Western Balkans R&D Strategy for Innovation
Western Balkans Regional R&D Strategy
for Innovation
G
ROWTH
THROUGH
R
ESEARCH
AND
I
NNOVATION
IN
THE
W
ESTERN
B
ALKANS
—
T
HE
M
OMENT
FOR
A
CTION
Kristina Ferara Blašković, Ministry of Science, Education and Sports
Paulo Correa, World Bank
December
12,
2013.
Zagreb
7
Policy Reviews
of key
institutions, policies and programs:
Country Papers
The Western Balkans R&D Strategy for Innovation Technical
Assistance:
Inception Report
—
Regional R&D Strategy for
Innovation in the Western Balkan Countries: Key Issues and
Implications for Technical Assistance
,
World Bank (2011).
4
High Level
Workshops
with
representatives from
governments, research
institutes, universities and
private sector from all
beneficiary entities, as well as
international experts
3
Technical Studies
(
The State of Scientific Performance of the WBCs; Survey of the
status of research Infrastructure and technology transfer activities; and Assessment of Data
Availability on Research and Innovation)
and 5 technical notes :
Overview and Main
Report
of the Status of Research and Innovation in the Western Balkans.
Video
:
R
esearch for
Innovation: The moment for
action
Website:
http://www.worldbank.org/en/event
s/2013/10/24/balkans-innovation-
event
An
18
Months
Fact-Based
Consensus Building Exercise
12
Visits to the region
Outreach exercise and broader
consensus building between 12/2011
and 8/2013
S
UMMARY
V
IEW
:
THE STATUS OF THE
RESEARCH AND INNOVATION
SECTOR
What/?
The
Impact of R&D and Innovation in the Western
Balkans
•
Innovative firms grow faster:
15 percent faster (in sales) and
8 percent faster in labor productivity than non-innovative
firms.
•
Firm R&D expenditures significantly contribute
to
performance
:
raises sales (by 12 percent) and labor
productivity growth (by 6 percent) on average in the Western
Balkans (without Croatia).
•
When
firm R&D
, training and infrastructure services sales are
compared
, R&D
is shown to have the
highest correlation to
sales growth
(excluding Croatia)
Source: Seker, M. (2013) – Background paper for the technical assistance on the Western Balkans R&D for Innovation Strategy
The
Western Balkans’ Investment in R&D
•
Gross expenditure on R&D
in the WB has declined dramatically in the
past two decades
.
•
The region is investing approximately €495 million in the R&D per year
•
The variance of R&D intensity
within the region
•
The regions R&D intensity
– 0,33 % of GDP
•
Scientific performance – substantially bellow EU average
•
The average number of citation per document in the WB (0,62) in 2003-
2010 was about half of the EU 27 average (1,27)
•
Science- industry collaboration ranking of 144 countries, the WB’s average
stands at the 88th position (EU27- 40th)
L
OW
R&D I
NVESTMENT
L
EVELS
GERD/ Total Triadic patents
C
OSTLY
R
ESULTS
OF
R&D I
NVESTMENTS
US$ 1,000
S
TRATEGIC
V
IEW
INVEST
MORE
AND
BETTER
IN
R&D
POLICY REFORMS
AND SELECTED
INVESTMENTS
A “SECTOR – WIDE” APPROACH
The Vision
T
HE
W
AY
F
ORWARD
R
EFORMS
AND
I
NVESTMENTS
TO
FOSTER
EFFECTIVE
RESEARCH
COMMERCIALIZATION
AND
INDUSTRY
SCIENCE
COLLABORATION
10
Regional Programs
1.
A
research excellence fund
to increase international collaboration with
the scientific Diaspora
and expand opportunities for young researchers.
2.
Regional
networks of excellence
in selected fields – consistent with a
strategy for “smart specialization” of the region.
3.
A
technology transfer facility
to support and provide assistance at
national level
4.
An
early stage innovation facility
to
complement the support to be
provided by the Western Balkan Enterprise Development and Innovation
Facility (EDIF).
