CELEX: 51983PC0277
Language: en
Date: 1983-05-11
Title: Amendment of the Proposal for a COUNCIL DECISION promoting a European infrastructure for innovation and technology transfer (submitted to the Council by the Commission pursuant to the second paragraph of Article 149 of the EEC Treaty)

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Februar 1983 über die Freigabe der historischen Archive der Europäischen
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 ---pagebreak--- COMMISSION OF THE E U R O P E A N COMMUNITIES
                                                                             COM(83) 2 7 7 f i n a l
                                                                             B r u s s e l s , 11 May 1 9 8 3
                                  Amendment;of t h e P r o p o s a l f o r a
                                             COUNCIL DECISION
            promoting         a European        i n f r a s t r u c u t r e f o r i n n o v a t i o n and
                                          technology             transfer
  ( s u b m i t t e d t o t h e C o u n c i l by t h e Commission                pursuant t othe second
                      p a r a g r a p h o f A r t i c l e 1 4 9 o f t h e EEC T r e a t y )
  COM(83) 2 7 7 f i n a l
 ---pagebreak--- Motivation
On 18 J u n e 1 9 8 2 , t h e C o m m i s s i o n s e n t t o C o u n c i l a p r o p o s a l f o r
a C o u n c i l d e c i s i o n " c o n c e r n i n g a p l a n f o r the t r a n s n a t i o n a l
development of the s u p p o r t i n g i n f r a s t r u c t u r e f o r i n n o v a t i o n
and t e c h n o l o g y t r a n s f e r ( 1 9 8 3 - 1 9 8 5 ) " ( 1 )
The P r e s i d e n t o f t h e C o u n c i l s e n t t h i s p r o p o s a l t o t h e E u r o p e a n
P a r l i a m e n t on 30 J u n e 1 9 8 2 .                On 10 M a r c h 1983,          Parliament adopted
 a r e s o l u t i o n ( 2 ) a p p r o v i n g t h e p l a n b u t a l s o v o t e d a number o f
 amendments.
 A t t h e t i m e o f t h e d i s c u s s i o n i n t h e p l e n a r y s e s s i o n and i n t h e
 p a r l i a m e n t a r y c o m m i t t e e s i t b e c a m e c l e a r t h a t t h e r e was a b r o a d
 a g r e e m e n t b e t w e e n t h e P a r l i a m e n t a n d t h e C o m m i s s i o n on a l l amend­
 ments.           T h e r e f o r e the Commission p r e s e n t s t h i s m o d i f i e d p r o p o s a l
  f o r a C o u n c i l d e c i s i o n w h i c h , on t h e one h a n d , r e f l e c t s t h i s
  a g r e e m e n t , a n d w h i c h , on t h e o t h e r h a n d , a l s o i n c l u d e s some m i n o r
  m o d i f i c a t i o n s the        C o m m i s s i o n f i n d s o p p o r t u n e t o make.
  With r e s p e c t to the o r i g i n a l p r o p o s a l ,                the     major   modifications
  a r e l i s t e d and commented b e l o w .
   1.   The o r i g i n a l , r a t h e r h e a v y - h a n d e d        title        i s replaced   by   a more
         d i r e c t and s n o r t e r t i t l e .
   2.    A t h i r d i n d e n t i s a p p e n d e d t o A r t i c l e 3, s o as t o s t a t e e x p l i ­
         c i t l y i n the C o u n c i l D e c i s i o n t h a t the t r a n s n a t i o n a l a s p e c t s of
         p i l o t p r o j e c t s i n t e c h n o l o g i c a l l y l e s s e r d e v e l o p e d Member S t a t e s
         are e l i g i b l e f o r s u p p o r t .
