Supporting common research activities undertaken by members of the European Fusion Development Agreement and any of the entities referred to under paragraph (i) to ensure the swift start of high performance operation of ITER including the use of relevant facilities (including JET, the Joint European Torus), of integrated modelling using, among others, high performance computers, and training activities to prepare the next generation of researchers and engineers.

It operates autonomously: an independent Scientific Council made up of scientists, engineers and scholars of the highest repute and expertise, of both women and men in different age groups, establishes the overall scientific strategy and has full authority over decisions on the type of research to be funded.

If growth in productivity within the economy is dependent upon innovation, then in fact it is the engineers who are generally the conceptors, the technologists who are there to take concepts and make them real by putting together systems, by sourcing systems, by making all those systems work, and then there are the technicians who operate and maintain.

(b) - operation of the lift both empty and at maximum load to ensure correct installation and operation of the safety devices (end stops, locking devices, etc.),

European network for rural development At the same time as approving the first Leader II programmes, Mr Fischler also decided, as the result of a call for tenders, on the choice of a body which will assist the Commission in setting up the European Observatory for innovation and rural development and will take on a series of administrative and coordination tasks connected with the operation of the European Network for rural development which is the focus for the Leader II Initiative. The benefits provided by this body will be as follows: - collecting, preparing and disseminating information concerning, firstly, all the Community actions f ...[+++]or rural development and, secondly, the innovative and demonstration schemes financed by the Leader II Initiative or from other sources; - making use of and processing the evaluation work relating to each regional or national Leader II programme; - running the European Network for rural development, through the medium of advanced communication techniques (electronic mail), various publications, meetings and events, and providing technical support for national networks and non-governmental organizations necessary for the smooth operation of Leader II; - providing technical assistance to government services and regional and local authorities in the field of rural development; - providing technical assistance to facilitate the launching of transnational rural cooperation projects planned under Leader II. Commenting on these decisions, Mr Fischler said: "I am happy to see Leader II, the new Community Initiative for rural development, now taking shape. I wish it all success, just as Leader I was successful.

In the new economy the beneficiaries of stock options will not just be the fat cats on Bay Street, but the ordinary people: the receptionists, the innovators, the software engineers and the assembly people.