A Survey of Scientific and Technology Policy of The Republic of Croatia until 2010 Beograd November 30, 2007 Dr. sc. Milan Ivanović Faculty of Electrical Engineering - Osijek

- Basic indicators on scientific-research sector in RC - Strategy of Developments of Sciences in the Croatia - Key proposals for S&T policy for next period - Knowledge based society - R&D intensity in EU-25, US, Japan and China

In the Republic of Croatia there are 3,232 M.Sc.’s 5,780 D.Sc.’s. 1,982 other rsch Industry and private companies employ 2,703 M.Sc.’s 976 D.Sc.’s. Basic indicators

R&D and Higher Edu. Sector consists: 26 public institutes, 13 private scientific institutions, 6 technology and R&D centers, 11 research centers in industry, 1 military research center 7 universities, 16 public colleges & polytechnics, 16 private (accr.) colleges & polytech. Share scientist of employed in economy in relation to total number scientist. Total investments in science 1998.g. ( $ per capita) Funding sources for R&/D (1998.) Number scientist on working people Economy Government

S TRATEGY of D EVELOPMENTS of S CIENCES in the Croatia (2003) «Existing levels of competences, creativeness, efficiency, responsibilities and competitivenesses of research do not respond to needs of social development.» The sector of science in Croatia so far has been best-mostly separate from the economy. * Strategy does not differ the science of the fishery or firefightings – because have not given the basic estimation – how have been organized the university in the Croatia – teaching or research.. * The competitiveness of national economies becomes a major factor of societal progress.

* The Republic of Croatia is confident and determined in its intention to build Croatia into a science and technology- oriented country. * Processes of stabilization accession to EU largely help the realisation that Croatia strategy. Changes the system of sciences and educations are in period of 2004 – 2007 series activity on whole vertical educational-scientific and technological systems and including in international development trends - Adopted two important documents: a) Development plan of systems of parenting and educating 2005–2010 b) Scientific and the technological policy 2006– Increased investing in system educating and sciences 34,2% - academic education 46,4 %

- Capital invests is ensured 110 mil. € for building of the university (total investments = 270 mil €) - Opened new workplaces in educating and sciences ( from that for young researchers) - New system of integral financings of high education (lumpsum) - Made the OECD analyses of academic education in the Croatia VISION of national program of research is developed high-quality research high-school sector as support economic, social and the humane progress their environment, as frameworks of developments of society knowledge-based.

KEY PROPOSALS - scientific and technological policy for next period: - Increase funding science and research (towards 3 % of GDP to 2010); - Restructure publicly-funded research institutes and R&D centers towards the directing research on the area of national priorities and economic needs; - Encourage research partnerships and strengthen support schemes for quality young researchers; - Invest in science research infrastructure and knowledge transfer institutions; - Bring in measure for the stimulation of commercialization of academic research; - Bring in measure for the promotion technological developments and innovations, - Establish for the business sector stimulating and favourable legal frameworks

- TehCro - Development program of technological infrastructure. - IRCro - Program research and developments,, - KonCro - Program of promotion of business competitiveness, - VenCro - Law on Investment Funds + the risk capital, - Program TEST, HiT & complex technological projects (STIRP) - Projects of NUCLEUS (JEZGRA ) - Novi RAZUM = Program the commercialization innovation - Program of risk capital - Program CARDS - TEMPUS encouraging the business activity and TT in the education, - Development program of clusters - High technology centres & agencies for the regional development - EUREKA, (2000) 27 technolog. projects 43,7 mil. € ( RC =12,2 mil. € ). - National strategies of systems of intellectual property (2005 g) - MSES - Unit for intellectual property - Technological platforms RC - Technologically prediction for the strategic decision making

Knowledge based society - analogy - company as "learning organisation“ - continued process in which company develops in constant adaptations everything more accelerated challenges in the environment. In science and engineering knowledge today doubling approximately every 5 years; in some fields and a lot of faster. Towards confident estimates around knowledge will double every 170 days. Pillars of knowledge society are: a)Computerissed economic & public sector & citizens (Information society) b)Network of economic & public sector & citizens – vith new technologies of communication (Networked society) c)Production, distribution and using the knowledge in the economy as foundation of economic development ( Economy of knowledges ), d)Continued education of citizens (life-long learning).

Computer and office machines Export of high tech products Electronics and telecom R&D intensity in EU-25, US, J and Ch Gap in GERD EU-27:US & EU-27:AC