ICT research activities in Spain and EU connections I CT r esea r c h a c t i v i t i es i n Spa i n a n d EU c o n n ec t i o n s Juan José Moreno-Navarro jjmoreno@fi.upm.es International Relations, area IST Dirección General de Investigación Ministry of Education and Science EU- India Valencia November 2005 1
ICT research activities in Spain and EU connections Outline of the presentation • The Spanish RTD System • RTD Policies • Basic Features, Comparisons and Evolution • Research on ICT • Organization • Indicators and data • European Dimension – Spanish Participation in the 6th PF – IST – Eureka – Towards the 7th PF – Possibilities for cooperation: INCO, Erasmus Mundus, etc EU- India Valencia November 2005 2
ICT research activities in Spain and EU connections The Spanish RTD System RTD Policy EU- India Valencia November 2005 3
ICT research activities in Spain and EU connections Spanish RTD Policy Managed by the Ministry for Education and Science and Ministry for Industry, Tourism and Commerce . Ministry of Education Ministry for Industry, Ministry of Education Ministry for Industry, and Science Tourism and Commerce and Science Tourism and Commerce SECRETARY OF STATE FOR SECRETARY OF STATE FOR UNIVERSITIES AND RESEARCH TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION SOCIETY SECRETARY GENERAL FOR CDTI SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNOLOGICAL RESEARCH POLICY Directorate Directorate Directorate General General for General for for the Development Research Research Policy of Information Society EU- India Valencia November 2005 4
ICT research activities in Spain and EU connections Guided by the National R+D+I Plan • Increase the level of S+T, both in quality and in quantity • Raise the level of competitiveness of enterprises and encourage their innovation capacity • Improve the use of R+TD results by enterprises and Spanish society as a whole • Strengthen the internationalization of the Spanish S+T - Increase the qualified human resources both in the public and the private sectors - Raise the level of scientific and technological knowledge of the Spanish society - Improve the coordination, evaluation and technical monitoring procedures of the National Plan - Improvement of infrastructure of S+T EU- India Valencia November 2005 5
ICT research activities in Spain and EU connections Public funding mechanisms for research RTD funding in Spain is mainly done through Annual State Budget. There is a four year lasting National Plan for Research, Development and Innovation (2004-2007), structured on National Programmes, with identified objectives and priority lines. Every year different type of actions are identified by public call for proposals and funded after a process of evaluation: anonymous peer review for R+D projects, and technical evaluation for innovative projects . EU- India Valencia November 2005 6
ICT research activities in Spain and EU connections R+D SPANISH SYSTEM Technological Centres Research Public Industry Institutions Science-Technology-Industry System Scientific and Universities Technologic Parks Knowledge Generation Technology generation Technology Transfer Scientific Publications Patents EU- India Valencia November 2005 7
ICT research activities in Spain and EU connections • The Spanish RTD System Basic data, Comparison and Evolution EU- India Valencia November 2005 8
ICT research activities in Spain and EU connections % Invesment R+D in EU/GPD Finland > 3,0 % 2,5 – 3,0 % Sweden Estonia 2,0 – 2,50 % 1,5 – 2,0 % Letvia 1,1 – 1,5 % Latvia Denmark 0,7 – 1,1 % Ireland UK < 0,7 % Netherlands Poland UE 25 1,93 Belgium Germany UE 15 1,99 Cheq. Rep. EU 25.....1.93 Slovakia Luxemburg UE ampl. 2004 0,84 EU 15.....1.99 EE.UU. 2,64 Austria Hungary JAPÓN 3,12 France EEUU......2.64 Japan.....3.12 Slovenia Italy Portugal Spain Greece Malta Cyprus EU- India Valencia November 2005 9
ICT research activities in Spain and EU connections Public Investment in R+D M€ GRANTS LOANS 5.000 4.500 4.000 3.500 3.000 2.500 2.000 1.500 1.000 500 0 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 EU- India Valencia November 2005 10
ICT research activities in Spain and EU connections GERD AS A PERCENTAGE OF GDP 2,20 2,00 1,93 1,831,811,811,801,801,86 1,80 1,60 1,40 1,20 1,10 0,89 0,90 1,00 0,83 0,81 0,94 0,80 UE 0,81 0,82 0,60 Spain 0,40 Lineal (UE) 0,20 Lineal (Spain) 0,00 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 9 9 9 9 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 9 9 9 9 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 EU- India Valencia November 2005 11
