Decisions and challenges in Lithuanian R&D system Kristina Babelytė Division of Technologies and Innovation Ministry of Education and Science, Lithuania“EastLink’2010”

Content  Concentration of Lithuanian R&D potential  EU structural funds – attention to R&D infrastructure, human resources and environment  Science and business cooperation

Lithuania and R&D, mil. inhabitants students ( in colleges): 63 per 1000 inhabit researchers, 6400 with PhDs new PhDs each year 10,7 % researchers in business and industry Total investments in R&D - 0,84 % of GDP

Financing ALLOCATIONS FOR SCIENCE AND STUDIES IN (M €) State budget fundingEU SF and gross fundingSpecial programmes funding

R&D Reform. Institutional changes Lithuanian Science Council transformed into Lithuanian Research Council and is actively involved in programme and competitive based research financing. Lithuanian Science Council transformed into Lithuanian Research Council and is actively involved in programme and competitive based research financing. Agency for Science, Innovation and Technology with its main objective to implement assigned programmes and measures encouraging innovation, R&D and active cooperation between business and science. Agency for Science, Innovation and Technology with its main objective to implement assigned programmes and measures encouraging innovation, R&D and active cooperation between business and science.

Lithuanian Research Council Lithuanian Research Council Programme & competition based research financing Structure:  Board  2 Committees (selected from the suggestions by higher education and research institutions, researchers’ associations; state institutions, researchers themselves): Committee of Human and Social Sciences Committee of Natural and Technical Sciences  Research foundation Budget figures (M € ): EU SF--3.5 Technical support National financing TOTAL

Agency for Science, Innovation and Technology. Implementation of innovation policy; strengthening of science&business cooperation Activities:  Funding of national participation in EUREKA, EUROSTARS projects and co-funding of Lithuanian participants in FP7 projects.  Implementation of the Innovation cheques’ programme.  Administration of the Programme of High Technologies and Programme of Industrial Biotechnology  Consultations on participation in international R&D programmes: rules for participation, proposal preparation, project management, financial issues, partners search, project evaluation, report writing, and others.  Science promotion on the achievements of Lithuanian researchers in international R&D projects  Statistical data collection, analysis and dissemination about Lithuanian participation in R&D projects.

Reorganization of Institutes’ Network Before reorganization of State Research Institutions’ Network there were: 17 State Research Institutes 18 University Research Institutes 10 State Research Institutions After consolidation: 5 Integrated Centers of Science and Research 6 State Research Institutes (17 Institutes - integrated into universities)

Consolidation of Institutes New InstituteJoined Former Institutes Centre of Innovative MedicineImmunology Institute of Vilnius University; Institute of Experimental and Clinical Medicine of Vilnius University Nature Research CentreEcology Institute of Vilnius University; Institute of Botany; Institute of Geology and Geography Centre of Agrarian and Forest Sciences Lithuanian Institute of Agriculture; Lithuanian Institute of Forests; Lithuanian Institute of Horticulture and Olericulture Lithuanian Social Research Centre Institute of Social Research; Institute of Labour and Social Research Centre of Physical and Technological Sciences Institute of Chemistry; Institute of Semiconductor Physics; Institute of Physics Institutes with the same title Institute of Lithuanian Institute of Lithuanian literature and Folklore Lithuanian Institute of History Lithuanian Institute of Energy Lithuanian Institute of Cultural Research Lithuanian Institute of Agrarian Economy 4 state research institutes are liquidated and 1 reorganized into budgetary institution. The following actions taken : 1. from state research institutes, other university research institutes and some other state research institutions 11 state research institutes were formed :

National Science Programmes ProgrammePlanned Funding for 2010 year (M €) Status quo Social Challenges for National Security 1.02 (overall – 3.16) Confirmed and started to implement State and Nation: Heritage and Identity 0.88 (overall – 5.47) Confirmed and started to implement Future Energy1.3Confirmed and started to implement Chronic Uninfectious Diseases1.3Confirmed and started to implement Ecosystems of Lithuania: Climate Change and Human Influence 1.3Confirmed and started to implement Healthy and Safe Food-Project prepared One of the measures of programme and competition-based R&D project funding. List of National Science Programmes approved by the Government:

Structural Funds Programmes R&D Programme for Cooperation Between Public R&D and Business Sectors (218,06 M€) Common National Integrated Programme (97,43 M€) Researchers Career Programme (182,5 M€) National Higher Education Programme (221,28 M€) Knowledge and competitiveness Research BusinessStudies

R&D Programme for Cooperation Between Public R&D and Business Sectors Objective to create R&D infrastructure, develop research of international level relevant to business, essential to solve important problems of state and society; to create preconditions for commercialization of scientific results and for other applications. Funding 218,06 M €

Integrated Research, HE and Business Centers (Valleys) Five integrated science, studies and business centres (valleys) (total state’s investment - ~320 M EUR):  Saulėtekis (Laser and Light Technologies; Material Science and Nanoengineering; Electronics and Organic Electronics; Civil Engineering)  Santara (Biotechnology; Molecular Medicine and Biopharmacy; Research of Ecosystems and Sustainable Environment; Design, Informatics and Technologies of Communications)  Santaka (Sustainable Chemistry and Biopharmacy; Mechatronics and Related Technologies; Future Energy and Environment Engineering; Information and Communication Technologies)  Nemunas (Agrobiotechnology, Bioenergy and Forestry; Safe and Healthy Food Technologies)  Maritime (Marine environment; Marine technologies).  R&D labs created in Valleys will function as the open-access centres formed on the basis of R&D infrastructure and competence of science and study institution.

