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REFORMS IN RESEARCH AND

DEVELOPMENT SECTOR OF ARMENIA

Yerevan, 14 November 2014

MINISTRY OF EDUCATION AND SCIENCE

OF THE REPUBLIC OF ARMENIA

STATE COMMITTEE OF SCIENCE

Policy Workshop

Innovation Performance Review of Armenia

V. Sahakyan

Government Resolutions: • Strategy on Development of Science for 2011-2020 (May, 2010)

• Science and Technology Development Priorities for 2010-2014

(May, 2010)

• Action Plan on the Development of Science for 2011-2015 (June

2011)

• Program to Promote the Development of Social Sciences for

2011-2015 (May, 2011)

• Strategy on Development of Armenology for 2012-2025 (January, 2012)

Laws:

Law on the Scientific and Technical Activities (December, 2000)

Law on the National Academy of Sciences of RA (April, 2011)

R&D Sector: LEGAL BASIS

Targets

Creation of a system

providing sustainable

development in science

and technology

Promotion of fundamental

and applied researches

Creation of synergetic system

of education, science and

innovation

Efficient reproduction of scientific

potential, modernization of

scientific infrastructure

Achievement of prime location for

scientific specialization within the

European research area

Our vision: By 2020 Armenia is a

country with knowledge-based

economy and competitive within the

European research area with its level

of basic and applied researches

Strategy on Development of Science for 2011-2020 (approved by the Government on May 27, 2010)

Science and Technology Development Priorities for 2010-2014 (approved by the Government on May 27, 2010)

1. Armenian Studies, Humanities and Social

Sciences;

2. Life Sciences;

3. Renewable Energy, New Energy Sources;

4. Advanced technologies, Information

Technologies;

5. Space, Earth Sciences, Sustainable Use of

Natural Resources;

6. Basic Sciences for Key Applied Researches.

R&D Sector: Priorities

R&D Sector: Structure

Number of Research Organizations at Ministries and National Academy of Sciences

MC; 2; 2,4%

ME; 1; 1,2%

MTA; 1; 1,2%

Others; 10; 12,2%YM; 2; 2,4%

MA; 4; 4,9%

MH; 8; 9,8%

MES; 19; 23,2%

NAS; 35; 42,7%

NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES

Researchers

and

Techincians

Support

personnel Other Total

2008 5671 768 460 6899

2009 5895 614 417 6926

2010 5460 672 426 6558

2011 4748 566 404 5718

2012 4421 556 621 5598

Source: http://www.armstat.am

Ministry/

NAS/

Yer. Mun.

Research Institutes,

Universities and Research

Institutes Affiliated to

Research Centers or

Foundations: 2012

National Academy of

Sciences 35

Ministry of Education

and Science 19

Ministry of Healthcare 8

Ministry of

Agriculture 4

Ministry of Culture 2

Ministry of Economy 1

Ministry of Territorial

Administration 1

Yerevan Municipality 2

Others 10

Total 82

R&D Sector: State Programmes-2014

Public (state)

Research Institutes

and Universities

191 Programmes, including

AM–FR, AM–DE, AM–BU

and AM–RU joint

programmes

12 Programmes

159 Themes (≤4 mem.)

96 More Prod. Res. (Ind. )

24 Young Res. (≤3 mem.)

28 PhD students (Ind.)

16 Applied (≥25% Private)

Public (state) and

Private Research

Institutes and

Universities

Research Groups

(max 5), Individual

Researchers and PhD

students from Public

(state) & Private

Research Institutes

and Universities

Applications/funded projects (1992-2013) ~9000/4500

SCS supported project personnel (1992-2013) ~11000

Keywords, classifiers ~45000

Scientific organizations data (1992-2013) ~300

Project reports (1994-2013) ~5000

Registered reviewers (local and foreign) ~1600

Publications w/ citations (1992-2013) ~57000

Scientific collaborations (2008-2012) ~2000

Reviewers profiles (2007-2013) ~5500

Grants and awards (foreign, 1992-2013) ~700

Armenian origin scientists (w/ h, g indices computed) ~29000

Unique scientific equipment inventory ~1000

Scientific periodicals & publishers related data ~45000

R&D Sector: Scientific Review Information

System

Independent Peer Review System in Armenia

Support for

scientific research:

on competitive base

before 1993 absent

1993-2008 12 Professional Councils

2009-2010 1200 independent reviewers

2013 1500 independent reviewers Transition to

Independent

Review System:

