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Contents The Flemish Government and the public administration Research and Innovation: policy priorities Research and Innovation: some important actors Science and Innovation: key figures Research and innovation: internationalisation, esp. China Policy towards young researchers Flemish government | Department of Economy, Science and Innovation 3
The Flemish Government & the public administration Flemish government | Department of Economy, Science and Innovation 4
The Flemish public administration Under the name of Better Administrative Policy , the Flemish public administration was subjected to root-and-branch reform in 2006. designed to make the public administration more efficient; tasks are now organised on the basis of 13 policy areas ; each policy area is composed of a department and a number of autonomous agencies; the role of the departments is to prepare, monitor and evaluate public policy in the policy field of the department; the agencies then apply and implement government policy within the context of the services provided to citizens, companies and organisations. Flemish government | Department of Economy, Science and Innovation 5
Division of responsibilities within a policy area Policy area Agencies Responsible for policy implementation 1 department responsible for policy preparation, policy monitoring Advisory council and policy evaluation Offers advice relating to main policy lines and strategic policy issues Various other actors Flemish government | Department of Economy, Science and Innovation 6 6
The Flemish public administration The 13 policy areas of the Flemish public administration: Services for General Government Policy Public Governance Foreign Affairs Finance and Budget Education and Training Economy, Science and Innovation Culture, Youth, Sport and Media Welfare, Public Health and Family Agriculture and Fisheries Work and Social Economy Mobility and Public Works Environment, Nature and Energy Town and Country Planning, Housing Policy and Immovable Heritage 7 Flemish government | Department of Economy, Science and Innovation
Organisational chart 8 Flemish government | Department of Economy, Science and Innovation
Actors in the EWI policy area (1) 1. Public authorities EWI Department (www.ewi-vlaanderen.be) prepares, monitors, and evaluates public policy in the field of economic support, science and innovation. aims to stimulate excellent scientific research; an attractive and sustainable business climate; a creative, innovative and entrepreneurial society. AO : Enterprise Flanders: implements business development policy and acts as a one- stop-shop for entrepreneurs ( www.agentschapondernemen.be ) IWT : Agency for Innovation by Science and Technology, a one-stop-shop for business R&D and innovation support ( www.iwt.be ) Hercules Foundation : funds medium-scale and large-scale infrastructure for research (www.herculesstichting.be) FWO : Research Foundation Flanders: funds basic research ( www.fwo.be ) LRM : reconversion support ( www.lrm.be ) PMV : guarantees, loans ( www.pmvlaanderen.be ) VEB : Flemish Energy Company (www.vlaamsenergiebedrijf.eu): investment company (green and renewable energy) and taking the lead in making governmental buildings more energy efficient. Agency Botanic Garden of Meise ( www.br.fgov.be): centre of excellence for science and horticulture (scientific research, plant collections, historic buildings, one of the largest herbaria in the world and a botanical library) Flemish government | Department of Economy, Science and Innovation 9
Actors in the EWI policy area (2) 2. Advisory councils VRWI (Flemish Council for Science and Innovation): representatives from academia, industry and government advice and recommendations SERV (Flanders Social and Economic Council) advisory body for all matters associated with socio-economic consultation R&D is not its core business, but there is common ground 3. Other advisory bodies VLIR (Flemish Interuniversity Council) improves mutual understanding and co-operation amongst our universities operates as a think-tank for all policy aspects involving higher education VLOR (Flemish Education Council) the official advisory body for education and training policy in the Flemish Community VLHORA (Flemish Council for Colleges of Higher Education) the official advisory body for the colleges of higher education (university colleges) Flemish government | Department of Economy, Science and Innovation 10
Actors in the EWI policy area (3) 4. Royal academies (3) promotional or advisory role not directly involved in policy-making Royal Flemish Academy of Belgium for Science and the Arts (KVAB) (promotion of arts and sciences) www.kvab.be Royal Academy of Belgium for Medicine (KAGB) (promotion of medicine, pharmacy, animal sciences and related sciences) www.academiegeneeskunde.be KANTL (promotion of Flemish culture and literature, and research into the Dutch language) www.kantl.be Flemish government | Department of Economy, Science and Innovation 11
Research and innovation: Policy priorities Flemish government | Department of Economy, Science and Innovation 12
Flanders’ research and innovation policy priorities (1) Focused innovation strategies e.g.: joining forces in spearhead areas, strengthen and renew spearhead domains, respond to societal challenges through “large project initiatives ” More innovative strength for the economy of Flanders e.g. strengthen and accelerate the valorisation trajectory, more innovative entrepreneurship, facilitate networking, clustering and cooperation means Flanders as an innovation-friendly top region e.g. increase the innovation potential by investing in human capital, adhere to major innovation trends, a state-of-the-art research infrastructure Strengthen the fundamentals of science policy e.g. attractive and flexible career paths for researchers, optimisation and fine-tuning of support measures, stimulate R&D and innovation via higher education Benefits from the research and innovation system through better impact, higher efficiency and increasing resources and R&D budget e.g. pursue budget increases (3% R&D/GDP target), Flanders a fully-fledged partner in European R&D and innovation area, effective policy evaluation & impact analysis 13 Flemish government | Department of Economy, Science and Innovation
Flanders’ research and innovation policy priorities (2) Oriented innovation policy May 2011: Concept note “ Innovation Centre Flanders ” framework for the future of oriented innovation policy in Flanders; establishes a transversal role for innovation; response to the grand societal challenges Defines 6 Innovatieknooppunten (“innovation hubs or crossroads”): Economic transformation through innovation Covers 4 sub-innovation hubs in various industries: manufacturing, construction, sustainable chemistry, creative industrie s ; Eco-innovation Green / sustainable energy Health care innovation Sustainable mobility and logistics Social innovation 14 Flemish government | Department of Economy, Science and Innovation
Grand Societal and Economic Challenges Innovation Hubs TRANSFORMA SUSTAINABLE INNOVATION ECO- SOCIAL ENERGY TION BY MOBILITY AND IN CARE INNOVATION INNOVATION INNOVATION INNOVATION LOGISTICS Cooperation projects and initiatives Solid base Fundamental research, strategic basic research, research infrastructure, HR, eco-system Flemish government | Department of Economy, Science and Innovation
Science and innovation: some important actors Flemish government | Department of Economy, Science and Innovation 16
Flanders’ research and innovation actors (1) Higher education institutions 5 Universities representing all-together about 90% of total scientific output in Flanders 19 institutes of non-university higher education (university colleges) Cooperation in the framework of 5 associations ( = one university + one or more university colleges) Scientific institutes build up and disseminate scientific knowledge advise and assist policy-makers and provide services to society INBO (nature, environment) KMSKA (fine arts) Agentschap Onroerend Erfgoed (immovable heritage) ILVO (sustainable agriculture, fisheries) Since January 2014: National Botanic Garden (result of the 5 th state reform) Flemish government | Department of Economy, Science and Innovation 17
Flanders’ research and innovation actors (2) Strategic research centres: annual grant based on a multi-annual management agreement IMEC (Interuniversity Microelectronics Centre): nanotechnology and nano- electronics VITO (Flemish institute for technological research): energy, materials, environment incl. remote sensing Infrastructure mainly physically located at 1 site Iminds (ICT): innovative ICT services and applications in 5 domains VIB (Flanders Institute for Biotechnology): life sciences and biotechnology “virtual organisation model” that combines assets from institutes from the universities Flemish government | Department of Economy, Science and Innovation 18
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