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Estonian Ministry of Education and Research
KNOWLEDGE-BASED ESTONIA 2007-2013
Estonian Research and Development and Innovation Strategy
Dr. Indrek Reimand
Head, research policy department
Outline Estonian Research and development
and innovation strategy for 2007 – 2013
Background and current status
Towards entrepeneurial university / entrepeneurial research university
Research and Innovation Policy
Documents Action Plan For Growth And Jobs 2005–2007
For implementation of the Lisbon Strategy
R&D&I strategy 2007 – 2013 with implementation plan
Higher education strategy incl internationalisation
Measures
State Budgetary Strategy 2008 -2011
National Strategic Reference Framework (NRSF) 2007 – 2013 for implementation EU structural funds
KNOWLEDGE-BASED ESTONIA 2007-2013
Estonian Research and Development and
Innovation Strategy - objectives
the competitive quality and intensity of research and development;
innovative enterprises creating new value in the global economy;
an innovation friendly society aimed at long-term development.
KNOWLEDGE-BASED ESTONIA 2007-2013
main indicators (2013)
R&D personnel : 8 researchers and engineers per 1000 labour force
R&D intensity 3% of GDP (2014), Publicly financed 1,4%
Number of scientific publications 1200
Number of patents 45 per million inhabitants
KNOWLEDGE-BASED ESTONIA 2007-2013 measures
The objectives set in the strategy will be achieved through four measures:
development of human capital;
efficient organisation of public sector RD&I;
increasing enterprises’ innovation capacity;
policy-making aimed at long-term development of Estonia.
2013: GERD 3% from GDP
R&D expenditure, current situation
In 2001-2005, R&D expenditures enterprise sector (BERD) grew on average 31% per year, being the highest in EU (incl 42,2% growth in 2004 and
45,5% in 2005; 70% growth of GERD in 2005 came from BERD).
The growth of total R&D expenditure (GERD) of Estonia has also been in 2001-2005 the fastest in EU reaching on average 21% per year.
R&D financing from foreign sources ca 17%, in public sector in 2006 growth 27%
Not equally good situation with research personnel 7
R&D expenditure:GERD (% GDP): 0.94 1.13 (2006) EU25
1,85BERD (% GERD): 46 EU25 64
Financing: 44 % (Gov), EU-27 35%
38 % (Enterprise sector), EU-27 54%
17 % (Abroad) Number of researchers (FTE per 1000 workforce): 5,0
Source: Estonian Statistical Office
R&D in Estonia (2005)
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Character of public financing
1990 ies: quality research in existing fields
About 2000: major growth in enterprise R&D support
2006 onwards: infrastructure reconstruction
2008: major growth in human factor support
In future: major international activities
Problems
Still too small GDP per capita
Too small R&D financing per Researcher (slide)
Brain drain
Researcher’s career is not popular
Too few new graduates with doctor’s degree and engineers with requested qualification
Outdated infrastructure for R&D and higher education
The economy is dominated by low technology enterprises , which does not need much reasearch and development
NO KNOWLEDGE – NO FUTURE
Valid also for Estonia Cost advantage for cheap workforce is
vanishing fast Brain Drain -- EU’s market for workforce is
opening
How to maintain current high speed of growth
Good ambition
… not defined in Estonian strategies
Strategic plans approaching it
Lisbon strategy, ERA green paper, Estonian RD&I strategy etc.
Estonian research policy
During reform years institutes were merged with universities
Knowledge Based Estonia follows very much triple helix idea: education – research – business
Relevance of research to economy and society as a distinguished value, raising the third mission idea of universities
Entrepeneurial research based university
Measures related to gap btw academia and business
SPINNO R&D projects support of enterprises Competence centres programme Science parks Recruitment of development staff/ innovation specialists (researchers, engineers,
designers etc) in the companies Training of employees, counselling of companies in the field of technology,
innovation audits, diagnostics Innovation projects with smaller volume and technological risk (e.g. testing and
certification, design, prototyping, quality management, introduction of ICT etc) Cluster development (cooperation projects in the field of training, product
development as well export marketing) National R&D programmes
Measures related to gap btw academia and business (2)
On general level, several issues still need solution IPR questions Applied research quality evaluation Vertical priority setting and top-down
implementation schemes Infrastructures sharing International activities (technology
platforms etc)
Entrepeneurial research based university
I warmly welcome the ambition and the initiative of Tartu University
Thank you for the attention!