    3.   The C o m m i s s i o n c o n s i d e r s t h a t t h e amendment p r o p o s e d by P a r l ­
          i a m e n t , w h i c h no l o n g e r p r o v i d e s f o r an a d v i s o r y c o m m i t t e e
          c r e a t e d by C o u n c i l D e c i s i o n , i s a c c e p t a b l e i n v i e w o f t h e
          following circumstances :
          a)       t h e C o m m i s s i o n i n t e n d s i n a n y e v e n t , a n d h a s made t h i s c l e a r
                   i n P a r l i a m e n t , t o c r e a t e an a d v i s o r y b o d y c o m p o s e d o f t h e
                   national authorities responsible for innovation policy, i f
                   o n l y f o r the e x e c u t i o n of the a c t i o n s of                Chapter 3 of
                   Annex I ;
           b)      t h i s p l a n of a c t i o n towards a European i n f r a s t r u c t u r e f o r
                    i n n o v a t i o n a n d t e c h n o l o g y t r a n s f e r i s an e s s e n t i a l e l e m e n t
                    i n the g e n e r a l a c t i v i t y of the Community f o r the g e n e r a t i o n
                    a n d u s e f u l a p p l i c a t i o n o f new          technology.
                                                                                                            •·· / · · ·
      (1)       OJ     N°    C187      of    22.7.82, pages            4 to      7
       (2)      OJ     N°    C         of              83,   pages         to
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           As s u c h , a n y a d v i s o r y b o d y m u s t , i n t h e v i e w o f t h e C o m m i s ­
           s i o n , f i t i n t o the g e n e r a l framework of a d v i s o r y committees
           f o r t h a t b r o a d a r e a o f w o r k b o t h as r e g a r d s i t s p o s i t i o n v i s ­
           a - v i s t h e C o m m i s s i o n and as r e g a r d s i t s r u l e s and             procedures.
           The C o m m i s s i o n h a s made a p r o p o s a l O ) i n £his r e s p e c t i n
           response to the C o u n c i l ' s r e q u e s t f o r improved                       procedures.
           The C o m m i s s i o n       feels       t h a t t h i s p r o p o s a l s h o u l d n o t be
           p r e j u d g e d b y t h e d e c i s i o n o n t h e p r e s e n t p r o g r a m m e and t h a t
           t h e d e f i n i t i v e a r r a n g e m e n t f o r i t must c o n f o r m w i t h the gen­
           e r a l d i s p o s i t i o n s w h i c h w i l l be d e c i d e d .      U n t i l then, a
           t e m p o r a r y s o l u t i o n s h o u l d be a d o p t e d on t h i s p r o g r a m m e t o
           avoid further delay.
4.  Annex I i s expanded to i n c l u d e a l i s t of a c t i o n s , the e x e c u t i o n
    of w h i c h w i l l nave p r i o r i t y a t t h e s t a r t o f t h e i m p l e m e n t a t i o n
    of t h e C o u n c i l D e c i s i o n and w h i c h w i l l p r o v i d e t h e C o m m i s s i o n
    w i t h t h e n e c e s s a r y e x p e r i e n c e f o r i t s f u r t h e r e x e c u t i o n and
    the C o u n c i l w i t h the b a s i s f o r f u r t h e r d e c i s i o n s i n t h i s m a t t e r .