Step by Step

Review System

before 2007 12 Professional Councils +

invited experts

2007-2008 12 Professional Councils (159

members) + 301 invited

experts

2009-2010 1200 independent experts

2013 1500 independent experts

R&D Sector: Scientific Expertise

R&D Sector: Age Distribution

Age, y

Researc

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, %

Researchers holding scientific degrees and involved in state programmes and projects

R&D Sector: Age Structure

Researchers holding scientific degrees and involved in state programmes and projects

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Ai<25 25≤Ai<35 35≤Ai<45 45≤Ai<55 55≤Ai<65 Ai≥65

1991 2011 Poly. (1991) Poly. (2011)

R&D Sector: Publications 1996-2013

Total 1996-2013

H Index 116

Documents 10.511

Citable Documents 10.264

Citations 92.664

Self Citations 16.306

Citations per Document 8,82 SCImago. (2007). SJR — SCImago Journal & Country Rank.

Retrieved September 28, 2014, from http://www.scimagojr.com

Citable Documents

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400

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1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

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2003

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2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013


Year Docs Citable

Docs Cites

Self

Cites

Cites per

Docs

% Int.

Collab.

%

Region

%

World

2004 518 512 5955 1229 11,5 51,35 0,54 0,03

2005 532 526 6316 1002 11,87 50,56 0,54 0,03

2006 591 577 8063 1162 13,64 54,99 0,56 0,03

2007 597 588 6812 903 11,41 53,60 0,53 0,03

2008 594 587 6419 1116 10,81 53,87 0,48 0,03

2009 672 660 4591 859 6,83 50,45 0,51 0,03

2010 779 763 4861 1255 6,24 52,37 0,56 0,03

2011 971 942 5265 1091 5,42 50,57 0,64 0,04

2012 1114 1053 7421 920 6,66 59,25 0,70 0,04

2013 980 927 994 136 1,01 56,53 0,62 0,04

SCImago. (2007). SJR — SCImago Journal & Country Rank.



SCImago. SJR — SCImago Journal & Country Rank.

September 2014, http://www.scimagojr.com

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SOUTH CAUCASUS Publications 2004-2013

S. Paramonov, “A summary of key research performing indicators: REPUBLIC OF ARMENIA”, 2014

Thomson Reuters: InCites




ARMENIA SHARE IN SOUTH CAUCASUS RESESARCH OUTPUT




RESESARCH OUTPUT PER SUBJECT CATEGORIES (TOP 10)




TOP 10 COLLABORATION COUNTRIES BY NUMBER OF JOINT PUBLICATIONS

R&D Sector: International Cooperation

• National policy documents prioritise international

cooperation and integration into ERA.

Strategy for 2011-2020, Action Plan for 2011-2015.

• National project based funding scheme allows

international partnership (funding of foreign experts

travel to Armenia).

The scheme is implemented in 2013, and in 34 research

teams from 183 there are foreign experts.

• Armenia officially applied for association to H2020.

August, 2013.

• H2020 NCP system is nominated.

Bilateral Agreements


SCS of Armenia and State Agency on Science, Innovation and Informatization of Ukraine: Agreement

on Cooperation in the field of Science and technology (November 2013).The programme will implement

from 2015.

SCS and NAS of Armenia, and NAS of Belarus: Agreement on Creation of Lake Sevan International

Centre for the Study of freshwater ecosystems, representing the national heritage of Armenia and Belarus

(October 2013). The programme will implement from 2015.

