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March 10, 2008
dr. Franci Demšar, director
Thematic International Conference on Bio-, Nano- and Space Technologies
Supporting science
in Slovenia
The SRA perspective
Contents
• Some background information about research in Slovenia
• Institutional design and policy framework• About Slovenian Research Agency
– Basic facts– Evaluation procedures– Scientific output of Slovenian Research community–
publications
• SICRIS system – tool for searching research partners
R&D expenditure as a proportion of GDP (%) in Slovenia and in selected countries
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1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
Sweden
Finland
Slovenia
Ireland
Czech rep.
Italy
Norway
EU-27
R&D expenditure and GDP share
Year
Business sector Public Sector
Higher education
GDP share of R&D
mio € % mio € % mio € % mio €% in BDP
1997 91 53 51 30 30 17 172 1,32
2001 179 58 81 26 50 16 310 1,56
2004 254 67 76 20 50 13 380 1,45
2005 243 59 101 24 69 17 413 1,49
Real growth 1997 - 2005 63 % 31 % 41 % 46 %
Comparative structure of the sources of financing R&D expenditure
46
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53
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35,3
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26
21
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2
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1
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7
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5
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2
3
3
0,4
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
UK
Netherlands
France
EU
Denmark
Slovenia
OECD
USA
Germany
Finland
Sw eden
Japan
Business sector Government sector Other Funds from abroad
Funding from different sources as a % share of RD expenditure by sector of
performance
68
81
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26
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1
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SLO - Public s. (state + privat non-profit))01
Fi - Business s. 01
SLO - Business s. 01
Fi - Total R&D expenditure 01
SLO - Total R&D expenditure 01
Government
Other domestic public
Compaineis
Domestic funds
Foreign funding
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Contents
• Some background information about research in Slovenia
• Institutional design and policy framework• About Slovenian Research Agency
– Basic facts– Evaluation procedures– Scientific output of Slovenian Research community–
publications
• SICRIS system – tool for searching research partners
Institutional design and position of the SRA
Operational level
Science & technology council
Government of the RS
Strategic level
MHEST Other ministries
Policy levelMinistry of
Defence
SRA
Executive level
Scientific Community
Science policy in Slovenia– strategic background
• Research and Development Activities Act (priorities, concession for public service,
new agencies)• Economic and social reforms of the
Government of the Republic of Slovenia• NRDP Resolution for 2006 – 2010 (measures
of the Government of the Republic of Slovenia)
Main Slovenian R&D policy objectives
• to increase investments in R&D according to the 3% GDP
• to increase effectiveness of public investments in R&D
• to strengthen human resources in R&D• to strengthen R&D co-operation between
public research sector and enterprises • to strengthen business sector R&D• to increase international co-operation
Main Priority areas of Slovenian RTD
• Information and Communication Technologies
• Advanced New Materials and Nanotechnologies
• Complex Systems and Innovative Technologies
• Technologies for Sustainable Development
• Health and Life Sciences
Priorities related to social and cultural development
• support to national identity, modern Slovenian history, natural and cultural heritage
• development of efficient state and modern democratic society
• management of social processes and risks caused by new technologies, globalization, changing the demografic structure
Institutionalresearch landscape
• 4 Universities: – University of Ljubljana (26 faculties)– University of Maribor (12 faculties)– University of Primorska (7 faculties)– University of Nova Gorica (6 faculties)
• National Research Institutes (15)• Private (non-profite) Research
Institutes (ca. 100)
• Research unites in business (ca. 300)
R&D personnel/women, 2005
All R&D
personnel Women R&D
personnel
Business enterprises 5.033 3.437
Public sector 2.872 1.541
Higher education sector 4.695 2.706
Total 12.600 7.684
Contents
• Some background information about research in Slovenia
• Institutional design and policy framework• About Slovenian Research Agency
– Basic facts– Evaluation procedures– Scientific output of Slovenian Research community–
publications
• SICRIS system – tool for searching research partners
• Establishing: November 2004, Government of the Republic of Slovenia
• Status: a legal person of public law; indirect user of the budget of the Republic of Slovenia
• Mission: performing professional tasks relating to implementation of the adopted National Research and Development Programme
• Budget: 148 million € per year (2007)
... about the SRA
SRA main areas of operation
Promotion of excellent
and applicative research
Monitoring and analysing
Funding of research
Objectiveevaluation
Slovenian budget for S&T, 2005-2009 (public sources)
MHEST SRA SAZU ME MIS MD
Total research funding by budget categories, 2006
Foreign scientific literatureOther research funding
FP and international research
Research projects
Research and infrastructure programmes
Infrastructure funding
COBISS
Research and development
Scientific publications and conferences
Research equipment
Young researchers
Total amount: €141 m
Volume of research programmes and projects financed by SRA
Bodies, participating in the evaluation process
SRA scientific council
Temporary body for projects evaluation
Nomination of the body
Peers
Scientific merit Socio-economic sign.
Selected by the body
Panel of experts
… evaluation procedures
Evaluation system
Evaluation made by the panel on the basis of peer review
(international & domestic peers) – 2 per project
Final list of approved projectsPanel: scientific body & international peers
Scientific Council of the Agency
Short project applications- outline
Projects selectedon the basis of
A1 + A2 + A3 & B1 + B2 + B3100 % of available quota
Projects selectedon the basis of expert panel assessment
100 % of available quota
Call for submission of full proposals
Assessments are send to applicants
I. phase
II. phase
Just selected projects are invited
Composition of the panel
Members of the panel
Members of the temporary expert
body
Peers from abroad
50 : 50
External observers – Members of the Scientific body of the discipline
Cobiss entering page
… scientific output
On line bibliographic data: COBISS
Number of publications in the Web of Science data bases by research organisation type, 2001-2005
0 1000 2000 3000 4000 5000
University of Ljubljana
Public research institutions
Public institutions
University of Maribor
University of Nova Gorica
University of Primorska
MF FKKT BTF
IJS KI NIB
UKC OI SBM
FSFERI
FKKT
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Contents
• Some background information about research in Slovenia• Institutional design and policy framework• About Slovenian Research Agency
– Basic facts– Evaluation procedures– Scientific output of Slovenian Research community–
publications • SICRIS system – tool for searching research partners
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