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1 Spanish government s initiatives in supporting science, technology and innovation monitoring Preparation of the Science, Technology and Innovation Global Assessment Programme (STIGAP) UNESCO, Paris, July 2011, MICINN, Spain

2 Participating organizations Main indicators and results Perspectives

3 Participating organizations

4 Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation (MAEC) Ministry of the Economy and Finance (MEH) Minister of Industry, Tourism and Commerce (MITyC) Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation (AECID) National Statistics Institute (INE) Observatory for Industrial Technology Foresight (OPTI) Network on Science and Technology Indicators Ibero American and Inter American (RICYT) Foundation for Technological Innovation (COTEC) Spanish Foundation for Science and Technology (FECYT) Minister of Science and Innovation (MICINN) Centre for the Development of Industrial Technology (CDTI) Government Commission for Science and Technology Policy STI National Plan National Science and Technology Strategy Science, Technology and Innovation Law

5 INE National Statistics Institute Operation Objective Variables examined Statistics about R&D activities Survey on Innovation in Companies Survey on the Use of Biotechnology High Technology Indicators Survey on Human Resources in Science and Technology To provide information on the economic and human resources destined to research by all the economic sectors of the country, in order to ascertain the national research drive. To provide information on the structure of the innovation process and show the relationships between the aforementioned process and companies' technological strategy, the factors influencing their capability to innovate and the economic performance of companies. To ascertain economic and human resources aimed at Biotechnology. To provide information on sectors and products considered "high technology" (industrial or services sectors). To quantify the research level of doctors in Spain, the professional activity that they carry out and their national and international mobility. Expenditure and staff dedicated to R&D by sector type: Companies, Public Authorities, Not for profit Private Institutions and Higher Education. Expenditure on R&D by scientific discipline and by branch of activity in the Businesses Sector. Expenditure destined to innovative activities by branch of activity and size of company. Outcome of the innovation Economic impact. Expenditure on R&D activities in Biotechnology by field of operation, type of expenditure and source of the funds. Employed personnel and Researchers in R&D activities in Biotechnology by field of operation and sex. By branch of economic activity: R&D indicators, innovation indicators, employed persons, production value, added value and number of companies. By product: Production value, import value and export value doctors by age, sex, employment situation, doctoral field, source of financing, employment type and sector, international and national mobility,... Industrial Property Statistics To disseminate technological information relating to the different applications for legal protection of industrial property. patent applications and awards, utility model applications, industrial designs and trademarks.

6 COTEC Foundation for Technological Innovation Expert opinions on the evolution of the Spanish innovation system: Annual survey among companies, Public Administration representatives, scientists and professors. Analysis of 24 problems and 10 trends Result: synthetic COTEC index. Technological Innovation Panel (PITEC): Done by COTEC+FECYT+INE+group of scientists Data base of innovation companies with dedicated resources and technological results

7 OPTI Observatory for Industrial Technology Foresight Constituted by a group of technological organizations specialized in different fields, each with their own objectives and interests: Public Institutions Private Institutions MITYC (Ministry of Industry, Transport and Trade) OEPM (Spanish Patent and Trademark Office) IDAE (Institute for Energy Diversification and Saving of Energy) EOI (School of industrial organization) CDTI (Centre for the Development of Industrial Technology) IQS (The Sarriá Chemical Institute) CIEMAT (Centre for Energy, Environment and Technology) CSIC (Spanish National Research Council ) Genoma España (Foundation for the Development of Genomic and Proteomic Research) FECYT (Spanish Foundation for Science and Technology) AINIA (Association for Research in the Agri food Industry ASCAMM (Design and Industrial Production Technology Centre) INASMET Tecnalia (Technology of Materials) INESCOP (Technological Institute for Footwear) OPTI's primary area of activity is the development of foresight studies, complemented with technology watch services, strategic planning based on foresight, and the development of periodic reports on technological evolution, based on a system of indicators relating to evolutionary trends identified through foresight. The Foundation's objective is to create a knowledgebase on the most relevant technology trends for future economic and social development, therefore providing support for decision making regarding technology in both public and private fields

