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Industrial Policy Activities. Our view on IP. Industrial Policy is the process of cooperation between the public and private sector in fields of strategic importance such as: Environment and climate change Social Policy and demographics Energy and resource efficiency, RID
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Our view on IP • Industrial Policy is the process of cooperation between the public and private sector in fields of strategic importance such as: • Environment and climate change • Social Policy and demographics • Energy and resource efficiency, RID • Transport and mobility • CHALLANGE: Reconcile IP with the demands of the EU Single Market and globalisation
Our view on IP • GOAL: Create favourable framework conditions for Europe’s industry to create and maintain high quality, sustainable jobs • Life-cycle thinking • Socially accepted products / production processes • Eco-efficient technologies • Foster markets for sustainable goods & services • Promote sustainable industrialisation • Increase energy efficiency
IP for the future • Key points for a sustainable IP strategy: • Knowledge society • Promoting ICT • Public support for breakthrough technologies • Integration of social dimension • Sectoral initiatives • Efficient governance
Employment • Sustainable investment is employment-intensive: • Public transportation • Installation of energy efficiency systems • Retrofitting buildings • Installation of renewable energy generating systems • Waste management and recycling
Instruments • Our strategies have to be developed as well as implemented on multiple levels through the use of following instruments: • industriAll Sector Committes • Cooperation with the ETUC • Social Dialogue on EU level • Active engagement in EU initiatives, such as: • Europe 2020 strategy (IP flagship) • Sector specific policy frameworks (Cars 21, LeaderSHIP) • European Parliament activities
Road ahead • Following events will highlight the further development of our IP strategy • Action Day 8. October 2012 • European Conference on Industrial Policy (2014/2015), preceded by the 3 symposia (2013/2014) on sectoral industrial policy initiative from the metal, chemical and textile sector