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Suomen Akatemia 2013: Tutkimus ei tunne rajoja. Academy of Finland: International activities. Finland’s research and innovation performance International cooperation objectives Examples of cooperation European Research Area and European Union Nordic cooperation Global cooperation .
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Suomen Akatemia 2013: Tutkimus ei tunne rajoja Academy of Finland: International activities • Finland’s research and innovation performance • International cooperation objectives • Examples of cooperation • European Research Area and European Union • Nordic cooperation • Global cooperation
Finland’s research and innovation performance: Innovation leaders in the EU INNOVATION LEADER INNOVATION FOLLOWER MODERATE INNOVATOR MODEST INNOVATOR The EU Member States Cyprus, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg and Malta are not Included in the RIS analysis. Group membership shown is that of the IUS. Map created with Region Map Generator. Source: Innovation Union Scoreboard 2013, European Commission
Finland’s research and innovation performance: EU Member States’ innovation performance Note: Average performance is measured using a composite indicator building on data for 24 indicators going from a lowest possible performance of 0 to a maximum possible performance of 1. Average performance reflects performance in 2010/2011 due to a lag in data availability. The performance of Innovation leaders is 20%, or more above that of the EU27; of Innovation followers it is less than 20% abovebut more than 10% below that of the EU27; of Moderate innovators it is less than 10% below but more than 50% below that of the EU27; and for Modest innovators it is below 50% that of the EU27. Source: Innovation Union Scoreboard 2013, EuropeanCommission
Finland’s research and innovation performance: Best countries in the Networked Readiness Index 2013 Networked Readiness Index, NRI: Environmental subindex, Readiness subindex, Usage subindex, Impact subindex Source: The Global Information Technology Report 2013. Growth and Jobs in a Hyperconnected World; Insead, World Economic Forum
Suomen Akatemia Finland’sresearch and innovationperformance: Best R&I performance in EU Member States and Associated Countries Source: Research and innovation performance in EU Member States and Associated Countries. Innovation Union progress at country level 2013; European Commission
Finland’sresearch and innovationperformance:Finland’s Readiness Index 2013 (score 1-7) Source: The Global Information Technology Report 2013. Growth and Jobs in a Hyperconnected World; Insead, World Economic Forum
Finland’sresearch and innovationperformance:Strengths and weaknesses in Finnish R&I system, 2011 Finland, 2011 (1) In brackets: averageannualgrowth for Finland, 2000-2011 (2) The average annual growth rates from 2000 to latest available year are given in the brackets under each indicator. Source: Research and Innovation performance in EU Member States and Associated countries. Innovation Union progress at country level 2013, European Commission
Finland’sresearch and innovationperformance:Government investment in the future The difference in percentage points between real growth in Government budgets for R&D and real growth in DGP, 2008-2012 Source: State of the Innovation Union 2012, Accelerating change; European Commission 2013 S&T excellence(2010) Averagepublic R&D intensity(%), 2004-2010
Finland’s research and innovation performance:R&D investment in OECD countries and in China and Russia (% of GDP)
Valtion tutkimusmenot 2012 Finland’sresearch and innovationperformance: Governmentresearchexpenditure 2013 Total €2 billion Source: StatisticsFinland2013
Finland’s research and innovation performance: Priorities of the Finnish Government • Development Plan for Education and Research 2011-2016 • Research and Innovation Council chair by the Prime Minister: • Co-ordination and steering of policy actions will be strengthened • Prioritisation and selection of subject matters and contents will be undertaken • Universities, polytechnics and public R&D institutes are supported in raising their profiles and specialising in their fields of strength; the quality of research will be improved • Long-term infrastructure policy will be created and the wide use of public data enhanced • Evaluation expertise and the exploitation of evaluation data will be strengthened • Funding base for research and innovation will be diversified
Finland’s research and innovation performance:Finnish education system • 14 universities in the administrative branch of the Ministry of Education, Science and Culture • two foundations under private law • twelve independent corporations under public law • Universities provide both teaching and research • 1,653 doctorates in 2011 • 80 % of Academy funding to universities
Finland’s research and innovation performance: Finnish Higher Education System - degrees by level
Yliopistoittain 2012 Finland’s research and innovation performance: Academy funding 2010–2012, by university Ten universities that received most funding (2012)
International cooperation objectives: Finland’s policy lines for international activities • Internationality rejuvenates research and upgrades its quality. • High-quality research is international, therefore international activities are an integral part of all Academy activities. • All Academy funding opportunities are designed to support the upgrading of the quality of research and research environments (e.g. mobility, research collaboration, networking, recruitment, Finland Distinguished Professors). • The Research and Innovation Council chaired by the Prime Minister sets general policy lines and objectives for international activities. The Academy´s President is a member of the Council. • The Academy of Finland is a member of the national subcommittee on EU’s research and innovation issues (EU-20) composed of ministry representatives. EU-20 draws up common policy lines for EU RDI. • International activities of the Academy of Finland are coordinated by an international affairs group and country- and region-specific teams.