 (3)   C O M ( 8 3 ) 143     final       of  16    March      1983
 ---pagebreak---                                         Amendment         of the
                                                ( x )
                                                         PROPOSAL FOR A
                                       COUNCIL         DECISION
Promoting a European                infrastructure f o r innovation                     and      technology
transfer
(submitted             pursuant      to A r t i c l e      149, p a r a g r a p h  2 o f t h e EEC          Treaty)
THE C O U N C I L OF THE EUROPEAN                     COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty e s t a b l i s h i n g the European                                  Economic
C o m m u n i t y , a n d i n p a r t i c u l a r A r t i c l e 235 t h e r e o f ,
Having          regard     to the proposal                from   the Commission,
Having          regard     to the Opinion               of the European           Par1iament,(1)
Having          regard     to the Opinion               of the Economic           and S o c i a l     Committee,(2)
Whereas, i n a c c o r d a n c e w i t h A r t i c l e 2 o f the T r e a t y , t h e Community
has as i t s t a s k t o p r o m o t e a h a r m o n i o u s d e v e l o p m e n t o f e c o n o m i c
 a c t i v i t i e s and c o n t i n u o u s      and b a l a n c e d e x p a n s i o n t h r o u g h o u t t h e
 Community;
Whereas t h e Heads o f S t a t e o r Government, m e e t i n g i n Luxembourg
 on 1 a n d 2 D e c e m b e r 1 9 8 0 , e x p r e s s e d           t h e hope t h a t e f f o r t s by t h e
 Member S t a t e s i n t h e f i e l d o f i n d u s t r i a l i n n o v a t i o n w o u l d be b e t t e r
 c o o r d i n a t e d i n order to improve the competitiveness of European
 p r o d u c t s by m a k i n g t h e b e s t u s e o f t h e d i m e n s i o n a f f o r d e d b y t h e
 common m a r k e t ; w h e r e a s t h e y r e q u e s t e d t h e c o m p e t e n t a u t h o r i t i e s o f
 the Community t o e x a m i n e ways o f e l i m i n a t i n g t h e f r a g m e n t a t i o n o f
 m a r k e t s and i m p r o v i n g i n c e n t i v e s t o i n n o v a t i o n and t h e d i s s e m i n a t i o n
 of k n o w l e d g e ;
 W h e r e a s i t i s p r i m a r i l y up t o u n d e r t a k i n g s t o d e v e l o p        trade      i n tech-
  n o l o g i e s and t o promote t h e i r e x p l o i t a t i o n ;
 Whereas , n e v e r t h e l e s s , a r e s o l u t e e f f o r t i s r e q u i r e d to promote
  i n t e r a c t i o n b e t w e e n t e c h n o l o g y , i n d u s t r y and t h e market a t European
  l e v e l , so as t o e n s u r e t h a t f u r t h e r e c o n o m i c a l l y v i a b l e i n n o v a t i o n s
  a c c r u e from d i s c o v e r i e s and i n v e n t i o n s t h r o u g h u t i l i s a t i o n o f
  the a d v a n t a g e s o f s c a l e a f f o r d e d by t h e E u r o p e a n d i m e n s i o n ;
   (x)     The m o d i f i c a t i o n s w i t h r e s p e c t t o t h e o r i g i n a l       proposai
           ( O J No C 1 8 7 , 2 2 . 7 . 8 2 , p . 4 a r e ù p . d ^ h t i n e d .
   (1)     OJ No C
   (2)     OJ No C 3 3 , 7 . 2 . 8 3 , p . 1 7 .
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W h e r e a s t h e Member S t a t e s h a v e d e v e l o p e d s p e c i a 1 i s e d . s e r v i c e s
in the f i e l d of research e x p l o i t a t i o n , technology t r a n s f e r ,
i n f o r m a t i o n , c o n s u l t a n c y and f i n a n c i n g ;
Whereas t h e s e i n f r a s t r u c t u r e s a r e i m p o r t a n t f o r f a c i l i t a t i n g
i n n o v a t i o n , p a r t i c u l a r l y i n s m a l l and m e d i u m - s i z e d         undertakings;
Whereas t h e i n t r o d u c t i o n o f t r a n s n a t i o n a l mechanisms f o r l i a i s o n ,
cooperation,                t r a i n i n g and i n f o r m a t i o n w o u l d be c r u c i a l i n o p t i m i s ­
ing these n a t i o n a l e f f o r t s ;
Whereas t h e s a i d mechanisms w o u l d p r o v i d e w i d e r a c c e s s t o such
e s s e n t i a l e l e m e n t s o f i n d u s t r i a l i n n o v a t i o n as r e s e a r c h ,        technology,
c a p i t a l and t h e m a r k e t ;
Whereas           the Treaty            does  not provide             t h e powers n e c e s s a r y     to   this
end ,
HAS D E C I D E D AS FOLLOWS :
                                                Article         1
With a v i e w t o f a c i l i t a t i n g i n n o v a t i o n i n the Community, a package
of measures d e s i g n e d t o promote t h e t r a n s n a t i o n a l development o f
 l i a i s o n and c o o p e r a t i o n      i n f r a s t r u c t u r e s and t o p r o v i d e      incentives
 to t r a d e and t h e e x p l o i t a t i o n o f t e c h n o l o g i e s            i s h e r e b y drawn up,
 and i s d e f i n e d i n A n n e x I .