8 FECYT Spanish Foundation for Science and Technology ICONO Spanish observatory for Innovation and knowledge The ICONO Observatory is an instrument for: Systematic and permanent data collection Analysis of data sources Analysis of descriptive and proactive information needs Generation of information for decision making Assessment of the challenges, trends and needs of the environment Analysis for the development and monitoring of the National Science and Technology Strategy and for its implementation plans The ICONO Observatory participates in the development of the following indicators: Budgetary policy: Higher education Public funding of R&D&I Spending program 46 (General State Budget for R&D&I) Scientific Research and Technological Development (R&D):. R&D Spending on R&D Personnel employed in R&D Results in R&D Gender distribution in R&D Innovation: General indicators of innovation Spending on innovation Results in innovation Score board of Spanish innovation strategic, E2i International comparison:. Indicators of economic resources Indicators of human resources Indicators of results

9 CDTI Centre for the Development of Industrial Technology Action Lines : To evaluate and finance technological development, innovation and modernization projects developed by Spanish companies. To manage the Spanish participation in international programmes of technological cooperation To promote technology transfer and technological cooperation between enterprises To offers services of advice and support for companies to stimulate the R+D+i activity in Spain.

10 RICYT Network on Science and Technology Indicators Ibero American and Inter American Specific objectives To design indicators for the measurement of S&T and innovation in Ibero American countries. To provide the international comparability and interchange of information on S&T and innovation, and the development of comparative studies. To organize international and regional programs for compiling information on S&T and innovation. To organize international workshops and meetings about the Network's main subjects. To publish information, papers and analysis of indicators, and to develop information processes on S&T and innovation. To provide the interface for the relation with public S&T statistics organisms. To train experts on statistics and S&T indicators. RICYT seeks also to widen the field of studies on S&T indicators and to incorporate more actors and initiatives, aiming to: The region's incorporation to the international systems of S&T indicators, adapting the internationally accepted standards; The analysis of the region's specific problems, looking for solutions to issues as bibliography, bibliometrics, institutional organization of the S&T statistics and indicators, and technical training for experts on indicators; The generation of a Latin American standard adapted to the regional specificities: the institutional parameters according to the national organisms characteristics; the adequate input and output indicators for the region's S&T systems; the adequate innovation indicators for the productive activities profiles.

11 Main indicators and results

12 R&D&I National Budget In 2009, GERD/GDP was 1.38% (14,582 M ) SOURCE: INE

13 Personnel in R&D as total employment SOURCE: INE, EUROSTAT

14 Spanish Scientific Production : Growing at a 7% pace in average 9 th world top position in scientific production since 2003 Source: SCImago SJR

15 Patents: still far from the goal 80% growth within the period SOURCE: INE, EUROSTAT

16 Perspectives Spanish Innovation Strategy (e2i)

17 Spanish Innovation Strategy (e2i) Vision To Place Spain amongst the leading countries in innovation e2i Objectives To increase annual private investment in R&D&I by 6,000 million euro by 2015 in relation to To double the number of innovative companies over the period by incorporating 40,000 more. To increase the number of medium and high technology employees by half a million over the period Axes

18 Spanish Innovation Strategy (e2i) 4. Increase the nucleus of innovative companies by , integrating the country within the concept of innovation TERRITORIAL INTEGRATION E2I INTERNATIONALIZATION 3. Redress the balance of technological payments and reinforced the international competitiveness of our key sectors 5. Convert E 2 I into a movement made up of those citizens who wish to develop the culture of innovation and change PEOPLE FINANCE MARKETS 2. Mobilize the new economy through a perimeter of Million related with the social priorities 1. Attract an additional M /year for innovation

19 Action Programs and Instruments for each of the e2i six Axes

20 Spanish Innovation Strategy (e2i) Vision To Place Spain amongst the leading countries in innovation e2i Objectives To increase annual private investment in R&D&I by 6,000 million euro by 2015 in relation to To double the number of innovative companies over the period by incorporating 40,000 more. To increase the number of medium and high technology employees by half a million over the period Axes