International cooperation objectives: Academy of Finland’s international tasks Statutory tasks • Scientific cooperation: funding schemes, joint international programmes • Expert tasks in international science policy: expertise European Union – European Research Area • High-level expert groups: strategy • Steering groups and other working groups of Joint Programmes and networks: strategy, administration, best practices • Researchers in the EU Framework Programmes and in the Horizon 2020: encouragement, advice, funding Nordic cooperation • Nordic Council of Ministers and NordForsk European research institutes (treaties) Bilateral partnerships with research funding agencies of non-EU countries
International cooperation objectives:European Research Area • The ‘internal market’ of research: free movement of knowledge and researchers, efficient coordination of actions • Actions under the EU’s competence:Framework programmes for research (FP7 2007–2013, Horizon 2020 2014–2020) • Joint actions by Member States and the EU • ERA-NETs, INCO-Nets and JPIs • ESFRI • Science Europe, ESF and COST • European research institutes: e.g. CERN, EMBL/EMBC, ESA, ESO, EUI, ESFR, FAIR, IIASA • Member States’ own actions to promote the European Research Area • Development and cooperation of national research systems
International cooperation objectives:European Union • The Academy of Finland participates and is an influential force in European science policy both as an independent agency and through umbrella organisations (Science Europe, NordForsk) • We take part in the national administration of EU framework programmes through programme committee work and dissemination of information (NCP) • We serve as Finland’s representative on science policy groups (GPC, ESFRI) • We are actively involved in EU-funded networks and programmes (ERA-NET, INCO-Net, JPI)
Examples of cooperation:ERA-NETs, INCO-Nets and JPIs • ERA-NETs: a funding scheme for the promotion of cooperation between national research funding agencies and researchers • INCO-Nets: a funding scheme aimed at networking research agencies between European countries and third countries • The Academy of Finland is involved in 16 ERA-NETs and partner in two INCO-Nets • Projects funded with some EUR 20 million in 2007–2012 • JPIs (Joint Programming Initiatives): extensive research programmes prepared and implemented by different countries in societally important key areas • Ten JPIs ongoing; nine involve researchers from Finland • Two JPIs have launched calls; the Academy has participated in both calls • Programmes (Article 185) such as Bonus
Examples of cooperation: ERC, ESF, ES, EIT, ESFRI and Research Institutes • European Research Council (ERC): funds basic research; Finland is involved • European Science Foundation (ESF): promotes European science and basic research; the Academy of Finland is a member • Science Europe: promotes the collective interests of its member organisations in their efforts to strengthen the European Research Area; the Academy is a member • European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT): increases European sustainable growth and competitiveness; Academy Vice President for Research Marja Makarow is a member of the EIT Governing Board • European Strategy Forum on Research Infrastructures (ESFRI): handles European research infrastructures issues; the Academy is involved in ESFRI work and heads the work related to Finnish infrastructure issues and the Finnish roadmap for research infrastructures • CERN, ESO and other international research institutes: received nearly EUR 22 million as membership fees through the Academy in 2012
Examples of cooperation: 7th Framework Programme will expire at the end of 2013 • The amount of FP7 funding Finland will have received by the end of 2013 is estimated to total some EUR 800 million • Finland’s success rate is now 21.6% (EU average 21.8%) • A total of 414 Finnish organisations have been involved in 1,378 projects • Of FP7 funding received by Finland, 73% went to universities and research institutes; at the top VTT, University of Helsinki and Aalto University • The Academy of Finland has national responsibility for two Specific Programmes and six sub-programmes under FP7: • Cooperation: Health; Environment and climate change; Socio-economic sciences and humanities • Ideas: European Research Council (ERC) • People: Marie Curie • Capacities: Research infrastructures; Science in society; International cooperation