                                                 Article        2
On t h e b a s i s o f c o n t i n u o u s e x c h a n g e a n d c o m p a r a t i v e a s s e s s m e n t
 o f e x p e r i e n c e s , Member S t a t e s a n d t h e C o m m i s s i o n s h a l l e n d e a v o u r
 to a s s u r e c o m p a t i b i l i t y o f t h e measures r e f e r r e d t o i n A r t i c l e 1
 w i t h n a t i o n a l and r e g i o n a l m e a s u r e s t o promote i n n o v a t i o n , i n t h e
 manner p r o v i d e d            f o r i n A n n e x I , C h a p t e r 3.
                                                 Article        3
 The a c t i v i t i e s o r p r o j e c t s d e s c r i b e d          i n A n n e x I s h a l l be u n d e r t a k e n
 on t h e r e s p o n s i b i l i t y o f t h e C o m m i s s i o n o r s h a l l q u a l i f y f o r
  p a r t i a l Community f i n a n c i n g under t h e a p p r o p r i a t i o n s                 provided f o r
  i n the budget of the European Communities.
 The f o l l o w i n g         activities        or projects            may   be e l i g i b l e    f o r con­
  sideration :
  - a c t i v i t i e s or projects               involving          partners        established         i n various
      Member S t a t e s ; o_r
  - a c t i v i t i e s or projects               involving operations                 on a Community
       s c a l e or s e r v i c e s open          t o a l l Member S t a t e s ; o_r
  - programmes f o r d e v e l o p i n g i n n o v a t i o n i n f r a s t r u c t u r e , where
       c i r c u m s t a n c e s so r e q u i r e , so as t o e n a b l e Member S t a t e s                with
      weaker i n f r a s t r u c t u r e t o p a r t i c i p a t e f u l l y i n t r a n s n a t i o n a l
       projects.
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                                               Article        4
The C o m m i s s i o n s h a l l d i s s e m i n a t e       i n t h e C o m m u n i t y , by t h e m o s t
a p p r o p r i a t e means, the r e s u l t s of the a c t i o n s u n d e r t a k e n p u r s u a n t
to t h i s D e c i s i o n .
                                               Article        5
The a p p r o p r i a t i o n s r e q u i r e d f o r i m p l e m e n t i n g t h i s D e c i s i o n a r e
e s t i m a t e d a t 15 m i l l i o n ECU o v e r a p e r i o d o f t h r e e y e a r s f r o m
 the d a t e t h i s D e c i s i o n t a k e s e f f e c t , a n d _ a r e i n d e p e n d e n t
 of a d d i t i o n a l manpower r e q u i r e m e n t s .             T h i s amount c o n s t i t u t e s
 an i n d i c a t i o n o f t h e f i n a n c i a l a p p r o p r i a t i o n s w h i c h w i l l be
 e n t e r e d i n the g e n e r a l budget of the European C o m m u n i t i e s .
 As r e g a r d s t h e * a c t i v i t i e s d e s c r i b e d i n A n n e x I , t h e C o m m i s s i o n
 s h a l l e n d e a v o u r to s h a r e the c o s t of the o p e r a t i o n s , to r e c o v e r
 a p a r t o f i t s o u t l a y f r o m any s u c h r e v e n u e as may                        a c c r u e and
 t o l i m i t i t s c o n t r i b u t i o n s t o an i n i t i a l l a u n c h i n g               period.
                                                Article        6
 The C o m m i s s i o n s h a l l i m p l e m e n t       this     Decision         and      may      have    recourse
  t o c o n s u l t a t i o n i n so         doing.
 The      Commission s h a l l submit                 a r e p o r t each y e a r to the C o u n c i l ,
  the     E u r o p e a n P a r l i a m e n t and     t h e E c o n o m i c and S o c i a l C o m m i t t e e .
                                                Article         7
  This Decision               shall take effect               on t h e day o f i t s p u b l i c a t i o n
  in the O f f i c i a l J o u r n a l          o f the European Communities.
