1. Curortology – research possibilities in Latvia Dace Tirzite Ministry of Education and Science Phone: 7047963, e-mail: dace.tirzite@izm.gov.lv

2. The priority tasks for Research and Development 1. 1.To invest public resources in research and development more efficiently and effectively; 2. 2.To modernise scientific infrastructure in research institutes and higher education establishments, strengthen the leading role of higher educational establishments in the development of science and research; 3. 3.Consolidate the intellectual potential of science and develop applied research in the area of innovative technologies; 4. 4.To promote participation of Latvian science in the international co-operation projects.

3. The increase of the financial resources from the state budget for research (million LVL) Program “Science” Program “Higher Education”Structural funds

4. The financing of the state budget programme “Science” in 2008 Subprogram20072008Main alternations Ensuring of scientific activity 8 794 925 Ls 8 694 925 Ls Base financing14 819 762 Ls15 819 762 Ls+1 000 000 Ls Market oriented research 834 577 Ls1 000 000 Ls Participation in EU research programmes 900 000 Ls1 125 000 Ls State research programmes 6 332 780 Ls9 683 460 Ls+3 350 680 Ls Provision of the action of LCS 140 927 Ls281 818 Ls TOTAL 32 372 871 Ls37 350 655 Ls+4 977 884 Ls

5. Research priorities 2006-2009 Biomedicine and pharmacyBiomedicine and pharmacy InformaticsInformatics AgrobiotechnologyAgrobiotechnology EnergyEnergy Material sciencesMaterial sciences Forestry and wood processing technologiesForestry and wood processing technologies Baltic Sea researchBaltic Sea research Medical sciencesMedical sciences Letonics – Latvian language, history and cultureLetonics – Latvian language, history and culture

6. Curortology Creation of critical mass,Creation of critical mass, SWOT analysis,SWOT analysis, Map regional capacities for producing, transferring and using know-how,Map regional capacities for producing, transferring and using know-how, Collaboration with regional stakeholders and other social actors,Collaboration with regional stakeholders and other social actors, International collaboration.International collaboration.

7. Possibilities of foundation Research grants of UniversitiesResearch grants of Universities Grants of Latvian Council of scienceGrants of Latvian Council of science Structural foundsStructural founds International collaborationInternational collaboration

8. Structural founds Activity “Human resources and emplyement”Activity “Human resources and emplyement” Involvement of human resources in research Involvement of human resources in research Objective: to involve additional human resources in research, creating new research groups Objective: to involve additional human resources in research, creating new research groups Min. range of project – 140 560 LVL, Min. range of project – 140 560 LVL, Max. range of project – 1 405 608 LVL Max. range of project – 1 405 608 LVL http://esfondi.izm.gov.lv/ http://esfondi.izm.gov.lv/

9. http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/

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