Download
1 / 29
290 likes | 303 Views
Explore Israel's focus on R&D, international cooperation & industrial development. Learn about strategies, grants, and tax relief for innovation.
E N D
Ministry of Industry and Trade and Labor Office of the Chief Scientist Dr. Shaul Freireich Deputy Chief Scientist July 2010
Expenditure on Civilian R&D as a percent of the GDP in Israel and in OECD Countries 2008 5 4 . 5 4 3 . 6 3.4 3.2 3.2 2.7 3 2.5 2 . 3 2 . 2 2 . 1 2 . 0 2 . 0 1 . 9 1 . 8 2 1 . 6 1 . 6 1 . 6 1.4 1 . 4 1 . 4 1 . 1 1 . 0 1.0 0 . 9 0.9 1 0 . 7 0 UK Italy Spain Korea USA Israel Russia Finland Japan Greece China France Iceland India Austria Belgium Canada Norway Australia Sweden Switzerland Germany Brazil Denmark New Zealand Netherlands Source: OECD and Israel CBS
Scientists & Technicians per 10,000 Workers Ministry of Industry, Trade and Labor Office of the Chief Scientist
LEGAL BASIS R&D Law Regulations& Procedures International Cooperative Agreements Directives of the Director General O.C.S circulars
Encouragement of Industrial and Development Law 1984 - Objectives • Development of Science Based Industries Based on Technological Infrastructure and Existing Human Resources. • Enhance the Benefit of R&D to the Economy Beyond the Direct Benefit to the Developer. • Improve Israel’s Balance of Payments Through the Manufacture and Export of High-Tech Products. • Creation of Job Opportunities and Absorption of Scientific and Technical Manpower.
Office of the Chief Scientist (OCS) • Policy – R&D Law, Directives, Procedures. • Programs – R&D Fund, “Magnet”, “Incubators”, “Tnufa” etc’. • Proposals –(Projects)- Proposal and Evaluation.
Tenufa Activities of the O.C.S. Chief Scientist Activities in Israel International Activities Bi-National Funds U.S, Canada, Singapore, South Korea Support for Industrial R&D Magnet Magneton Nofar European Union Programs Eureka ,EurostarsFP -7. Technological Incubators Bi-National Agreements India, Italy, China, GermanyFrance and many more
International Cooperation(1)Bi-National Funds for Industrial R&D • Existing Funds • BIRDF Israel-United States • CIIRDF Israel-Canada • SIIRD Israel-Singapore • KORIL-RDF Israel-South Korea • Essentials: A pair of companies from the two countries may make a joint application to the directorate of the fund for a R&D grant. Grants: Up to 50% of the approved budget. Obligation to pay royalties.
International Cooperation(2)Agreement for Parallel Support for R&D • Objective: • Support Joint Programs • The approval process & grant payment is carried out by each governmental support agenciy. • Final approval is conditioned on approval by each country. • Existing Agreements: India France Portugal Holland Spain Sweden Ireland Germany Italy China Finland Hong-Kong Grants: Generally 50% of the approved budget. Obligation to pay royalties.
International Cooperation(3) • Associated State in the FP 7. • Member in Eureka & Eurostars. • Member in AAL (Ambient Assistant Living), Galileo and other EU programs. • Observer status in CERN.
International Cooperation(4)EUREKA PROGRAM • European inter-governmental framework for 40 R&D national programs directed to support industrial innovation. • Approves yearly 300 industrial R&D projects with total budget of €1.5 B. • Israeli companies participate in 40 cooperation projects a year – more than 10% of total activity. • Israel was elected to chairmanship in 2010-2011.
Examples Foreign Companies investing in Israel U.S. Europe Asia Microsoft SAP LG Group Intel Phillips Medical Samsung IBM Siemens Sun Pharma. GE Health Nestle Jain Irrigation Johnson & Johnson Danone Sony Perrigo Ferrig Acer Computers Hewlett Packard Vilmorin Toyo Ink
Policy – Some Dilammas • Should the Government take a more active role? (e.g.:providing preference to certain sectors?) • How to promote both foreign & local investments? • What about traditional industries & unemployment?
R&D Indirect Support. Tax Relief All R&D expenses are tax deductible over a three year period. Under section 20a of Income Tax Ordinance, for OCS approved project, R&D expenses are fully deductible in the year in which they were incurred.
Technological IncubatorsPre-Seed & Seed R&D • 2009 Budget – NIS 186 M ( 50M$). • A framework for nascent companies to develop their innovative technological ideas into start-ups that can attract private investors. • Suitable facilities for R&D activity & administrative and logistic support to projects. • 24 Incubators;8-10 projects in each: Grants up to 85%.
MAGNETGeneric R&D • 2009 Budget – NIS 225 M ( 61M$). • Supports consortia of industrial companies and academic institutions. • Target: jointly develop generic, pre competitive technologies or dissemination existing new technologies. • The technology cannot be acquired from commercial sources at competitive prices. • Grants of up to 66% - royalty free.
Principal steps in relation to project proposals Submission. Evaluation. Decision. Monitoring. Audit.
R&D GRANT Requirements • Technological Innovation • Export Potential • Management Ability Grants are usually 30-50% In designated development areas, additional 10-25% R&D GRANTS Terms and Conditions: Obligation to Pay Royalties (up to 100% of grant)
Evaluation possibilities • One or two-stage evaluation. • A single or a group of evaluators .(Peer Review). • Site visit or remote evaluation. • A committee decision (considerations )or a priority list ( “automatic” process).
ProceduresWorking program for the Technical Evaluator • Functions of the evaluator. • Functions of the Section Head. • Evaluation of the Proposal. • Presentation of opinion to the Section Head. • The Section Head’s presentation to the Research Committee. • Decision. • Auditing the project while in process and upon completion.
Extend of Evaluation work at OCS Approximately 2000 evaluations in all programs. Evaluators participate in ca.60 committee meetings. 70 evaluators, all on special contract.
Last remark Before I came here I was confused about this subject. Having listened to your lecture, I am still confused, but on a higher level. Enrico Fermi ( Nobel Prize 1938)
