Present and future context of national STI in Europe

1. Mid-term Evaluation of the Implementation of the National Strategy for RTDI 2007-2013Closure Conference Bucharest, 31 January 2012 Present and future context ofnational STI in Europe Manfred Horvat

2. Outline • The European context • The global context • Romania: The present state • The new period 2014-2020 • Widening participation • Outlook Manfred Horvat

3. The European context • FP7 • Cooperation, Ideas, People, Capacities • Technology Platforms, Joint Technology Initiatives • ERA-NETs, Joint Programming Initiatives • Structural Funds (2007-2013) • Europe 2020, Innovation Union, etc. • European Innovation Partnerships • HORIZON 2020 (2014-2020) • Societal Challenges, Industrial Leadership, Excellent Science, European Institute of Innovation and Technology • European Cohesion Policy Funds (2014-2020) • Synergies … Manfred Horvat

4. The global context • Role of knowledge in global competition • Changing global landscape of knowledge production • Grand challenges – new ways of organising STI - the needs for collaboration • The “war for talent” – brain drain vs. brain circulation • … • 2014-2020: the window of opportunity for EU Manfred Horvat

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6. Romania: The present state • Mid-term evaluation of National STI Plan • STI as a national priority • Level of national funding for STI • Romanian participation in FP7 - participations & EU funding - wider benefits • Awareness for European cooperation • People and infrastructure available for information and assistance • Synergies between FP7 and Structural Funds Manfred Horvat

7. The new period 2014-2020Getting organised for competition & cooperation • National and institutional STI policies and strategies – 2012-2014: the management challenge • Synergies National Plan - HORIZON 2020 – Structural Funds: a common Romanian strategy and close cooperation of the main actors, alignment at EU level • A task force for STI – use national champions for mobilising the STI community: • Resources for information, advice, support and training at national and institutional level • At EU level: Building the ERA Framework • Streamlining the new EU programmes for integration Manfred Horvat

8. 2014-2020 – Widening participation in European RTDI activities • Building on FP7 collaborative links and strengthen links to coordinators • Extending or combining close bilateral links to broader cooperation in HORIZON 2020 • Strengthening regional smart specialisation • Modernizing universities towards coping with grand societal challenges • Developing the science-business links • Providing incentives for output performance • Activating the potential of the RO diaspora Manfred Horvat

9. Outlook • European collaboration and strengthening ERA as a “condicio sine qua non” • Strengthening the Romanian position in ERA through targeted EU and national efforts • Sharpening and streamlining strategies and instruments Manfred Horvat

10. Climbing the “Staircase to Excellence”

11. Thank you! Prof. Manfred Horvat Vienna University of Technology manfred.horvat@gmx.net