BME OMIKK experience on dissemination of information on RTD activities in Hungary Dr. Ádám Tichy-Rács Head of unit, National Technical Information Centre & Library at the Budapest University of Technology and Economics (BME-OMIKK) Republic of Hungary

Contents Policy issues Legal framework Roles of BME OMIKK National Research Registry Innovation relay Third party financing Changes at BME OMIKK

Policy of the State I. Innovation is a way for sustainable development –Support of innovation conforms to the competition policy if does not exceed „de minimis” amount, that is EUR % of research costs 35% of development costs coordination costs –support for researchers’ training and mobility –concerted actions –innovation transfer Lisbon strategy – 3% of GDP should be spent for innovation by 2010

Policy of the State II. Public money – public control of processes –Strategic goals Programme objectives –Eligibility criteria –Contracting conditions –Evaluating bodies and criteria –Calls for proposals –Decisions –Project evaluation Programme results –Strategic evaluation

Legal framework Act on Research and Technological Innovation (2004) –Fund for research and technological innovation Special tax + matching fund OR Research contract of the same amount + tax refund Act on Higher Education (2006) (Bologna process) –Autonomy of organization –Freedom of researcher –Accreditation citeria and procedures university, course, curriculum –Transparent and calculable financial conditions

Reasons for/against information dissemination on R&D Attracts potential customers in early phase Promotes research capacity Attracts new researchers Helps in getting grants, contracts, investments Helps concurrency in positioning market Prevents patenting if information is uncovered Improves old researcher’s mobility Lack of confidence prevents private investors

Roles of BME OMIKK operator of the National Registry of Research, that is one of the tools, which ensures the publicity of the above mentioned processes; coordinator of the Hungarian Innovation Relay Centre of the European Union promoter of other EU initiatives, like third party financing of energy saving solutions.

HunCRIS the Hungarian Research and Development Registry The old registry –research reports –research and development abstracts –it was closed down in 1992 The new registry –contract for public financing of R&D pojects –project objectives, resources, results –established in 2001 – operator BME OMIKK

Policies behind the old and new registries Before 1992 State owned organizations Direct involvement of state in research Innovation to reach indicators Political exploitation of innovation Library record compatibility to find documents After 2001 Autonomous organizations Control of money Indirect involvement Innovation to make money Promotion of innovation CERIF compatibility to describe projects, organisations, researchers

CERIF data model (entities only) Project entity Project-Project n-to-m type relation Organisation/Unit entity Person-Person n-to-m type relation Project-Person n-to-m type relation OrgUnit-Person n-to-m type relation Project-OrgUnit n-to m type relation Person entity OrgUnit-OrgUnit n-to-m type relation

CERIF data model (entities and list elements) Project entity Project-Project n-to-m type relation Organisation/Unit entity Person-Person n-to m type relation Project-Person n-to-m type relation OrgUnit-Person n-to-m type relation Project-OrgUnit n-to-m type relation Person entity OrgUnit-OrgUnit n-to m type relation ListElement non-entity ListElement_ListElement n-to-m type relation

CERIF data model The model is based on the Commission recommendation concerning the harmonization within the Community of research and technological development databases (91/337/CEE), Annex I. The model is upgraded regularly by the euroCRIS Orgarnization –CERIF-2000, CERIF-2004, CERIF-2006

Classification system for CRISes The classification system is based on Annex II. of the EEC recommendation The classification system was extended and unified in the 11 official languages of the EU by the Ortelus Consortium during FP4 (Ortelius thesaurus) Extension during FP5 and FP6 by the European Commission (EPSS thesaurus)

Innovation Relay Centres of EU To promote innovation transfer To accelerate innovation Share of long term investment in research and technology development

Benefit of technology transfer Cost and return without technology transfer Cost and return with one technology transfer Cost and return with two technology transfers

Technology transfer in the innovation process

Steps for Technology Transfer Technology Transfer Agreement Technology Transfer Discussion Partner Matching Technology Offers and Requests Consultation

Third party financing Energy is expensive Energy saving solutions are expensive – but the investment returns after a certain period Energy consumer don’t have reserve to invest Could you find investor? Energy consumer + Solution provider + Third party investor! –Model contract for third party financing

Energy is expensive

Energy saving solution is expensive

Third party investor is the solution

Changes at BME OMIKK in Dramatic change in budget of BME OMIKK decrease of 35% in of personal costs closing down activities dismissal of 70 co-workers 2.Budapest University of Technology and Economics (BME) established a new Technology Transfer Unit, merging the former BMR OMIKK’s unit for EU Technology Advisory and Information Service and the former university office for R&D projects 3.The registry will move into the campus