council resolut june establish european area research innov council european union emphasis signific role plai research develop gener econom growth employ social cohes recal object set commiss commun quot european research area quot implement measur outlin quot step european research area quot take account contribut debat result research ministeri meet quot european scienc quot held lisbon march presenc emin european scientist head major european research organis discuss held ministeri confer knowledg inform societi held lisbon april discuss ministeri confer quot knowledg innov competit europ quot held noordwijk march note resolut european parliament opinion econom social committe opinion committe region april recognis import rapid implement presid conclus lisbon european council march carri forward conclus council encourag network nation joint research programm voluntari basi freeli chosen object order greater advantag concernt resourc devot research technolog develop member state end member state cooper associ commiss devis simpl mean improv inform exchang exist mechan research activ strateg import european level member state bring forward work underwai view develop mechan open progress nation research programm includ particip nation expert evalu panel council invit commiss seek inform advic relev nation european research actor report matter june welcom initi work undertaken commiss view develop open method coordin benchmak nation research polici relat theme identifii indic aim assess develop european research polici relat develop research rest world human resourc rtd includ attract scienc technolog profess public privat invest rtd scientif technolog product impact rtd econom competit employ area consider promot rtd cultur public understand scienc converg balanc rtd european union call commiss collabor member state complet work present full set indic methodolog benchmark octob note commiss intent establish independ advisori bodi research polici order strengthen link research commun includ industri research organis nation european rtd organis reinforc effect european rtd polici council regularli inform role constitut bodi invit commiss close cooper member state context europ action plan build progress achiev geant programm creat gigabit network end present cost initi set high speed tran european research network progress attain speed order gigabit support european invest bank invit member state commiss cooper order identifi action view remov present obstacl mobil research facilit creation genuin european scientif commun end council welcom commiss intent establish work group nation expert order prepar analysi initi june invit commiss enhanc synergi multilater cooper offer exist mechan cost eureka request commiss examin manag fund cost order respond develop activ organis invit commiss close cooper member state take account nation research plan polici present council end object methodolog includ indic peer review view map excel member state end invit commiss member state step work close european invest bank support develop global competit economi base thrive sme start sector exchang practic technolog transfer innov measur respect inter alia ventur capit fund incub promot high tech start up council invit commiss report matter end welcom commiss intent bring forward propos view make commun patent end foreseen lisbon summit march invit member state commiss step increas particip women scienc acceler implement action plan quot women scienc quot increas attract scienc young peopl encourag particip rtd activ promot closer cooper research institut school scienc centr european level reinforc scientif cultur european citizen increas attract scientif technolog profess pursu initi set framework exchang joint action bring nation european quot scienc week quot closer involv form outset candid countri eea state countri european area research innov action make attract member state welcom commiss intent develop guidelin document earli autumn contribut prepar futur research action union includ framework programm european research area member state european parliament council debat subject half welcom commiss intent present contribut theme identifi commun european research area scientif refer polici decis infrastructur research region dimens research polici europ open european research area rest world social ethic aspect research europ mobil research consid review regularli european scienc technolog polici assess progress made achiev european research area end invit commiss present wide consult euroepan parliament council regular report state rtd europ forward annual spring european council contribut review progress achiev