Session 1. Funding of Public Research,
Development and Innovation Policies in Spain
The RDI policy framework in Spain
Structural funds
Direct
measures
Public system
Trade-off
Framework
Programme
cooperation
Private system
Indirect
measures
Regulatory
constraints
The national context
The European context
Globalisation, financial markets
GROSS DOMESTIC EXPENDITURE ON R&D AS A PERCENTAGE OF GDP, 2006
3,82
3,45
3,33
2,98
2,62
2,45
2,51
2,43
2,25
2,12
1,85
1,97
1,87 1,77
1,78
1,73
1,61
1,54
1,32
1,49
1,49
1,20
1,10
1,00
0,81
USA
UK (*)
Sweden
Spain
Slovenia
Slovak Rep.
0,49
Portugal (*)
OECD Total (*)
Norway
Luxemburg (*)
Korea (*)
Japan (*)
Itally (*)
Irleland
Hungary
Holland (*)
Greece
Germany
France
Finland
EU-25 (*)
EU-15 (*)
Denmark
Czech Rep.
Canada
Belgiun
Austria
(*) Data referring to 2005. Source: Main Science and Technology Indicators 2007-2
Polond
0,56
0,50
GERD BY SOURCE OF FUNDS AND PERFORMANCE SECTORS (%) , 2005
Source of funds
100
5,0
6,8
5,7
80
17,0
30,0
47,0
0,4
60
%
Sector of performances
2,3
35,0
8,9
4,7
30,0
0,1
4,3
17,0
12,0
1,9
9,0
1,1
2,6
13,0
12,0
22,6
17,7
62,7
68,0
EU-25
OECD Total
13,4
80
14,1
29,0
3,1
60
%
5,7
40
40
76,1
64,0
20
100
54,2
46,3
62,7
69,7
76,5
53,8
20
0
0
Spain
USA
Japan
EU-25
OECD Total
Spain
USA
Business Enterprise
Industry
Abroad
Government
Other national sources
PNP: Private Non-Profit sector
Source: Main Science and Technology Indicators 2007-2
Japan
Higher Education
Government
PNP
TOTAL GOVERNMENT BUDGET APPROPIATIONS OR OUTLAYS FOR R&D AS % OF GDP, 2005
Ice land
USA
Finland
France
Swe de n
Spain
Ge rmany
EU-15
EU-25
Italy
Portugal
Unite d King.
Japan
Holland
Norway
De nmark
Austria
Be lgium
Cze ch Re p.
Ire land
Gre e ce
Slov ak Re p.
Luxe mburg
Source: OECD, 2007
1,44
1,06
1,03
0,93
0,89
0,85
0,77
0,76
0,74
0,73
0,73
0,72
0,71
0,71
0,71
0,71
0,65
0,57
0,55
0,42
0,31
0,28
0,28
Strategic goals to ENCYT and the National Plan for RDI 2008-2011
• To put Spain at the forefront of knowledge
• To promote a highly-competitive Business Enterprises sector
• To integrate the regions within the Science and Technology system
• To boost the international scope of the Science and Technology system
• To create a favourable climate for RDI investment
• To establish suitable conditions for disseminating science and technology
Structure of the National Plan for RDI 20008-2011 (I)
BEFORE
•
National RDI plans have traditionally been structured on scientific-technical areas and
thematic national programmes (26 NP for R&D 2004-2007)
NEW PLAN (4 AREAS)
1.
2.
3.
Generating knowledge and skills in science and technology
Promoting cooperation in RDI
Technological sectors in development and innovation (10 sectors)
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
4.
Food, Agriculture and Fisheries
Environment and Eco-innovation
Energy
Security and Defense
Construction, Territorial Organisation and Cultural heritage
Tourism
Aerospace
Transport and Infrastructures
Industrial sectors
Pharmaceuticals sector
Strategic Activities
INSTRUMENTS AND PROGRAMMES ARE SIMPLIFIED
Structure of the National Plan for RDI 20008-2011 (II)
BEFORE
• More than 100 annual financial aids (subsidies, repayable loans, etc…)from
28 GSA Solicitors Units
NEW PLAN
• 6 Instrumental Strand of Action (ISA) and 13 programmes:
– Every ISA with one officially rule
– Every programme with one type of aid.
– ISA comprises the set of instruments –put into practice through
programmes e initiatives- intended to respond the goals formulated in the
ENCYT and the National Plan for RDI
Only 20 annual financial aids in total
Scientific and technological Indicators National Plan for RDI 20008-2011
Indicators
2011
1. Gross domestic expenditure on R&D (GERD) as a percentage of GDP
2,2
2. Percentage of GERD performed by Business Enterprise sector
60,4
3. Percentage of GERD financed by industry
55,0
4. Innovation expenditure as a percentage of GDP
3,0
5. National budget for RDI, chapters I-VII/ total National budget (%)
1,7
6. Total researchers per thousand total employment
7,1
7. Business Enterprise researchers as a percentage of national total
8. Number of PhDs per year
42,8
10.470
9. Scientific publications as a percentage of world production
3,6
10. Scientific production in international collaboration (%)
45,0
11. Spanish financial returns on the EU Framework Programme for R&D (%)
8,0
12. Number of patent applications to the European Patent Office (EPO) per million population
96,0
13. Innovative enterprises out of the total of companies (%)
37,8
14. EIN enterprises that cooperated in innovation with universities or other higher education centers,
PROs or technological centers out of total EIN partnerships (%)*
62,5
15. Venture capital investments -early stage- as a percentage of GDP
0,035
•EIN= Innovative companies or with innovations underway or unsuccessful innovations.
•PROs=Public Research Organisims.
Public resources for funding the National Plan for R&D 2008-2011
(annual growth rates)
Autonomous
regions
(ARs)
GERD/GDP
% of GERD
financed by
industry
Year
Government
(GSA)
2008
16%
16%
1,6%
53%
2009
16%
16%
1,8%
54%
2010
16%
16%
2,0%
55%
2011
16%
16%
2,2%
55%