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Klaus Schuch CSI - Centre for Social Innovation 2001-10-06

ZENTRUM FÜR SOZIALE INNOVATION CENTRE FOR SOCIAL INNOVATION. European Framework Programmes for RTD - Experiences of Candidate Countries and Perspectives for not-yet Candidate SEE Countries. Klaus Schuch CSI - Centre for Social Innovation 2001-10-06. Look Who’s Talking?.

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Klaus Schuch CSI - Centre for Social Innovation 2001-10-06

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  1. Ó ZSI-Zentrum für Soziale Innovation ZENTRUM FÜR SOZIALE INNOVATION CENTRE FOR SOCIAL INNOVATION European Framework Programmes for RTD - Experiences of Candidate Countries and Perspectives for not-yet Candidate SEE Countries Klaus Schuch CSI - Centre for Social Innovation 2001-10-06

  2. Ó ZSI-Zentrum für Soziale Innovation Look Who’s Talking? Research Manager at the CSI Adviser to the Austrian Ministry for Foreign Affairs and the Austrian Ministry for Education, Science and Culture INCO-NCP (until February 2001) Head of the Unit for International Co-operation at the BIT - Bureau for International Research and Technology Co-operation Director of the Austrian Science and Research Liaison Office in Sofia Assistant Researcher at the Vienna University for Business Administration and Economics

  3. Ó ZSI-Zentrum für Soziale Innovation Objectives of this Presentation systematising the integration process of CECs in the FP discussing the results of CEC accession to FP5 delivering policy recommendations for SEE involvement

  4. Ó ZSI-Zentrum für Soziale Innovation A Scattered Map

  5. Ó ZSI-Zentrum für Soziale Innovation Three Phases of RTD Co-operation with Candidate Countries contact phase, characterised by creating opportunities for scientific meetings co-operation phase, characterised by the execution of numerous joint RTD projects association phase, characterised by solving political, legal and operational problems encountered in the process of association

  6. Ó ZSI-Zentrum für Soziale Innovation Phase One: PECO 2 531 fellowships 54 networks 179 conferences 223 joint projects 131 participations in FP3 projects and 147 participations in COST-actions with an overall final budget of 93 million ECU

  7. Ó ZSI-Zentrum für Soziale Innovation Phase Two: COPERNICUS to enhance collaborative RTD across Europe to promote technology transfer to strengthen research capacities and focus research to the socio-economic needs of the CEECs/NIS to transfer and to develop knowledge and technologies likely to contribute to the rehabilitation of the economy in the target countries and to strengthen relations between industrial enterprises, research organisations and universities 723 projects incorporating more than 4 000 partners (> 50 % from the CEECs and NIS) were funded

  8. Ó ZSI-Zentrum für Soziale Innovation Phase Three: Association structural support: FEMIRC/NCP accompanying measures for capacity building centres of excellence association agreements first discussion at a Structural Dialogue meeting at ministerial level on the 14th of May 1997 and reconfirmation in the conclusions of the Luxembourg European Council (12/13th December 1997) negotiation mandate was received during the Austrian EU Presidency on the 13th of October 1998

  9. Ó ZSI-Zentrum für Soziale Innovation Major Steps Towards Association

  10. Ó ZSI-Zentrum für Soziale Innovation Model of Digressive Financial Support for Calculating the CEC’s Contribution to the FP5 Budget

  11. Ó ZSI-Zentrum für Soziale Innovation Benefits from Full Participation unlimited access to European know-how direct R&D co-operation with EU member states significant experience for future full membership in the EU stimulation of competitiveness and economic growth possibilities for gaining new markets through R&D co- operation possibilities for technology stimulation in the business sector and creation of new jobs

  12. Ó ZSI-Zentrum für Soziale Innovation So Far - So Good?

  13. Ó ZSI-Zentrum für Soziale Innovation First Experiences from CEC Participation in FP5 (1) Under the first calls for proposals in FP5 launched between March and June 1999, more than 11000 proposals have been received. More than 3200 proposals were retained for negotiations by the European Commission services.However, organisations of the candidate countries made up just 5,6 % of all proposers and 4 % of the proposers in proposals retained for negotiations.

  14. Ó ZSI-Zentrum für Soziale Innovation First Experiences from CEC Participation in FP5 (2) The economically more advanced Candidate Countries outperform their economically weaker Central European neighbours also in terms of European RTD competitiveness In general, all CECs - including the forerunners Poland and Hungary - only score between the least involved European member countries under FP5, Ireland and Luxembourg.

  15. Ó ZSI-Zentrum für Soziale Innovation First Experiences from CEC Participation in FP5 (3) Although the economically more advanced Candidate Countries also show internal specialisation patterns, they seem to be more balanced with regards to international sector comparisons The less economically advanced Candidate Countries stand out by pronounced scientific-technological specialisation patterns under FP5 with either striking positive positions or striking negative positions (both in terms of submissions and selections).

