General Secretariat for Research & Technology (GSRT) Ministry of Development Dr. Dimitris DENIOZOS Secretary General for Research and Technology Thessaloniki, The Greek RTD policy: competitiveness and sustainable development

Public Research System financing percentages Government 50% PRIVATEFIRMS24% MINISTRY OF DEVELOPMENT AGRICULTURE EDUCATION General Secretariat for Research and Technology >20 Universities >15 Technical colleges 8 research centres with 45 research institutes 6 RTD sectoral companies Patent Office, T-museum NAGREFBenaki ABROAD24%

Goals of EU and Greece Indicator: Gross Domestic Expenditure on Research and Development in relation to GDP Year EU mean Greece %0.7% % 1.5% Indicator: Business share in financing the Gross Domestic Expenditure on Research and Development Year EU mean Greece %25% % 40%

ä Increasing the demand for new knowledge and research results in Greece ä Reorganising the research system towards a knowledge based economy in Greece ä “Opening-up" the Greek research system further to the international cooperation ä Improving RTD infrastructure ä Focusing on selected thematic priorities and promoting technology foresight Constraints: market failure vs government failure RTD Policy Priorities

Increasing the demand for new knowledge and research results in Greece ä Creating new business activities through exploitation of knowledge and research results ä Attracting business activities from abroad ä Increasing the employment of research personnel in businesses ä Improving the collaboration between public research organisations and business firms ä Raising public awareness on science

Reorganisation of the research system towards a knowledge-based economy in Greece ä Reorienting the priorities of public RTD institutions towards societal and business sector’s needs ä Strengthening academic research to support education and training of young researchers ä Increasing the "critical mass" of research units ä Promoting excellence ä Improving the management of research organisations

“Opening-up" the Greek research system further to the international cooperation ä Promoting international S&T cooperation through: participation of Greek teams in FP6 participation of Greek teams in FP6 international RTD organisations international RTD organisations bilateral and regional activities bilateral and regional activities Opening-up of the national RTD Programmes Opening-up of the national RTD Programmes Evaluation criteria for the selection of projects Evaluation criteria for the selection of projects Foreign evaluators Foreign evaluators

Improving RTD infrastructure ä Improving electronic networks and other research infrastructures ä Improving the national patent and IPR system. ä Facilitating access on information included in patents

Policy Measures Legal L. 2919/01 Qualification of Researchers Enabling the creation of spin off companies Financial Direct Operational Programme Competitiveness Operational Programme Information Society Regional Structural Programmes for RTD infrastructures and regional innovation EU Framework Programme Indirect Tax relief (50% deduction of RTD expenditures from profits) Donations to Public Institutions detaxed

Operational Programme Competitiveness Operational Programme Competitiveness Action Lines: Commercial Exploitation of Research Results (Spin-off) Private S&T parks and incubators Development of public laboratories demonstrating permanent links with national or foreign industry RTD Development Collaborations

Action Line: Promotion of Research, Technology Transfer and Dissemination Actions: ä Industrial Research Projects ä Technological Demonstration Projects ä Technology Transfer and Innovation (Tech- brokers) ä International Scientific and Technological Co- operations on Industrial Research and Pre- competitive Activities ä Bilateral agreements ä Industrial RTD cooperation ä Cooperation with extra EU RTD units ä Cooperation with international organisations

Action Line: Raising Public Awareness. Assessment of S&T and Innovation Policies * * Actions: ä Establishment of S&T Museums for the Diffusion of Technological Know-how ä Museums Networking ä Training of Young Students in Novel Technological Developments ä Public Awareness of Major Scientific and Technological Achievements

Action Line: Human Research and Technological Potential Actions: ä Expand Human Research Potential ä Hiring of New Research Personnel by Companies ä Attraction of Research Personnel from Abroad ä Train in research, technology and innovation management ä Networking Research Organisations and Companies with Common Research Interests

Focusing on selected thematic priorities ä Natural Environment (atmospheric, marine, water resources, forest fires, recycling) ä Built Environment and Earthquake Protection ä Renewable Energy Sources ä Knowledge-Intensive Culture and Tourism ä Health, Bio-medicine, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Methods ä New Forms of Organisation for Businesses & the work place ä Sport ä Food Technologies – Aquaculture ä Sea Transport ä e-learning ä e-business Technology Foresight Technology Foresight

Operational Programme for Research and Technology Environment, Sustainable Development: 40,8 M €

Focusing on selected thematic priorities – Concerted Programmes of the 3 rd CSF FieldTotal Budget (* 1000 €) Public share (*1000 €) Private Funding Natural Environment % BuiltEnvironment % Renewable Energy Sources % Knowledge intens. Culture - Tourism %

Concerted Pr. “Natural Environment & Sustainable Development” Marine EnvironmentMarine Environment Coastal EcosystemsCoastal Ecosystems FisheriesFisheries Atmospheric EnvironmentAtmospheric Environment Water resourcesWater resources Forest FiresForest Fires Recycling - DesalinationRecycling - Desalination

Concerted Pr. “Natural Environment & Sustainable Development”

Government budget appropriations for RTD by socio-economic objective Objective GR % EU average Earth exploitation 4%1% Infrastructure, Land use 5%1% Environment3%3% G.U.F.+non oriented RTD 54%46% Other34%49% Total (M €)

Specific Programmes 4 th FPEU 15 average %GR % Agriculture and fisheries Biotechnology International cooperation Environment and climate Biomedicine and health Training and mobility Marine S&T Standards measurements and testing Non-nuclear energy Targeted socio-economic research Industrial & materials technologies Nuc. fission safety & thermonuc. fusion Information technologies Transport Advanced communication technologies Dissemination & optimisation of results3.7 Telematics Number of contracts

Contracts signed in TH FP GR %EU15 total % Quality of life Information society Sustainable growth Environment Energy Nuclear energy International role Innovation and SMEs Human potential Total number of contracts [GR/EU15: 4.4%]

Greece: 2 strong RTD priority areas ä ICT ä Environment  Competitiveness on a global scale  Sustainability of development requires global solutions Search for new orientations of the national RTD policy, with global character: i.e. space