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Are Straume Ministry of Science, Innovation and Higher Education Denmark Denmark - facts • • • • • • • • • Population of 5.56 mio. 3% of GDP Universities (12 8) Research institutions (17 3) Two universities in top 100 in 2012 Very high degree of internationalisation No ’trade-barrieres’ in the Danish R&D funding system High impact of Danish Science FORSK2020 – strategic priorities Denmark - links The Danish Council for Strategic Research http://en.fi.dk/councils-commissions/the-danish-council-for-strategicresearch The Danish Council for Independent Research http://en.fi.dk/councils-commissions/the-danish-council-for-independentresearch The Danish Council for Technology and Innovation http://en.fi.dk/councils-commissions/the-danish-council-for-technologyand-innovation Forsk2020 http://en.fi.dk/publications/2012/research2020/ Finland - facts • • Population of 5,4 million Higher education institution network covers the country – 16 universities and 25 polytechnics – both sectors do research, educate based on research and interact within the society • • • 18 governmental research institutes Two universities in top 100 in 2012 Investments in RDI over 7 billion euro (2011) – of this ca. 70 % in the private sector – 3,78 % of GDP • • • Proportion of research personnel in work force the highest in OECD countries FiDiPro Public-private partnership well supported Finland - links http://www.fidipro.fi/pages/home/fidipro-at-a-glance.php http://www.aka.fi/en-GB/A/For-researchers/Funding/ http://www.aka.fi/en-GB/A/ www.tekes.fi Iceland - facts • R&D expenditure is 3,1% of GDP • 17% of total R&D expenditure to public competitive funds • Icelandic publications in peer reviewed journals have one of the highest citation impact of scientific publications in the OECD countries • University of Iceland is among the 300 best in the world according to Times HE Universities Ranking • Health • DeCode Genetics • US comes first • RANNIS Iceland - links www.rannis.is/funding Norway - facts • Total R&D costs: 1.7 per cent of the GNP • Internationalized R&D • Centers of Excellence • Centers for research based innovation Norway - links Centres of excellence and other information: http://www.forskningsradet.no/prognett-sff/Home_page/1224067001813 Centres for research-based innovation: http://www.forskningsradet.no/prognettsfi/Centres_at_a_glance/1224067097756 General information: http://www.forskningsradet.no/en/North_America/1138954285305 Sweden - facts • Almost 4% of GDP • Swedish R&D+I funding open to all, including non-Swedes • 14 universities and 25 higher education institutions • Two universities in top 100 in 2012 • Investments in strategic areas and infrastructure: Max IV Lab synchroton radiation facility and European Spallation Source ESS Sweden - Links Swedish Research Council www.vr.se The Swedish Council for Working Life and Social Research (FAS) http://www.fas.se/en/ The Swedish Research Council for Environment, Agricultural Sciences and Spatial Planning http://www.formas.se/en/ VINNOVA - Swedish Governmental Agency for Innovation Systems http://www.vinnova.se/en/ Thank you! Are Straume [email protected]