“Developing a Culture of Science, Technology, Innovation and Quality in Paraguay” CONACYT Overview & Paraguay STI System Idelin Molinas Vega , Ph.D., PMP Executive Secretary imolinas@conacyt.gov.py February 2017
Road Map Paraguay Overview CONACYT in context ◦ Mission and Policies ◦ Strategies and Initiatives Main STI Indicators R&D Projects and Innovation Results Challenges and Next Steps Key Success Factors
Paraguay at a Glance DESCRIPTION PARAGUAY 28,10 GDP (US$ billions) - 2015 (*) 4.010 GDP per capita (USD$) - 2015 (*) GDP (PPP) per capita (US$) - 2015 (*) 8.708 29,9% Exports/GDP % Poverty/Total Population 22,24% (9,97%) (% extreme poverty) - 2015 Area (1000 km2) 406,80 7,00 Population (millions) - 2015 (*) (*) Fuente: Global Competitiveness Report 2015-2016
PY and other LA Countries DESCRIPCIÓN PARAGUAY EL SALVADOR URUGUAY COSTA RICA GDP (US$ billions) (*) 28,10 25,80 53,80 52,90 4.010 4.040 15.748 10.936 GDP per capita (USD$) (*) GDP (PPP) per capita 8.708 8.303 21.507 15.482 (US$) (*) Area (1000 km2) 406,80 21,00 176.2 51.1 7,00 6,40 3,40 4,80 Population (millions) (*) Global Competitive Report 118 95 73 52 2015-2016 (140 countries) – 12 pillars Global Innovation Index (128 countries) 2016 – 7 94 104 62 45 pillars (*) Fuente: Global Competitiveness Report 2015-2016
Paraguay Exports - T echnological Sophistication Level Paraguay’s Exports (selected years) Aggregate Level 2007 2010 2013 2016 Raw Material 43% 55% 59% 56% Processed Raw Material 10% 8% 10% 10% Low Technology 4% 4% 4% 4% Medium Technology 2% 1% 2% 3% High Technology 1% 1% 1% 1% Other Transactions / w/o specified level 40% 31% 24% 26% Total (Thousands US$ CIF) 4.723.764 6.504.792 9.456.264 8.493.664
Vision of Paraguay 2030 (highlights) A competitive Paraguay, ranked among the most efficient producers of food with vibrant and innovative industries, employing highly qualified workforce Provider of high technology products in a knowledge-based economy Connected and open to the neighbors and the world Indices of social development in the highest ranks of South America Environmentally and economically sustainable A high level of legal and public security Attention to indigenous peoples, a strong role of women in the society, and trained young visionaries leading the country A supportive and transparent state that promotes equal opportunity
Strategies within the PND2030 1 2 3 3 Poverty Poverty Inclusive Inclusive Insertion of Insertion of Reduction Reduction Economic Economic Paraguay in Paraguay in & Social & Social Growth Growth the world the world Development Development
Established in 1997 (Law 1028/97) • Updated by Law 2279/03 •
CONACYT - MISSION Coordinate, evaluate and promote the National System of Science, Technology and Innovation and the National System of Quality, generating and promoting Public Policies and Strategies for scientific and technological development, in a social, ethical and environmentally sustainable manner.
