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Analysis and monitoringof R&I policies
DG RTD, Unit A4Science Europe
WG on Research Policy and Programme Evaluation
12 November 2015
DG RTD, UNIT A4Román Arjona
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3 core things
1) Economic analysis• SRI Competitiveness Report • R&D Investment Scoreboard • IU Scoreboard (with GROW) • Fast-growing innovative firms • Tax credits (with OECD) • Economic modelling (with ECFIN)
2) European Semester • Analysis of national reform programmes• Country profiles • Interfacing with economic analysis and policy support
3) Policy support Facility • Peer Reviews and Specific Support • Mutual Learning exercises
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Regional distribution of R&D investments from world top R&D investors Top 2500 companies
invested €538.5bn = 90% total world business R&D investment
Global change 2012-13:R&D investment +4.9% Sales +2.7%
2014 EU Industrial R&D Investment Scoreboard
EU +2.6% -1.9%
US +5% +2%
Japan +5.5% +11.2%
Data 2013
R&D investment Sales
Economic analysis: Investment Scoreboard
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Source: DG Research and Innovation - Unit for the Analysis and Monitoring of National Research Policies
Data: Eurostat, DG ECFIN, OECD
Notes: (1) GDP per hour worked in PPS€ at 2005 prices and exchange rates.
(2) IS, NO, CH, TR, IL, JP, KR: 2013.
(3) IS, NO, CH, TR, IL, JP, KR: 2007-2013.
(4) EU: Croatia is not included.
Economic analysis: Competitiveness Report
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PolicyPolicy Research and Innovation
Research and Innovation
The European Semester
Yearly cycle of economic policy coordination
1) Annu al Growth Survey (November): Sets out EU priorities to boost job creation and growth
2) Country Reports (February): Single analytical economic assessment per MS looking at economic situation and reform agenda
3) Country-Specific Recommendations (May): Tailor-made policy advice to each Member State in priority areas for next 12-18 months
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Annual Growth Survey (AGS) 2015
• 1. Coordinated boost to investment
– Juncker Plan: EUR 315 billion 2015-2017 – Investment-friendly environment (e.g. CMU)
2. Renewed commitment to structural reforms – Grow out of debt and stimulate job creation – Improve framework conditions
3. Pursuing fiscal responsibility– Differentiated fiscal policy – More fiscal space, more demand encouragement
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AGS 2015: priority number 6
• Investing in R&I is critical critical to kick-start growth
1. Continue to prioritise public R&I investment and ensure its quality/ efficiency
2. Ensure its leverage with regard to business investment
3. Ensure an investment-friendly business environment in support of private R&I investments and fast-growing innovative SMEs
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Key drivers in the reports
Challenge "Efficiency of public R&I spending"
•Use of performance criteria in institutional funding
•Use of international panels to evaluate projects
•Critical mass vs. fragmentation of public research
•Thematic/ challenge-driven prioritisation
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Key drivers in the reports
Challenge "Leveraging business R&I through
public-private cooperation"
•Targeted funding schemes: proof-of-concept, public-private projects, industrial PhDs, vouchers
•Smart specialisation, common research agendas
•Incentives for public research: criteria for funding, performance contracts and career recognition
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Key drivers in the reports
Challenge "Investment-friendly business
environment"
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•Policy mix (e.g. internationalisation of SMEs)
•Tax incentives
•SMEs
•Human resources availability, skills shortages (mismatches between curricula and labour market)
•Access to finance
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Example: S&E graduates vs. BERD
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Snaphot: assessment of policy responses in Estonia
•Innovation voucher scheme enabling SMEs to collaborate with universities and competence centre
•New Applied Research Programme in support of public-private projects in smart specialisation areas
Swift implementations could lead to promising developments
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Snaphot: assessment of policy responses in Slovakia
• While the new support system to promote KT is a positive step, the delay in the adoption of the Implementation Plan for S3 is a major drawback
• Key bottlenecks to be addressed:
o Low quality and lack of industrial relevance of the science base
o Set-up of university financing system does not incentivise contract research and spin-offs
• Innovation voucher scheme, but limited use by SMEs, lack of evaluation
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Research and Innovation
Some CSRs on R&I in 2015
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Germany Further increase public investment in infrastructure, education and research, including by using the available fiscal space
Netherlands Shift public expenditure towards supporting investment in R&D and work on framework conditions for improving private R&D expenditure
Estonia Focus public support for research and innovation on a limited number of smart specialisation areas
Latvia Better target research financing and incentivise private investment in innovation on the basis on of the S3 Framework
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The Horizon 2020 Policy Support Facility
• New initiative to help MS "improve the design, implementation and evaluation of R & I policies"
• Supporting evidence-based R&I policies
• Operates on a voluntary basis and draws on high-level expert advice and assistance
• Replying to strong need to offer customer-oriented services to shape "policy responses"
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Services of the H2020 PSF(1) Peer reviews of national R&I systems:
• Assessments of national R&I systems by experts and peers• Recommendations on R&I policy reforms needed
(2) Specific support to countries: • Pre peer reviews (preparation) & post peer reviews (follow-up)• Support in specific areas of R&I policy
(3) Mutual learning exercises• Focus on issues of interest to several countries• More in-depth, hands-on, based on learning-by-doing
(4) PSF library: https://rio.jrc.ec.europa.eu/ • All Commission R&I products (data & studies) • Compatible with the OECD Innovation Policy Platform
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PolicyPolicy Research and Innovation
Research and Innovation
(1) Peer reviews of national R&I systems
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e.g. BG peer review 'headlines'
• "3. Set up a professional, independent and robust national research agency to design and manage research and innovation funding programmes and support the successful implementation of the RI structural reforms package"
• "8. Incentivise the opening up of Bulgaria's science base to businesses and step up the schemes to support public-private cooperation"
• "9. Create the conditions for specific regional and local innovation ecosystems to develop in Bulgaria using the Sofia Tech Park as a strategic innovation test-bed"
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(2) Specific support to policy responses
Pre peer reviews (scanning phase)Preparation of full peer reviewBuild evidence-base and identify focus areas
Post peer reviews (follow-up phase)evaluation of implementation of recommendationsadvice on how to strengthen implementation
Specific support to countries (specific bottlenecks)focus on specific R&I policy issuesrecommendations on how to operationally tackle/ implement
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e.g. Hungarian pre-Peer Review: focus areas
1. R&I governance, funding and policy making2. Availability of human resources for R&I 3. University-Industry cooperation 4. Technology transfer and entrepreneurship5. Framework conditions for innovation in business sector
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(3) Mutual learning exercices
• Demand-oriented• Hands-on, project-based• "Learning by doing"• New methodology
• Pipeline includes: Innovation procurementTax credits Public-private partnerships Performance based funding of PROsInteroperability of research programmes