{"id":247,"date":"2018-04-24T12:12:32","date_gmt":"2018-04-24T12:12:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/horizon.peachpuff-wolverine-566518.hostingersite.com\/?p=247"},"modified":"2018-05-29T23:41:40","modified_gmt":"2018-05-29T23:41:40","slug":"we-want-to-end-the-de-industrialisation-of-europe-prof-jurgen-ruttgers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/scienceblog.com\/horizon\/247\/we-want-to-end-the-de-industrialisation-of-europe-prof-jurgen-ruttgers\/","title":{"rendered":"We want to end the de-industrialisation of Europe \u2013 Prof. J\u00fcrgen R\u00fcttgers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Artificial intelligence (AI) and\u00a0cyber security\u00a0should be priorities in future EU industrial research policy in order to reinvigorate industry and recover jobs that have been lost abroad, according to Professor J\u00fcrgen R\u00fcttgers, a former research minister in Germany.<\/strong><\/p>\n<div>He leads the\u00a0High Level\u00a0Group on Industrial Technologies, which on 24 April releases a report called Re-Finding Industry \u2013 Defining Innovation to make recommendations on EU research and innovation priorities for\u00a0industry\u00a0in the next funding programme.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><strong>Your report says that AI should be designated as a key enabling technology in the next funding programme, which means it is classed as a priority policy area. What does this mean in practice?<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/div>\n<div>\u2018Artificial intelligence is something relatively new and a field of strong competition, not only in the\u00a0world,\u00a0but also in Europe. It is therefore essential to find a common way ahead to encourage our research. Europe has long experience with identifying key enabling technologies and through\u00a0these\u00a0we can organise research and innovation, so we find the best answers from new technologies to benefit our industries.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\u2018That was why we are defining not only a new innovation\u00a0policy,\u00a0but also a policy to\u00a0re-find\u00a0industry. We want to end the de-industrialisation of Europe\u00a0of\u00a0recent years and by setting these technologies as priorities, we can find a strong way ahead for\u00a0industry.<\/div>\n<p>\u2018If we do it well, and I am sure that is possible, we also have the possibility in Europe to recover jobs we have been losing abroad. That is an idea that is very closely tied\u00a0with\u00a0the idea of strong productivity growth. But we are aiming not only for economic growth. Among our recommendations is that the European Union and\u00a0Member\u00a0States aim for inclusive growth and sustainable protection of our planet. That is essential to our idea for the future.\u2019<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_249\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-249\" style=\"width: 990px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/scienceblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/04\/Dr._J\u00fcrgen_R\u00fcttgers_in_Hamm_10571337154.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-249\" src=\"https:\/\/scienceblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/04\/Dr._J\u00fcrgen_R\u00fcttgers_in_Hamm_10571337154.jpg\" alt=\"Artificial intelligence software technologies are very important for European industry, says Prof. J\u00fcrgen R\u00fcttgers. 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Image credit &#8211; Dirk Vorderstra\u00dfe, licensed under CC BY 2.0<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>What\u00a0other technologies are\u00a0crucial to Europe\u2019s industry?<\/strong><\/p>\n<div>\u2018Industry is central to Europe\u2019s economy. It contributes to Europeans\u2019 prosperity and provides jobs to 36\u00a0million people in Europe \u2013 one in five jobs. So the new key enabling technologies for the 21<span style=\"font-size: xx-small\">st<\/span>\u00a0century need to put us in front in the global competition between Europe, the United States and China. We look at these technologies in three areas.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\u2018It is very important for the EU to prioritise production technologies. These include advanced manufacturing technologies, advanced materials and nanotechnologies, and life science.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\u2018And in the 21<span style=\"font-size: xx-small\">st<\/span>\u00a0century\u00a0it is essential to encourage digital technologies \u2013 micro- and nano-electronics and photonics.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\u2018Thirdly, we also need to advance cyber technologies and central to this is artificial intelligence, along with\u00a0cyber security\u00a0and connectivity.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\u2018If you look at data generation and handling, big data analytics, machine learning and deep learning, robots and virtual agents, you can see that artificial intelligence software technologies are very important for European industry in this century.\u2019<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><strong>What impact do you hope that your report will have on research output, industry and for the wider public?<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/div>\n<div>\u2018Central to the great challenges in the 21<span style=\"font-size: xx-small\">st<\/span>\u00a0century is the transition from the industrial society to the knowledge society. In this society, we have a new production factor \u2013 knowledge, which is a most important resource.<\/div>\n<p>\u2018We also face globalisation, through communication without borders. In the future, no economy can be organised only in a\u00a0national\u00a0way.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018The knowledge society will be accelerated by the widespread digitisation of the economy and society, leading to this process being called the \u2018digital revolution\u2019. It is comparable in scope and impact to the industrial revolution of some 200 years ago.<\/p>\n<div>\u2018Many people fear that this change is not good for them, so it is necessary to have\u00a0open\u00a0discussion in all European Member States about this great change. If we manage it well, we will have more jobs, more productivity growth and will be at the front of\u00a0international\u00a0competition. But we will only have a chance to achieve this future if we have a strong research ecosystem.\u2019<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><strong>What else needs to happen to encourage innovation?<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/div>\n<div>\u2018The European policy for the future is research and innovation policy. It is currently under-financed and for a new system of innovation to grow strongly, we must also have a bigger budget. I believe a most important decision for the European Council in coming months is the debate over the budget for 2021-2027.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\u2018And we also know what is necessary to do over the next decade, together with all citizens in Europe, to achieve success. I believe we also need a clear message to the people of\u00a0Europe,\u00a0so that they will agree.\u2019<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><strong>Your proposals emphasise sustainability, job creation, fighting inequalities and support to democracy. Could you explain the importance of these elements in research and innovation?<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/div>\n<div>\u2018In research and innovation policy there is not only an argument for\u00a0jobs,\u00a0but also the argument that it is good to live in a united Europe with these values.<\/div>\n<p>\u2018Young people must see they have a chance to work, have\u00a0good\u00a0education, to have good vocational or academic jobs. And we need to make sure there is a chance for more new jobs in new start-ups, in new small and medium enterprises, in new industries and in a new innovation system. If we do that, we will see great acceptance among European Union citizens. They will accept new things, not fear them. The reason is that they know we have an inclusive society and not only a very successful economy.\u2019<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Artificial intelligence (AI) and\u00a0cyber security\u00a0should be priorities in future EU industrial research policy in order to reinvigorate industry and recover jobs that have been lost abroad, according to Professor J\u00fcrgen R\u00fcttgers, a former research minister in Germany. 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