SCS and NAS of Armenia, and International Center for Relativistic Astrophysics Network (ICRANet,

Italy): Agreement on Creation of ICRANet-Yerevan centre (July 2013). The programme is implemented

from 2014.

SCS of Armenia and International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP, Italy): Agreement on

cooperation in the field of Theoretical Physics (May 2013). The programme will implement from 2015.

SCS of Armenia and Ministry of Science and Technology of China: Memorandum of Understanding on

the cooperation in the field of science and technology (November 2012).

SCS of Armenia and Paul Scherrer Institut (PSI, Switzerland): Memorandum of Understanding on the

development of joint research programmes (August 2011).

SCS of Armenia and Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron (DESY, Germany): Memorandum of

Understanding on development of joint research programmes (August 2011).

Bilateral Agreements


Ministry of Education and Science of Armenia and Federal Ministry of Education and Research

of Germany (BMBF): Agreement on cooperation in the field of science and technology (August

2011).The joint programme is implemented from 2013.

SCS of Armenia and Russian Foundation for Humanities (RFH): Agreement on Cooperation in the

field of Humanities and Social sciences (February 2011). The joint programme is implemented from

2011.

SCS of Armenia and Foundation for Fundamental Research of Belarus (FFR): Agreement on

Cooperation in basic researches (November 2010). The joint programme is implemented from 2011.

SCS (Armenia) and Russian Foundation for Basic Research (RFBR): Agreement on Cooperation in

basic researches (May 2010). The joint programme is implemented from 2013.

SCS (Armenia) and and Centre national de la recherche scientifique of France (CNRS):

Agreement on cooperation in the field of science and technology (January 2009).The joint programme

is implemented from 2009.

SCS (Armenia) and Russian Foundation for Basic Research (RFBR): Memorandum of

Understanding on development of joint research programmes (March 2008).

R&D Sector: Bilateral Joint Programmes

Russian Foundation for

Humanities (RFH, Russia)

From 2009; 2 joint

laboratories;10 annual

travel grants; 1 joint

group

Centre National de la Recherce

Scientifique (CNRS France)

Foundation for Fundamental

Research (FFR, Belarus)

State Committee

of Science

(SCS,Armenia)

From 2011; 17

annual grants

From 2011; 7

annual grants

Russian Foundation for Basic

Research (RFBR, Russia) From 2013; 17

annual grants

From 2013; 11

annual grants

Federal Ministry of Education

and Research

(BMBF, Germany)


SCS bilateral cooperation agreements with CNRS (France), BMBF (Germany), RFBR

(Russia), FFR (Belarus), RFH (Russia), SASII (Ukraine), MST(China), ICTP (Italy), etc.

NAS cooperation agreements with AS of Hungary, Romania, Russia, Moldova, Georgia,

Belarus, Ukraine, China, etc.

Cooperation with major European Research Centers & Universities on Institutional Level

Cooperation within large scale scientific collaborations and experiments: LHC, DESY,

HESS, MAGIC, CEBAF, etc.

% Int.Collab.

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2011

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SCImago. (2007). SJR — SCImago Journal & Country Rank.


Eastern Partnership countries (EaP)

Total of 535 participations in 427 FP7 projects

M. Penny, “Participation of Eastern Partnership countries in FP7: Lessons Learned”

Horizon 2020 Eastern Partnership Launch Event Chişinău, 17 March 2014

EaP participation in FP7: 2007-2013

M. Penny, “Participation of Eastern Partnership countries in FP7: Lessons Learned”

Horizon 2020 Eastern Partnership Launch Event Chişinău, 17 March 2014

EU BUDGET

Overal budget for EaP

participations: 45.46M Euro

Succes Rate

EU average: 20.5%

EaP participation in FP7: 2007-2013

Unused potential in these and other thematic priorities

(biotechnology, food security, fisheries, energy, space, etc.)

