Garmendia: “we have tripled in two years business r & d funds”.

-Garmendia: innovative public procurement is the key to consolidate our technological leadership in areas such as the energyas renewable or health ”

-day purchase, Capital, and aid in the new innovation policy ”, which has been organized by the Ministry of science and innovation through the Center for Industrial technological development (CDTI), brought together some 1,000 businessmen and professionals in different areas of innovation

Madrid, 2011-September the MICINN has tripled in just two years the funds allocated to r & d business, from 1,059 million euros in 2008 to 3.160 million euros in 2010, has stressed on Thursday the Minister of science and innovation, Cristina Garmendia, at the opening of the day purchaseCapital, and aid in the new innovation policy ”.

This meeting gathered last Thursday in Madrid to about 1,000 entrepreneurs and professionals in different areas of innovation.

This increase wine accompanied by greater involvement of the companies ” has been added, because, while in 2008 the MICINN mobilized 1.5 EUR private for every euro of public subsidy, now mobilizes more than 4.

Garmendia has gone through in his address some of the new innovation support instruments developed by the Ministry of science and innovation. Among them, has highlighted the urgent and resolute momentum ” to risk capital in the framework of INNVIERTE sustainable economy programme, whose first calls in the areas of ICT, energy and environment and bio and industrial technologies have already been released.

Also, between the aforementioned instruments, he has stressed the program of innovative public procurement, which has claimed will be key to consolidate Spanish technological leadership in sectors such as renewable energy or health ”.

Are two areas [innovative public procurement and the impetus to venture capital] that our policy may be considered pioneer in Spain and, to some extent, in the whole of Europe ”, has defended Garmendia.

In addition, Garmendia reminded Spanish SMEs, and especially those in traditional sectors, have taken steps determined in the way of innovation ”, according to reflect statistics from the Centre for Industrial technological development (CDTI), a public entity under the Ministry of science and innovation. In recent years, of all the companies that receive aid of CDTI, receive it at least 50% for the first time and at least 50% come from traditional sectors considered.

Spain WINS seats on competitiveness

Garmendia also mentioned a recent report by the World Economic Forum published this month, which puts Spain as the developed country that more progress has been made last year in terms of competitiveness. Spain has won six positions in the global ranking, which has enabled our country forward to countries such as Italy and to retrieve the positions lost in the previous two years.

Participation of representatives of the business world the meeting purchase, Capital, and aid in the new innovation policy ” is organized by the Ministry of science and innovation, through the CDTI, with the collaboration of Fundación Española para la Ciencia y la Tecnología (FECYT). This day is a meeting point with the business community to share the main results and future initiatives of the new instruments launched within the framework of the State strategy of innovation. Likewise, it served to publicize cases of good practice in different areas of innovation.

Throughout the day were also screened the recorded speeches of Telefónica president César Alierta; Chairman Emilio Botin, Banco Santander; the President of Abengoa, Felipe Benjumea; the President of Esteve, Antoni Esteve laboratories; the Chairman of BBK, Mario Fernández; the President of Iberdrola, José Ignacio Galán, and Indra President Javier Monzon among other officials. In addition, during the meeting have odido visit booths that summarizing the results of the main CENIT projects.

The day also participated in, among other authorities, the general Secretary of innovation, Juan-Tomas Hernani, and the director-general of CDTI, Arturo Azcorra.