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The formation of EU design policy will result in more jobs for designers, according to president of the Bureau of European Design Associations Jan Stavik.
The newly elected Beda president, who last weekend replaced Michael Thomson, is convinced that the organisation's continued European political focus will result in more jobs for designers, 'lifting their ability and focus'.
Stavik's comments come ahead of next month's Staff Working Paper - a precursor to a European consultation paper - which is expected to lead to the formation of EU design policy later this year.
This, he says, [...] will result in EU directives for design in industry, in particular innovation, as well as the 'strategic potential to unlock funds' for related schemes.
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Scary. Reminds me of "Lisbon Strategy"...