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The Greek RTD policy:
competitiveness and
sustainable development
General Secretariat for Research & Technology (GSRT)
Ministry of Development
Dr. Dimitris DENIOZOS
Secretary General for Research and Technology
Thessaloniki, 29.5.2003
Public Research System
financing percentages
Government 50%
A
MINISTRY OF
MINISTRY OF
MINISTRY OF
B
DEVELOPMENT
EDUCATION
AGRICULTURE
R
General
Secretariat for
Research and
Technology
O
A
D
24%
>20 Universities
>15 Technical colleges
8 research centres with
45 research institutes
6 RTD sectoral companies
Patent Office, T-museum
NAGREF
Benaki
P
R
I
V
A
T
E
F
I
R
M
S
24%
Goals of EU and Greece
Indicator: Gross Domestic Expenditure on Research and
Development in relation to GDP
Year
EU mean
Greece
1999
1.9%
0.7%
2010
3.0%
1.5%
Indicator: Business share in financing the Gross Domestic
Expenditure on Research and Development
Year
EU mean
Greece
1999
55%
25%
2010
65%
40%
RTD Policy Priorities
Increasing the demand for new knowledge and
research results in Greece
Reorganising the research system towards a
knowledge based economy in Greece
“Opening-up" the Greek research system further to
the international cooperation
Improving RTD infrastructure
Focusing on selected thematic priorities and
promoting technology foresight
Constraints: market failure vs government failure
Increasing the demand for new knowledge
and research results in Greece
Creating new business activities through exploitation of
knowledge and research results
Attracting business activities from abroad
Increasing the employment of research personnel in
businesses
Improving the collaboration between public research
organisations and business firms
Raising public awareness on science
Reorganisation of the research system towards
a knowledge-based economy in Greece
Reorienting the priorities of public RTD institutions
towards societal and business sector’s needs
Strengthening academic research to support education
and training of young researchers
Increasing the "critical mass" of research units
Promoting excellence
Improving the management of research organisations
“Opening-up" the Greek research system
further to the international cooperation
Promoting
through:
international
S&T
cooperation
participation of Greek teams in FP6
international RTD organisations
bilateral and regional activities
Opening-up of the national RTD Programmes
Evaluation criteria for the selection of projects
Foreign evaluators
Improving RTD infrastructure
Improving electronic networks
research infrastructures
and
other
Improving the national patent and IPR system.
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
2001-2006
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
Promotion of Research,
Technology Transfer and Dissemination
Action Line:
Actions:
Industrial Research Projects
Technological Demonstration Projects
Technology Transfer and Innovation
(Tech-
brokers)
International
Scientific and Technological Cooperations on Industrial Research and Precompetitive Activities
Bilateral agreements
Industrial RTD cooperation
Cooperation with extra EU RTD units
Cooperation with international organisations
Raising Public Awareness.
Assessment of S&T and Innovation Policies
Action Line:
Actions:
Establishment of S&T Museums for the
Diffusion of Technological Know-how
Museums Networking
Training of Young Students in Novel
Technological Developments
Public Awareness of Major Scientific and
Technological Achievements
Human Research and
Technological Potential
Action Line:
Actions:
Expand Human Research Potential
Hiring of New Research Personnel by Companies
Attraction of Research Personnel from Abroad
Train
in research, technology and innovation
management
Networking
Research
Organisations
Companies with Common Research Interests
and
Focusing on selected thematic priorities
Natural
Environment (atmospheric, marine, water
resources, forest fires, recycling)
Built Environment and Earthquake Protection
Renewable Energy Sources
Knowledge-Intensive Culture and Tourism
Health, Bio-medicine, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Methods
New Forms of Organisation for Businesses & the work place
Sport
Food Technologies – Aquaculture
Sea Transport
e-learning
e-business
Technology Foresight
Operational Programme for Research
and Technology 1995-2000
Environment, Sustainable
Development: 40,8 M €
Research - industry
consortia
10%
14%
48%
Industrial research,
Innovation
RTD Infrastructures
28%
Human potential
Focusing on selected thematic priorities –
Concerted Programmes of the 3rd CSF 2003-6
Field
Total Budget
(* 1000 €)
Public share
(*1000 €)
Private
Funding
Natural
Environment
32.657
22.450
31%
Built
Environment
Renewable
Energy Sources
18.737
12.179
35%
15.848
7.924
50%
Knowledge intens.
Culture - Tourism
12.322
6.161
50%
Concerted Pr. “Natural Environment
& Sustainable Development”
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
Marine Environment
Coastal Ecosystems
Fisheries
Atmospheric Environment
Water resources
Forest Fires
Recycling - Desalination
Concerted Pr. “Natural Environment
& Sustainable Development”
20
20
18
Submitted Proposals
15
Approved Projects
10
8
8
6
5
5
4
3
2
1
2
1 1
Recycling-
Desalination
Forest Fires
Water
resources
Atmospheric
Environment
Fisheries
Coastal
Ecosystems
Marine
Environment
0
15
Government budget appropriations for
RTD by socio-economic objective
Objective
GR %
EU average
Earth exploitation
4%
1%
Infrastructure, Land
use
Environment
5%
1%
3%
3%
G.U.F.+non oriented
RTD
Other
54%
46%
34%
49%
391
61893
Total (M €)
Specific Programmes 4th FP
EU 15 average %
GR %
Agriculture and fisheries
5.9
5.8
Biotechnology
3.7
1.1
3.6
2.9
5.1
4.9
3.1
1.2
6.2
4.7
1.5
0.9
2.8
1.8
8.7
10.9
1.2
1.3
14.8
9.6
2.4
0.6
11.4
12.8
Transport
2.7
3.1
Advanced communication technologies
7.3
9.8
Dissemination & optimisation of results
3.7
3.7
16.0
24.8
92 014
4 309
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
Telematics
Number of contracts
Contracts signed in 2001
GR %
EU15 total %
5TH FP
Quality of life
Information society
15.6
33.6
19.7
17.7
Sustainable growth
22.0
29.3
Environment
Energy
12.7
5.1
10.6
3.4
Nuclear energy
International role
Innovation and SMEs
Human potential
0.8
1.9
1.4
7.2
4.9
2.8
1.3
10.2
Total number of contracts
[GR/EU15: 4.4%]
881
20 219
Greece: 2 strong RTD priority areas
ICT
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