Science evaluation and technology transfer infrastructure in Slovakia Ľubomír BILSKÝ Ján TURŇA Slovak Centre of Scientific and Technical Information Scientific and Technological Innovation: National Experience and International Cooperation Rome, 17 May 2012

Content  Overview of R&D in Slovakia  Role of SCSTI in support of science and knowledge transfer  Building the national infrastructure for supporting technology transfer in Slovakia  Good practices in knowledge transfer

 Universities – 20 public – 3 state – 12 private  Slovak Academy of Sciences – Physical, Space, Earth, and Engineering Sciences (15 Institutes) – Life, Chemical, Medical, and Environmental Sciences (21 Institutes) – Social Sciences, Humanities, Arts, and Culture (20 Institutes) – Specialised and service institutions (13)  Public & private research institutions R&D in Slovakia

Author: Vladimír Baláž, Institute for Forecasting Slovak Academy of Sciences

Slovakia 2010 (preliminary data) Total R&D expenditure: 0.63% State R&D expenditure: 0.31% Source: Statistical office of the SR

Slovakia 2010 (preliminary data) Total R&D expenditure: 0.63% Source: Statistical office of the SR

EU member States’ innovation Performance Source: Innovation Union Scoreboard 2011

Convergence in innovation Performance Source: Innovation Union Scoreboard 2011

Slovak Centre of Scientific and Technical Information / SCSTI national information centre and specialised scientific library of the SR focused on natural, technical, economic and social sciences

SCSTI mission  Library and information services for scientific community  Building and administration of complex information systems for R&D – Central Information Portal for Research, Development and Innovation – SK CRIS (Current Research Information System) – Central Registry of Publication Activity – Central Registry of Theses and Dissertations and Antiplagiarism system  Support in the process of evaluation of Slovak R&D organisations  Popularisation of science and technology

SCSTI functions  National scientific library and information centre  Depository Library of the OECD, EBRD and WIPO  National Centre for Popularisation of Science and Technology in Society  Technology Transfer Centre with nation-wide operation  Centre of Patent Information of the SR – PATLIB  Implementation of national & international projects (EU funds)

SK CRIS will contain following registries  R&D organisations  R&D projects supported from public funds  R&D personnel (more than people, incl. Experts database)  R&D infrastructure  R&D results (publications, patents, projects)  Innovation Added value  Coherent information on Slovak science, integration of all R&D data  Interoperability with other research systems in the SR and Europe  User friendly environment and interface for data input and searching SK CRIS

 Centralised evidence of publication activity of Slovak universities  Currently covers 25 universities (all public, 2 states a 3 private)  Bibliographic database contains entries from the period 2007 – 2010  Processing and verification of data, control of formal description of bibliographic records and correctness of their assignment to individual categories  Information on publication activity is used for presentation, comparison, and mapping of R&D and scientific activity of universities;  Data is used also as a basis for annual calculation of state subsidies to public universities Central Registry of publication activity www. crepc.sk

Central Registry of publication activity www. crepc.sk

 Creation initiated by the Ministry of Education with aim to ensure collection and archiving of theses, qualification works and dissertations from and create a corpus for Antiplagiarism system  The registry operation started in April 2010 and currently contains around records from 33 universities  Theses and dissertations submitted after are according to novelisation of Act on Higher Education publicly accessible  Antiplagiarism system – all theses and dissertations are compared with other works in registry and with selected internet resources (originality check) Central Registry of theses and dissertations www. crzp.sk

Central Registry of theses and dissertations www. crzp.sk

 Fostering Continuous Research and Technology Application  Objectives – Strengthening the innovation system and building the innovation culture (regional & transnational level) – Fostering the PROs-SMEs co-operation and joint projects – Increasing competencies of cluster and TT managers – Networking and transnational co-operation development (innovative ideas)  9 partners from 5 countries (SI, DE, SK, IT, HU)  Duration: 05/2011 – 10/2013  Budget: € ,- Project FORT

 Boosting innovation through capacity building and networking of science centres in the SEE region  Objective – to contribute to the image formation of SEE region as a place of innovation through increasing public awareness on the importance of natural sciences, technological progress and innovation  10 partners plus 8 ASP partners from HU, RO, IT, AT, SK, BG, GR, BE  Duration: 04/2011 – 03/2014 (30 months)  Budget: € ,- Project SEE Science