The Western Balkans Innovation Strategy Exercise —
(
WISE
)
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Western Balkans Regional R&D Strategy for Innovation GROWTHTHROUGH RESEARCHAND INNOVATIONINTHE WESTERN BALKANS THE MOMENTFOR ACTION Kristina Ferara Bla kovi , Ministry of Science, Education and Sports Paulo Correa, World Bank December 12, 2013. Zagreb
The Western Balkans R&D Strategy for Innovation Technical Assistance: An 18 Months Fact-Based Consensus Building Exercise Video: Research for Innovation: The moment for action Website: http://www.worldbank.org/en/event s/2013/10/24/balkans-innovation- event 12Visits to the region Outreach exercise and broader consensus building between 12/2011 and 8/2013 4 High Level Workshops with representatives from governments, research institutes, universities and private sector from all beneficiary entities, as well as international experts 7Policy Reviews of key institutions, policies and programs: Country Papers 3 Technical Studies (The State of Scientific Performance of the WBCs; Survey of the status of research Infrastructure and technology transfer activities; and Assessment of Data Availability on Research and Innovation) and 5 technical notes : Overview and Main Report of the Status of Research and Innovation in the Western Balkans. Inception Report Regional R&D Strategy for Innovation in the Western Balkan Countries: Key Issues and Implications for Technical Assistance, World Bank (2011).
What/? SUMMARY VIEW: THE STATUS OF THE RESEARCH AND INNOVATION SECTOR
The Impact of R&D and Innovation in the Western Balkans Innovative firms grow faster: 15 percent faster (in sales) and 8 percent faster in labor productivity than non-innovative firms. Firm R&D expenditures significantly contribute to performance: raises sales (by 12 percent) and labor productivity growth (by 6 percent) on average in the Western Balkans (without Croatia). When firm R&D, training and infrastructure services sales are compared, R&D is shown to have the highest correlation to sales growth (excluding Croatia) Source: Seker, M. (2013) Background paper for the technical assistance on the Western Balkans R&D for Innovation Strategy
The Western Balkans Investment in R&D Gross expenditure on R&D in the WB has declined dramatically in the past two decades. The region is investing approximately 495 million in the R&D per year The variance of R&D intensity within the region The regions R&D intensity 0,33 % of GDP Scientific performance substantially bellow EU average The average number of citation per document in the WB (0,62) in 2003- 2010 was about half of the EU 27 average (1,27) Science- industry collaboration ranking of 144 countries, the WB s average stands at the 88th position (EU27- 40th)
LOW R&D INVESTMENT LEVELS 4.0 Sweden Finland GERD (more recent data) in WBC is below what would have been expected given country s development levels 3.5 Japan Korea 3.0 Switzerland Denmark GERD as % of GDP Iceland U.S. Austria 2.5 Germany Singapore Australia Canada UK Belgium France 2.0 Netherlands Slovenia Portugal China 1.5 Czech Rep. Ireland Norway Spain New Zealand Russia Italy Montenegro 1.0 Hungary South Africa Turkey Croatia Poland Argentina Mexico 0.5 Romania Serbia Slovakia FYR, Macedonia Albania 0.0 BiH 0 10,000 20,000 GDP per capita, PPP $ 30,000 40,000 50,000
COSTLY RESULTSOF R&D INVESTMENTS GERD/ Total Triadic patents 100000 90000 One patent in Croatia requires approximately three times more R&D investments then in the US. 80000 70000 US$ 1,000 60000 50000 40000 30000 20000 10000 0 Bosnia and Herzegovina Croatia The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia Finland Germany United States of America FYR Macedonia
The Vision STRATEGIC VIEW INVEST MORE AND BETTER IN R&D POLICY REFORMS AND SELECTED INVESTMENTS A SECTOR WIDE APPROACH
REFORMSAND INVESTMENTSTOFOSTEREFFECTIVE RESEARCHCOMMERCIALIZATIONANDINDUSTRYSCIENCE COLLABORATION Intermediate Goals PROPOSED ACTIONS Measurement POLICY REFORMS Increased share of research pool coverage by TTO services Reform of IPRs legal Framework for publicly-funded research Increased number of research results disclosed to TTOs Build expertise and infrastructure for Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) management Employment and Higher Education Laws encourage commercialization and collaboration with industry Increased number of patents and other IPRs Increased licensing activity INVESTMENT TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER OFFICES : provide assistance in the management and commercialization of research outcomes; training and expertise development for TTOs; link with TT intermediaries. Larger number of spinoff companies Promote higher levels of industry-science collaboration Higher number and value of licensing agreements & spinoff companies FUNDINGof Prototype Development and Proof-of-Concept; and Grants for industry-science collaboration Increased volume of contract research 10
REGIONAL PROGRAMS 1. A research excellence fund to increase international collaboration with the scientific Diasporaand expand opportunities for young researchers. 2. Regional networks of excellence in selected fields consistent with a strategy for smart specialization of the region. 3. A technology transfer facility to support and provide assistance at national level 4. An early stage innovation facility to complement the support to be provided by the Western Balkan Enterprise Development and Innovation Facility (EDIF). The Western Balkans Innovation Strategy Exercise (WISE)
Ministerial Conference on the Western Balkans Regional R&D Strategy for Innovation, October 25, 2013 - Zagreb 12
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