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MEXICAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY SYSTEM An Overview

MEXICAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY SYSTEM An Overview. January 17, 2003. Science and Technology Law. 1970 Law to Create the National Council of Science and Technology CONACYT 1985 Law to Coordinate and Promote Scientific and Technological Development 1999

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MEXICAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY SYSTEM An Overview

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  1. MEXICAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY SYSTEM An Overview January 17, 2003.

  2. Science and Technology Law • 1970 • Law to Create the National Council of Science andTechnology CONACYT • 1985 • Law to Coordinate and Promote Scientific and Technological Development • 1999 • Law to Foment Scientific and Technological Research • 2002 • Science and Technology Law

  3. 1970 – 2000 Evolution of Mexico’s S&T • Absence of long term policy and goals; • A weak institutional framework for action; • Uncoordinated budgetary decision making; • Academic research often unrelated to social needs. • Low private investment in R&D

  4. Current Situation • The Mexican Research System is small (0.45% GDP), but Internationally competitive. • The R&D personnel numbers 25,000; • Best scientists belong to the National Research System (SNI), with over 8500 members • Over 100 Universities and R&D Centers of excellence in all research fields; • 2.8 million enterprises, 99,7% SME, less than 500 invest regularly in R&D

  5. Current Situation • Centers of excellence in key technologies; • Centers of excellence in social sciences; • 2.21 million undergraduate students in Mexico. (20% of total population aged between 18 and 25) • 0.22 million graduate students in Mexico. • 17,000 CONACYT national and overseas scholarships for graduate students in all knowledgeareas .

  6. Age 100 Men Women 2000 7,098 60 años y más 46,890 20 a 60 años 43,493 0 a 20 años 80 60 40 20 0 0 100 2020 16,069 60 años y más 66,930 20 a 60 años 36,307 0 a 20 años 80 60 40 20 0 0 2050 100 80 60 42,482 60 años y más 61,188 20 a 60 años 26,056 0 a 20 años 40 20 0 0 Thousand Persons Due to its future demographic structure, Mexico needs to invest in Education and S&T to compete in a knowledge-based economy .

  7. Science and Technology Law PRESIDENT PARTICIPATION GOVERNMENT AND COORDINATION POLITICS GENERAL COUNCIL Advisory Forum for Science & Technology INTER-MINISTRY COMMITTEE SHCP-CONACYT FUNCTION OF STATE EXECUTIVE SECRETARY INTER-SECTOR COMMITTEES CONACYT GENERAL DIRECTOR

  8. CONACYT FUNDS CONACYT Organic Law General Council of Scientific Research & Technology Development EXECUTIVE SECRETARY Advisory Forum for Science & Technology CONACYT GENERAL COMMITTEE BOARD OF DIRECTORS National Conference for Science & Technology National Net of Research Groups & Centers GENERAL DIRECTOR S&T ADMINISTRATION CONACYT Centers GENERAL DIRECTOR = EXECUTIVE SECRETARY

  9. National Conference of Science & Technology LOCAL GOVERNMENTS(LOCAL ORGANISMS OF S&T) CONACYT NATIONAL CONFERENCE OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY PROMOTE ACTIONS TO SUPPORT S&T RESEARCH

  10. Special Program on Science and Technology 2001-2006 OBJECTIVES II. INCREASESCIENTIFIC & TECHNOLOGICAL CAPABILITIES I. LONG TERM POLICY FORSCIENCEAND TECHNOLOGY III. ENHANCE COMPETITIVENESS AND INNOVATION

  11. Special Program on Science and Technology 2001-2006 I. LONG TERM POLICY FORSCIENCE& TECHNOLOGY 1. Establishment of a National System of Science & Technology 2.New legal framework (already in place) 3.Foster strategic areas of knowledge 4. Descentralization 5.Fostering a Science and Technology culture

