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SLOVENIAN RESEARCH
AGENCY PRESENTATION
Ljubljana, 2007
SLOVENIA
in the Heart of EUrope
Basic data:
Constitution: Parliamentary
democracy
Capital: Ljubljana (population
330 000)
Area: 20 273 km2
Population: 2.009.052
Population density: 98.0 per
km2
GDP: 27,6 mrd USD
GDP per capita:
13.849 USD (2003)
GDP per capita PPP: 15.000
USD (1999)
Annual real growth rates of
GDP: 2,3 (2003)
Young country with
rich scientific culture!
• The begining of science and technology to the late
Middle Ages
– University of Ljubljana - 1919
– Slovenian Academy of Science and Arts - 1938
– modern research institutes - after 2. world war
– parallel and complementary concept of S&T policy
from 60’s
– autonomous institutional construction of S&T
policy from 1991
Contents:
• About Slovenian Research Agency
• Some facts about the research
system in Slovenia
• Recent changes of the Slovenian
science policy
• Main research policy instruments
• Research evaluation system of SRA
Logo of the SRA
A brief description of the
SRA logo
A graphic image of the manuscript of the
Logarithm Tables by Slovenian mathematician,
physicist and artillery officer Jurij Vega.
• Establishing: November 2004, Government
of the Republic of Slovenia
• Status: a legal person of public law; indirect
user of the budget of the Republic of Slovenia
• Mission: performing professional tasks
relating to implementation of the adopted
National Research and Development
Programme
• Budget: 145 million € per year (2006)
SRA main areas of operation
Promotion of
excellent
and aplicative
research
Monitoring and
analysing
Funding of
research
Objective
evaluation
SRA main function:
Carrying out selected tasks of public
interest, with the purpose of ensuring
highly competent and independent
evaluation and selection of the
research programmes and projects
financed from the national budget of
the Republic of Slovenia.
MISSION
The Slovenian Research Agency as an
independent
public
funding
organisation
perform tasks relating to the National
Research and Development Programme and
creation of European Research Area.
• provides framework for scientific research within the national
budget and other sources
• promotes high quality scientific research in Slovenia and its
application
• fosters internationaly comparable evaluation standards in
Slovenia
• provides the transparency of organising research community
in Slovenia
• promotes international research cooperation
• analyses R&D activities and provides science policy expertise
Organisation chart of the SRA
Management Board
Scientific Council
Director
Expert bodies
Scientific Fields
Finance
Temporary expert
bodies
Research
Infrastructure
General Affarirs
Peers
Young
Researchers
Monitoring
International
Cooperaration
Information
Technology
Working bodies
National organisation chart of
public decision-making and funding
Science &
Technology
Council of the
Republic of
Slovenia
Government of the Republic
of Slovenia
Ministry of Higher
Education, Science
and Technology
Ministry of
Defence
Slovenian Research
Agency
Funding of Science
Other
ministries
SRA budget by research activities,
2006
1,8
INTERNATIONAL
COOPERATION
145 mio €
14,4
RESEARCH INFRASTRUCTURE
19,7
INSTITUTIONAL FUNDING
25,6
PERSONNEL DEVELOPMENT
84,4
BASIC AND APPLIED
RESEARCH
0,0
10,0
20,0
30,0
40,0
Mio evro
50,0
60,0
70,0
80,0
90,0
1.300 FTE by research type
1400
1200
Target research programmes
1000
Post-doctoral projects
Applied projects
Basic projects
Target research programmes
Post-doctoral projects
Applied projects
Basic projects
Reasearch programmes
800
600
Reasearch programmes
400
200
0
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
Funding of research by
fields of science
Government funding of research by fields of science; Sweden
(2001), Slovenia (2005)
