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3. MORE DYNAMIC PRIVATE INVESTMENT3.1. Better use of instruments of indirect support for research– Development of information systems on existing media– Encouragement of the exchange and spread of good practices3.2. Development of effective tools for the protection of intellectual property– Support for the creation of the Community patent– Greater consistency of the systems used in public research programmes– Establishment of systems of information and exchange on good practices3.3. Encouragement of risk capital investment and company start-ups– Encouragement for national centres of research to provide technical support forstart-up companies– Initiatives for putting scientists, industrialists and financiers into contact withone another, in connection with national and European programmes4. A COMMON SYSTEM OF SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL REFERENCE FOR POLICYIMPLEMENTATION4.1. Development of the research needed for political decision-making– Alignment of research undertaken by the Commission on the concerns ofcitizens and decision-makers– Establishment of a reliable and recognised system of validation of knowledgeand control methods– Networking of centres of excellence in the fields concerned4.2. Establishment of a common system of scientific and technical references– Establishment of a common system of reference at Union level– Development of a European scientific and technical reference area based on theJRC, the national reference centres, scientific committees and establishments atEuropean level5. MORE ABUNDANT AND MOBILE HUMAN RESOURCES5.1. Greater mobility of researchers in Europe– Encouraging mobility as an instrument of knowledge and technology transfer– Greater mobility of researchers between the academic world and business26