  16. Ó ZSI-Zentrum für Soziale Innovation Relative Position of Strong and Weak Sectors in CECs under FP4 and FP5

  17. Ó ZSI-Zentrum für Soziale Innovation Data Basis empirical analysis based upon 6247 submitting project teams and 1231 selected project teams from the CECs in COPERNICUS (FP4) 2542 submitting project teams and 696 selected project teams from the CECs in Activity 1 projects (FP4) 3035 submitting project teams and 511 selected project teams from the CECs in first FP5 calls for proposals and upon the usage of z-transformations

  18. Ó ZSI-Zentrum für Soziale Innovation The Absolute Number of Selections Depends upon the Absolute Number of Submissions r2= 93,12

  19. Ó ZSI-Zentrum für Soziale Innovation But what is important for a high number of submitted projects?

  20. Ó ZSI-Zentrum für Soziale Innovation Hypothesis The absolute number of submissions depends upon the absolute level of GERD (gross expenditure on R&D)

  21. Ó ZSI-Zentrum für Soziale Innovation The Absolute Number of Submissions Depends upon GERD

  22. Ó ZSI-Zentrum für Soziale Innovation Result r2= 78,14 yi= 139,129926 + 0,601830 Signif F = 0,0007 Sit T = 0,0007 H1 = ü

  23. Ó ZSI-Zentrum für Soziale Innovation And there is much more evidence for the correlation between successful FP5 participation and the quality of the overall S&T system!

  24. Ó ZSI-Zentrum für Soziale Innovation The absolute number of selections depends on the absolute level of GERD the % of GERD for RTD infrastructure investments, GERD spent by each researcher and the growth rate of employment of researchers (1994-1998) r2= 91,02 yi= -14,454780 + 0,06230 + 2,761738 + 0,001612 -0,31594 Signif F = 0,0228 Durbin-Watson Test = 2,7490

  25. Ó ZSI-Zentrum für Soziale Innovation There is a Need for Upgrading the National RTDI Systems to put more emphasis on applied research to stimulate innovation in industry and particularly SMEs to reform of public R&D systems including the university sector to create research programmes of national significance to operate funds to stimulate R&D and innovation to implement and upgrade technology transfer systems and institutions to establish institutional infrastructure and bridging institutions to support innovations in SMEs (e.g. technology parks, business innovation centres, incubators, innovation agencies and that like) and to establish new institutions with strategic R&D relevance such as the National Evaluation Institute in Slovenia, the Fraunhofertype Zoltan Bay Institutes in Hungary or the Foundation for Polish Sciences

  26. Ó ZSI-Zentrum für Soziale Innovation There is a Need for Flanking Measures for FP Participation at the Operative Level a need for training courses on proposal writing a need for implementing efficient systems to monitor the national participation a need for raising general awareness on European RTD Programmes and to identify and asses the existing potential for European RTD efforts a need to motivate companies to participate in EU RTD programmes a need for trans-European partner search a need for training courses on project management and a need for qualified personnel in intermediary organisations

  27. Ó ZSI-Zentrum für Soziale Innovation Polish Considerations at the Start of its FP5 Involvement (1) low level of research financing low involvement of enterprises qualifications and equipment of a considerable number of research groups not matching world standards strong areas of Polish science only partially corresponding to scientific and technological themes of FP5 lack of information about EU RTD Programmes lack of international contacts to build a consortium or to be invited into an existing one

  28. Ó ZSI-Zentrum für Soziale Innovation Polish Considerations at the Start of its FP5 Involvement (2) incompatibility of legal and financial rules between the Polish practice and FP5 regulations lack of organisational support in legal and financial matters weakness in protecting the IPRs lack of resources necessary for preparation of proposals lack of sources of co-financing lack of manpower and insufficient incentives and lack of motivation.

  29. Ó ZSI-Zentrum für Soziale Innovation Polish Homework: The SCI-TECH Programmes under PHARE e.g. institution and capacity building for the National Contact Point network, auditing and benchmarking of selected Polish research institutions interested in FP5, support to SMEs to prepare for CRAFT projects and participation in FP5, implementation of a Feasibility Award Fund and establishment of a monitoring system for the Polish participation in FP5

  30. Ó ZSI-Zentrum für Soziale Innovation Status Quo in SEE?

  31. Ó ZSI-Zentrum für Soziale Innovation Perspectives for SEE in FP6 and ERA project by project participation? a specific programme! accompanying measures?! full association? who pays? what rules? what topics? CoE? European chairs? Twinning? Training? who pays?

  32. Ó ZSI-Zentrum für Soziale Innovation Instead of Lip Services national endeavours - including strategies and instruments - are necessary based upon that, international support should be approached: CARDS Stability Pact SECI bilateral programmes World Bank ...

  33. Ó ZSI-Zentrum für Soziale Innovation ZENTRUM FÜR SOZIALE INNOVATION CENTRE FOR SOCIAL INNOVATION Klaus Schuch Koppstr. 116/11 A-1160 Vienna Tel.: ++43/1/495 04 42-32 Fax.: ++43/1/495 04 42-40 e-Mail: schuch@zsi.at URL: http://www.zsi.at

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