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Contents:
• About Slovenian Research Agency
• Some facts about the research
system in Slovenia
• Recent changes of the Slovenian
science policy
• Main research policy instruments
• Research evaluation system of SRA
Institutional
research landscape
• 4 Universities:
– University of Ljubljana (26 faculties)
– University of Maribor (12 faculties)
– University of Primorska (7 faculties)
– University of Nova Gorica (6 faculties)
• National Research Institutes (15)
• Private (non-profite) Research
Institutes (ca. 100)
• Research unites in business (ca. 300)
Comparative structure of the sources of
financing R&D expenditure
Japan
73
19
Sw eden
72
21
Finland
71
Germany
66
USA
66
OECD
64
Slovenia
59,3
Denmark
59
EU
10%
Business sector
20%
5
5
35,3
1,4
31
35
7
2
7
30%
40%
Government sector
50%
60%
Other
3
6
70%
80%
5
2
39
30
4
3
36
3
0,42
29
46
0%
1
29
50
UK
3
32
53
Netherlands
0,4
4
26
56
France
8
11
18
90%
Funds from abroad
100%
Funding from different sources as a %
share of RD expenditure by sector of
performance
SLO - Total R&D expenditure 01
37
Fi - Total R&D expenditure 01
26
SLO - Business s. 01
1
2
Fi
0 7
88
5 1
7
12
69
5 0
Fi - Business s. 01
0
55
Government
01
93
Other domestic public
Fi
Compaineis
Domestic funds
Foreign funding
SLO - Public s. (state + privat nonprofit))01
81
Fi - Public s. (state + privat nonprofit)) 01
1
68
0
20
6
40
60
15
80
1 6
11
4
Fi
7
100
120
R&D expenditure as a
% of GDP
4,5
Sw
4
3,5
3
%
2,5
Eu
2
Slo
1,5
1
0,5
0
1991
1999
2000
2001
2002
Denmark
EU
Finland
France
Japan
Netherlands
Slovenia
Sweden
UK
US
2003
Germany
Structure of researchers (FTE);
Sweden and Slovenia
Structure of researchers (FTE) by sectors (2001)
70
60
50
%
40
30
Sweden
20
Slovenia
10
Slovenia
0
Business s.
Sweden
Government s.
Higher
education s.
Evolution of research
organizations in Slovenia
Number of Research Organizations in Slovenia
1945 - 2004
350
300
250
200
Research institutes
Reserch units in economy
150
Faculties in universities
100
50
0
1945
1954
1964
1974
1981
1987
2002
2004
Institut “Jožef Stefan”
• Physics
• Chemistry and biochemistry
• Electronics and information science
• Energy studies
• Environmental sciences
RP1-0040: Dynamic of
complex nano-systems
• Head: dr. Mihailovič Dragan
• Aim:investigate complex nano-systems, focusing on
nonequilibrium dynamics of new and existing nanomaterials, nonperiodic inhomogeneous matter, and
biological nanosystems.
• Center of Excellence: Nanoscience and
Nanotechnology (response of Slovenian researchers and
industry to meet the challenges of new technology)
The National Institute of
Chemistry
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Pure and applied chemistry
Chemical engineering
Environmental protection
New materials
Information science
Biotechnology
RP4-0176: Molecular
biotechnology
• Head: dr. Roman Jerala
• Aims: research of the biochemical processes,
particularly molecular recognition and signal
transduction, and towards the application of modern
biochemical, biotechnological, microbiological,
biophysical and molecular biological methods to
problems, which have potential industrial application
in fields such as medicine,
pharmacy or biotechnology.
Industrijski projekti;
1,7
Raziskovalni
program; 6,3
Raziskovalni projekti
ARRS; 4,9
National Institute of Biology
• Monitoring the state of the environment
in Slovenia
• Developmental and applied research in
plant and medical biotechnology
RP4-0165: Plant Physiology
and Biotechnology
• Head: dr. Maja Ravnikar
• Aims: Understanding the physiological
processes in plants help in easier and more
efficient solving of problems connected with
production of economically important plants.
The response of plants, including Slovene
varieties, to pathogens, which increases the
importance of our results for Slovenia.