21 Increase annual private investment in R&D&I by 6,000 million euro by 2015 in relation to To Place Spain among the leading countries in innovation Double the number of innovative companies over the period by incorporating 40,000 more Increase the number of medium and high technology employees by half a million over the period GOAL: to measure the impact of the Spanish Innovation Strategy To increase annual private investment in R&D&I by 6,000 million euro by 2015 in relation to Private expenditure in I&D activities (Millions of ) Source: INE To increase the number of medium and high technology employees by half a million over the period Employment in technological manufacturing sectors (thousands of persons) Source: INE To double the number of innovative companies over the period by incorporating 40,000 more. Enterprises with technological innovation activities Source: INE

22 Objective 1: To increase annual private investment in R&D&I by 6,000 million euro by 2015 in relation to 2009 Main Indicator Private expenditure on R&D (thousands of euros) INE Associated Indicators Associated Indicators - data distribution in Spanish Autonomous Regions Indicators for comparison at the EU level Indicators for comparison at the OEDC level Total expenditure on R&D Private expenditure on R&D by Traditional Markets Private expenditure on R&D (% of GDP) Private expenditure on R&D (% of total expenditure on R&D) Expenditure on innovation rather than R&D as a percentage of turnover Private expenditure on R&D activities by SMEs (thousands of euros) Private expenditure on R&D activities by SMEs (% of GDP) Private expenditure on R&D activities by SMEs (% of total expenditure on R&D) Private expenditure on R&D by Traditional Markets R&D expenditure by sector AACC enterprises and NPIs Business R&D expenditures (millions of ) Business R&D expenditures (millions of ) by economic activity (NACE) Business R&D expenditures (millions of ) by enterprise size class Business R&D (BERD) expenditure Business R&D expenditure by industry Business R&D expenditure by size of enterprises INE INE INE INE INE INE INE INE INE INE EUROSTAT EUROSTAT EUROSTAT OECD OECD OECD

23 Next: Indicators for the economic impact of innovation What s happening outside and how do things work? Evidence based policy making: innovation as determinant for increasing social welfare (productivity& public goods) Benchmarking Evaluation& public accountability: maximize the rate of return on the public uro Rationales for government interventions: market failure(externalities, spillovers, economies of scale), public domain(health, energy use, environment, safety) and social rate of return exceeds private rate. Source: Theo J.A. Roelandt, Chief Analyst, Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs NESTI TIP workshop 13 June 2007

24 Thank you for your attention!

25 Action Programs and Instruments for each of the e2i six Axes (2011 budget: M ) Competitive calls (6 in 2011): To stimulate research results transfer: INNCIDE aims to stimulate the activity of the Research Results Transfer Offices (OTRI) from Universities, public research bodies and private non profit entities (budget: 7 M ). INNOEUROPA provides financial assistance to Spanish technological centers to promote and increase their participation in the European Union s Seventh Framework Program (budget: 3.2 M ). INNPLANTA provides financial support for the introduction or enhancement of scientific and technological infrastructure and for the acquisition of R&D&I equipment by entities established in scientific and technology parks (budget: 620 M ) To increase the recruitment of specialized personnel: INNCORPORA combines loans for recruitment of personnel for R&D&I with subsidies for training (budget: 342 M ). To encourage public private collaborations: INNFLUYE provides financial support for the creation and consolidation of technology platforms, in order to promote partnership between public and private (budget: 5.5 M ). INNPACTO encourages collaboration between research organizations and companies to develop R&D&I projects directed to an identified market based demand (budget: 941 M ) Grant programs (4 in 2011) INNVIERTE is a venture capital fund that invests directly in innovative companies (Budget: 150 M ) INNOCASH aims to mobilize private investment to develop and commercially exploit R&D results generated in research centers (budget: 12 M ) INNVENTA supports the creation of centers of excellence in research and development through specific agreements with regional governments and/or directly with entities and public and private companies. INNTEGRA aims to coordinate the State Innovation Strategy with the autonomous communities innovation policies. Structural actions (3 in 2011) INNPLICA promote innovative public procurement as a means of stimulating innovation through demand. INNPULSO supports and encourages the activities carried out by local authorities in the field of science and innovation. INFORMES MOTIVADOS is a program that facilitates access to tax deductions.

26 Tomado de Indicadores del sistema español de Ciencia y tecnología 2009, ICONO FECYT

27 Tomado de Indicadores del sistema español de Ciencia y tecnología 2009, ICONO FECYT

28 Tomado de Indicadores del sistema español de Ciencia y tecnología 2009, ICONO FECYT

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