( FROM 17 % OF THE TOTAL R AND D BUDGET IN 1982 TO 28 % FOR THE PERIOD 1984 TO 1987 ) .
POINT 8 : THE COMMUNITY'S INCREASING EFFORTS TO CATCH UP OR MAINTAIN LEADERSHIP IN THE MAJOR NEW INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGIES REQUIRE A WIDESPREAD MOBILIZATION OF RESOURCES BY SCHOOLS , UNIVERSITIES , ENTERPRISES AND GOVERNMENT . THE NUMEROUS NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY POLICY INSTRUMENTS THAT ARE RELEVANT - EDUCATION , RESEARCH , TAXATION , TECHNICAL STANDARDIZATION , COMPETITION , PUBLIC PROCUREMENT AND COMMERCIAL POLICIES - NEED TO BE DIRECTED SYSTEMATICALLY TOWARDS THIS END .
3.3.3 PROMOTING DYNAMISM IN THE ENTERPRISE SECTOR
IT IS INCREASINGLY RECOGNIZED THAT PART OF THE PROBLEM OF SLOW GROWTH IN THE EUROPEAN ECONOMY ORIGINATES IN AN ENVIRONMENT OF REGULATORY AND ADMINISTRATIVE CONTROLS THAT IS UNDULY BURDENSOME OR