Staying in the big league (high-tech industries-EC policy)

The concept of industrial policy, as laid down in the Maastrict Treaty, is to provide the necessary framework to keep the Community's industry competitive. A lot of questions arise out of this, most particularly: What can the European Commission do to help high-tech industries? The author explains the philosophy of the European Commission's support for high-tech industries (IT and electronics industries). The author defines competitiveness and why being competitive is so important.<
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