MIC MAG CONACYT MSPyBS STP MEC FEPRINCO Presidency of the Republic UIP APYME ARP Council Public Univ. Private Univ. National Quality Commission APC PRESIDENT PY Scientific STAFF Society Worker’s Union. Executive General Directorate Executive Secretary of Secretary of of Finance and ONA (National CONACYT (STI) Administration Accreditation Agency) MIC: Ministry of Industry & Commerce MAG: Ministry of Agriculture & Livestock MSyBS: Ministry of Health MEC: Ministry of Education and Culture STP: National Planning Secretary FEPRINCO: Federation for Industry and Commerce UIP: Paraguayan Industry Chamber ARP: Rural Association of Paraguay APYME: SME Association APC: Paraguayan Association for Quality
Main Initiatives Carried Out S&T Demand Evaluation1999 S&T Activities Survey– 2001 a 2012 Sector Assessment Since 1999 Bibliometric Indicators - 2006 Innovation Survey – 2007 Enacted by Presidential Bill 19007 - 2000 - 2003 National Science and T echnology Public Policy – October de 2002 Launching of first set of instruments to promote PROCIT Program 2005 a 2012 – 2004 - 2012 STI and Advance Human Capital training Financed by IDB Increment in Public Budget (Infrastructure 2006 - 2009 & hiring of administrative and technical Institutional Strengthening personnel) (2007 – 2009) Launching of second set of instruments to DeTIEC since 2010 2010 - 2016 promote STI and Production Based Incentive for PRONII since 2011 Researchers Assessment of key variables and 2012 - 2017 Public Policy for STI – Assessment and Revision incorporation of Innovation (2013-2015) Revision of Policy (2016-2017) Innovation Survey (2010-2012 2014 - 2019 Launching of third set of instruments to promote PROCIENCIA 2014-2019 S&T and AHC training S&T Activities Survey (2014-2015) 2016 - 2020 Launching of fourth set of instruments to PROINNOVA 2016-2020 promote Private Business Innovation Innovation survey (2013-2015) - ongoing
http://www.conacyt.gov.py/libro-blanco White Book on Guidelines for a National Policy on Science, T echnology and Innovation in Paraguay, 2014
White Book on Guidelines for a National Policy on Science, T echnology and Innovation in Paraguay, 2014 Defines 4 Action Lines Strengthening the role of CONACYT as rector of STI policy and as an articulator of the network of STI activities among Sectorial Ministries, integrating R&D institutions, universities, Non-Profit STI organizations, Business Organizations and international networks for STI. Promote scientific knowledge appropriation and its application to social innovation . Increase innovation levels in private sectors as a mean of improving competitiveness. Strengthening of the National STI System through R&D and its contribution to productive and social demands.
Prioritized Productive Sectors T ourism and Transportation Clean and Medium and high cultural and Logistics renewable energy technology industries industries Agro industrial Forestry and Clusters biomass Mining and Metallurgic Construction Metal mechanic
Prioritized Social Sectors Education Health Social Security Habitat and Public Safety
Transversal T echnologies Nanotechnology Biotechnology Information and Communication T echnologies - ICT
Prioritized Sectors from Different Sources Industrial Policy REDIEX II PND 2030 PTI Dpt (MIC) (MIC) Agricultural Food Food (*) Food Related Technologies Logistic / Logistic / Logistic / Automatization & Transport Transport Transport Control Textile / ICT & Computer ICT/Software Forestry Products Garments (*) Science/Eng Knowledge Business Auto parts Manufacture Economy Development Environmental Plastics (*) Tourism Related Technol. Services & New Energy Related Footwear (*) Businesses Technologies Assembly (*) IADB (BID) has commissioned in-depth studies of these sector, 2016
NATIONAL INNOVATION SYSTEM
Educational Sub-System Productive, NATIONAL enterprise- R&D Sub- INNOVATION based Sub- System system SYSTEM Governance and Public Policy Sub-system
NIS –Value Chain Which tools do we have? CONACYT’s • Instruments Which Stakeholders are Why do we do it? Involved? NIS Actors • Contribute to the • Universities solution of • Research Centers socioeconomic and • Office of T echnological environmental Transfer problems • Enterprises (Private Sector) How do we Finance it? • Public Sector FF10 • FF30 – FONACIDE / • FOCEM FF20 - Loans •
NIS - Obstacles NIS Stakeholders Knowledge Generation CONACYT’s Instruments • Small scientific production • Little experience with existing • Research results not aligned with instruments needs and demands • No systematic evaluation of Advanced Human Capital Contribution to Solutions programs • Graduate level programs not geared • Redundant administrative toward knowledge generation controls. • Scarce incentives to attract and • Prioritization not explicit • Induce inefficiencies retail qualified talents within NIS sectorial • Unclear incentives for • Infrastructure for STI institutions appropriate execution of • Insufficient and unarticulated • Little appropriation of programs technological infrastructure national policies (national • Few laboratories with and sectorial) Financial Sources accreditations • Scarce incentives for retention of • Non-continuous and non- qualified personnel diversified financing • Specially in Public Laboratories • Little investment in Governance & Institutional Arrangmt technological innovation • Almost null articulation & within private sector information sharing among Public • Low level of incentives Stakeholders • Low social capital between • Absence of articulated M&E Universities-Enterprises Systems CONACYT
MAIN STI INDICATORS
Indicator 2012 2015 • R&D / GDP (%) - Govt & Academic (Avg. LAC: 0,09 0,13 0,77%) • Enterprise Funding/Total R&D Expenditure (%) 0,85 0,28 • R&D / GDP (%) – Manufacturing, IT, Services 0,03 - • Number of Researchers / 1000 EAP (*) – (Avg. 0,48 0,53 LAC 1,35) • Number of Categorized Researchers (PRONII) 284 515 • Number of SCI publications 115 191 • Number of patent by residents 1 1 (*) Economically active population
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