Funding of Public Research Development and
Innovation Policies
Session 2
Symposium on “International comparison of the budget cycle in research development
and innovation policies”
Madrid, 3 July 2008
(26/07/2016)
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RDI in Spain
CDTI actions
CDTI as RDI public policy evaluator
Public-private partnerships (PPPs): CENIT Program
(26/07/2016)
1. RDI in Spain
R&D intensity (2006 or last year available)
Spanish R&D expenditure by source of
financing (2006)
R&D expenditures/GDP (%)
As a percentage of the national total
2.7
United States
Higher Education
3.9%
2.51
Germany
2.25
OECD
Foreign firms 5.9%
2.12
France
Domestic firms
47.1%
1.85
EU-25
1.76
United Kingdom
1.32
Ireland
Government 42.4%
1.20
Spain
0,0
0,5
1,0
1,5
2,0
2,5
3,0
Sources: Eurostat, OECD and INE (2008)
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Private non-profit
1%
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Lisbon
Objective:
66%
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RDI in Spain
CDTI actions
CDTI as RDI public policy evaluator
Public-private partnerships (PPPs): CENIT Program
(26/07/2016)
2. CDTI actions
Centro para el Desarrollo Tecnológico Industrial (CDTI):
 Founded in 1977
 Public Corporate Entity
 Under the Ministry of Science and Innovation
CDTI’s Mission: Increase the competitive edge of Spanish companies
by raising their technological level
Its legal status enables it to operate with the agility and efficiency that
companies demand.
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2. CDTI actions
Domestic level
RTDI project evaluation and
funding (soft loans and grants)
Facilitating the procedure of
obtaining tax deductions to the
firms involved in RTDI activities.
International level
Management of international
technology cooperation programs
(Framework Program, Eureka,
Iberoeka, Chineka…)
Support for transfer of technology
abroad (External Network)
Funding of new technologybased companies (NEOTEC y
NEOTEC Venture Capital)
Aeronautics, Space, and
Industrial Returns *
Management of support
instruments for RTDI in the
aeronautics industry
ESA
Technology procurement
(CERN/ESRF, Hispasat
/Eumetsat/Spainsat)
* In 2005, CDTI took over management of public support instruments for RTDI in the aeronautics industry.
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2. CDTI actions
CDTI covers the entire spectrum of RTDI aid
INDUSTRIAL
RESEARCH
TECHNOLOGICAL
DEVELOPMENT
TECHNOLOGICAL
INNOVATION
BASIC RESEARCH
MARKET
+
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2. CDTI actions
DIRECT FUNDING OF PROJECTS
(million euro)
1400
1,204.5
1200
896.3
1000
800
600
400
368
461.2
200
0
2004
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2005
2006
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2007
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RDI in Spain
CDTI actions
CDTI as RDI public policy evaluator
Public-private partnerships (PPPs): CENIT Program
(26/07/2016)
3. CDTI as RDI public policy evaluator
R&D
Proposal
Technical
evaluation
Financial
evaluation
Accepted
Proposal
Program
design, financial tools…
External
Diffusion
of Results
Action
R&D Project
Monitoring
Global
Database
Construction
Impact
Analysis
External
Information
Information
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Rejected
Proposal
3. CDTI as RDI public policy evaluator
1) Ex-ante evaluation
Technical Evaluation
- Technical assessment
- Firm assessment
- Market assessment
- Fiscal assessment
- External information assessment
(ANEP, etc.)
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Financial Evaluation
- Economic-financial analysis of the
firm
- Balance sheet analysis
- Project budget analysis
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3. CDTI as RDI public policy evaluator
2) Ex-post evaluation
Diffusion of results:
working papers (web
CDTI), reports,
presentations
Internal information: CDTI
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Analysis of
proposals
2
Analysi
s of
approv
ed
projects
3
Impact
analysi
s
Ministry, CDTI,
University, Society
Programs design, financial
tools…
External information: SABI, INE
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Business RDI in Spain
CDTI actions
CDTI as RDI public policy evaluator
Public-private partnerships (PPPs): CENIT Program
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4. Public-private partnerships (PPPs): CENIT Program
CENIT Program (Strategic National Consortiums for Industrial
Research)
Integrated industrial research projects
OBJECTIVES
Technological break point
 Facilitate execution of major projects to increase the scientifictechnological capabilities of national companies and research groups.
 Spread the R+D cooperation culture.
 Prior step to consortiums created to undertake international
programs (Framework Program).
1st call: 16 projects approved
2nd call: 15 projects approved
3rd call: 16 projects approved
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4. Public-private partnerships (PPPs): CENIT Program
Consortium or Economic Interest Group (EIG) made up of at least
4 companies (2 large or medium and 2 SMEs) and 2 research
entities
Projects have 4-year duration and a total budget of between 20 and
€ 40M.
The overall participation of research entities at least 25% of the total
budget.
Aid in the form of subsidies can reach a maximum of 50% of the
total project costs.
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4. Public-private partnerships (PPPs): CENIT Program
1st call
Submitte
d projects
Total budget (million €)
Approved
projects
3rd call
Submitted
projects
Approved
projects
Submitted
projects
Approved
projects
€ 1,600M
€ 429M
€ 1,223M
€ 406M
€ 707.6M
€ 407.3M
€ 798M
€ 200M
€ 610M
€ 200M
€ 353.8M
€ 180M
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42
15
25
16
Number of companies
572
176
531
208
377
252
% of SMEs
64%
63%
71%
65%
63.1
59.1%
Number of research entities/groups
576
224
530
246
399
261
Average number of companies per
project
10.8
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12.6
13.9
15.1
15.8
Average number of research groups per
project
10.9
14
12.6
16.4
16
16.3
Requested/approved subsidy (million €)
Number of projects
15
2nd call
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4. Public-private partnerships (PPPs): CENIT Program
Approved projects per technology
areas (1st call)
Approved projects per technology
areas (2nd call)
Biomedicine; 1
Transport; 2
Security; 1
Environment; 7
Agrofood; 1
Security; 1
Materials; 2
Biomedicine; 4
Production and
Design; 1
ICT; 1
Materials; 2
ICT; 4
Environment and
Energy; 4
Security; 1;
6%
Transport; 4;
25%
Approved projects per technology
areas (3rd call)
Agrofood; 3;
19%
ICT; 1; 6%
Materials; 2;
13%
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Biomedicine;
1; 6%
Environment
and Energy;
1; 6%
Production
and Design;
3; 19%
4. Public-private partnerships (PPPs): CENIT Program
Critical factors that determine the success of CENIT Program
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Higher contribution of resources.
Risks and costs are shared.
It allows to take advantage of economies of scale.
It avoids the duplication of R&D expenditure and favors the exchange
of knowledge.
• It facilitates the link between basic R&D and applied R&D, more
devoted to the market.
• Synergies and complementarities between research entities and firms
(qualified employees, resources for research, …).
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4. Public-private partnerships (PPPs): CENIT Program
Critical factors that determine the success of CENIT Program
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International projection (Framework Program, new markets,…).
Learning for the future collaborations.
It encourages R&D to be more strategic.
Corporate branding improvement.
Information access improvement.
It generates positive externalities for other sectors.
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