1. Small Country, Big Ambitions - The Irish Experience Patrick Cunningham Chief Scientific Adviser to the Government of Ireland National Symposium on Results of PISA 2006 Croke Park Conference Centre, 18 th April 2008

2. Chief Scientific Adviser 2 The Wealth of Nations Source: Sustainable Development, Rogers et al, HUP, 2005. Natural Produced Human & Social

3. Chief Scientific Adviser 3 GNP per capita 1975-2003: Ireland and other advanced economies 0 5000 10000 15000 20000 25000 30000 35000 40000 197519801985199019952000 Source: World Bank, 2003

4. Chief Scientific Adviser 4 I.History; Geography; Demography; Language II.Change in Economic Policy (1958) III.EU Membership (1972) IV.Investment in Education (1967, 1970 …) V.Social Partnership (1987) VI.Tax Policy (1980-90s) VII.Infrastructure; Banking; Legal Roots of Development

5. Chief Scientific Adviser 5 Estimated Rate of Transfer to Third Level 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60 19651975198019851990199519992001 Enrolments as Percentage of Age Cohort Source: DES, 2004 2004

6. Chief Scientific Adviser 6 Source: Education at a Glance, OECD, 2007. Canada Finland France Germany Ireland Norway Sweden United Kingdom United States OECD

7. Chief Scientific Adviser 7 Expenditure per student in Higher Education Source: Education at a Glance (OECD 2004, Table B1.1) Including R & D Excluding R & D 14000 12000 10000 8000 6000 4000 2000 0 IrelandFinlandDenmarkSwedenFranceGermanyUKNether- lands AustraliaOECD average

8. Chief Scientific Adviser 8 Projected student stock, 2003/4- 2015/6. Source: HEA (2004) 0 20000 40000 60000 80000 100000 120000 140000 160000 180000 200000 2003/42005/62007/82009/102011/122013/142015/16 Other Institutes of Technology Universities

9. Chief Scientific Adviser 9 Ireland: Investment in R&D 1.56% GNP Government 0.55% GNP0.33% GNP1.43% GNP Business € Billion (constant prices)

10. Chief Scientific Adviser 10 Strategy for Science, Technology & Innovation 2006 - 2013 www.entemp.ie/publications/science/2006/sciencestrategy.pdf

11. Chief Scientific Adviser 11 Public Investment in R&D Hypothetical Sources: Historical - State Expenditure on R&D 2005-6, Forfás. Future – CSA estimates based on NDP. NDP 2000-2006 Total = €4.0B NDP 2007-2013 Total = €8.2B € Billion 0.36 % of GNP0.55 % of GNP 0.70-0.75 % of GNP

12. Chief Scientific Adviser 12 Source: SSTI 2006-2013. 20062007200820092010201120122013 Additional PIs4080120160205250295350 Additional PhD places 2351775 SET PhD Graduating 543997 Projected Increases in H.E. Researchers

13. Chief Scientific Adviser 13 Source: Higher Education R&D Survey, 2006, Forfás

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15. Chief Scientific Adviser 15 Returns on Research Publications; Citations Publications; Citations Patents Capital Investment; Startups Capital Investment; Startups Products; Services Products; Services Benefits to Society: Employment; Health; Quality of Life Benefits to Society: Employment; Health; Quality of Life Level 5 Level 1 Level 4 Level 2 Money In Money Out Level 3 People Money Ideas

16. Chief Scientific Adviser 16 European Innovation Scoreboard Innovation Drivers  S&E Graduates  Tertiary Education  Broadband  Life-long Learning  Youth Education Knowledge Creation  Public R&D  Business R&D  Share of medium/high-tech R&D  Enterprises receiving Public Innovation Funds Innovation & Entrepreneurship  SME in-house Innovation  Innovative SMEs cooperating  Innovation Expenditures  Venture Capital  ICT Expenditures  SME Organisational Innovation Intellectual Property  EPO patents  USPO Patents  Triadic Patents  Trademarks  Designs Applications  High-tech Services Employment  High-tech Manuf. Employment  High-tech Exports  New-to-market Sales  New-to-firm Sales

17. Chief Scientific Adviser 17 Summary Innovation Index 2007 European Innovation Scoreboard 2007 (Feb 2008) Followers Leaders

18. Chief Scientific Adviser 18 Innovation Input & Output 2007 Outputs Inputs Unpublished (UNU-MERIT, Maastricht University)

19. Chief Scientific Adviser 19 Thank you