  Done a t         Brussels,
                                                                              For   the        Council
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                                                ANNEX       I
           TOWARDS A          EUROPEAN      I N F R A S T R U C T U R E FOR  INNOVATION
                                   AND    TECHNOLOGY          TRANSFER
                            Scope      and  description             of   actions
Scope
The p r i n c i p a l o b j e c t i v e i s t o p r o m o t e t h e r a p i d p e n e t r a t i o n       of
t h e C o m m u n i t y ' s e c o n o m i e s by new          technologies        as t h e y b e c o m e
a v a i l a b l e , h a v i n g r e g a r d e s p e c i a l l y t o s m a l l and        medium-sized
enterprises.
The p r o p o s e d a c t i o n s w i l l r e i n f o r c e n a t i o n a l s t r u c t u r e s w o r k i n g
t o w a r d s t h i s e n d , i n p a r t i c u l a r by a d d i n g t h e E u r o p e a n d i m e n s i o n
to the o p e r a t i o n s of e x i s t i n g n a t i o n a l r e s e a r c h e x p l o i t a t i o n ,
t e c h n o l o g y t r a n s f e r , a d v i s o r y and s p e c i a l i s e d f i n a n c i a l s e r v i c e s .
The a i m i s t h u s t o s t r e n g t h e n t h e t r a n s n a t i o n a l i n n o v a t i o n        infra­
s t r u c t u r e w h i c h i s e s s e n t i a l f o r an e f f i c i e n t E u r o p e a n m a r k e t i n
innovât i o n .
Three        p r i n c i p a l l i n e s of    actions        are     envisaged      :
(1)     t o r e n d e r e x i s t i n g and d e v e l o p i n g o r g a n i s a t i o n s      and   services
        i n t h i s f i e l d m o r e e f f e c t i v e by f a c i l i t a t i n g t h e i r o p e r a t i o n s
        o n , and t h e i r a c c e s s t o , t h e C o m m u n i t y m a r k e t ; t h i s t r a n s ­
        n a t i o n a l e x t e n s i o n o f s t r u c t u r e s i n t h e Member S t a t e s         will
        be b a s e d u p o n f l e x i b l e and d y n a m i c m e c h a n i s m s o f            liaison
        and        cooperation;
(2)      to the d e g r e e n e c e s s a r y f o r the o b j e c t i v e , t o h e l p meet the
        c o r r e s p o n d i n g b a s i c r e q u i r e m e n t s i n the t r a i n i n g of p e o p l e ,
         i n k n o w l e d g e and i n t e c h n i c a l and c o m m u n i c a t i o n m e a n s ;
 (3)     to c o n t r i b u t e to the g e n e r a l advance of methods used i n t h i s
         f i e l d by p r o m o t i n g , w h e r e b e n e f i c i a l , c o n c e r t a t i o n ,  the
        e x c h a n g e o f e x p e r i e n c e and t h e i n t r o d u c t i o n o f new           methods
         i n t h e Member S t a t e s .
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Description                o£   actions
Initiallvi               the    following priority             actions         are   envisaged        :
1.    S t a r t - u p s u p p o r t f o r the        establishment             and   initial        activities
      of l i a i s o n mechanisms :
      -     Standing Technologial                  Conference          of    European L o c a l        Authorities
            C STCELA):
      -     a s s o c i a t i o n of f i n a n c i a l o r g a n i s a t i o n s   specialized in            the
            f i n a n c i n g of i n n o v a t i o n :
      -     a s s o c i a t i o n s of technology            and m a n a g e m e n t a d v i s o r y    services,
            including             technology        awareness agencies .
 2.   A c t i o n s to promote            the s u p p l y     and     dissemination          of      information
       at Community l e v e l             on :
       -     s u p p l y and demand i n r e s p e c t o f n a t i o n a l and t r a n s n a t i o n a l
            c o o p e r a t i o n o f s m a l l and m e d i u m - s i z e d e n t e r p r i s e s , m a r k e t
            a n a l y s e s and m a r k e t s t u d i e s , t e c h n o l o g i c a l s u r v e y s and        trend
             a n a l y s e s and R&D      findings:
       -     public         invitations        to     tender;
        -    norms, s t a n d a r d s ,      rules      and    regulations           applying        to    exports
             (and impor t s ) .
