EARTO publishes paper on Strengthening Europe's Prosperity and Competitiveness

On 6 September 2024, EARTO presented a paper focusing on the future of Europe's competitivenes. EARTO stresses that innovation stands at the cornerstone of Europe's economic growth and competitiveness. Research, Development and Innovation 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.

To further boost innovation, EARTO presents a set of measures to enhance innovation in Europe:

1. Commit to EU RD&I and technological leadership as key drivers of EU competitiveness and economic security,
2. Better articulate EU RD&I and Industrial Policies: Technology leadership is necessary, but not sufficient alone to ensure competitiveness,
3. Mobilise and strengthen collaborative RD&I and European RTOs capabilities across Europe,
4. Increase and coordinate pan-EU investments in Technology Infrastructures essential to develop and mature technology and to enable industry’s uptake,
5. Boost technology transfer in EU with a more proactive knowledge valorisation policy and a proper legal framework for pre-commercial procurement,
6. Support the development of a highly skilled and adaptable workforce: RTOs’ role and needs.

The paper can be downloaded here:

EARTO-Recommendations-No-EU-Tech-No-EU-Competitiveness-Final.pdf