Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions – ‘A European strategy for Key Enabling Technologies: A bridge to growth and jobs’

The EU is determined to keep pace with its main international competitors and to achieve its Europe 2020 objectives. A key element to achieve this is to address major societal challenges with a world-class competitive industry. The capacity of the European Union to develop and industrially deploy Key Enabling Technologies (KETs) plays an important role in contributing to sustainable competitiveness and growth.

The European Commission is convinced that beyond the essential need for fiscal consolidation, further efforts are needed to boost growth, competitiveness and job creation. At the March 2012 European Council, European leaders reinforced this approach, specifically advocating the strengthening of KETs.

This Communication outlines a single strategy for KETs to allow maximum exploitation of the EU’s potential in competitive markets. Further, it provides feedback to the Parliament and Council following the first KETs Communication in 2009 and responds to the recommendations of the High-Level Expert Group on Key Enabling Technologies (HLG KETs).

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