December 11th, 2002, Madam Nicole FONTAINE, Minister delegated to Industry, presented a plan in favour of innovation, elaborated in association with Madam Claudie HAIGNERE. This “Innovation Plan” contained six axes of concrete propositions which were the object, since December 11th, of a very wide national consultation.
This consultation spread out over more than three months and met a large success: thousands of persons expressed themselves, directly or indirectly through their representative associations, by answering to the “white book” which had widely been diffused on both websites www.industrie.gouv.fr and www.recherche.gouv.fr .
Economic measures
1 - A Status for “individual Investors in young companies” ( business angels)
2) A favorable fiscal frame for young innovative companies
3) New helps in favour of R&D investments
4) Easier financial support circuits