University of Maribor
Through its basic activities-education and
research-the University of Maribor seeks to
contribute to the provision of human resources
for an accelerated cultural development in all
of Slovenia, but especially in the region of
Maribor and assurance knowledge input in
the economy.
RP2-0046: Extraction
processes
• Head: dr. Željko Knez
• Aims: Achievements of the research program are
important for sustainable as well as for technological
development of Slovenia. New technologies with minor
influence on environment and knowledges for highquality products were offered. Ms and PhD students who
finished their study in the frame of high-pressure
technologies are now employed in industry.
The results of high-pressure research are
due to high-tech products in close
connection with many development
objectives of Slovenia.
Scientific Research Centre of the
Slovenian Academy of Sciences
and Arts
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Linguistics
Literary studies
History
Musicology
History of art
Archaeology
Ethnology and
ethnomusicology
• Philosophy
•
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Migration studies
Geography
Karstology
Biology
Palaeontology
Medicine
Audio-visual
laboratory
• Spatial information
centre
Contents:
• About Slovenian Research Agency
• Some facts about the research
system in Slovenia
• Recent changes of the Slovenian
science policy
• Main research policy instruments
• Research evaluation system of SRA
EU research
Building Knowledge Europe
•
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Research and Knowledge are keys to our future
European Research Area
Improving Human Research Potential
The Lisbon Strategey
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Toward FP7
European Research Council
Technology Platforms
European Institute of Technology
• Increase and improve investment in RD
(to 3% of EU GDP)
Recent changes of the
Slovenian science policy
• Research and Development Activities
Act (priorities, concession for public service,
new agencies)
• Economic and social reforms of the
Government of the Republic of Slovenia
• NRDP Resolution for 2006 – 2010 (measures
of the Government of the Republic of Slovenia)
Main Slovenian
R&D policy objectives
• to increase investments in R&D according to
the 3% GDP
• to increase effectiveness of public
investments in R&D
• to strengthen human resources in R&D
• to strengthen R&D co-operation between
public research sector and enterprises
• to strengthen business sector R&D
• to increase international co-operation
Main measures to attain the
policy objectives
• definition of priority areas for RTD
• allocation of R&D budget in the ratio 80% to
technological development, 20% to science
• establishment of 8 centres of excellence in
the priority RTD fields (structural funds)
• reinforcement of intermediary
organisations (structural funds)
• development of favourable
environment for business R&D and
innovation (legal, administrative,
financial)
Priority areas
of Slovenian RTD
• Information and Communication
Technologies
• Advanced New Materials and
Nanotechnologies
• Complex Systems and Innovative
Technologies
• Technologies for Sustainable
Development
• Health and Life Sciences
Priorities related to social
and cultural development
• support to national identity, modern
Slovenian history, natural and cultural
heritage
• development of efficient state and modern
democratic society
• management of social processes and risks
caused by new technologies, globalization,
changing the demografic structure
Contents:
• About Slovenian Research Agency
• Some facts about the research
system in Slovenia
• Recent changes of the Slovenian
science policy
• Main research policy instruments
• Research evaluation system of SRA
Policy instruments of SRA
•
•
•
•
Research programmes
Basic and applied research projects
Targeted research programmes
Young researchers
Relevance and quality of Research programmes
Social and economic
relevance
12
10
8
6
4
2
(patent)
(patent)
0
0
5
10
15
Science quality
20
25
30
Efficiency of research
programmes
1,1
Engineering
1,0
Biotechnical sciences
0,9
Social sciences
0,7
Natural sciences
0,6
Medical sciences
0,4
Humanities
0,0
0,2
0,4
0,6
0,8
FTE other sources/FTE SRA
1,0
1,2
Relevance of the research
projects
• Tematic public calls for basic, applied and
postdoctoral projects
• Targeted research
programmes (TRP)
– Slovenian competitiveness 2006-2013
– S&T for peace and security 2004-2010
• Important criterion of evaluation
Actual thematic priority
areas
1.
