EU R&D&I programmes as expression of EU R&D&I

policy

Vladimír Albrechtalbrecht@tc.cz

Technology Centre of the Academy of Sciences

www.tc.cz

EU strategies and targets

In 2000 the EU launched its ambitious 'Lisbon Strategy' to become "the world's most dynamic knowledge-based economy by 2010" Investing in R&D is a central pillar of the Lisbon Agenda.Barcelona target: 3% of the EU-27 GDP for R&D in 2010 – 1% public resources, 2% private resources

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EU Framework Programmes for R&D

• since 1984, main instrument ecouraging transnational collaboration in R&D&I in science, engeneering and technology) - currently FP7 (2006 – 2013), the debate on FP8 already started

• FPs budget dynamics indicates their relevance

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An adequate flow of competent researchers (http://ec.europa.eu/euraxess) World-class research infrastructures (ESFRI)

Excellent research institutions (public –private cooperation, clusters and virtual research communities,…)

Effective knowledge-sharing (research - industry,…)

Well-coordinated research programmes and priorities (jointly programmed public research, open method of coordination,…

A wide opening of the ERA to the world

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2009 GERD/GDP EU-27 facticity

• Lisbon Strategy: Between revolution and illusion• The governance challenge for knowledge policies• Synthesis Report of the Lisbon Expert Group (June 2008)

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Recommendations of the Lisbon Expert Group (June 2008)

1. Linking Lisbon and ERA: Knowledge needs to be re-introduced as a driving force of the Lisbon strategy and ERA needs to be integrated into the broader policy agenda of the Lisbon strategy

2. There is a need for further support for policy experimen-tation within a new conceptual framework for knowledge policies: this calls for more strategic policy intelligence

3. To evolve towards more “intra-European” perspectives in knowledge policies, the Costs of non-ERA and the benefits of ERA need to become more visible

4. There is an urgency to design and implement more efficient Community and Member States policy mixes, with variable geometry approaches

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Děkuji za pozornost

Thank you for your attention

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