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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 ar 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 ye 003 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!