Examples of cooperation:Horizon 2020 – The world’s largest funding programme for research • Content • Excellent science • Industrial leadership • Societal challenges • + Widening the participation • + Science with and for society • + EIT, JRC (non-nuclear) and Euratom • 70.2 billion euros (to be confirmed) • Objectives • Contribute to building an economy based on knowledge and innovation • Finland’s goal: increased quality and impact, higher return rate on investments (now 1.27–1.44) • How? • By funding research, development and innovation • With less bureaucracy than in previous FPs • National liability distribution of committee participation and NCPs
Examples of cooperation: Horizon 2020; 2014–2020 (indicative breakdown of the budget, 12 July 2013)
Examples of cooperation: Nordic cooperation • NordForsk: the Academy of Finland is a member. NordForsk • funds Nordic Centre of Excellence and eScience collaboration • acts as a Nordic science policy expert • produces Nordic comparisons and surveys • TRI: the Academy contributes to funding the Nordic Top-Level Research Initiative on climate, energy and the environment • NOS: the Academy is actively involved in the work of the Joint Committees of Nordic Research Councils: • Joint Committee for Nordic Research Councils for the Humanities and the Social Sciences (NOS-H) • Joint Committee of the Nordic Natural Science Research Councils (NOS-N) • Joint Committee of the Nordic Medical Research Councils (NOS-M) • Nordic Council of Ministers
Examples of cooperation: Global cooperation • Bilateral collaboration with key non-European countries • to open opportunities for cooperation with established and emerging science countries • to secure reciprocal funding for research collaboration • to be carried out within Academy of Finland research programmes, where possible • thematic areas, the grand challenges • Non-EU countries and regions prioritised by the Academy of Finland • Brazil, Russia, India, China (BRIC countries), the United States, Japan, Chile, Republic of Korea and South Africa • For example, the joint call of the Academy of Finland and the Russian Foundation for Basic Research (RFBR) in 2009 in connection with the Academy’s Photonics and Modern Imaging Techniques Research Programme: • 28 applications submitted; five three-year projects funded with a total of EUR 1.1 million
Examples of cooperation:Forms and volume of bilateral collaboration in global cooperation • Main forms of collaboration: joint project calls and mobility funding • Joint calls with 12 countries and 18 research funding agencies • 60 joint calls; funding totalling some EUR 60 million in 2005–2012 • In 2012, ten joint calls and two international calls within programmes; bilateral or multilateral calls, either as part of the Academy of Finland research programmes or as separate targeted calls • Separate mobility funding with seven countries (some EUR 1.5 million/year) • Funding for Finnish researchers’ travels and for inviting foreign researchers to Finland
Examples of cooperation:Joint project calls: Partners in global cooperation • Brazil: Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq); São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP) • Canada: Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) • Chile: National Commission for Scientific and Technological Research (CONICYT) • China: Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS); Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS); National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) • India: Indian Council for Medical Research (ICMR); Department of Biotechnology (DBT) and Department of Science and Technology (DST) under the Indian Ministry of Science and Technology • Japan: Science and Technology Agency (JST); Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) • Republic of Korea: National Research Foundation (NRF) • Russia: Russian Foundation for Basic Research (RFBR); Russian Foundation for the Humanities (RFH) • South Africa: National Research Foundation (NRF) • United States: National Science Foundation (NDF)
Examples of cooperation: Researcher mobility: Partners in global cooperation • China and Taiwan: Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS); Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS); National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC); National Science Council (NSC) in Taiwan • Germany: DeutscherAkademischerAustauschdienst (DAAD); Alexander von Humboldt Foundation • India: Department of Science and Technology (DST); Department of Biotechnology (DBT) • Japan: Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) • Russia: Russian Academy of Sciences • South Africa: National Research Foundation (NRF) • In addition, Brazil’s Science without Borders Programme and the US NSF Graduate Research Fellows Program provide support to researchers coming to Finland