YerPhI and CANDLE : WHY YerPhI and CANDLE

R&D Sector: Large Scale Projects

Construction of 6 GeV synchrotron-1967

Byurakan Observatory Armenian Nuclear Plant

R&D Sector: Large Scale Projects: YerPhI

Projects which will have a big influence on R&D sector

ALIKHANYAN NATIONAL SCIENCE LABORATORY(YEREVAN PHYSICS INSTITUTE)

“On Establishment of Alikhanyan National Science

Laboratory (Yerevan Physics Institute)”

(approved on 01 September 2011, 1301-N).

NUCLEAR PHYSICS WITH

RADIOACTIVE ION BEAMS

CENTER FOR RADATION

MEDICINE

Projects which will have a big influence on R&D sector

Center for the Advancement of Natural

Discoveries using Light Emission

Energy 3GeV Current 350mA Length of Circum. 216m Frequency 500MHz Emittance 8.4nm Beam life time 18.4hrs

Signed MoU‘s: DESY, PSI, Kurchatov Center, Elettra...

From V. Tsakanov “CANDLE project”

R&D Sector: Large Scale Projects: CANDLE

Science • Biology

• Physics

• Material Science

• Medicine

• Chemistry

• Environments

Industry

• Biotechnology

• Electronics

• New material

• Pharmacy

• Nanotechnology

• Microfabrication

Electron

source

sample detector

X-Rays

Cell Virus Protein Molecule Atom

0.01 0.1 1 10 100 keV Spectrum

•High Brightness

•Continues Spectrum

•Tunability

•High Coherency

User Demands -

3-10 times

From V. Tsakanov “CANDLE project”

R&D Sector: Large Scale Projects: CANDLE

R&D Sector: Evaluation of Research Organizations-

Key Indicators (preliminary)

Evaluation of Research Activity (7 Criteria with 43 Sub-criteria)

+

Evaluation of 3- and 5-year Scientific Programmes

1. Scientific and Technological Activity

1.1. Research

1.2. Personnel

1.3. Infrastructure

1.4. Integration with International Research Area

1.5. Integration with Higher Education System

1.6. Commercialization of Research Results

1.7. Financial Activities

2. Programmes 2.1. 3-year Programme

2.2. 5-year Programme

Co-financing (2015-20%, 2018-50%)

Evaluation of

Research

Programme(R)

Research Institutes

Research in Higher Education Institutions

Inst 1

Inst 2

Inst 3

…

Cat 1

Cat 2

Cat 3

Cat 4

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teri

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Evaluation of

Research

Programme(R)

Univ 1

Univ 2

Univ 3

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State

Financing

F(Cat,RP)

State

Financing

F(Cat,RP)

Cat 1

Cat 2

Cat 3

Cat 4

R&D Sector: Evaluation of Research Organizations-

Key Indicators (preliminary)

CONCLUSION

Next steps:

1) Government Resolutions

•Science and Technology Development Priorities for

2016-2020 (end of 2014)

•Action Plan on the Development of Science for 2016-

2020 (end of 2015)

•Action Plan on the Creation of Technological

University of Armenia (mid of 2015)

CONCLUSION

Next steps:

1) Government Resolutions

•Action Plan on Developing of Funding Scheme In

S&T (mid of 2015)

•Young Researchers Support Program and Action

Plan (mid of 2015)

2) Laws:

•Law on the Scientific and technological expertise

•Law on the Scientific and Technical Activities (new

edition)

CONCLUSION

Need of prioritization of some Science, Technology and

Innovation issues:

Evaluation of Research Organizations,

Harmonization of R&D Statistics with International

Standards,

Action Plan for Further Developed of International

Cooperation in R&D&I,

Improving Scientific and Technological Infrastructure,

Supporting Innovation and Technology Transfer…

www.scs.am

For more information:

Thank you for your attention!

MINISTRY OF EDUCATION AND SCIENCE

OF THE REPUBLIC OF ARMENIA

STATE COMMITTEE OF SCIENCE

http://www.scs.am/

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