  3.    Support f o r b e t t e r u t i l i z a t i o n of Community-wide                       protection        of
        i n d u s t r i a l and c o m m e r c i a l p r o p e r t y       rights.
  4.    C o n s u l t a t i o n on a c t i o n t a k e n o r t o be t a k e n a t n a t i o n a l and
        C o m m u n i t y l e v e l , n o t a b l y w i t h a v i e w t o e v a l u a t i n g and            securing
         t h e a c t u a l imp 1 e m e n a t i o n o f new o r n o t y e t C o m m u n i t y - w i d e
        a p p l i e d methods of p r o m o t i n g i n n o v a t i o n , f o r the b e n e f i t i n
         p a r t i c u l a r o f s m a l l and m e d i u m - s i z e d e n t e r p r i s e s .
  Subsequent to the a v a i l a b i l i t y                 of   initial         experiences,          the    following
  a c t i o n s are envisaged :
   Chapter           1    : European cohesion             between e x i s t i n g       innovation           promotion
                              organisations
   1.1.       The       industry/research             interface, in particular                    :
               a)         start-up support            for    the    establishment           of     liaison
                          mechanisms ;
               b)         support for promotional                 a c t i o n s f o r e x p l o i t a t i o n of
                          new    technology       o r m a r k e t p r o s p e c t i o n i n s i d e and       outside
                          the Community.
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 1.2.  Technology              and management a d v i s o r y          services,       in particular :
       a)         start-up support f o r a s s o c i a t i o n s i n order to e s t a b l i s h
                  "human" n e t w o r k s o f r e l a t i o n s b e t w e e n t h e s e r v i c e s
                  c o n c e r n e d , and a l s o f o r t h e n e c e s s a r y back-up a c t i v i t i e s ;
       b)         s u p p o r t f o r e x c h a n g e o f p e r s o n n e l o f s u c h s e r v i c e s as t h e
                 m o s t e f f i c i e n t way t o g a i n e x p e r i e n c e o n o t h e r m a r k e t s
                 as w e l l as t o e s t a b l i s h n e t w o r k s o f m u t u a l a s s i s t a n c e ;
       c)        support f o r t h e i r j o i n t t e c h n o l o g i c a l       market        exploration
                 i n s i d e and o u t s i d e t h e Community.
 1.3.  Venture          finance       operations,        in particular :
       a)        s t a r t - u p s u p p o r t f o r an a s s o c i a t i o n  of f i n a n c i a l    organis­
                 ations s p e c i a l i s e d i n the financing                of innovation;
      b)         support          for professional          publications           of such        an   associa­
                 tion;
      c)         support f o r the build-up                 of reference           networks        of   experts
                 and       consultants.
1.4. I n t e r f a c e b e t w e e n     public      users    and i n n o v a t i v e  industries,
       in p a r t i c u l a r :
      a)         s u p p o r t , a s l o n g as n e c e s s a r y , f o r t h e b a s i c s t r u c t u r e
                 of Community l o c a l a u t h o r i t y c o o p e r a t i o n         i n new t e c h n o l ­
                ogies ;
      b)        support f o r o r i e n t i n g        local      authority       purchasing          towards
                 innova t ion;
      c)        support          f o r technology        exchange        between p a r t i c i p a n t s .
Chapter     2 : Strengthening                 the foundations             : people,       knowledge,
                     communicat i o n
2.1.  T r a i n i n g i n management             of innovation           and t e c h n o l o g y   transfer,
      in p a r t i c u l a r :
      a)        encouraging s u i t a b l e European higher educational                               instit­
                u t i o n s and o r g a n i s a t i o n s t o o f f e r s p e c i a l c o u r s e s i n
                this        field;
      b)        support          f o r the development of teaching                    tools      for this
                purpose          on a E u r o p e a n b a s i s .
