The Municipal People's Party spokesman, José Antonio Valverde Queen, said that "without the successive plans and grants to support innovation undertaken by the regional government today cut in science and technology of the Zapatero government bodies would have caused real technological in the Region of Murcia. "
The popular councilman added that "without the aid which the Government has developed Valcárcel, technology-based entrepreneur and researcher at the universities of Murcia would be completely unprotected, so its municipal group will file a motion to the full November to request the National Government increased aid for science policy applied to universities and companies in Murcia.
Valverde Queen has stated that "we have developed this proposal to the cut in Science and Technology which provide the General State Budget for 2010."
For the PP, "it is not clear the bet that Zapatero intends to change the production model due to the reduction in science that we live and today we learned first hand by the companies."
The popular mayor explained that it is a paradox that visit the Minister of Science and Investiagación, Cristina Garmendia, to encourage investors to come in I + D + i, however, both fall in this area budgets for 2010 and has reiterated the need is vital that the world of the university and the company are connected. "
Therefore, the CP Group will claim in his motion to Zapatero greater "coordination between the scientific and university policy."
Popular spokesman explained that "two years ago the socialist government decided to break off the university's science policy, which led to chaos as a result of which researchers do not know where to go when presenting their projects."
It has also demanded "a better balance between basic and applied research company in order to promote greater transfer between scientists and entrepreneurs."
He also stressed that the 15 percent cut looming in the lines of R + D + i in the State Budget "is generating a lot of uncertainty in technology-based companies in the Region of Murcia", while also stated that "were it not for the umbrella of support and funding from the Ministry of Innovation and Universities have developed in recent years, far greater uncertainty."
Source: PP Totana. Foto: archivo Totana.com