ACTIONS The Commission will: Key action 9: Leverage more private investment through the strategic use of pre-commercial procurement[36] and public-private partnerships[37], by using structural funds for research and innovation and by maintaining a pace of 20% yearly increase of the ICT RD budget at least for the duration of FP7; Other actions: Reinforce the coordination and pooling of resources with Member States and industry[38], and put greater focus on demand- and user-driven partnerships in EU support to ICT research and innovation; Starting in 2011 propose measures for ‘light and fast’ access to EU research funds in ICT, making th ...[+++]em more attractive notably to SMEs and young researchers in view of a wider implementation within the revision of the EU RTD Framework; [39] Ensure sufficient financial support to joint ICT research infrastructures and innovation clusters, develop further eInfrastructures and establish an EU strategy for cloud computing notably for government and science; Work with stakeholders to develop a new generation of web-based applications and services, including for multilingual content and services, by supporting standards and open platforms through EU-funded programmes.

This is an extraordinary foundation, a research and cultural communication institution that has recently been given a $50 million endowment by the Government of Canada so that it can enhance, in research into economic, cultural and social issues, our relationship to the Asia Pacific countries.

These are generally referred to as “endowment funds” and include the following 7 foundations: Asia-Pacific Foundation of Canada; Green Municipal Funds; Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation; Clayoquot Biosphere Trust Society; Pacific Salmon Endowment Fund Society; Canadian Institute for Research on Linguistic Minorities (University of Moncton); and Frontier College Learning Foundation.

In the last few years, there have been significant advances towards achieving global coverage of the world's oceans by RFMOs with competence to regulate bottom fisheries. This progress has been marked by the establishment of the South-East Atlantic Fisheries Organisation (SEAFO) which is already operational in its area, the adoption of the Southern Indian Ocean Fisheries Agreement (SIOFA), and the on-going process to establish new RFMOs in the southern and northern Pacific.

Senator Stollery: Honourable senators, Dr. Barrett talked about " .the dynamic emerging economies of the Asia-Pacific region," and that the conference board had undertaken, " an extensive body of research on various aspects of Canada's economic relations with the Asia-Pacific" .

- by investing in relevant specialised venture capital funds, particularly in seed funds, smaller funds, funds operating regionally or funds focused on specific sectors or technologies, or venture capital funds financing the exploitation of R D results, e.g. funds linked to research centres and science parks which in turn provide risk capital for SMEs.