R&D AND INNOVATION POLICIES IN ROMANIA Viorel VULTURESCU Counselor National Authority for Scientific Research
R&D and innovation governance framework (1) Parliament level/ two chambers: The Commissions for Education, Science and Youth Government level: The Ministry of Education, Research, Youth and Sports (MECTS)/ (www.edu.ro) The National Authority for Scientific Research (ANCS) (www.ancs.ro) The Romanian Academy (www.acad.ro) Academy of Agricultural and Forestry Sciences (www.asas.ro) Academy of Medical Sciences Specialised Agencies: Agency for Nuclear Energy (www.agentianucleara.ro) Romanian Space Agency (www.rosa.ro)
R&D and innovation governance framework (2) The National Authority for Scientific Research - ANCS - the Government s specialized body with the mission to formulate, apply, coordinate, monitor and evaluate R&D and innovation policies, in accordance with the Government Strategy and Program - fulfills the responsibilities and undertakes the attributes of the Ministry of Education, Research, Youth and Sports (MECTS) in the field of research, technological development and innovation 3
R&D and innovation in Romania - 2010 R&D and innovation governance framework (3) ANCS Financing agencies Executive Unit for Financing Research in Universities - UEFISCSU - research programmes mostly addressing the development of scientific careers and of research capacity in universities National Centre for Programmes Management - CNMP - applied research-oriented programmes promoting projects in partnership between R&D organisations and firms Management Agency for Research, Innovation and Technology Transfer - AMCSIT - innovation-oriented programmes mainly promoting RDI activities in enterprises 4
R&D and innovation governance framework (3) ANCS Financing agencies U. E. F. I. S. C. D. I. Executive Unit for Higher Education, Research, Development and Education Funding 5
R&D and innovation potential State budget funds for R&D Financial Resources 2008 2009 2010 MROL 2074,5 1509 1640*) MEUR ~ 560,7 ~ 359,3 ~ 390 % of GDP 0,41 0,30 ~ 0,30 Structural funds for R&D (Meuro) - 51 80 Private sector expenditure (% of GDP) 0,17 0,15 (provisional) 0,15 (estimated) *) an additional sum of 500 MROL is planned, as to be provided from own incomes of the ministries coordinating R&D activities (own projects where the respective ministries might be involved) 6
R&D and innovation in Romania - 2010 Strategic planning documents The National Strategy for R&D and Innovation for 2007-2013 (Government Decision 219/ 2007) Objectives: 1. creation and development of S&T knowledge, with high level, internationally competitive, S&T results; 2. Increasing the competitiveness of the Romanian economy, by dissemination and transfer of S&T knowledge and the innovation processes; 3. Increasing the quality of life, through the development of S&T solutions with high benefits for society Priority RDI fields: ICTs; advanced technologies and innovative products, including new materials and bio- and eco-technologies, in industry, agriculture and food safety, health, energy, environment and transportation; frontier sciences ; socio-economic research 7
National R&D Plan (2007-2013) fundamental pre-competitive innovation R&D Risk taken over by public funding No R&D risk Private funding IDEAS PARTNERSHIPS INNOVARE 8
Implementation instruments (1) The National Plan for R&D and Innovation 2007-2013 NP II (Government Decision 475/ 2007) Programme 1. Human Resources Increasing the number of researchers and improving their professional performances Programme 2. Capacities Development of RDI infrastructures Participation in international R&D programmes Programme 3. Ideas Advanced research in frontier sciences Programme 4. Partnerships in priority RD fields Promotion of S&T partnerships leading to innovative technologies, products and services, for solving complex problems in key application areas Programme 5. Innovation (focused on RDI performed by companies) Promotion of industry-led research, technological development and innovation, based on the absorption of research results Programme 6. Promoting institutional performance Raise the performance level in public R&D institutions, through the development and implementation of their own strategies, in accordance with the National RDI Strategy 9
R&D and innovation in Romania - 2010 Implementation instruments (2) The National Plan for R&D and Innovation 2007-2013 NP II The distribution of projects in the National RDI Plan by S&T priority fields and by programmes (2010 analysis: financing for only 2067 projects) S&T PRIORITY FIELDS according to the National Strategy Human Res. Ideas Capacities Partnerships Innovation TOTAL New materials, innovative processes and products 378 57 187 228 159 999 Health 188 38 183 158 11 578 ITC 215 40 125 138 30 538 Agriculture, food safety and security 98 32 116 149 5 400 Environment 96 34 67 167 28 392 Energy 46 25 62 136 25 294 Biotehnology, biology and genetics 47 18 45 105 5 220 Space and security 16 23 4 121 20 184 Basic sciences 212 37 161 33 0 443 Socio-economic & humanistic research 367 27 337 119 2 852 TOTAL 1663 331 1287 1354 285 4920 10
R&D and innovation in Romania - 2010 Romania s participation in international initiatives- Overview of FP7 results Total number of funded projects 318 Total number of participants 410 6.833 FP7 ROMANIA 40.729 FP7 ROMANIA 18.916.996,85 3.267.619,28 5.712.835,40 Value of FP7 contracts/years 24.730.407,41 2007 euro 2008 euro 2009 euro 2010 euro 11 11
R&D and innovation in Romania - 2010 Relevant proactive policies/ Romania s participation in international initiatives Other cooperation frameworks (1) FP7- based : 16 ERA NETs, including regional programmes: SEE- ERANet+ Black Sea Cooperation 9 ESFRI projects pan-european RIs (including ELI, FAIR) EURATOM/ ITER (Fusion for Energy F4E) participation in 5 JTIs: ARTEMIS (embedded systems) ENIAC (nanotechnologies) IMI (innovative medicines) CLEAN SKY (aeronautics) FCH (fuel cells and hydrogene) preparing participation in 7 JPIs: HEALTH (Diet-related diseases, Anti-microbial resistance) FOOD (Agriculture, food safety and climate change) CLIMATE CHANGE; WATER MANAGEMENT URBAN EUROPE; CULTURAL HERITAGE 12
R&D and innovation in Romania - the EU 2020 Strategy perspective Flagship RDI projects for Romania s R&D future Extreme Light Infrastructure the Nuclear Photonic component ELI - NP / Măgurele Innovation Hotspot 2020 The Center for Advanced Studies Danube, Danube Delta, Black Sea 13
Innovation Program MODULE 1. Product Development Increasing the number of researchers and improving their professional performances MODULE 6. Innovation checks Learning process (e.g. SEE-IFA-NETWORK http://www.see-ifa.eu) 14
Innovation checks ELIGIBILITY Beneficiary: SME (Law nr. 346/2004) FAP (OUG 44/2008 ) - no R&D as MAIN activity - It respects de minimis rules on state aid (art.4 & art.5) Services suppliers: - R&D organisations (public and private) (according to EU definition 800/2008) 15
Innovation checks Duration: Maximum 6 months Funding : Up to 45.000 RON (approx. 10.000 EUR) Up to 90% of eligible expenditures Timing: Continuous submission Evaluation each 2 weeks 16
Innovation checks Evaluation criteria 1. Technical criteria: max. 50% 2. Human resources: max. 20%. 3. Socio-economic impact: max. 30% Marks: 0-5 Minim threshold for funding: 65 points 17
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