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Security and Defence R&D management: Security and Defence R&D management: Policy, Concepts and ModelsPolicy, Concepts and Models

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International conference, Varna, 28-31May 2007International conference, Varna, 28-31May 2007

Assoc. Prof. Dr Dimitar DimitrovDepartment “National and Regional Security”, UNWE

NATO compatible R&D Policy Framework in

Security and Defence


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•Stock taking study of the environment of security related R&D

•Elaboration of a concept for a policy framework

•Discussion and tailoring the elaborated general policy

framework according to their national needs

and specifics in R&D management

•Dissemination of the results in publications,

seminars and the implementation of the policy framework


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•Elaboration of detailed research methodology

•Case-studies on best NATO practices

•Case-studies on Bulgaria, Romania and Macedonia

•General concept of policy framework

•Three documents on R&D policy framework concerning

Bulgaria, Romania and Macedonia.

•Dissemination of results and publications


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• Difficulties in research:

• Many countries,

• Different conditions and national specifities,

• Different environment and economic development


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•Some of these issues were already mentioned;

•Recognition of relative delay;

•Why policy framework;


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•Comparative studies, cross-national;

•Concept formation;

•Policy – Politics;

•Research questions:

- How do policies differ (description);- How do they differ (explanation);- What is their impact (evaluation);


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•Input- Output indicators;

•Eurostat

•OECD studies;

•European Commission:- Industrial R&D Economic and Policy Analysis Report- Survey on Business trends in R&D investment;

EU funded:-Industrial R&D investment Scoreboard;-Research reports on Bulgaria and other countries;


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Lack of:

- Defence and security indicators;

- Information;

- Input-output oriented.


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•Why policy framework?

•S&T policy(ies) and R&D policy in security and Defence


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•Dialog;

•Political debates;

•Policy research;

•Setting goals;

•Setting priorities

•Setting criteria

•Setting rules of the game


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•Policy implementation;

•Information;

•Set of organizational structures;

•Procedures;

•Formal written strategic documents;

•Trained administration;

•Resources


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•Accountability;

•Publicity;

•Transparency;

•Dissemination of information and knowledge;

•Access to information in regard of: projects, people, potential;

•Evaluation of results.

Note: Our project database could be very useful


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Bulgarian case:

- Not well developed procedures for R&D in security and defence

- Missing links between defence industry and academic sector;

- problem of strategic partnership;

- lack of common approach to the defence and security sector;

- structures;

- education and training of research personnel and related specialists;

- lack of dialog


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Bulgarian case (continued):

-Traditional lack of resources;

- Not well defined priorities;

- Lack of relation between research potential and needed defence capabilities;

- Lack of written formal strategic document (or their practical implementation);


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Bulgarian case (continued): Repeat of Slide 13

•Accountability;

•Publicity;

•Transparency;

•Dissemination of information and knowledge;

•Access to information in regard of: projects, people, potential;

•Evaluation of results.


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Many types of policies by which the government affects company decisions and strategies regarding research and innovation, including for example: • The funding of public research organisations and programmes, including the stimulation of science-industry linkages. • Direct fiscal support through grants and tax credits. • Public procurement and other demand-side policies. • The finance available for innovative business activities. • The labour supply for science, technology and research oriented jobs. • Intellectual property registration and protection. • Policies which affect the business, concerning product market regulation and labour market legislation.


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