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2.2.    J o i n t s u p p o r t f u n c t i o n s f o r t h e a w a r e n e s s and a s s e s s m e n t
         o f new t e c h n o l o g i e s and p o t e n t i a l m a r k e t s , i n p a r t i c u l a r :
         a)        support           for joint          assessment       of    technology        and    markets;
         b)        s u p p o r t f o r i n c r e a s i n g t e c h n o l o g y a w a r e n e s s , by means
                   s u c h as c o o p e r a t i o n b e t w e e n " t e c h n o l o g y a w a r e n e s s a g e n ­
                   c i e s " or g i v i n g a European scope to t e c h n o l o g y c o n f e r ­
                   e n c e s n o r m a l l y o r g a n i s e d on a n a t i o n a l o r r e g i o n a l b a s i s ;
         c)        s u p p o r t f o r t h e a c q u i s i t i o n , a n a l y s i s and d i s s e m i n a t i o n
                   o f i n f o r m a t i o n on t e c h n o l o g i e s and m a r k e t s t o w h i c h
                   access i s d i f f i c u l t ;
         d)         s u p p o r t f o r t h e e s t a b l i s h m e n t o f an i n f o r m a t i o n e x c h a n g e
                    o n - a v a i l a b l e e x p e r t i s e regarding technology, markets,
                    f i n a n c e and p u b l i c a i d s f o r i n n o v a t i o n t h r o u g h o u t the
                    Community.
2.3.     Access          to p a t e n t s      and     licensing      markets,        in particular         :
         a)         s u p p o r t f o r t h e i n t e n s i f i c a t i o n o f c o n s u l t a t i o n and
                    c o n t a c t s w i t h t h e p a r t i e s c o n c e r n e d , i n p a r t i c u l a r as
                    r e g a r d s the p a t e n t c o s t , the use of p a t e n t i n f o r m a t i o n
                    and t h e c r i t e r i a o f i n d u s t r i a l p r o p e r t y p r o t e c t i o n ;
         b)         s u p p o r t f o r c o m p l e m e n t i n g what i s a l r e a d y done           i n some
                    Member S t a t e s t o p r o m o t e t h e u s e o f i n d u s t r i a l            property
                    r i g h t s by i n v e n t o r s ;
          c)        s u p p o r t t h e c r e a t i o n o f an e f f i c i e n t common m a r k e t f o r
                    t h e l i c e n s i n g o f t e c h n o l o g y , by p r o m o t i n g t h e c o n c e r t a t i o n
                    o f i n t e r m e d i a r y s e r v i c e s and by p r o v i d i n g s t a r t - u p s u p p o r t
                     f o r t r a n s n a t i o n a l forms of c o o p e r a t i o n .
 2.4.     O p e n i n g new c h a n n e l s o f c o m m u n i c a t i o n        to a c c e l e r a t e market
          i n t r o d u c t i o n o f new p r o d u c t s , i n p a r t i c u l a r :
          a)         t o p r o m o t e t h e t i m e l y and C o m m u n i t y - w i d e d i f f u s i o n o f
                     c a l l s f o r p r o p o s a l s f o r new p r o d u c t s , and i n p a r t i c u l a r o f
                     p u b l i c t e n d e r s , by d e v e l o p i n g new e f f i c i e n t m e d i a o r by
                     p r o m o t i n g a m o r e i n t e n s i v e u s e of e x i s t i n g         communication
                     channe1 s ;
          b)         e s t a b l i s h i n g an u p - t o - d a t e a w a r e n e s s   system      on   regul­
                     a t i o n s , n o r m s and s t a n d a r d s .
 Chapter        3    : C o n c e r t a t i o n of         Member   S t a t e s and    Community        action
 a)   i n t e n s i f i c a t i o n o f t h e c o n c e r t a t i o n and t h e e x c h a n g e        of   inform­
      a t i o n and e x p e r i e n c e w i t h i n w o r k i n g           groups;
 b)   comparisons               and     e v a l u a t i o n s o f programmes        and    measures;
 c)   Community s u p p o r t f o r the a d v a n c e m e n t o f programme m e t h o d s ,
      and f o r t h e a d v a n c e m e n t o f t h e t r a n s n a t i o n a l i n n o v a t i o n i n f r a ­
      structure in particular.