Genomics and biotehnologies for health,
food quality and safety, sustainable
development
2. Information society technologies,
citizenship, human resources, social
cohesiveness, preservation of natural and
cultural heritage
3. New materials (nanomaterials), new
manufacturing processes and tools
TRP Public call
“Slovenian competitiveness”
2006-2013
Main aims:
• Competitive economy and faster growth
• Knowledge based society: education, training,
research and development
• Efficient and rational public administration
• Modern social welfare state and higher level of
employment
• Synergy of measures for achieving the sustainable
development
TRP Public call:
”S&T for peace and security
2004-2010”
Research chapters:
• Slovenian Army of the 21st century
• Development of the communication and
information system according to the needs of
national security
• Defense against terrorism, civil protection and
environmental protection
• Development and management of the national
security system
Programme of Young
researchers (YR) in Slovenia
• 1.200 young reasearchers (850-900
FTE) financed per year
• 250 new candidates for young
researchers accepted per year
• 25 mio EUR per year
• 19% of the budget of SRA
YR by research
organizations
Total number of young researchers financed by research
organization type 2001-2004
1400
1200
Research units in business
sector
Other research organisations
1000
Public research institutions
800
University of Primorska
600
University of Maribor
400
University of Ljubljana
200
0
2001
2002
2003
2004
Features of the YR
programme
• YR participate in research work during their
postgraduate studies on research projects;
• they have regular, fixed-term employment
contracts;
• the Agency finances their pay, social
contributions, as well as material and nonmaterial costs for research and postdoctoral
study;
• the average annual cost of financing one YR
is cca. EUR 30,000;
Conditions and criteria of YR
• have at least university-level education in
the appropriate field;
• have an average grade for all examinations
and coursework (excluding the degree
examination) of at least 8.00;
• be aged up to 28 years inclusive (with
respect to the year of birth); if a young
researcher has already enrolled in a
postgraduate study programme without
financial support from the Agency or ministry
responsible for science, the age of the
candidates may rise above 28 years, namely,
one year shall be added for each study year.
“Brain gain”
• Opening the national programmes:
integration of foreign citizens into the
programme of young researchers,
postdoctoral research and excellent foreign
scientists
• Funding of postdoctoral research for
researchers who will switch over from public
to business sector
International
bilateral co-operation
Aims:
 member countries of the European Union,
 neighbouring countries (apart from
European Union members, Croatia and
Hungary…),
 non-European, highly developed countries
(the U.S.A., Japan, Israel, etc.),
 EFTA and CEFTA member countries, and
 regionally important countries.
Number of bilateral
research projects
(30 countries)
700
600
500
400
number
300
200
100
0
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
year
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
International multilateral
cooperation
Aims:
 EU programmes (6th Framework Programme and
EURATOM),
 other European research and development
programmes (COST, EUREKA, NATO),
 co-operation with international organisations
(UNDP, UNIDO, CICGEB, ICS, CERN, ICPE,
ICTP, ICSD, EMBC, IIR), and
 Slovenian Business and Research Association in
Brussels.
Number of projects
in 6. FP per million people
IS
87
MT
68
CY
65
LI
59
SI
57
DK
55
NO
52
IE
52
52
FI
SE
50
48
CH
BE
48
EE
46
AT
44
NL
41
LU
41
GR
37
25
LV
IL
24
24
PT
HU
22
21
CZ
SK
18
UK
18
ES
18
FR
16
LT
15
IT
15
13
DE
PL
9
9
BG
RO
5
1
TR
0
10
20
30
40
50
number
60
70
80
90
100
SI in FP6 contracts
Overall figures17.7.2006
EU27 population
SI population
Total no. of contracts
No. of SI contracts
All participants
No. of SI participants
Total EU funding
For SI participants
490 mio.
2 mio.
