Hàn Quốc cũng đang theo dõi xu hướng này. May mắn thay, chính phủ Hàn Quốc, ở đây sau khi được gọi là 'chính phủ, đã chỉ định công nghệ nano (NT) là một trong sáu lĩnh vực quan trọng đó sẽ là động lực phát triển cho 10 năm tiếp theo. | 3 Nanotechnology in Europe Otilia Saxl UK Institute of Nanotechnology The Case for the European Research Area At the Lisbon summit in March 2000 Mr Phillippe Busquin the European Commissioner for Research announced that his aim was to create a European research area that would become the most competitive knowledge-based economy in the world by 2010. Even as he made this statement he was aware that this was a very ambitious target. Using current patent data in the advanced technology sector as an indicator Europe falls behind both the US and Japan holding only 9 of patents at the US office in comparison to 57 and 22 for the US and Japan respectively. These ratios look a little better at the European Patent Office where both Europe and the US hold 36 and Japan holds 22 . If Europe is recognised for its high standards of research so the real problem lies in industrial innovation or technology transfer. European performance in the field of innovation is still too limited and there is much work to be done before Europe can compete according to the vision of Mr Busquin. If future research can be moulded to suit the technological requirements for innovation its impact will be stronger. This kind of research programme will have a greater impact if it is organised at the European level to suit the requirements of globalisation and the emergence of new markets. This is not only true for applied but also for fundamental research. A strategic pan-Europe an research programme could pave the way for the development of novel products and services that would lead to the realisation of Mr Busquin s target. Nanotechnology Global Strategies Industry Trends and Applications Edited by J. Schulte 2005 John Wiley Sons Ltd ISBN 0-470-85400-6 Hb 46 Nanotechnology The work programmes of the present EU framework programme are in support of this goal and place emphasis on socio-economic impact sustainable development and reduction in energy usage. Past programmes have helped to develop a
