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Supporting science
in Slovenia
The SRA perspective
Thematic International Conference on Bio-, Nano- and Space Technologies
dr. Franci Demšar, director
March 10, 2008
Contents
• Some background information about research in
Slovenia
• Institutional design and policy framework
• About Slovenian Research Agency
– Basic facts
– Evaluation procedures
– Scientific output of Slovenian Research community–
publications
• SICRIS system – tool for searching research partners
R&D expenditure as a proportion of GDP
(%) in Slovenia and in selected countries
4,5
4
3,5
Sweden
3
Finland
Slovenia
2,5
Ireland
Czech rep.
2
Italy
1,5
Norway
EU-27
1
0,5
0
1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
R&D expenditure and GDP share
Year
Business
sector
Public Sector
Higher
education
GDP share of
R&D
mio €
%
mio €
%
mio €
%
mio €
% in
BDP
1997
91
53
51
30
30
17
172
1,32
2001
179
58
81
26
50
16
310
1,56
2004
254
67
76
20
50
13
380
1,45
2005
243
59
101
24
69
17
413
1,49
Real growth
1997 - 2005
63 %
31 %
41 %
46 %
Comparative structure of the sources of
financing R&D expenditure
Japan
73
19
Sw eden
72
21
Finland
71
8
0,4
4
3
26
1
3
Germany
66
USA
66
29
5
OECD
64
29
5
Slovenia
59,3
Denmark
59
EU
32
35,3
UK
36
46
0%
10%
Business sector
20%
30
7
2
7
30%
40%
Government sector
50%
60%
Other
3
6
70%
80%
5
2
39
50
4
3
35
53
Netherlands
1,4
31
56
France
0,42
11
18
90%
Funds from abroad
100%
Funding from different sources as a %
share of RD expenditure by sector of
performance
SLO - Total R&D expenditure 01
37
Fi - Total R&D expenditure 01
26
1
0 7
55
2
12
69
Fi
SLO - Business s. 01
5 0
0 7
88
Government
Other domestic public
Fi - Business s. 01
5 1
01
93
Compaineis
Fi
Domestic funds
Foreign funding
SLO - Public s. (state + privat nonprofit))01
81
Fi - Public s. (state + privat nonprofit)) 01
1
68
0
20
6
40
60
15
80
1 6
11
4
Fi
7
100
120
Contents
• Some background information about research in
Slovenia
• Institutional design and policy framework
• About Slovenian Research Agency
– Basic facts
– Evaluation procedures
– Scientific output of Slovenian Research community–
publications
• SICRIS system – tool for searching research partners
Institutional design and position of the SRA
Government of
the RS
Science &
technology council
Ministry of
Defence
Other
ministries
MHEST
Strategic
level
Policy level
Operational
level
SRA
Executive
level
Scientific
Community
Science policy in Slovenia– strategic
background
• Research and Development Activities
Act (priorities, concession for public service,
new agencies)
• Economic and social reforms of the
Government of the Republic of Slovenia
• NRDP Resolution for 2006 – 2010 (measures
of the Government of the Republic of Slovenia)
Main Slovenian
R&D policy objectives
• to increase investments in R&D according to
the 3% GDP
• to increase effectiveness of public
investments in R&D
• to strengthen human resources in R&D
• to strengthen R&D co-operation between
public research sector and enterprises
• to strengthen business sector R&D
• to increase international co-operation
Main Priority areas of Slovenian RTD
• Information and Communication
Technologies
• Advanced New Materials and
Nanotechnologies
• Complex Systems and Innovative
Technologies
• Technologies for Sustainable
• Health and Life Sciences
Development
Priorities related to social and
cultural development
• support to national identity, modern
Slovenian history, natural and cultural
heritage
• development of efficient state and
modern democratic society
• management of social processes and
risks caused by new technologies,
globalization, changing the demografic
structure
Institutional
research landscape
• 4 Universities:
–
–
–
–
University
University
University
University
of
of
of
of
Ljubljana (26 faculties)
Maribor (12 faculties)
Primorska (7 faculties)
Nova Gorica (6 faculties)
• National Research Institutes (15)
• Private (non-profite) Research
Institutes (ca. 100)
• Research unites in business (ca. 300)
R&D personnel/women, 2005
All R&D
personnel
Women R&D
personnel
Business enterprises
5.033
3.437
Public sector
2.872
1.541
Higher education sector
4.695
2.706
12.600
7.684
Total
Contents
• Some background information about research in
Slovenia
• Institutional design and policy framework
• About Slovenian Research Agency
– Basic facts
– Evaluation procedures
– Scientific output of Slovenian Research community–
publications
• SICRIS system – tool for searching research partners
... about the SRA
• Establishing: November 2004, Government
of the Republic of Slovenia
• Status: a legal person of public law; indirect
user of the budget of the Republic of Slovenia
• Mission: performing professional tasks
relating to implementation of the adopted
National Research and Development
Programme
• Budget: 148 million € per year (2007)
SRA main areas of operation
Promotion of
excellent
and applicative
research
Monitoring and
analysing
Funding of
research
Objective
evaluation
Slovenian budget for S&T, 2005-2009 (public
sources)
MHEST
SRA
SAZU
ME
MIS
MD
Total research funding by budget categories, 2006
Infrastructure funding
Other research funding
Foreign scientific literature
COBISS
Research and development
Scientific publications and
conferences
Research equipment
FP and international research
Total amount:
€141 m
Young researchers
Research projects
Research and infrastructure
programmes
Volume of research programmes and projects
financed by SRA
… evaluation procedures
Bodies, participating in the evaluation process
SRA scientific council
Temporary body for
projects evaluation
Peers
Scientific merit Socio-economic sign.
Panel of experts
Nomination
of the body
Selected by the
body
Evaluation system
Short project applications
- outline
Projects selected
I. phase
Projects selected
on the basis of
A1 + A2 + A3 & B1 + B2 + B3
on the basis of expert panel assessment
100 % of available quota
100 % of available quota
II. phase
Just selected projects
are invited
Call for submission of
full proposals
Assessments are
send to applicants
Evaluation made by the panel on the
basis of peer review
(international & domestic peers) – 2 per project
Final list of approved projects
Panel: scientific body & international peers
Scientific Council of the Agency
Composition of the panel
Members of the panel
Members of the
temporary expert
body
50 : 50
Peers from
abroad
External observers –
Members of the Scientific
body of the discipline
… scientific output
Cobiss entering page
On line bibliographic data: COBISS
Number of publications in the Web of Science data
bases by research organisation type, 2001-2005
University of Primorska
University of Nova Gorica
FS
University of Maribor
Public institutions
FER FKKT
I
OI SBM
UKC
IJS
Public research institutions
MF
University of Ljubljana
0
FKKT
1000
KI
NIB
BTF
2000
3000
4000
5000
ye
ar
1
ye 993
ar
1
ye 994
ar
1
ye 995
ar
1
ye 996
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1
ye 997
ar
1
ye 998
ar
1
ye 999
ar
2
ye 000
ar
2
ye 001
ar
2
ye 002
ar
2
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ar
2
ye 004
ar
20
05
Number of ISI indexed publications
20000
18000
16000
14000
12000
10000
8000
6000
4000
2000
0
Contents
• Some background information about research in Slovenia
• Institutional design and policy framework
• About Slovenian Research Agency
– Basic facts
– Evaluation procedures
– Scientific output of Slovenian Research community–
publications
• SICRIS system – tool for searching research partners
Thank you for your attention!