ICT research activities in Spain and EU connections R+D EXPENDITURE –AVERAGE ANNUAL REAL GROWTH (%), 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 13,02 Finland 10,92 Ireland 10,10 Spain 10,01 Portugal 6,07 Belgium 5,72 Denmark 5,55 US 5,31 Austria 5,09 Greece 4,65 Sweden 4,13 Japan (3) 3,54 Germany 3,03 EU (2) 2,81 Netherlands 2,56 Italy (3) 1,23 United Kingdom 0,62 France EU- India Valencia November 2005 12
ICT research activities in Spain and EU connections % Private investment in R+D 100 90 80 70 48,5 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 EU- India Valencia November 2005 13
ICT research activities in Spain and EU connections INDUSTRY FINANCED R+D –AVERAGE ANNUAL REAL GROWTH (%), -6 -4 -2 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 17,51 Finland 12,60 Spain 12,48 Denmark 12,18 Portugal 11,29 Ireland 8,21 US 6,37 Sweden 5,72 Belgium 4,86 EU (2) 4,78 Germany 4,73 Netherlands 4,60 Japan 3,84 Italy 3,48 France 2,96 Austria 1,99 United Kingdom -3,28 Greece EU- India Valencia November 2005 14
ICT research activities in Spain and EU connections TOTAL RESEARCHERS PER THOUSAND LABOUR FORCE 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 9,9 Finland 9,7 Japan 9,1 Sweden 8,1 US (1) 6,5 Belgium (2) 6,4 Denmark 6,3 Germany 6,1 France 5,5 United Kingdom (2) 5,5 EU 5,1 Ireland (1) 5,1 Netherlands 4,8 Austria (2) 4,5 Spain (3) 3,3 Italy (1) 3,3 Greece 3,1 Portugal Source: OECD, Main Science and Technology Indicators, November 2001 Notes: Data 1999; (1) 1997; (2) 1998; (3) 2000 (estimated) EU- India Valencia November 2005 15
ICT research activities in Spain and EU connections TOTAL RESEARCHERS PER THOUSAND LABOUR FORCE 6,0 5,5 5,2 5,0 4,9 4,9 4,5 UE Spain 4,0 3,8 3,7 3,3 3,2 3,0 2,0 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 Source: UE: OECD, Main Science and Technology Indicators, November 2001; Spain: INE 2001 EU- India Valencia November 2005 16
ICT research activities in Spain and EU connections The INGENIO 2010 Innitiative New plan: Ingenio 2010: Towards the Lisbon objective � From “individual”, small, short time projects to ambitious, longer, consortium based, bigger projects. � Scientific knowledge converted into economic value. � Cooperation along the whole R+D system. � Industry seriously involved into the R+D plans EU (2004) SPAIN (2004) EU Goal 2010 Ingenio2010 %GPD 2% 1,1% 3% 2% PUBLIC 42% 52% 34% 45% PRIVATE 58% 48% 66% 55% EU- India Valencia November 2005 17
ICT research activities in Spain and EU connections Instruments of the National R+D+I Plan 1. Research projects 2. Scientific and technological research (Profit) 3. Strategic scientific and technological projects (CENIT) 4. Scientific and Technological Networks (RENACE) 5. Human Resources 6. Support for projects for international cooperation 7. Support for the creation of technological based enterprises 8. Regional actions for the technological development 9. Scientific and Technological Infrastructures 10. Promotion, commercializations, and spread of R+D results EU- India Valencia November 2005 18
ICT research activities in Spain and EU connections Research Projects Calls and bids for R+D projects • Reinforcing excellence in research though competitive funding: Public Research Institutions (PRI) • One call early every year, decision at end of year • Around 5.000 proposal, 2.400 funded every year • 300 M€ approved • Organized in several priorities: – National RTD areas and programmes: Space, Health, Biotechnology, Materials, IST , ... EU- India Valencia November 2005 19
ICT research activities in Spain and EU connections Human Resources Increasing number and quality of human resources in RTD Predoctoral fellowships (FPI) • Fellowships to perform a Ph.D. thesis are linked to the best R+D projects, whose teams are well evaluated for their training capacity. • 750 new fellowships every year for ≈ 2500 candidates • Total running fellowships MCYT: ≈ 2,000 (54% women). Ramón y Cajal/Juan de la Cierva Programme • A step in a “researcher’s career (tenure track, 5 years) in order to stabilize and improve the working conditions of “post-doc” researchers and to facilitate the return of researchers working abroad . EU- India Valencia November 2005 20
ICT research activities in Spain and EU connections Instruments of the National R+D+I Plan • PROFIT: Promotion of RTD projects in business sector (Industry leadership plus PRI participation) • CENIT: – Consortiums: industry and PRI – Ambitious goals – Budget: 10..20 M€, 4 years – PRI, at least a 25% EU- India Valencia November 2005 21
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