Integrated Research, HE and Business Centers (Valleys) Projects ValleyProjectFunding, M € Number of researchers Saulėtekis Establishment of National Centre of Physical and Technological Sciences Development of Civil Engineering Centre of the Vilnius Gediminas Technical University Development of Vilnius University Laser Research Centre “Naglis” Santara Establishment of Joint Centre for Life Sciences Establishment of Joint Innovative Medicine Centre Establishment of Nature Research Centre Creation of IT Open Access Centre Maritime Creation of Nucleus and Update of study Infrastructure of Maritime sector valley

Integrated Research, HE and Business Centers (Valleys) Projects ValleyProjectFunding, M € Number of researchers Santaka Establishment of National open-access R&D Centre in Kaunas Technology University Establishment of National open-access Research Centre of Future Energy Technologies Establishment of Centre for the Latest Pharmaceutical and Health Technologies in “Santaka” Valley Nemunas Agrobiotechnologies, forestry, biomass energy,water and biosytems engineering R&D centers, HE studies and related infrastructure development and reorganization of science and studies institutions Animal health, nurture and animal material science and studies infrastructure development, consolidation of scientific potential Food science and technology infrastructure development and consolidation of scientific potential

Common National Integrated Programme ObjectiveTo increase in complex manner (through direct and indirect measures) the proportion of R&D intensive sectors of economy. Funding 97,43 M €

Coordination of National Integrated Programmes Implementation 12 National Integrated Programmes confirmed: Biotechnology and Biopharmacy; Joint Laser, New Materials, Electronics, Nanotechnology and Applied Physical Sciences and Technologies; Sustainable Chemistry; IT sector; Medicine sciences; Sustainable use of nature envirenment; Mechatronics; Development of Civil Engineering Sector and Transport; Lithuanian Creative and Cultural Industries; Humanities and Social Sciences; Maritime sector; Agriculture, Forestry and Food sector. Activities within National Integrated Programmes: Development of study programmes ~ 14 M € Training and mobility of scientists and other researchers ~ 15,45 M € Improvement of common science and studies infrastructure ~ 22 M €

Researchers Career Programme Objective to encourage permanent professional improvement of scientists and other researchers at all stages of their career enhance abilities of human resources in the sphere of R&D in qualitative and quantitative aspects; to encourage the mobility of scientists and other researchers. Funding 182,5 M €

Researchers Career Programme: Instruments InstrumentFunds according to the groups of activities (M € ) General grants55.03 Improvement of qualification of scientists and other researchers, encouragement of mobility and student research works Improvement of qualification and competencies of scientists and other researchers (research databases and e-documents) State support for the employment of researchers in companies18.36 Strengthening of activities of R&D thematic networks and associations 7.67 Improvement and dissemination of knowledge about science and technologies for pupils and youth and stimulating of gender equality in science 5.79 R&D quality and preparation of experts2.78 Analysis of study and research condition2.49

R&D commercialization : EU 2020 strategy. Innovation Union flagship incentive Intellectual property rights Knowledge and technology transfer skills

EU strives for building an INNOVATION UNION. Flagship Initiative of EU 2020 strategy European Innovation Partnerships Principles for Member State policies International cooperation Governance From Idea to Market Knowledge foundation Breakthrough ideas Access to finance Innovation market

Intellectual property rights Law on Science and Studies Art. 82 Part 1: “Science and studies institutions have the ownership of property rights, arising from results of intellectual activities, gained according to the agreement or according to the order, set by laws.” Recommendations for Lithuanian science and studies institutions regarding the rights arising from the results of intellectual activities, approved by the order of the Minister of Education and Science (December 1, 2009).

Knowledge and technology transfer skills  Aim: improvement of knowledge and technology transfer skills of researchers, students and employees at science and studies institutions  Target group: personnel of science and studies institutions, researchers, students

Science and business cooperation  Support for companies implementing R&D activities  State support for the employment of highly qualified personnel in companies

Support for companies implementing R&D Tax reductions  Triple deduction - expenses incurred by companies while carrying out R&D can be deducted from taxable income thrice.  Super-accelerated depreciation – the acquisition price of fixed assets used in the R&D activities can be written-off within two years.  Eligibility - all investments into R&D qualify, irrespective of the type of company or the investment sum. Consultancy/information support  Agency for Science, Inovations and Technologies  Lithuanian innovation centre

State support for the employment of highly qualified personnel in SMEs (18.38 M €)  Aim: increasing the number of highly qualified personnel in SMEs, promoting R&D in knowledge intensive sectors of economy  Target group: highly qualified personnel (researchers, R&D operating personnel with tertiary education degree and at least 5 years of relevant professional experience)  Continuous call (till Dec. 31,2012). Financing up to 50% of all eligible project costs. Duration of the project – up to 3 years for 1 company and the employed person. Eligible costs: wage of the employed person, travel and mission costs, fees for participation in the events, relocation costs.

Challenges Strenghtening of studies, science and business integration for growth of Lithuania’s economy Development of partnership between science and business Best practice examples of partnerships Successful implementation of EU structural funds projects

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