欧盟的领导人宣布:到2010年为止,欧盟将成为世界上最富竞争力的知识社会。但是,欧洲的知识社会必须要有足够强的包容性,欧盟期望这个新社会不再对环境造成持续的破坏。“知识社会”成为制订《欧盟宪章》的重大议题。由临时工作小组起草的相关文件一再强调,欧盟的这个目标必须在科技进步的条件下,保障宽容和社会正义。 EU leaders announced that by 2010, the EU will become the world’s most competitive knowledge society. However, the European knowledge society must be sufficiently inclusive and the EU hopes that this new society will no longer cause lasting damage to the environment. “Knowledge society” has become a major issue in the formulation of the “EU Charter.” Relevant documents drafted by the interim working group have repeatedly stressed that this goal of the European Union must guarantee tolerance and social justice under the conditions of scientific and technological progress.