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Excerpt from "Declaration of the Seven Heads of State and Government 

 and Representatives of the European Communities" 



Revital ization and growth of the world econ'omy will depend not only on our 

 own effort but also to a large extent upon cooperation among our countries 

 and with other countries in the exploitation of scientific and 

 technological development. We have to exploit the immense opportunities 

 presented by the new technologies, particularly for creating new 

 employment. We need to remove barriers to, and to promote, the 

 development of and trade in new technologies both in the public sector and 

 in the private sector. Our countries will need to train men and women in 

 the new technologies and to create the economic, social and cultural 

 conditions which al low these technologies to develop and flourish. We have 

 considered the report presented to us on these issues by the President of 

 the French Republic. In this context we have decided to set up promptly a 

 working group of representatives of our governments and of the European 

 Community to develop, in close consultation with the appropriate 

 international institutions, especially the OECD, proposals to give help to 

 attain these objectives. This group will be asked to submit its report to 

 us by 31 December 1982. The conclusion of the report and the resulting 

 action will be considered at the next economic Summit to be held in 1983 

 in the United States of America. 



