october 17, 2011 innovation strategy and its implementation in the czech republic
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October 17, 2011
Innovation strategy and its implementation in the Czech Republic
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Strategic Studies in the TCASCR
Mission and team
Our mission:
To provide quality professional analytical and conceptual basis for
strategic decision making in R&D and innovation at four levels:
- European,
- national,
- regional,
- at the level of individual research organizations.
Our team:
15 people with different professional background
(chemists, physicists, regionalists, economist,
medical doctor, mathematician (ICT), social scientist
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Strategic Studies in the TCASCR
We …
… coordinate national and regional projects on identifying research priorities
… prepare background analyses and proposals for research and innovation policies and innovation strategies
… systematically develop methodologies for strategic studies focused on research, development and innovations
… organize international training courses focused on technology foresight
… cooperate with leading foreign institutions in strategic studies for STI policy
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Strategic Studies in the TCASCR
Our main clients
• State administration:
• International organisations:
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Innovation strategy
Implementation
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Two main policy documents
Reform of the RDI system in the Czech Republic
Approved by the Czech Government in March 2008
To create an innovative environment through reforming the system of research, development and innovation in the Czech Republic in order to be held true that “Science makes knowledge from money, innovation makes money from knowledge.”
National RDI Policy of the Czech Republic 2009 – 2015
Approved by the Czech Government in June 2009
The main tool for implementation of the Reform
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Main areas of action
GOVERNANCE &
FINANCING
SCIENCE-INDUSTRY
LINKS
HUMAN RESOURCES
COOPERATION &
SOCIETY
Simplification,Efficiency
Strengthening
Quality and accessibilityOpenness
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9 key objectives
• Improve international cooperation in RDI
• Create RDI stimulating environment
• Establish strategic RDI governance
• Focus RDI support on priority areas
• Improve the efficiency of RDI support
• Ensure effective links to policies (concepts) in other areas
• Set up periodic evaluations of the policy
• Use of R&D results in innovations as an indicator of the effectiveness of support and improve science industry links
• Ensure quality human resources for RDI
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Responsibility
Research, Development and Innovation Council
Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports
Technology Agency
Ministry of Industry and Trade
Academy of Sciences
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I. Governance and financing
Implementation and achievements
Role of RDI Council has been strengthened (based on the amendment of the RDI Support Act approved in 2009)
Number of budget chapters has been reduced
The new Technology Agency has been launched
Result-based system of institutional financing has been introduced
Priority setting process has been launched (still on-going)
Proportion of project based funding (competitive funding) has been increased
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I. Governance and financing
Comments
Simplification of the RDI governance system
RDI Council = executive body X not suffucient personal capacities, paralyzed by debates about budget (lack of strategic thinking)
Weak links between innovation policy making and societal needs (low involvement of Ministries)
Pure results-based system of institutional financing (short termism, mechanistic)
Lack of stability in the system (changes in the methodology used for distribution of institutional financing, relatively high proportion of project based funding)
Promising priority setting process (problem oriented RDI priorities)
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II. Science-industry links
Implementation and achievements
Technology Agency and its programmes (mainly Centres of competence)
Guiding methodologies for creation of systems at public research organisations for technology transfer and collaboration with industry
Introduction of strategies for SIL at some public research organisations
Programmes for pre-seed and seed financing (seed fund)
Proposal for extension of tax relief to R&D results purchased from public research organisations
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II. Science-industry links
Comments
Steps in a right direction
Too early to evaluate effectiveness
Modest improvement in openness of public research organisations to collaboration with industry
Low embeddedness of MNEs in the national innovation ecosystem
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II. Science-industry links
Comments
HERD and HERD+GOVERD financed by industry
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III. Human resources
Implementation and achievements
Preparation of the Reform of tertiary education (research universities)
Support of re-/integration of the top researchers in the Czech Republic (Programme „Návrat“)
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III. Human resources
Comments
Low international and horizontal mobility (improvement in international openness of public research organisations)
Fragmentation of research persists (small research groups)
Low proportion of women in R&D
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IV. Cooperation and society
Implementation and achievements
Creation of Committee for European Research Area (information, opinions, positions, negotiations)
Support of activities and services that help involve in international cooperation in R&D
Support of activities aimed at popularisation of R&D in the society
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IV. Cooperation and society
Comments
Increasing participation of the Czech research teams in FP and other initiatives (but still comparatively lower)
Increase in the number and quality of the Czech co-publications
Lack of explicit strategies for internationalisation (at national and institutional level)
Need for better coordination of internationalisation policies at the national level (Ministries, Agencies)
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Summary
National RDI Policy is respected and particular measures are implemented
Half-time of implementation
Improvements are needed mainly in RDI governance (at national and institutional level), science-industry links (incl. embeddedness of MNEs), strategies for internationalisation (incl. HR), reform of tertiary education
Update of the National RDI Policy in 2012 (incorporation of recommendations made by International Audit)
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Thank you
Any questions?
Michal Pazour ([email protected])
Technology Centre ASCR
http://www.tc.cz