IRD/Savoirs et Développement 1 Evaluation of science, technology, and innovation capabilities in Med countries Rigas Arvanitis ESTIME Coordinator Anne Sophie Boisard, assistant coordinator

IRD/Savoirs et Développement2 ESTIME A project generated on the demand of MoCo representatives Designed by the IRD team In close coordination with DG Research, INCO programs

IRD/Savoirs et Développement3 Some history: A project submitted in 2004 Approved September 2004 Duration : 30 months Basic consortium: IRD + OST Partners in eight countries

IRD/Savoirs et Développement4 Objectives Description of the state-of-the-art in research in all scientific fields Design of indicators for policy making Participate in the debates on how to enhance research (evaluation, e.g. Morocco, Egypt) Promote “science studies” in Med countries

IRD/Savoirs et Développement5 Strategy for the project Identify contact points at high level, authorities of the country Identify working teams in each country Maintain contact with INCO, DG Research

IRD/Savoirs et Développement6 Workplan 2005 (1/2) Identification of local partners and contacts with local authorities. Meeting with authorities (may 2005) Definition and elaboration of main bibliometric indicators (jan 2005) Micro-bibliometric work. (jul 2005) Elaboration of Leaflets per country (mar 2005)

IRD/Savoirs et Développement7 Workplan 2005 (2/2) Institutional Capabilities Meeting … Today ! Local bibliometrics  until feb 2006 Fieldwork  until may 2006  Research systems  Exact and natural sciences  Uses of science and innovation systems  Social sciences

IRD/Savoirs et Développement8 Achievements 6 months of setting-up partnerships in Med countries;  Policy people  Research community Basic bibliometric work Fine bibliometric analysis Methodological guidelines for fieldwork Website ESTIME

IRD/Savoirs et Développement9 MED Partners-working teams 1/2 Egypt  IRD Egypt  Academy of Science Jordan  HCST  IFPO  University of Yarmouk Lebanon  CNRS Lebanon  Lebanese University  IFPO Lebanon

IRD/Savoirs et Développement10 MED Partners-working teams 2/2 Algeria  CREAD Morocco  Ministry of Higher Education and research  R&D Maroc  Fondation Abdul-Azziz  University of Agadir  IRD Morocco Tunisia  Not identified Palestine  One consultant

IRD/Savoirs et Développement11 Bibliometrics OST has advanced on basic bibliometric indicators – Scientific output, leaflets IRD has advanced on “fine” indicators Identification of sources for social sciences bibliometrics (Maghreb + Egypt)

IRD/Savoirs et Développement12 Website ESTIME Provisional site on IRD site Information on the project  Interactive site  Public information  Exchange of information Final site in an ESTIME Med country

IRD/Savoirs et Développement13 Structure of ESTIME website ESTIME menu principal FieldworkEvaluationSources TIC Europe

IRD/Savoirs et Développement14 Next results Before summer 2005:  Main Bibliometrics indicators  Listings of institutions  Partial analysis of documentary sources in social sciences  Some descriptions of research systems: Morocco, Algeria, Jordan

IRD/Savoirs et Développement15 Further work in 2005 What is expected ?  Fieldwork = interviews in labs and with researchers  Deskwork = gathering of input indicators  Country description of research systems  Statistical analysis of innovation surveys (Morocco and Jordan)

IRD/Savoirs et Développement16 Difficulties  In some countries, contact is subordinated to an official request, by the EU  Need for a common understanding of the project  Additional effort needed on data on funding and manpower statistics

IRD/Savoirs et Développement17 Choukran !