Policies and strategies to achieve the Barcelona 3% objectives and the contribution of universities of technology Barcelona, September 9, 2004 Enric Banda Fundació Catalana per a la Recerca

 Research and Innovation  Europe  Basic research  Strategy  Final remarks Barcelona Contents

Research and Innovation Is there a dilemma?

Funding Research in Europe  “National” 95%  UE: Framework programme  Not a federal system  Complex decision making  Agencies (Ministries, Councils,..) Barcelona

The gap between in R& D investments between EU-15 and USA (PPS billion, at 1995 prices) Barcelona GAP EU-15 - US TotalBusiness

Private R+D expenditure as a % of GDP Barcelona

The European R+D system: Weaknesses  Low investment (public & private) Is the 1/3 – 2/3 a dogma?  Fragmentation  Lack of competition  Decision making process  Mobility  Lack of fundamental research (EU)  Diversity Barcelona

ChallengesChallenges Lisbon & Barcelona –Gap with USA –Consolidate ERA –Achieve 3% ¿Way forward? –New discoveries –Innovation –Education Barcelona

Objectives  Human resources  Brain circulation  Attractiveness  Science to business  Complicity  Increase financial resources  Enhance basic research: ERC  Human resources  Brain circulation  Attractiveness  Science to business  Complicity  Increase financial resources  Enhance basic research: ERC Barcelona

Barcelona Objectives (communicación June 2004)  Centres of excellence  Technological initiatives  Basic research  Make Europe more attractive  Infraestructures  Improve coordinatión  Space and Security  Centres of excellence  Technological initiatives  Basic research  Make Europe more attractive  Infraestructures  Improve coordinatión  Space and Security

Basic research: no confusion!!! Basic, fundamental, curiosity-driven, understanding-driven, in the forefront of knowledge, investigator-initiated, researcher-initiated, bottom-up, blue- skies, not applied yet, discovery- oriented, leading edge, cutting edge, long-term, excellent, world-class, first- class, top-notch, …

A European Research Council?  Genuine European competition  Critical mass  Long term research  Infrastructures  Strategy & policy focus  More efficient use of funds Barcelona

 Led by scientists  Bottom up  Excellence as basis for decision  Arms´ length from Gov./EC  Accountable  Research coordination  Policy  Science education European Research Council Barcelona

 Technology and economic growth  Medium to long term planning  Is Ireland an example?  Private sector involvement  UT closer to business (social responsibility) Barcelona Strategy

 Will we get to the 3%?  K&TT  Partnership with private sector (with its risks)  Preserve mission of universities (cumulative growth and repository of knowledge) Barcelona Final remarks

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