Prospects for Development of Bulgarian Model for R&D

Management in Support of Defence Industry

Presented by Assoc. Prof. Dr Tsvetan Tsvetkov

UNWE-DNRSe-mail: tsvetant@unwe.acad.bg

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Paper’s structure

1. Scope of the research

2. Research methodology

4. Plans for the future

3. What we have done?

Objective of the research

Tasks of the research

Objects of the research

Subject of the research

Research approaches and

methods

Research structure

Organisation of the research

Preliminary structure of the Model for

Management of R&D

At the international level

At the national level

Defence Industry level

Preliminary structure of the Concept for

Management of R&D

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1. Scope of the research

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The intricacy of the defence innovation system require, while developing the

concept and model for R&D management to conduct analyses at three levels – international, national and defence

industry level.

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Research objects at the international level

• International organisations which activities concern defence industry and defence R&D.

• Institutions that can be sources to finance innovations.

• Research products users.

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Research objects at the national level

• National innovation systems of countries involved at SFP project.

• National strategic documents that concern R&D and defence R&D.

• Scientific potential of the countries.

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Research objects at the defence industry level

• Actors in R&D process.

• Stakeholders with their specific interests.

• Specificity of the defence innovation process.

• Defence industry transformation process.

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2. Research methodology

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Objective of the research

To develop a NATO integrated R&D concept and model as an incremental tool for improvement of the national R&D management system.

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Tasks of the research

–To explore best practices and regulations.–To explore Defence Industry Transformation processes.

–To formulate a Concept for Management of Security Related R&D.

–To formulate a Model for Management of Security Related R&D.

–To serve as a good example to encourage the further synergy and complementary cooperation between the governmental institutions and science institutions.

–To identify the critical areas and the crucial problems referring the Defence Industrial Transformation.

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Objects of the research

NATO/EU requirements, innovation policy, innovation systems and innovation practice US, France, Germany, UK, The Netherlands, Bulgaria, Romania and Macedonia.

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Subject of the research

Defence related R&D management process and defence industry transformation. There will be explored:

main actors,

their functions and obligations,

decision-making process,

procedures for financing, programme management of resources for R&D,

R&D projects management

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Preliminary structure of the Concept for Management of R&D

• Concept purpose, scope and limitations, aim and tasks of the document

• R&D management environment• Scope, purpose and matters of R&D management• Objectives• Alternative R&D policies • Management cycle and key processes• Management organisation, participants and

stakeholders• Legal and executive framework for R&D management• Output• Influence on the defence industrial transformation

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Preliminary structure of the Model for Management of R&D

• I. Specification of the Model and its elements • II. Graphical part of the model

Graphical models of other key processes, related to the R&D management.

Graphical model of the R&D management process

• III. Add-onsList of operative legal documents regulating the R&D management.List of authorities taking part in R&D management, internal for the

MoDList of authorities taking part in R&D management, external for the

MoD; List of institutions and entities – potential executors of R&D projects.List of enterprises – potential integrators of research productsList of literature sources and other methodological materials about

R&D management.

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3. What we have done?

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At the international level

The research work was distributes between national groups in the project team as follows:

• Bulgaria (DNRS – UNWE): UK, The Netherlands, Israel, NATO/EU regulations.

• Romania: USA, France

• Macedonia: Germany

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Common issues

• Innovators’ market orientation• Concurrent product and process development• Strategic orientation of the innovation process• Technological cooperation and integration• Programme management of defence resources

for innovation• The innovation process is managed by

developing, evaluating and implementing projects

• Idea for establishment of portfolio management of innovation projects disseminates

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Freeman model

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4. Plans for the future

We are planning to continue with the following actions:• Identification, collection and exploration of developed

countries’ good practices that can be used in R&D management concept and model development.

• Research of national innovation systems and their interdependence with defence innovation systems of countries in the project.

• Research the specificity of existing Defence R&D management systems

• Defence industry transformation process exploration.

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Defence industry transformation exploration

Research structure for the Bulgarian case

Introduction

1. Development of the Bulgarian defence industry till 1989

- till 1944

- between 1944 - 1989

2. Established trends in development of the Bulgarian defence industry after 1989

- Markets decline

- Reduction of the defence products production

- Research potential diminution

- Intellectual property issues solving

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Defence industry transformation exploration

Research structure for the Bulgarian case – cont.

3. Established processes in development of the Bulgarian defence industry

- Conversion of the defence production

- Privatisation

- Social processes

- Restructuring of the defence production (merger and division)

- Transformation of the military maintenance bases

- Public-private partnerships

- Offset agreements

4. Prospects for defence industry after NATO/EU membership