Comment Neelie (Kroes)

[...] Third, we should focus on our strengths. We already have world-class specialised research organisations here in Europe: let's reinforce them. There is a whole value chain: let's connect and collaborate. We have unique capabilities in areas like automotive, energy and industrial automation – let's make sure they can capture the next opportunity. If the electronics sector can be in the lead, if it can drive and be driven by innovation, if others can benefit from those new ideas: then the benefits won't be for the lucky few, but for all of Europe. Of course smaller companies can't build state-of-the-art production facilities on their own. But equally, no large company can go it alone either: they all depend on extensive industrial eco-systems, built up over many years. So this strategy is about working together across the chain, along the innovation path, with all different disciplines. With stakeholders large and small, industrial and academic.