Friday, February 17, 2006

Let's save the EU from becoming less technological - Turkish Daily News Feb 17, 2006

"Let's save the EU from becoming less technological
Friday, February 17, 2006

Every passing year, the EU becomes less competitive compared to the United States, and it is trying to save itself with the 'Lisbon Strategy' it signed in 2000.

David Judson

The European Union, which has been experiencing a trend of becoming less technological, is trying to establish a European Institute of Technology (EIT). In this context the EU could utilize Turkey's experience in higher education and cheap and capable brainpower.

I ask myself how Turkey could contribute to Europe's �soup� of economic competitiveness and technological development."

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