1. MANAGEMENT OF SECURITY RELATED R&D IN SUPPORT OF DEFENCE INDUSTRIAL TRANSFORMATION Science for Peace Programme Project 982063 The First Objective of the project is: To develop a NATO integrated defence R&D Management Concept and Model as an incremental tool for the improvement of the national R&D management system

2. This objective concerns the following tasks: To develop a methodology for further scientific analysis and research on the topic To explore NATO and developed countries best practices and regulations in defence R&D management area To explore Defence Industry transformation processes in Bulgaria, Romania and Macedonia To formulate a Concept and a Model for management of security Related R&D in support of defence industrial transformation

3. Three teams are working on achieving Objective 1 a team from DNRS (UNWE) Bulgaria, a team from National Defence College, Ministry of Defence, Romania a team from Faculty of Social Science, European University Skopje, Macedonia.

4. NATO and developed countries best practices and regulations exploration The research work was distributes between national groups as follows: Bulgaria (DNRS – UNWE): UK, The Netherlands, Israel, NATO/EU regulations. Romania: USA, France Macedonia: Germany

5. The research practices of countries under consideration are highly diversified and depend on: established in the country traditions, adopted national R&D policy, establishes connections between the government, MoD and the defence sector etc.

6. However, there are some issues, common for the countries, which can be further developed in Bulgaria, Romania and Macedonia: Innovators’ market orientation. Concurrent product and process development. Strategic orientation of the innovation process. Technologic cooperation and integration. Programme management of defence resources for innovation. Project management is a main tool to manage the innovation process. Establishment of portfolio management of innovation projects.

7. Exploration of the defence industry transformation processes in Bulgaria - structure 1. Development of the Bulgarian defence industry till 1989. 2. Established trends in development of the Bulgarian defence industry after 1989, such as: markets decline, reduction of the defence products production, research potential diminution. 3. Established processes in development of the Bulgarian defence industry, such as: conversion of the defence production, privatisation, social processes, transformation of the military maintenance bases etc. 4. Prospects for defence industry after joining NATO/EU

8. Structure of the Defence R&D Management Concept 1. Concept’s purpose, scope and limitations, 2. R&D management environment 3. Scope, purpose and matters of R&D management 4. Objectives of R&D management 5. Management cycle and key processes 6. Management organization, participants and stakeholders 7. Legal framework 8. Output 9. Influence on the defence industrial transformation

9. Preliminary structure of the Defence R&D Management Model I Graphical part of the model Graphical model of the R&D management process Graphical models of other key processes, related to the R&D management. II Add-ons List of operative legal documents regulating the R&D management. List of authorities taking part in R&D management, internal for the MoD List of authorities taking part in R&D management, external for the MoD; List of institutions and entities – potential executors of R&D projects. List of enterprises – potential integrators of research products List of literature sources and other methodical materials about R&D management.