Centre of Patent Information PATLIB PATLIB in the SCSTI since May 2003  In co-operation with the Industrial Property Office of the SR PATENT INFORMATION SERVICES  Patent research and state-of-the-art searching services  Information on IP-related issues and IPR protection  Organisation of specialized seminars and trainings EPO pilot project for PATLIB reorientation (2010 – 2013)

OBJECTIVE Provision of access to R&D-related electronic information resources for the science community and university students in Slovakia IMPLEMENTATION December 2008 – June 2014 BUDGET ,23 € Supporting research in Slovakia / Project co-financed from the EU funds National information system promoting research and development in Slovakia – Access to electronic information resources

OBJECTIVE Building the ICT infrastructure that will store, process and provide high access to information needed for R&D activities Digitizing work station at SCSTI as part of the project IMPLEMENTATION June 2009 – June 2014 BUDGET ,58 € Supporting research in Slovakia / Project co-financed from the EU funds Data centre for research and development

OBJECTIVE Creation and implementation of national system for support of RTD results application in social and economic praxis IMPLEMENTATION June 2010 – December 2014 BUDGET ,17 € Supporting research in Slovakia / Project co-financed from the EU funds National infrastructure for technology transfer support in Slovakia – NITT SK

Activity 1.1  Building and operation of the Technology transfer centre at SCSTI Activity 2.1  Creation and administration of integrated system of services in ICT environment for support of research, development and technology transfer Activity 3.1  Raising awareness of science community on IPR protection and technology transfer Project objectives Supporting research in Slovakia / Project co-financed from the EU funds

 Awareness raising on IP and technology transfer  Promotion of Slovak R&D organisations, their competencies and results  Evaluation of science and research performance  Support of science community in the process of IPR protection and TT  Marketing of research results and searching partners for their commercialisation  Support in negotiating and signing the licensing agreements TT support activities | 1 Supporting research in Slovakia / Project co-financed from the EU funds

 Assistance in the TTC establishment at universities and R&D institutions and their methodical support  Building and operation of integrated system of support services in area of ICT infrastructure for R&D activities and TT processes  Acquisition and access to specialised electronic information sources and literature  Organisation of conferences, seminars, workshops  Creation and administration of National portal for TT TT support activities | 2 Supporting research in Slovakia / Project co-financed from the EU funds

Slovak NPTT in testing phase Supporting research in Slovakia / Project co-financed from the EU funds

Proposal of national TT system INCUBATORS S&T PARKS TECH CENTRES NATIONAL TT CENTRE ITERNATIONAL TT NETWORKS INDUSTRY RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT IPO SR EPO WIPO SOCIETY / ECONOMY LOCAL CTT1 CLUSTERS INNOVATION CENTRES LOCAL CTT2 LOCAL CTT3 LOCAL CTTn

 NATIONAL TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER CENTRE – TTC at SCSTI – Universities – Slovak Academy of Sciences – Co-operation with local TT centres  NATIONAL PATENT FUND – IPR protection financing (national and PCT applications) – Financing of consulting and expert services  MEANS FOR OPERATION – State budget vs. EU structural funds – Sustainability uncertain Proposal of national TT system

 Organisation: Institute of Inorganic Chemistry SAS  Invention: Laboratory hot press  Inventors: Šajgalík, P., Hnatko, M., Pánek, Z.  Support provided by the SCSTI using the state budget means – Patent attorney fees – PCT application fees – Fees for marketing plan elaboration – Fees for technical documentation preparation  In co-operation with Institute of Technology SAS Good practices | 1

 Organisation: Institute of Physics SAS  Invention: Multilayer materials/strips prepared by rapid cooling of melt  Inventors: Švec, P., Janičkovič, D., Haasz, M., Švec, P., Hoško, J.  Support provided by the SCSTI using the state budget means – Patent attorney fees – PCT application fees  In co-operation with Institute of Technology SAS Good practices | 2

 Organisation: Institute of Electrical Engineering SAS  Invention: Modification of sensory properties of conductive polymers by plasma machining  Inventors: Kunzo, P., Lobotka, P.  Support provided by the SCSTI using the state budget means – Patent attorney fees – PCT application fees – Fees for market research elaboration  In co-operation with Institute of Technology SAS Good practices | 3

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