  12. Special Program on Science and Technology 2001-2006 II. INCREASESCIENTIFIC AND TECHNOLOGICAL CAPABILITIES 6.Increase R+D National Budget to 1% of the GDPin 2006 7.Increase scientific and technological personnel number 8. Promote basic, applied & technological Research 9. Enhance Science and Technology infrastructure 10.Focused International Cooperation

  13. Special Program on Science and Technology 2001-2006 III. ENHANCE COMPETITIVENESS AND INNOVATION 11.Increase private investment in R&D (40% of national expenditure by 2006). 12.Promote technology best management practices 13.Promote researchers hiringby private sector 14.Strengthen infrastructure for competitiveness and innovation

  14. Main Goals of the Special Program of Science and Technology 2001-2006 1. Federal Investment in Science and Technology

  15. Main Goals of the Special Program of Science and Technology 2001-2006 2. Personnel in Science and Technology

  16. Main Goals of the Special Program of Science and Technology 2001-2006 3. Research Funds

  17. New Orientation Knowledge supply model 1970 - 2000 • Knowledge demand model to: • Reinforce Scientific Infrastructure • Tackle National problems, • Increase competitiveness of industry and • Create High Added Value Enterprises 2000 and beyond

  18. High Germany, Korea, USA, France, Israel, Japan, Sweden, Taiwan 2.00 Medium Australia, Canada, China, Italy, Norway, United Kingdom, Singapore 1.35 Low Brazil, Spain, Italy, Poland, Russia 0.75 Emerging Mexico, Argentina, Chile, Turkey 0.00 Vision 2025: A Road Map for Mexico’s S&T Growth (R&D as % of GDP) Level of Science and Tecnology per Country 2001 2012 2006 2018 2025 >2.00 2.00 1.50 1.00 0.40% R&D as% GDP Foundations World Class Fast Growth Take off

  19. Mexico needs to take advantage of public/private Partnerships (PPP) Scheme • Assimilate best practices in PPPs • Growth of S&T System through Partnerships between R&D Public centers and Industry • Leverage Private Investment in R&D through government tax credits and other joint funds • Foster Public Private consortia in Industrial Clusters • Strengthen Basic Research through International Partnerships & Cooperation • Public/Private funding for high tech enterprises • Public/Private/Partnerships to increase awareness of the importance of Social Sciences to solve complex problems in Economics, Social Change and Sustainable Development

  20. 2001 2006 NGP 0.4% 1 % PUBLIC/PRIVATE 80/ 20 60/40 PROPORTION SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNOLOGICAL PERSONNEL 25 000 80 000 RESEARCHERS AT SNI 8 000 24 000 MEXICO CITY/PROVINCES PROPORTION 49/51 30/70 Human Resources for S & T TOTAL PERSONNEL 25 000 NATIONAL RESEARCH SYSTEM 8 000 (in the last 30 years 100 000 students have been supported by CONACYT with posgraduate scholarships) Fuente:Informe general del estado de la ciencia y la tecnología 2002 Programa Especial de Ciencia y Tecnología 2001-2006

  21. Strategic Objectives • Increase scientific and technological capacity • a) Structure National System of Science and Technology. • b) Increase National Budget for Research and Development. • c) Increase postgraduate degree personnel number. • d) Promote regional development through science and technology. • e) Increase Mexican SocietyScientific and Technological Culture. • f) Promote international coooperation in science and technology.

  22. Strategic Objectives 2. Increase competitiveness and innovation in industry a) Establish some financial support and tax reduction incentives for companies who invest in R&D. b) Promote technology as a better path for the progress in the industry. c) Better expansion of National System of Science and Technology. d) Take better advantage of National Science and Technology System.

  23. Strategic Objectives 3. Determinate a state policy in Science and Technology a) The new CONACYT as an efficient instrument for the current administration b) Improve the process to allocate the federal government resources

  24. ARTICULATE BUDGET COORDINATE ACTIONS CONCENTRATE EFFORTS EVALUATE RESULTS PROMOTION OF THE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY LAW ENABLES CONACYT TO (ACT OF CONGRESS MAY 1999)

  25. Thank you www.conacyt.org.mx

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