This news article was originally written in Spanish. It has been automatically translated for your convenience. Reasonable efforts have been made to provide an accurate translation, however, no automated translation is perfect nor is it intended to replace a human translator. The original article in Spanish can be viewed at Los óptimos resultados de los Centros Tecnológicos en 2007 contrastan con la reducción del apoyo que recibirán del Estado en 2009
The optimal results of the technology centers in 2007 contrast with the reduction of the support they receive from the State in 2009
05/11/2008
November 5, 2008
The trend, detected last year and reflected in the 09 PGE, indicates that programmes of State support for the stimulation of industrial private and applied research are declining at an alarming rate, giving much greater than in previous years weighing loans and reducing by 12 percent subsidies.
Supporting the technological centres of the GEA is reduced by 12 per cent with respect to 2008, year in which the increase was 4 times lower than the growth medium of the r & d expenditure.
