ANALYSIS OF THE SUPPLY OF SERVICES AND DIFFUSION OF KNOWLEDGE TO FIRMS IN THE CARIBBEAN EU/ACP FUNDED CARIBBEAN WELCOME PROJECT 1 Vanessa Clarke Senior Expert, Caribbean WELCOME Project Scientific Research Council 3 rd International Conference Jamaica November 7, 2012

Focus R&D Budget Considerations Client Relations and Needs Industry-Science Relations Cooperation Perceptions 2

Services Supporting institutions are organisations who aim to cater to the needs of MSME’s Clients – agro-processors, farmers 3 Businees/Private Sector (Innovation) Research Organisations (Research) Educational Institutions (Education) Entrepreneurship, enabling sustainable development

Countries 4

Involvement in Science and Technology Policies 5 Inform policies Provide technological assistance, analytical testing services and Research and Development. Aid in developing National Policies for Science and Technology.

R&D BUDGET CONSIDERATIONS 6

Budget from Research, Technological Development and Innovation 7

Budget for Research, Technological Development and Innovation 8

CLIENT RELATIONS AND NEEDS 9

Classification of Companies 10 Research Performers - research department or equivalent - able to take long run view of technological capabilities Technological Competence - multiple engineers/technicians - Outsourced R & D activities - some budgetary discretion - able to participate in technology networks Minimum- Capability Companies - one engineer - able to adopt/ adapt to packaged solutions -Quality Assurance Lab in place - may need implementation help Low- Technology SMEs - no meaningful technological capability - no perceived need for this - may be no actual need

Client Base 11

Methods Used to Promote Services Locally 12

Methods Used to Promote Services Regionally 13

Understanding and Experience with Innovative Activities of Local Firms 14

15. Understanding and Experience with Innovative Activities of Regional Firms Delete last option from Master file

Barriers Preventing Local Firms to Launch Innovative Projects 16

17 Barriers Preventing Regional Firms to Launch Innovative Projects

18 INDUSTRY – SCIENCE RELATIONS LOCALLY AND REGIONALLY

Major Obstacles for Establishing Relations Between Science and Industry Locally 19

20 Major Obstacles for Establishing Relations Between Science and Industry Regionally

Public Intervention Initiatives to Promote Industry-Science Relations Regionally 21

COOPERATION PERCEPTION 22

Satisfaction with Current Level of Cooperation 23

Obstacles to the Lack of Cooperation between Firms and Supporting Organizations 24

Factors That Can Improve Cooperation Levels Between Supporting Institutions and Local Firms 25

Main Barriers to Cooperation with Organizations from Other Countries 26

Main Drivers for Supporting Institutions to Cooperate with Other Organizations 27

Summary 36% of supporting institutions are directly involved in policy making with 28% more indirectly 14% of supporting institutions had greater than 75% of their budget generated by RTDI. Conversely, 43% used less than 10% of their budget in RTDI Current client base of supporting institutions is diverse 36% of worked on a continuous basis with local firms whilst 36% worked occasionally with regional firms. 28

The main barriers for MSME’s to launching innovative projects; establishing of Industry science relations and obstacles to cooperation. ◦ Money  capacity building  travel costs ◦ Trust ◦ Priorities ◦ Access to information ◦ Lack of entrepreneurial thinking Suggested public intervention strategies were to create better capacity building programmes. No one is satisfied with current cooperation levels 29 Summary

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