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Effectiveness of EU research and innovation proposals

The Internal Market, Infrastructure and Employment Sub-Committee of the House of Lords European Union Committee, chaired by Baroness O’Cathain, is conducting an inquiry into the effectiveness of EU proposals relating to research and innovation. Written evidence is sought by 11 February 2013. Public hearings will be held in February and March 2013.

 

Chair of the Committee, Baroness O’Cathain, said:
 
“During the past year, we have investigated a number of EU proposals for projects and strategies that place a significant emphasis on research and innovation.  These include initiatives such as the EU ‘smart cities’ innovation partnership and the completion of the European research area.
 
“Through our scrutiny of these and other relevant proposals, we have discovered some cross-cutting issues that have relevance to a number of EU plans and initiatives. The Committee has now decided to pull this information together and use it as the basis for our new inquiry, which will explore the effectiveness of EU research and innovation proposals.
 
“We are particularly interested in hearing from those working in research and innovation in sectors where those disciplines play a particularly vital role; for example, transport, medicine, agriculture or technology. We would also encourage anyone with relevant expertise and experience in these issues to submit evidence for us to consider.”

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Members interests

The Members of the Sub-Committee have declared the following interests in relation to this inquiry:

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