6.654
0,41%
100%
360
5,4%
51.304
100%
429
0,84%
12.122
100%
56.5
0,47%
SI in FP6 contracts
ERANET projects
Supporting cooperation & coordination of
national or regional research funding
programmes
195 ERANET projects
(were submitted in 4 calls)
– 90 projects were selected
– SIovenia is participating in 20 projects
• Ministry (MHEST) is participating in 16 projects
• Slovenian Research Agency in 2 projects
Contents:
• About Slovenian Research Agency
• Some facts about the research
system in Slovenia
• Recent changes of the Slovenian
science policy
• Main research policy instruments
• Research evaluation system of SRA
ISI – Science indicators
for 2001-2005
PAPERS
IMPACT
CITATIONS
CITED
PAPERS
% CITED
FINLAND
38.578
5,60
216.012
26.595
68,93
NETHERLANDS
103.477
6,25
646.372
72.121
69,69
SLOVENIA
TURKEY
8.039
3,04
24.443
4.485
55,79
49.428
1,87
92.645
23.206
46,94
USA
1.352.443
6,41
8.664.518
904.521
66,88
WORLD
4.019.419
4,51
18.120.357
2.462.760
61,27
Triadic patent families and
publications per mio population
Figure 3.2.5 Triadic patent families and publications per million population, 2000
1800
1600
SE
1400
DK
Publications per million population, 2000
FI
1200
UK
NL
1000
BE
SI
AT
800
US
FR
IE
600
ES
EL
400
CZ
DE
EU-25
JP
IT
EE
HU
PT
SK
CY
PL
200
LU
LV
LT
MT
0
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Triadic patent families per million population, 2000 (1)
Key Figures 2005
Evaluation challenges and
changes
• Objectivity of evaluations
• Validity of data
criteria
bibliometrics,
technometrics
• Independence of evaluators
system
(foreign evaluators)
• Implementation of
policy
evaluation results
RESEARCH EVALUATION PROCESS
- EXPERT SYSTEM OF SRA ELIGIBILITY TEST
Administrative bodies of SRA
Professional body for evaluation
of proposals for…
FOREIGN PEERS
DOMESTIC PEERS
Professional body for evaluation
of proposals for…
Scientific council of SRA
Management board of SRA
Quantitative
data
Research evaluation system
in Slovenia
CRITERIA
METHODS
INDICATORS
Scientific quality
Peer review
Experts ranking
(contents, 5-top
outputs…)
Scientific outputs
Bibliometrics
COBISS,
citations
Socio-economic
relevance
Technometrics
Efficiency
Econometrics
Transfer of
knowledge
(cooperation with
non-academics,
contracts money)
Input/Output
(FTE/results)
On line bibliographic data:
COBISS
Bibliographic categorization
by methodology of SRA
Humanities
Social
sciences
Engineering
Biotechnical
sciences
Medical
sciences
Natural
sciences
Science-COBISS
5
(=230)
5
(=240)
5
(=360)
5
(=250)
5
(=290)
5
(=480)
SCIENCE
Citations
0
(=160)
5
(=80)
5
(=120)
5
(=120)
5
(index)
(=150/4)
5
(=370)
RELEVANCE
FTE - other sources
0
(=1,5)
5
(=3)
10
(=6,2)
5
(=3,4)
0
(=1)
5
(=2,9)
QUANTITATIVE
ELEMENTS (DATA)
SCIENCE
PEER REVIEWS
SCIENCE
Science - 2-4 achievements
(foreign peer A)
5
5
10
5
0
5
SCIENCE
/RELEVANCE
Evaluation of training
proposal (foreign peer A)
5
5
5
5
0
5
5
5
5
RELEVANCE
Relevance 2-4 achievements
(domestic peer B)
5
5
10
Trasparent research results:
SICRIS
Conclusions:
• Evaluation of research is as a management
tool very important instrument for Slovenian
research policy-making process.
• Slovenian Research Agency will continue with
professional evaluation activity which will
be more oriented towards national research
and development priorities for
strengthening our competitiveness in global
world.