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•INCREASED
MARKET OPPORTUNITIES:
LESS BARRIERS TO FREE TRADE,OPENING OF NEW MARKETS, BIRTH OF NEW
PRODUCT LINES, BETTER INTERNATIONAL PROTECTION OF I P R
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•ADVANCEMENTS
IN THE TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE BASE:
A MORE EFFECTIVE PRODUCTION AND UTILIZATION OF SCIENTIFIC
AND TECHNOLOGICAL KNOWLEDGE, WITH HIGH RATE OF DEVELOPMENT
THAT REQUIRES ADVANCED PERCEPTION SYSTEMS
AND SHORT RESPONSE TIME
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•AVAILABILITY
OF NEW POWERFUL TOOLS:
COMPUTER AIDED ENGINEERING, KNOWLEDGE DATA BANKS, INTELLIGENT
MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS, ELECTRONIC COMMERCE, MOBILE COMMUNICATION,
WEB-BASED COMMUNICATION
SYSTEMS, ADVANCED MANAGEMENT MECHANISMS